Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that occasionally checks in from eating Thanksgiving leftovers to peruse the latest gadget announcements.
On the side of our turkey sandwich this time around are a smart mattress, a tiny Game Boy, and a coffee machine that shockingly doesn't use pods in ... Read More
05
Dec2016
30
Nov2016
The UAE broadcaster is in the midst of an upgrade to its facilities
Abu Dhabi broadcast services company LIVE has taken onboard five of Lawo's V-pro8 "toolbox" broadcast processors as part of an ongoing modernisation of its facilities.
LIVE provides OB services for Abu Dhabi ... Read More
30
Nov2016
Catherine Wright covers the adoption of new imaging technologies by French broadcasters and the French industry’s plans for 2017
French broadcasters have been testing 4K, HDR and VR in 2016 but have yet to push the button on big rollouts for live production. Some however getting ... Read More
30
Nov2016
Lawo sees AIMS open-standards vision as an extension of its own mission
When the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) was founded a year ago by Grass Valley, Imagine Communications and Lawo, it seemed to be a bold ... Read More
30
Nov2016
Sling TV takes on rivals with launch of a cloud DVR ..
As competition between television streaming services heats up, Dish’s Sling TV announced a new feature designed to better compete with rivals like Sony’s PlayStation Vue and others: it’s debuting a ... Read More
30
Nov2016
VFX and post-production of The Crown With big budgets comes big responsibility
Left Bank Pictures’ epic costume drama The Crown chronicles the lives of the British royal family, and post-war Britain, from 1947 to 1956.
Written by Peter Morgan, it focuses on Queen Elizabeth II ... Read More
30
Nov2016
Sinclair says all of the local news at its Toledo, Ohio, NBC affiliate “will continue to be covered by local reporters and will be produced in Toledo,” but the technical aspects of the newscast will be handled by staff at Sinclair’s WSBT South Bend, Ind., which will also take over ... Read More
26
Nov2016
A talent agency focused on sound post-production has been launched by freelance sound designer and editor Milos Stojanovic.
“We always felt that audio professionals were under-represented,” said Stojanovic, who has taken on the role of managing director at Sound Professionals.
His credits include Agatha Raisin and Inspector George Gently. “There ... Read More