Asia-Pacific News

Global 24-hour news network CNN and Thai News Network (TNN), Thailand’s first 24-hour Thai- language news channel, have signed a multi-year broadcast affiliation agreement, expanding on the existing multi-platform partnership CNN has with TNN’s parent company, True Visions Group. The agreement will provide TNN with access to CNN’s live breaking news coverage and premium news [...]

Dalet Digital Media Systems, a leading developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions, software and services for content producers, has announced the deployment of Dalet News Suite for the launch of Mathrubhumi, a Malayalam-language television news channel in India. Dalet News Suite provides the 24/7 channel with advanced functionalities for the key parts of its [...]

Australian Federal Public sector whistleblowers will have greater protection under legislation introduced by the Government.Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC introduced the Public Interest Disclosure Bill, which reaffirms the Government’s commitment to a culture of disclosure in the Australian public sector.The Public Interest Disclosure Bill contains three key measures to provide a full framework to investigate public [...]

When the Seven Network wanted a viable alternative that would help them reduce their SNG costs they turned to the TVUPack mobile 3G/4G solution supplied by Magna Systems and Engineering. The TVUPack solution, rapidly growing in popularity with broadcasters around the world due to its versatility and cost effectiveness, was demonstrated to the team from [...]

Seven Network Adelaide has upgraded its Quantel Enterprise sQ fast-turnaround production system to the latest V5 software. V5 offers scalable file-based workflows, the ability to handle SD and HD material simultaneously, GPU-accelerated editors, and adds a host of new editing, workflow and management facilities.Seven Adelaide has also purchased Quantel’s QTube global media workflow technology. QTube [...]

LIVE news coverage for Australians is now even easier to access as SKY NEWS National, SKY NEWS Business and SKY NEWS Weather channels are now available on compatible iPhone and iPod Touch with the Foxtel Go App.Foxtel Go was launched on iPad and iPad mini in November 2012 and now Foxtel customers have even greater [...]

Blackmagic Design announced that China’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) has installed Blackmagic Design’s Teranex 2D Processors and ATEM Television Studio production switcher as part of a major studio upgrade project. In addition to traditional video feeds, including VTRs, satellites and microwave, JSBC’s upgraded studio is now equipped to handle multimedia from computers via DVI or [...]

Mosart Medialab has announced that Australian News Channel (ANC) is equipping its SKY NEWS NATIONAL, SKY NEWS BUSINESS, SKY NEWS WEATHER, and SKY NEWS New Zealand control rooms with Mosart newscast automation. The sizeable deployment of Mosart software includes the installation of four systems, three for Sydney, Australia and the fourth for Auckland, New Zealand. [...]

SKY NEWS has launched its coverage of Election 2013 with a live broadcast of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of a September 14 election date. The SKY NEWS team in Canberra immediately swung into action with Political Editor David Speers and Political Reporter Ashleigh Gillon beginning rolling in-depth analysis with a who’s who of political [...]

Brainstorm Multimedia, the industry-leading 3D real-time graphics and virtual set solutions provider, announces the appointment of AVTECH as its new value-added exclusive reseller in India, covering Brainstorm’s whole range of products and with special interest in EasySet 3D and Aston 3D. The appointment is effective starting this BES Show and intends to further strengthen Brainstorm’s [...]