By philsandberg on May 10, 2013 in Audio, China | Comments Off
TSL Professional Products Ltd. (PPL), a manufacturer of surround sound microphones and processing, audio monitoring, tally/cross-equipment communication, and power management solutions for the broadcast industry, announced that Beijing TV (BTV), the Chinese government owned-and-operated television station, has installed six PAM2 MK2 Audio Monitoring Units in its production facilities. BTV serves over 20,500,000 residents, delivering programming [...]
By philsandberg on Apr 19, 2013 in China, Sportscasting | Comments Off
Infiniti Red Bull Racing and Sennheiser have joined forces for the 2013 Formula One racing season. The audio specialist has been named as the first Official Audio Supplier, supplying professional audio solutions for the Factory debriefs, driver interviews and powering the DJ booth in the exclusive Paddock Club. The cooperation kicked off at the recent [...]
By philsandberg on Apr 3, 2013 in China, New Zealand, Production | Comments Off
Production house NHNZ’s latest series Middle Kingdom Ride, following two daring brothers tackling the world’s first motorcycle circumnavigation of China, has been picked up by Travel Channel’s international group.Middle Kingdom Ride is a co-production between NHNZ, G219 productions Ltd and CICC, and distributed by OTF.The six-part series follows Ryan and Colin Pyle who, inspired by [...]
By philsandberg on Mar 21, 2013 in China, IPTV | Comments Off
Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI), a provider of software-based live and on-demand multi-screen video processing and delivery solutions, has announced that Wasu Media Group, a cable and new media service provider in Huangzhou province, China, has selected Envivio Muse transcoders on the 4Caster appliance for its cable and multi-screen services. Today, the service supports transcoding of MPEG-2 [...]
By philsandberg on Mar 21, 2013 in China | Comments Off
A Solid State Logic C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Console was chosen by Beijing TV (BTV) to complete its move into HD production of sports and interview programs at its new production facility, Studio HD 2. Broadcasting to over 800 million viewers across the People’s Republic of China, BTV offers 12 standard-definition and three high-definition broadcast channels, as [...]
By philsandberg on Feb 22, 2013 in Audio, China | Comments Off
TSL Professional Products Ltd. (PPL), a manufacturer of hardware and software audio monitoring, tally and power management solutions for the broadcast industry, has announced the delivery of five Touchmix Combo Systems to Shanghai Media Group (SMG). SMG operates 14 television channels and 11 radio stations serving the Shanghai megalopolis, bringing diverse programming, sports and news [...]
By philsandberg on Feb 14, 2013 in China, Television | Comments Off
Miranda Technologies has closed a deal to supply more than 1000 Densité HDA-1911 modules to Shanghai Media Group (SMG).The sale supplements more than 1000 HDA-1911 modules already in place at SMG’s facility. The HDA-1911 is a 3G/HD/SD-SDI video distribution module and will be used by SMG to form the first-tier entrance matrix for incoming sources [...]
By philsandberg on Feb 8, 2013 in China, Sportscasting, Television | Comments Off
Snell has announced that Urumqi TV (UTV), a broadcaster in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has equipped its new 10-channel HD OB van with an extensive deployment of Snell equipment. Beijing-based systems integrator Sanitec supplied UTV with a Kahuna multi-format production switcher, Pyxis router, Kudos Plus TBS800 SD/HD/3Gbps format converter, and IQ Modular infrastructure. These [...]
By philsandberg on Feb 8, 2013 in China, Newsroom, Production | Comments Off
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 [...]
By philsandberg on Jan 31, 2013 in China, Television | Comments Off
CABLE TV has begun carrying Beijing TV on Channel 39 on its basic programming platform. Beijing TV is an integrated channel of BTV renowned for its strong focus on news in addition to a wide range of genres including variety and entertainment. It has been broadcasting round-the-clock since 2006, currently serving over 850 million viewers. [...]
