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Quantel has announced that Julien James, Managing Director of its Australasian operation, has also been appointed Managing Director for Quantel South East Asia. In his expanded role, James will be responsible for building Quantel’s market presence in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia alongside his existing responsibility for Australasia.“While we already [...]

National Audio Systems has announced the appointment of James Ritter to the role of Commercial Audio Division Manager, based at Head Office facilities in Melbourne. James’ experience in commercial audio spans over 20 years with strong leadership qualities and application support skills in commercial system design.“James brings with him a wealth of experience and after [...]

To continue the company’s commitment to the production of world-class visual effects and animation, Animal Logic has hired VFX Producer Matt Lynch. Reporting to Head of Production, Luke Hetherington Matt will be instrumental in the promotion of the company’s VFX capabilities and the current slate of Australian tax incentives to film studios executives, VFX producer [...]

Late during the evening of 17 May 2010, only a few days after his 98th birthday, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Sennheiser, audio pioneer and founder of today’s Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, passed away. The audio industry has lost a huge figure, not only in terms of his technical expertise but also in terms of [...]

Bjarne Berg, CEO of graphics and workflow solution developer Vizrt, has passed away at the age of 59. According to a statement by Acting CEO Martin Burkhalter, Berg “had struggled with diabetes all his life and the illness had recently given him more than usual discomfort.  Bjarne passed away peacefully in his bed at his [...]

MediaHub Chairman David Pendleton has announced that Andrew Hogg has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of MediaHub, the newly formed digital playout facility co-owned by the ABC and WIN TV. “Andrew will make a great contribution in leading MediaHub as he brings an extensive background in television distribution together with strong leadership [...]

JVC Commercial has announced that Bryan Fagerlund has joined their team. Based in Brisbane, Fagerlund joins as Queensland / Northern Territory JVC Commercial Products Manager. Fagerlund will focus primarily on business development within the JVC Commercial division by building on current business relationships, strengthening JVC Commercial’s presence in the Queensland market, developing new business opportunities and [...]

The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced the results of elections for its Board of Directors for the fiscal year that began April 1, 2010.  Elected to three-year terms on WTA’s Board were: David Justin, CEO, GlobeCast America. Mr. Justin was tapped to head GlobeCast’s Americas unit in 2009 after a successful tenure as CEO of GlobeCast [...]

Digital By Design is please to welcome Andrew Hogan as a new Account Manager. Andrew brings with him a vast knowledge of Autodesk products and a wealth of sales experience. Andrew joins us after spending the last seven years in the UK, where he worked for renowned 3D training facility, Escape Studios. Previously to that [...]

Having overseen the Sydney community station’s recent transition to digital broadcasting, TVS Chief Executive Laurie Patton has announced that he is signing off. As Secretary of the Australian Community Television Alliance, Mr Patton spearheaded the community television sector’s negotiations with the Federal Government. Late last year the Government allocated a digital channel in each of the mainland [...]