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digiDELIVERY—Appearing at NAB 2008 from Axia Audio will be the company’s newest addition to their line of studio accessories for their Element Modular Studio Control Surface, the Element Touchscreen Timer Panel. This is a full-featured timekeeping suite using console-mounted controls. The product gives studio guests, producers, and show hosts access to these functions as well as via the touch-sensitive interface. Features include: digital and analog time-of-day clocks, configurable for 12- or 24-hour display; an elapsed-time counter with freeze and pause functions; an adjustable event countdown timer; the ability to be slaved to the console timer, act as timer master, or operate independently; expansion ports that can host up to five more Element studio accessories; a built-in webserver for easy configuration; and the option to be desk or turret-mounted (using an accessory mounting frame)—Cleveland, Ohio
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digiDELIVERY—Digital Rapids develops scalable solutions for content ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection, streaming, delivery and playout. The company has just unveiled a new version of their Digital Rapids Transcode Manager family of automated media transcoding software. Available immediately, version 1.2 of Transcode Manager FE (Facility Edition) features new video processing functions, enhanced clip list options, and a comprehensive Web Services interface. This allows customers and third-party developers to easily integrate Transcode Manager into their own custom applications. Based on industry-standard SOAP Web Services, the new API offers load-balancing intelligence and failover capabilities through an easy, XML-based, programming interface. The complete range of Transcode Manager features—from submitting and monitoring the status of jobs to setting video processing options—can be accessed through the Web Services interface. New video processing functions include automatic black border detection and removal, enhanced aspect ratio conversion options and more—Markham, Ontario
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The XPERIA X1 mobile appliance is the first such device within the sub-brand XPERIA from Sony Ericsson. The device uses Windows Mobile and will come with a QWERTY keyboard and a 3-inch, clear, VGA display area. Expect to see the first product to become available during Q2 of this year.
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digiCONTENT—For those who are thoroughly engaged with pets and animals, there’s a new title from Viva Media that places you in the auspices of a new animal hospital in the Australian outback. This new digital entertainment is part of the company’s successful Pet Vet 3D franchise and is entitled Pet Vet 3D Animal Hospital Down Under. There are baby kangaroos, wild wombats and koalas to care for and, for the first time, aquatic animals in the game. You diagnose, treat, and care for your creatures so they can return to the wild. And it’s not all about treating sick animals—you can have your own furniture in the hospital and there’s your own private beach to enjoy. Build your business and keep your customers satisfied and, if you’re a good vet, your business will continue. You’ll need a Windows Vista/XP/2K or higher PC to play, 750 MB free on your hard drive with at least 256 MB RAM and 64 MB 3d graphics card, sound card and Direct X9.0c. The titles has an ESRB rating of “E”.
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digiBIZ—DIRECTV and Liberty Media may be a good deal closer for their deal, thanks to Kevin Martin, the FCC‘s Chairman. He has gone on record as approving the controlling stake agreement, bound by some conditions (negation of any Puerto Rico broadcasting overlap, unaffiliated programming services selections, regional sports and more), with the meeting on February 26th seemingly set for a vote on the pending transaction. The new deal would place the controlling interest in DIRECTV in Liberty Media’s pocket and away from News Corp. Such would make John Malone delighted, and Rupert Murdoch not so happy.
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digiBIZ—Edward (Eddie) Fritts will be honored by the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the broadcasting industry. Mr. Fritts will be presented with the Association’s prestigious International Achievement Award at the Award Ceremony and Dinner on February 26th during NABA’s Annual General Meeting and Conference, February 25-27th in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Fritts was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) from 1982 until 2006. As a local broadcaster from Mississippi, Eddie brought real world experience to his tenure as head of NAB, where he led the organization to become one of the most respected and effective lobbying entities in the United States and was a prime force in the reassessment of media ownership rules and regulations by the U.S. Government, resulting in fundamental changes for broadcasting. Chief among his achievements was his leadership role as catalyst for the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Eddie Fritts is also credited with passage of the 1992 Cable Act; passage of legislation that rolled back an FCC low-power FM initiative; elimination of the fairness doctrine, and passage of legislation allowing satellite companies to deliver local TV stations. (For more information on the NABA AGM and Conference, please visit www.nabanet.com).
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digiDELIVERY—During 2008 NAB, Utah Scientific is going to reveal the latest additions to their UTAH-400 family of digital routing switchers. The new products include a new frame for large routers up to 528×528 with fully automatic, internal crosspoint redundancy plus a second new frame that extends the UTAH-400 family’s functionality to even larger matrix sizes. The new UTAH-400/528R frame gives customers the ability to install a full 528×528 router in just 20 RU—the smallest physical footprint in the industry—using standard 75 ohm BNC coaxial connectors. This frame also offers the option of a redundant crosspoint module which, when combined with the Utah Scientific SC-4 control system’s monitoring and control facilities, provides a highly reliable solution for the most demanding operational requirements. Utah Scientific will also unveil new products in its router control and master control switcher product lines, adding more depth to what is already a most complete offering of products for all apps—Salt Lake City, Utah
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