As part of a reorganization of its marketing department, Riedel Communications today announced the promotions of Paul Rivens and Graham Taylor to the positions of product marketing manager and regional sales director for the U.K., respectively. In their new roles, Rivens will be responsible for developing and implementing product-line-specific marketing strategies for the company’s intercom and audio solutions, while Taylor will oversee operations for Riedel’s sales business in the U.K.

Standards and interoperability have always been a key part of Riedel Communications’ culture, which is why Firehouse Productions — a designer, installer, and operator of sound reinforcement systems for tours, broadcasts, and corporate events — chose Riedel to change up show dynamics at the 10th annual Global Citizen Festival in New York City. Firehouse deployed Riedel’s state-of-the-art Artist digital matrix intercom network with Bolero wireless intercom system as a plug-and-play solution to seamlessly integrate and extend the reach of an OB Truck using a legacy communication system. Riedel’s Artist and Bolero systems provided clear, reliable communications across Central Park’s Great Lawn, including communications with drones and helicopters via Riedel’s RiFace.

DataCore Software announced today the new Perifery Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro. The Perifery Panel streamlines access to content for DataCore Swarm and Perifery users on Adobe Premiere Pro, significantly improving the efficiency of media production workflows. The new panel allows users to enrich the metadata of searched objects and speeds up the search for media assets, optimizing content browsing on one of the most popular video editing software applications. Offering a seamless connection to DataCore’s Perifery-powered appliances and Swarm object storage software platform, the new panel ensures fast access to media content and metadata for users in the media and entertainment industry.

Riedel Communications today announced that German public broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) has deployed the company’s MediorNet MicroN UHD media distribution and processing solution. Replacing a fixed routing system, 26 Riedel MicroN UHD modules are delivering decentralized signal routing at the broadcaster’s main television studio in Leipzig, with Broadcast Solutions’ hi human interface® providing configuration and control. With its modular and app-based structure, MediorNet MicroN UHD allows MDR teams to easily configure the system to meet their exact requirements, whether it’s routing video signals or providing multiviewer capabilities.

Riedel Communications today launched the new Audio Monitoring App (AMA) for its 1200 Series SmartPanels at IBC2022, taking place Sept. 9-12 in Amsterdam. With the AMA — combined with Riedel's Intercom App and Control Panel App — the RSP-1216HL and RSP-1232HL SmartPanels offer users audio streaming monitoring, intercom, and control capabilities in a single keypanel, saving valuable rack space.

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the state-of-the-art wireless intercom system Bolero, Riedel Communications today unveiled Bolero 2.4 GHz at IBC2022. Instead of Bolero's standard DECT band, this new iteration operates on the 2.4 GHz band, allowing customers in regions where DECT carrier frequencies are either limited or unavailable — such as China, India, and South Korea — to profit from Bolero's versatility, reliability, and unrivalled feature set in navigating difficult RF environments.

Further investing in technology know-how around the fast-growing business of live IP infrastructures and networks, Riedel Communications has expanded its competence team in the area of real-time IP network orchestration and SDN (Software Defined Networks) control, enriching its fast-developing range of video solutions, with the acquisition of SDNsquare.

Riedel Communications today announced that Dream Inc., a Japanese audio equipment rental company, has expanded its service offering with a new mini OB van featuring a Riedel MediorNet signal distribution and processing system and a Bolero wireless intercom system. Providing video and infrastructure capabilities, the Riedel solutions allow Dream Inc. customers to transmit audio, video, intercom, and data over a single optical cable at concerts, exhibitions, and other live events.

The new V-Series IrisX™ IP Panel from Clear-Com® expands the capabilities of the original V-Series Iris™ Panel, delivering new thin-film-transistor (TFT) displays for increased brightness and better resolution combined with the V-Series Iris’ lower latency and increased port capacity.  Truly a modern panel, IrisX fits naturally into IP-based productions with AES67 connectivity and dual NIC connections. Along with all V-Series Panels, IrisX will take advantage of key new features found in Eclipse HX software including role-based workflows and several redundancy measures, including N+1 card redundancy and network redundancy. Additional benefits of IrisX include capacity for three concurrent full duplex uncompressed audio streams and backward compatibility with MVX-A16 and IVC-32 cards.

Riedel Communications today announced that the company is restructuring its EMEA sales and system consulting team architecture to support their ongoing growth in the EMEA region. While sales will be reorganized in six larger regional units, system consulting will form a dedicated EMEA unit led by experienced systems engineer Ilona Valent.