International Sales Team (IST), a worldwide network of highly experienced broadcast and media industry sales professionals for hire, has announced the addition of Charlie Day as IST Global Partner Manager.

Mo-Sys Engineering, world leader in virtual production and image robotics, announced today the appointment of Tanner Woodward as Sales Director, West Coast US.

Arriving at Mo-Sys with extensive industry experience, Woodward joins from RED Digital Cinema, where he spent five years managing existing channel partners and establishing new dealer networks, as well as creating the corporate creative vertical. Working with a wide variety of creatives, from small content creators to large scale live and in-studio production teams, Woodward built on his previous work as a camera operator and systems workflow manager for live events, specializing in speed, reliability, and efficiency all the way through from pre- to post-production.

International Sales Team (IST), a worldwide network of highly experienced broadcast and media industry sales professionals for hire and deployment, has been launched.

According to IST Director Darren Frearson, a highly experienced senior broadcast sales professional with more than 40 years’ experience, “We’re all familiar with the concept and implementation of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS as beneficial outgrowths of ever-advancing technology. You can think of International Sales Team as a similar type of service. i.e., Sales Team as a Service – STaaS.

Shotoku, the well-established leader in manual and robotic camera support and virtual reality tracking, has introduced unique new functionality – Orbit - to SmartPed, its fully robotic XY pedestal. SmartPed, which addresses the creative and commercial demands of on-air environments with a cost-efficient and high-performance solution, can now travel in clockwise and counterclockwise movements around circular sets, a growing design element in today’s broadcast studios.

The Digital Cinema Society announces the completion of a new mini-doc, Getting Safely Back to Work in the Age of Covid. The program is dedicated to the memory of our friend and longtime DCS member, Allen Daviau, ASC, an early victim of the disease.

Chyron today announced that the company has realigned the structure of its EMEA sales operations to enable greater efficiency in meeting customer requirements and in guiding customers toward the next generation of live production. As part of this initiative, Chyron has named Olivier Cohen its senior vice president of EMEA sales and appointed Rosa Pereiro to serve as senior sales director for Southern Europe.

Quicklink, the leading global provider of hardware and software solutions for video and audio contributions, has announced the opening of their US office, following immense growth for the company in the region.

Embrionix, a subsidiary of Riedel Communications, today announced the appointment of David M. H. Workman as global OEM sales manager. Reporting to Rik Hoerée, director Americas at Riedel, Workman will collaborate with manufacturers of high-end broadcast electronics equipment to help them deliver advanced, multiformat I/O solutions to their customers.

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a leading international provider of robotic and manual camera support solutions ranging from pan/tilt heads through fully robotic studio pedestals and floor or ceiling track systems, has announced that Hunan TV has installed a range of Shotoku systems in its recently opened 400m2 state-of-the-art news studio. Hunan TV, China’s leading free-to-air commercial satellite station that regularly tops ratings for its popular programming, upgraded the studio in keeping with its continuous initiative to incorporate technical advancements into its infrastructure. The studio, entirely equipped for 4K production and fully VR/AR ready, launched live on 1st October 2020, China’s National Day - a day of great importance across the country.

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a leading international provider of robotic and manual camera support solutions ranging from pan/tilt heads through fully robotic studio pedestals and floor or ceiling track systems, has joined the Grass Valley Technology Alliance (GVTA). The Alliance, comprised of 22 diverse companies, is a certification program established to strengthen collaboration between members and provide vital benefits to customers, including improved purchasing confidence and access to a wide range of systems and solutions interoperable with Grass Valley platforms and workflow components.