MediaPower is now a distributor of Aveco products in Italy. Fresh out of NAB 2018, automation powerhouse Aveco has penned a new partnership agreement to bring Aveco automation solutions to Italy through MediaPower.

LynTec, a leading manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announced that Louisiana Media Group (LMG) installed LynTec’s award-winning Networkable Power Automation Control (NPAC) rack-mounted system at Thomas Hall Theater at William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The 1,200-seat multipurpose theater was one of many buildings on the campus damaged by a tornado in January 2017.

RUSHWORKS, the well-established software development company specializing in cool technology for production, playback and streaming, is extending the RUSHWORKS brand even further in the Northeast region by appointing industry veteran Rich Desimone as Northeast States Sales Rep. Rush Beesley, RUSHWORKS president, made the announcement from headquarters in Flower Mound, Texas.

At the NAB Show next week, TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP video solutions, will introduce TVU Contribution Automation Solution (TVU CAS), an innovative service which automates planning, resource management, acquisition, transmission and routing, and also features integrated metadata and contribution management. Furthermore, TVU also provides an open API (TVU CASAPI) for acquisition devices, transmission devices, receiving devices and routers as well as news systems to be integrated into TVU CAS. TVU Networks will exhibit at NAB in Las Vegas next week in booth C1707.

At the 2018 NAB Show, Square Box Systems will unveil several enhancements for its flagship CatDV media asset management (MAM) solution that streamline and enhance MAM workflows in organizations of all sizes. CatDV now offers enhanced support for creative workflows through all-new integrations with Adobe® Creative Cloud and Avid® Media Composer, as well as powerful new workflow automation and security enhancements.

Pixel Power, the global automation, branding and graphics innovator, is focusing on risk management for broadcasters in transition at NAB2018 (Las Vegas Convention Center, 9 – 12 April, booth SL3829). Using its recently introduced StreamMaster Media Processing and Gallium Workflow Orchestration technology platforms, it will show how highly efficient game-changing workflows can be established today whilst supporting the user through a managed and future-proof transition from SDI to IP.

Looking to overcome streaming-related issues with its existing automation and playout solutions, Massachusetts broadcaster Holden Community Television (HCTV) turned to the comprehensive Cablecast Community Media platform from Tightrope Media Systems. Since going live at HCTV last April, the Cablecast solution has met all of the station’s online objectives while also bringing significant workflow improvements and time savings to their cable and bulletin board operations.

EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent shared storage and media management solutions, announced that Mexico-based media conglomerate Grupo Imagen is implementing EditShare XStream EFS 450 scale out production storage, XStream EFS 40NL parking storage, and Flow media asset management to support content automation and fast turn-around workflows. Grupo Imagen was recently awarded a nationwide broadcast television license that expands its current broadcast network to over 190 transmission sites with its multiplex signal across the Mexican national territory. The opportunity requires the broadcaster to build out a network of brick and mortar stations in some of the major cities across Mexico, and thus reinforce its Mexico City hub with an infrastructure that can support connected workflows. The installation of EditShare will aid in the production of the broadcasters telenovelas and news packages; providing a tiered storage environment for fast online production and parking storage with automation that moves media across post production systems and third-party storage platforms, optimizing collaboration and media sharing across workgroups.

Aveco®, the worldwide broadcast automation specialist, through Geneva-based systems integrator IMC Technologies has installed two ASTRA studio automation systems in the cities of Lausanne and Fribourg for La Tele, the regional Switzerland broadcaster.

Tightrope Media Systems today announced version 6.3 of its comprehensive CablecastBroadcast Automation platform, featuring two powerful new capabilities that simplify workflows, reduce equipment requirements and lower costs for community TV broadcasters. New IP input support for Cablecast Flex servers allows users to bring in live feeds from remote locations over cost-effective IP networks without requiring decoder hardware, while expanded channel branding abilities enable the keying of rich visual elements and messages over live video sources.

RedRat Ltd, global leaders in developing products for automating control of smart TVs and set top boxes, launches the RedRat-X, a new USB/Ethernet remote control input/output device that enables system operators to generate remote control commands using a PC or laptop.

Tecom Group, in partnership with Chris Lennon, president and CEO of MediAnswersand chair of the SMPTE Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF) Media System, Control and Services 34CS Working Group(WG), today announce the publication of its BXF software development kit (SDK) within the SMPTE BXF standards suite.