TSL Products has appointed Eric Olsson its director of sales, Western North America. Olsson will be responsible for key customer accounts and partners across the West Coast of North America, TSL Products said. Prior to joining TSL Products, Olsson worked in sales management and engineering at Telemetrics, Telecast Fiber Systems and Grass Valley. Olsson will report […]
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Audinate Releases Dante Firmware Update
Audinate has released a major update of Dante firmware, version 4.0, for Brooklyn II Dante modules. The new firmware provides support for Dante Domain Manager (DDM), performance improvements and bug fixes, the company said. The firmware release allows manufacturers to provide field upgrades for products they have already launched so they can fully participate in Dante […]
Tom Menrath Joins ASG
Audio industry veteran Tom Menrath this week joined Advanced Systems Group, the company announced today. Menrath will work on the audio aspect of ASG’s video-centric projects and provide key account support, the company said. Before joining ASG, Menrath was managing director of Cutting Edge Audio & Video Group. Prior to that, he spent […]
Immersive Audio Plays Role In ATSC 3.0 South Korean Launch
South Korea launched 4K UHD TV using the ATSC 3.0 next-gen TV standard as a 24/7 over-the-air broadcast service on May 31. A contact at Fraunhofer passed along a blog the company has written about the event that is informative. The piece, “South Korea Launches UHD TV With MPEG-H Audio,” focuses on the immersive audio […]
Al Jazeera Adds Loudness Management Tech
Al Jazeera has chosen Jünger Audio’s loudness management technology to control and regulate audio across four of its main television channels in its new central TX area constructed as part of the Al Jazeera Workplace Transformation Project (AJWT) in Doha, Qatar. The international news organization has installed 10 D*AP8 Slim Line Digital Audio Processors in […]
Details Surface On 3.0 Audio Watermark Test
More information emerged today on an over-the-air test being conducted by broadcasters of ATSC 3.0 audio watermarking technology as first reported by TVNewsCheck on Feb. 9 (3.0 Watermark Test Is Foundation For Future). The Pearl TV business alliance of eight major broadcast groups; Fox; NBC’s WVIT Hartford, Conn.; Univision; and Verance are working together on a […]
Intercom Mobility, Standards Trend Over Past Year, Says Browne
When it comes to intercoms for use in television production, the ability to move from fixed positions while doing video and audio production work and the development of audio-over-IP standards are the two most important trends over the past year, says Simon Browne, director of product management at Clear-Com. “Some of that is being solved […]
Stephen Brownsill Joins TSL Products
Stephen Brownsill has joined TSL Products as audio product manager, the company said today. Brownsill, who will report to Mark Davies, director of product technology, has been given responsibility for product definition and direction for the flagship audio monitoring range. Prior to joining TSL Products, Brownsill was solutions architect, production, at Grass Valley. He comes […]
Wheatstone Appoints SCMS As Exclusive U.S. Distributor for PR&E
Wheatstone has appointed Southern Coastal Marketing Services (SCMS) as its exclusive distributor in the United States for the Pacific Research & Engineering (PR&E) brand, including its audio consoles and networking gear, the company announced today. A week ago, Wheatstone acquired PR&E assets and intellectual property from GatesAir. SCMS was one of Wheatstone’s dealers in the […]
Wheatstone Acquires PR&E Assets From GatesAir
Audio console and IP-audio networking specialist Wheatstone today announce it has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Pacific Research & Engineering (PR&E) from GatesAir of Quincy, Ill. Included in the transaction are PR&E audio consoles, its networking system, furniture lines, all designs, trademarks, engineering files and tooling, Wheatstone said. “Our intention is to not […]