The Briefing Room

November 20, 2009 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids – the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences — announced today that the StreamZHD multi-format, live and on-demand encoding system has won a 2009 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award as the top high definition (HD) hardware encoder. The award was presented this week at a special reception during the Streaming Media West conference and exhibition in San Jose.

Digital Rapids StreamZHD

The Readers’ Choice Awards are held annually by Streaming Media magazine and recognize the leading streaming and online video solutions, services and innovations as judged by end users, rather than the magazine staff. Over 200 products, companies and services competed in this year’s awards. more…

Hollywood, CA, November 20, 2009 – Trailer Park has significantly expanded its Advanced Content Group, and, concurrently, has named Brett Levisohn as that group’s new Executive Producer. Rick Eiserman, CEO, Trailer Park, made the announcement.

Levisohn, who will report to Curt Doty, the newly named Executive Vice President of Trailer Park’s Advanced Content Group (TPAC), joins Senior Producers Steven Smith and Emily Paul, along with a growing production staff, in that group’s expansion. TPAC provides to its clients enhanced content spanning many platforms, including DVD, Blu-ray, and now iTV, mobile apps, and iTunes Extras. more…

TeamSupport Now Available on the Salesforce.com AppExchange

TeamSupport.com brings valuable customer service, product management, and defect tracking data to Salesforce CRM

San Francisco – Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference - Nov. 19, 2009: TeamSupport.com today announced that TeamSupport – the company’s SaaS based customer service and software management suite – is now available on the salesforce.com AppExchange. Certified salesforce.com partner TeamSupport expands the power of Salesforce CRM by providing access to a customer-specific support desk and product management tools. TeamSupport’s listing on the AppExchange can be found at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange. more…

For Immediate Release

FSR ENHANCES SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSURE BY APPOINTING DOBBS STANFORD AS MANUFACTURER’S REPRESENTATIVE

Woodland Park, NJ (November 19, 2009) — FSR, manufacturer of audio and video switching, control products, and elegant connectivity boxes, has appointed the Dobbs Stanford Corporation as the Company’s representative in several southern states. Dobbs Stanford, established in 1970, will provide local sales and support for FSR’s entire product range from offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. Jan Sandri, FSR president made the announcement from headquarters in Woodland Park, NJ. more…

TV AZTECA ADDS SHOTOKU CAMERA SUPPORT

Torrance, CA (November 20, 2009), Shotoku Broadcast Systems – an international leader in the manufacture of advanced camera support products – today announced a new installation at the principal facilities of TV Azteca in México City. The prolific television network annually generates more than 10,000 hours of unique content for viewers throughout the Spanish speaking world. more…

Fairfax, VA– Montgomery Gentry, Lee Ann Womack, and Phil Vassar headlined for this year’s 6th Annual American Freedom Festival at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia on Saturday, November 7th at 7:30 PM. It was presented by the National Guard and Outback Steakhouse. Quince Imaging was a major sponsor and provided all video production and projection support. The event was broadcast live to active military troops in over 350 military bases in over 170 countries and was organized by the American Freedom Foundation, which was founded by Sergeant Major of the Army Jack L. Tilley (Ret.). more…

Los Angeles, CA - November 12, 2009: S.two Corporation receives coveted Engineering Excellence Award for the innovative technology of their OB-1™ uncompressed onboard recorder at HPA awards ceremony. more…

— The first in Waves’ line of Post Production tools, WNS offers fast and effective broadband noise suppression on dialog tracks —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, November 17, 2009 — The first in the new line of dedicated Waves Post Production tools, the Waves WNS Noise Suppressor, is a real-time multiband processor for fast and effective broadband noise suppression on dialog tracks. Suitable for both indoor and location dialog recordings containing constant or modulating environment noise, WNS delivers superior sound quality with minimal artifacts. more…

— More than just a subharmonic generator, LoAir creates and enhances LFE channel content with pinpoint precision —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, November 17, 2009 — The second in the new line of dedicated Waves Post Production tools, LoAir is a sub-harmonic generating plug-in which creates and enhances LFE content or “rumble.” This tool is perfect for sound designers who want to add dramatic effect to existing audio. LoAir consists of four separate components: Mono-to-Mono, for creating and enhancing subharmonic frequencies on existing LFE tracks; Stereo-to-Stereo, for generating LFE content from Stereo signals (Outputs LFE or Stereo + LFE); 5.0-to-5.1, for generating LFE content from a 5.0 signal; and 5.1-to-5.1, for increasing subharmonic frequencies on existing LFE tracks. more…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 19, 2009) – It’s the world’s most important rock destination. The multipurpose Foster Theater at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum hosts everything from live performances by rock royalty to intimate interviews. And when the whole world is watching, there are no do-overs. That’s why they chose Vaddio to capture every history-making moment. more…