Recognizing and responding to the needs of an evolving media landscape, Concrete Pictures has extended the efforts of its award winning team to include mobile phone platforms. The creative agency has announced the completion of a branding and graphics package for the recently launched Discovery Mobile, a 24-hour mobile programming network featuring original content from across Discovery Communications‘ family of networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel and Discovery Health Channel. more

Effective November 1st, Owen assumes responsibility for all U.S. sales programs for AKG Acoustics, Soundcraft and Studer.

NORTHRIDGE, CA - October 25, 2006 - Underscoring its commitment to the U.S. sales and marketing arm of its European-based brands, Harman Pro North America (HPNA) today announced the appointment of Nick Owen to the new position of Vice President of Sales, assuming responsibility of sales for AKG Acoustics, Soundcraft and Studer in the United States. more

Boston, MA (October 26, 2006) - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects technology for the broadcast and film industry, today announced the release of FxFactory, a new visual effects package for Apple’s Final Cut Studio. FxFactory offers an extensive collection of over 100 GPU-accelerated plug-ins based on Apple’s FxPlug architecture for the highest performance inside Final Cut Pro and Motion. more

ADOBE MAX 2006, LAS VEGAS — Oct. 26, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced the public beta of Adobe® Soundbooth™ software, a new innovative and intuitive audio software product for creating and editing audio and fixing common audio flaws using visually-oriented tools. Unveiled to customers for the first time this week at the MAX 2006 Adobe user conference in Las Vegas, creative professionals now have the opportunity to test this new beta download and submit feedback to the Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com/soundbooth. Adobe Soundbooth is available for both Intel-based Macintosh and Windows systems. more

NEW YORK, October 26, 2006–Cineric, Inc., recently completed restoration of the classic 1964 Stanley Kubrick film DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB. The first screening of this pristine black-and-white print will premiere at the London Film Festival on October 29.

“Cineric is pioneering the use of 4K film restoration technology because we believe that is what it takes to faithfully preserve classic films for posterity the way they were meant to be seen,” says Cineric President Balazs Nyari. “The artists who created these films as well as future audiences deserve nothing less.” more

CHICAGO - October 25, 2006 - NEC Display Solutions of America, the leading stand-alone provider of flat panel desktop displays, today unveiled its latest wide-aspect LCD, the new MultiSync 1940WCXM wide-screen monitor, an extension of the popular MultiSync CX Series. With a lightning-fast 5-millisecond response time, contrast ratio of 700:1, native resolution of 1440 x 900, and integrated down-firing speakers, the thin-frame, wide-screen display is ideal for consumers and home office users. more

Stockholm, Sweden- 25 October 2006 - Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications for film and video, today announced that Video Post & Transfer (VPT), a comprehensive creative group in Dallas, Texas, has invested in its third DVNR system equipped with AGR4 ME film grain and video noise management. more

Gerald Hirschfeld, ASC will receive the 2007 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Presidents Award in recognition of the exceptional contributions that he has made to advancing the art and craft of filmmaking. The presentation will be made at the 21st Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration here at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on February 18, 2007. more

SECAUCUS, NJ (October 25, 2006) - Panasonic Broadcast, the market and technology leader in professional plasma displays, has announced the availability of its new line-up of 1080 progressive scan full HD pro plasmas. The 65” TH-65PF9UK is available now and will be followed by the 103” TH-103PF9UK (the world‘s largest plasma) by month‘s end and the 50” TH-50PF9UK in November.

With an impressive 2.07 million pixels (1,920 x 1,080) of resolution, these 1080p HD pro plasmas offer about twice the resolution as standard high-definition models, and produce the more

LOS ANGELES, October 24, 2006 — The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced finalists in four categories for the 22nd Annual IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards. The nominees are in the Continuing and Limited series categories, as well as those competing for the IDA/ABCNews VideoSource and Pare Lorentz awards. The winners will be feted here at the IDA Awards Benefit Gala on December 8, 2006, at the Directors Guild of America Theatre.

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