Broadcast Videohub from Blackmagic Design, Wins Producción Profesional Magazine’s ‘Post Production Product of the Year’
San Jose, California, USA - November 18, 2008 - Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced that on 11 November 2008 the Broadcast Videohub was awarded the “Best Solution for Post Production” by “Produccion Profesional” magazine, in Madrid, Spain.
The “Producción Profesional Prizes” are in their 6th consecutive year of recognizing the most important products in the Spanish and Portuguese audiovisual industries. Coinciding with the 100th edition of “Producción Profesional”, these prestigious awards recognize excellence in technology development in broadcast production, audiovisual and cinematography. Further information is available at www.produccionprofesional.com.
“We congratulate Blackmagic Design on their achievement of the exciting Broadcast Videohub which brings new solutions to post facilities of every size,” said João Martins, International Editor of Producción Audio. “Independence in the selection of the nominees, secret voting by the magazine’s readers, and the unquestionable highly professional jurors, are the reasons that the Awards have become prestigious icons of the audiovisual industry, domestically and internationally, throughout Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.”
“We are pleased and honored to receive this award for Broadcast Videohub. Winning the only award given to the entire post production, editing, composition and effects category was a complete surprise,” said Stuart Ashton, General Manager EMEA, Blackmagic Design. “This award from Producción Profesional demonstrates the quality and innovation of Blackmagic Design’s products as well as the influences and impact that we have had on customers in our industry.”
About Broadcast Videohub
Broadcast Videohub is the world’s largest affordable video router with advanced 3 Gb/s SDI technology that supports routing any SD, HD or 3 Gb/s HD-SDI video format. Broadcast Videohub is large enough for the biggest post production studio, and includes 72 SDI inputs, 144 SDI outputs, 72 deck control ports, twin redundant power connections, SDI re-clocking, and 3 Gb/s SDI technology all in a compact 8 rack unit chassis less than an inch deep. Broadcast Videohub is priced at a revolutionary $14,995 or €11.595 and is available now.
Product Availability
Broadcast Videohub, and all Blackmagic Design products, are available from Blackmagic Design authorized resellers worldwide.
Broadcast Videohub Press Photography
Product photos of Broadcast Videohub, and all other Blackmagic Design products, are available at www.blackmagic-design.com/press/images.
About Blackmagic Design Inc.
Blackmagic Design Inc. manufactures the world’s highest quality video editing products, converters and routers for the post-production and television broadcast industries. The Multibridge, DeckLink and Intensity family of products have revolutionized the post production industry and made HDTV and film editing more affordable. Founded by the world’s leading editors and engineers from the post production industry, this knowledge is constantly fed back into our products. Blackmagic Design has operations in the USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, and Australia.
Blackmagic Design Worldwide Press Contact
Victoria Battison — Phone: +1 408 779 4476 or email: victoriab@blackmagic-design.com.
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