Studio City, CA (May 8, 2008) - Viewers will answer the question, Who is TV’s All-Time Funniest? this Friday during a two-hour special. If television aficionados were to assemble a list of TV’s favorite comedy characters from the greatest sitcoms in history, who would be the favorites? TV fans across the country were asked to choose their funniest characters in the following eight categories: Funniest Comedy Fathers, Funniest Mothers, Funniest Kids, Funniest Relatives, Funniest Neighbors, Funniest Friends, Funniest Boss and Funniest Co-Workers. Collected by Nielsen Media Research, the results will be revealed in the two-hour TV’s All-Time Funniest, A Paley Center for Media Special, airing FRIDAY, MAY 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. more

Today, Blackmagic Design announced that it is the proud recipient of five awards at the recent National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 electronic media show. This is the fourth consecutive year that Blackmagic Design has been being recognized by post-production, broadcast users and the media for important innovation in video technology. more

Leading visual effects software developer The Foundry has announced the development of Ocula, a unique collection of plug-ins providing a powerful armoury of tools that solve common problems with 3D stereoscopic imagery, boost productivity in post production, and ultimately help to deliver a more rewarding 3D-stereo viewing experience. more

CINCINNATI, May 5, 2008 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, was honored with a prestigious radio broadcast industry award at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB2008) convention held April 14-17 in Las Vegas. Harris, along with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and iBiquity Digital Radio, won Radio World newspaper’s “Cool Stuff” award for the new Harris® FlexStar® HDE-200 exporter. more

Studio City, California (May 6, 2008) – William Shatner is currently working diligently at Studio City, California based Media City Sound, recording the “books on tape” audio track for his upcoming autobiography entitled Up Till Now.

One of Hollywood’s most recognizable and honored actors, Mr. Shatner’s hectic acting schedule is further augmented by his equally busy schedule spawned by his stellar reputation as one of the most in-demand voice over talents. With a voice recognized by millions worldwide, his has become the voice of authority indelibly etched on the consciousness of our culture. Mr. Shatner noted, “Media City Sound is the best place in town to record. If I’m not recording, that means I’m not at MCS.” more

At NAB2008, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) delivered on its promise of expanded storage and increased performance for its Thomson Grass Valley™ REV PRO™ removable media cartridges and is now offering two new options: REV PRO XP and REV PRO ER.

Both versions of the robust, high-capacity magnetic media support this strategy by providing low-cost components that are readily available and significantly increase productivity. The new REV PRO disks are designed to work with the Thomson Grass Valley Infinity™ Digital Media Camcorder and the Digital Media Recorder as well as the Thomson Grass Valley Digital Media Drive, and are supported by a wide range of Thomson Grass Valley and third-party edit systems. more

Billerica, Massachusetts (May 1, 2008) Broadcast Pix™, the company that redefined the production switcher as a live integrated production system, has received Broadcast Engineering’s Pick Hit Award for its new Slate 5000 HD/SD Switcher, which was introduced for the first time at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, held April 14-17, 2008. Broadcast Pix, along with other winners of the Pick Hit Award will be featured in the June 2008 issue of Broadcast Engineering. Broadcast Engineering’s Pick Hit Awards are the industry’s longest running new technology awards. They are presented in recognition of the innovative technology developed and shown at NAB. more

CINCINNATI, May 1, 2008 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, was honored with two prestigious industry awards at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB2008) convention held April 14-17 in Las Vegas. Harris won Broadcast Engineering magazine’s Pick Hit award for the X85™ enhanced all-in-one processor and for the NEXIO AMP™ advanced media platform, the industry’s first 3 Gb/s-ready broadcast server. more

ERLANGER, KY, May 7, 2008— The S2-108HD eight input SD/HD-SDI Switcher is the latest addition to TV One’s CORIOflex system. Capable of switching between eight separate inputs of SD-SDI or HD-SDI signals, this new unit addresses the constantly evolving needs of the Pro AV and Broadcast markets since it may be used standalone or added to a CORIOflex system. The unit is now shipping and will have a suggested retail price of $1695. more

Las Vegas, NV, April 30, 2008 – Nucomm, Inc., a worldwide provider of premier digital and analog video microwave systems, recently broadened its wireless camera control capabilities with its NAB 2008 debut of the new CC-1 Camera Control unit. Designed to work with Nucomm’s signature CamPac 2 HD/SD COFDM camera-back transmitter, the CC-1 expands the features of the CamPac 2 through a software-based data interface that allows the CP2/CC-1 to work with various types of camera manufacturer control panels and command protocols. more