September 18, 2009, New York, NY, and Nashville, TN -- NBC’s “Today” and 615 Music have teamed up once again to introduce a new theme song, “Your Day is Today,” as part of a new promotional campaign. The new tune is a fresh, contemporary song sung by Paisley Van Patten. Of their longtime client, 615 Music President Randy Wachtler said, “Today’ is the preeminent morning program in America. We are always thrilled and challenged to write and produce the very best for NBC and ‘Today.’”
The video that accompanies “Your Day is Today” incorporates the show’s principals, includes behind-the-scenes clips, and centers on the people and atmosphere that make “Today” the exceptional morning program for which it has long been acclaimed.
Wachtler adds, “We are honored to again have been asked to create original music for the ‘Today’ show. Our association with NBC and ‘Today’ over the past several years has enabled us to earn multiple Daytime Emmy Awards nominations in the category of ‘Best Original Song.’ When NBC and 615 Music work together, the results are always amazing.”
ABOUT “TODAY”:
NBC News pioneered the morning news program when it launched “Today” over 56 years ago, with Dave Garroway as host. The four-hour live broadcast provides the latest in domestic and international news, weather reports and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports. After more than 48 years of the standard two-hour format, the third hour was launched in October of 2000, making “Today” the only three hour national morning show broadcast. The fourth hour launched in September of 2007. The program is unparalleled in its ratings dominance in the morning news arena, serving as America’s overwhelming favorite for 11 consecutive years.
ABOUT 615 MUSIC:
615 Music, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with offices in Los Angeles, is an independently-owned leader within the field of production music, News Music packages and custom Sonic Branding. The company currently offers over 35,000 tracks across 22 distinct production music catalogs, 60 news music packages and a custom division that creates original themes expressly for use by production professionals. 615 Music’s music is licensed extensively within the film, television, radio, advertising, multi-media, new media, government, education and corporate communities and is available in over 60 countries worldwide. For more information please visit www.615music.com
NEW YORK (June 5, 2009) –The Associated Press today announced the availability of a significant update to the AP Mobile application on the Apple App Store. The soft launch of version 2.0 of the AP Mobile app took place last week, and a new version was released this week in response to user feedback.
The new AP Mobile app gives iPhone and iPod touch users the power to customize their own "Front Page" to define the news they see when they open the app. Featuring more than 50 types of news to choose, version 2.0 allows users to select from a wide range of categories, including Golf, Showbiz Reviews, Wacky, Tech and Travel.
With AP Mobile's “Front Page," iPhone users can now decide what will show up on their AP Mobile homepage as well as the number of stories displayed for each news category -- from breaking developments to local news from hometowns like Anchorage or Austin, national or international coverage alongside the latest from Wall Street and the White House.
Timing of the AP Mobile release coincides with the first anniversary of AP Mobile, www.apnews.com.
“With this newest Apple App Store release, we look forward to continuing to be a leader in the mobile news space,” said Jeff Litvack, AP's mobile and emerging products general manager. “When the decision was made for AP to enter the mobile market, our team decided that the revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch were the natural choices for the development of our innovative news application, and that move has paid off in spades. For the month of April, we found that iPhone users visit AP Mobile five times more often than other smartphone users.”
In addition to AP Mobile’s “Front Page,” features in the update include:
· Global Regional Selection - Users can select global regions to get news from specific countries and regions.
·Language Localization - Multi-language versions are available including Spanish, French and German for specific regions.
· Weather Section including radar/satellite view, temperature, conditions, highs/lows, hourly forecast for up to six hours, and five-day forecast for local area from AccuWeather.com. Users can choose to view weather in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
· Health and Science Channels provide users access to the latest health and science stories with the addition of new channels. Existing news categories include: Top News, Local News, Business, Politics, Tech, Sports, Showbiz and Wacky.
· Twitter-Enabled Sharing - Users can share stories not only with friends through SMS and e-mail, but also with their social network through integration with Twitter and Facebook. Twitter users are also invited to follow AP Mobile for breaking developments at www.twitter.com/AP_Mobile.
· Social Networking-Friendly Video and Photo Sharing - Users can share AP award-winning photos and online video stories not only with friends through SMS and E-mail, but also with their social network through integration with Facebook.
· Send to AP Feature Updated – Users can report breaking news and be heard around the globe through an enhanced “Send to AP” feature.
· Press Release Channel – Users can check out the latest company press announcements AP Mobile provides access to press releases from third-party partners.
The AP Mobile app is available for free from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. Service updates can also be found on the AP Mobile blog, http://blog.apnews.com.
About AP Mobile
AP Mobile is an award-winning multimedia news portal developed by The Associated Press, a leader in the mobile news market. AP Mobile gives users news they can choose and provides anytime access to international, national and local news. AP was the first to debut a dedicated iPhone news application in June 2008, offering AP’s own worldwide coverage of breaking news, sports, entertainment, politics and business as well as content from more than 1,000 AP members and third-party sources. www.apnews.com
About The Associated Press
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. Developed by The Associated Press, AP Mobile is an award-winning multimedia news portal providing anytime access to international, national and local news content from AP and more than 1,000 AP members and other trusted sources. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP. www.ap.org
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent no. 7,533,398 to The Associated Press for a method of "automatic selection of encoding parameters for transmission of media
objects", an underpinning technology fundamental to AP's SNAPfeed application for field reporting.
AP Mobile rings in one-year anniversary, more
than 55 million local stories read by consumers on the go
NEW YORK -- This month, The Associated Press
celebrates the one-year anniversary of AP Mobile and announced that more than 55
million local stories have been read on AP Mobile, www.apnews.com, since its May 2008
launch. The AP Global Product Development team paved the way for the largest and
most respected news cooperative in the world to enter the mobile apps market,
starting with the creation of the first iPhone mobile news application, which
made its debut during Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote address at the 2008 Apple
Worldwide Developers Conference.
Since then, AP member participation has grown 887%
with more than 1,000 trusted local sources choosing to distribute their news on
AP Mobile -- compared to 107 AP member news organizations that signed up at the
May 2008 launch. To this day, AP Mobile continues to be a leader in mobile news
and is one of the most popular news applications, recognized by TIME Magazine,
The New York Times and the Webby Awards.
“Delivering more than 55 million local stories
demonstrates that this is the year of mobile for news consumers. The AP Mobile
readership places a high value on news that is increasingly local and relevant
to their communities,” said Jeff Litvack,AP's mobile and emerging products
general manager. “Mobile is increasingly personal. Now, more than ever,
consumers want access to news and information that affects their lives, and AP
Mobile is here to fill this gap.”
AP Mobile Reader Demographics*
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Age – 63% of AP Mobile users are in the coveted 18-34 age bracket.
- Income –
53% of AP Mobile users earn more than $75,000 per year.
- Gender – Men
represent 78% of traffic to all subject areas, and 82% for sports.
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Ethnicity – AP Mobile users include members of virtually all ethnic groups.
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Education – More than half of AP Mobile users have bachelors or advanced
degrees.
- Employment – 80% of AP Mobile users are currently
employed.
“The audience of Americans accessing news and
information from a mobile device has grown 58 percent over the past year,” said
Mark Donovan, senior analyst at comScore. “Efforts by publishers to deliver
mobile-optimized content are paying off as increasingly, consumers rely on their
mobile devices to keep them connected to their favorite local media
outlets.”
AP Mobile Traffic: News Mobile Users
Choose*
- On average, AP Mobile users spend 17 minutes per month
interacting with AP mobile applications and apnews.com.
- More than 50% of AP
Mobile news accessed fall in the content category of Top Stories, followed by
Local News (21%), Entertainment (9%) and Sports (7%).
- iPhone and BlackBerry
users both average 7 page views per visit to AP Mobile.
- AP Mobile users
access news consistently throughout the week - just as much, if not slightly
more, during the first half of the week, including Sunday.
“From a technical standpoint, what we’ve learned is
that consumers continue to seek news on-demand from a user interface that is
simple and entertaining. The growing popularity of iPhone and mobile apps
illustrate how, even during challenging economic times, consumers are looking
for quality experiences,” added Litvack.
Recognizing the demand, AP forged relationships with
a growing number of handset manufacturers including Nokia, RIM and Windows
Mobile as well as wireless carriers such as AT&T and Virgin Mobile USA. In
recent months, AP entered the international market with the development of
French and English language versions of The Canadian Press Mobile and launched
Noticias de AP a Spanish language app available on BlackBerry App World. AP
tapped QuadrantONE to provide national mobile ad sales support. In April, AP
teamed up with Marketwire to deliver the AP Mobile Press Release
Channel.
AP Mobile was launched in May 2008 as the first
product released by AP's Digital Cooperative, an initiative aimed at finding new
digital outlets for news and information produced by AP members. AP Mobile
currently covers the entire 100 top designated market areas boasting a growing
number of content contributors to create a seamless, rich mobile news media
experience. For a full list of AP member news providers contributing content to
AP Mobile, visit http://ap.org/mobile/contributors.html.
About AP Mobile
AP Mobile is an award-winning
multimedia news portal developed by The Associated Press, a leader in the mobile
news market. AP Mobile gives users news they
can choose and provides anytime access to international, national and local
news. AP was the first to debut a dedicated iPhone news application in June
2008, offering AP’s own worldwide coverage of breaking news, sports,
entertainment, politics and business as well as content from more than 1,000 AP
members and third-party sources.
About The Associated Press
The Associated Press
is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every
corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP
today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and
information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news
from AP.
Nashville, TN, April 29, 2009 -- 615 Music has written and produced a new theme song for Peachtree TV and the Atlanta Braves, 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler announced today. “The Braves Play Here” was written by Greg Barnhill and Randy Wachtler for 615 Music. The song was performed by recording artists Montgomery Gentry on the Columbia label, with Blake Chancey and Randy Wachtler serving as co-producers.
“This year’s version of ‘The Braves Play Here’ is an extension of a song we created last year, incorporating the famous Braves chant echoed by Braves fans at Turner Field in Atlanta,” Wachtler said. To view the music video for this new song, please see: http://www.615music.com/core/play_media.cfm?video_id=197&type=1
“We love the new song and plan to make it a centerpiece of our marketing campaign for the Braves this year,” said Bryan Slonaker, Senior Director of Creative Services for Peachtree TV, which produced the campaign. Added Eddie Montgomery, "Creating a song for some of baseball's biggest fans was something new and different for us. Being able to sing on this track and shoot a video in Atlanta was a blast." Says Troy Gentry, "The guys at 615 Music were so great to work with, and it was fun being involved in the entire process."
About 615 Music
Founded by president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville, Tenn., in 1984,
615 Music is a multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others. The company is comprised of 15 production libraries, and offers clients well over 600 CDs and more than 30,000 cuts of music.
615’s client roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E, HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT. Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows. These have included the “TODAY” show, “Live with Regis and Kelly,” The Discovery Channel, “Frasier,” ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.”
In Fall 2007, 615 Music acquired the renowned Metro Music library. All of 615 Music’s libraries are available to the company’s clients via CD, Hard Drive, or through digital download. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries are 615 "Gold" and “Platinum” Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP; Kingsize NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator; Cosmind Production Music; Plan 8 Music; Interpulse; Scoring Stage Film & TV; and ZEN.
Internationally, 615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are currently being distributed to over 60 countries via its sub-publishers. In addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music work for clients based in India, Germany, and the U.K.
Among 615 Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the company created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography” series. For the past two years in a row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original Song” for two songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “TODAY” show—those songs were entitled “Live for Today” and “It’s a New Day, Today.”
615 Music is located at 1030 16th Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212. The company’s phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
About Peachtree TV and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Peachtree TV is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s, local Atlanta broadcast platform. Driven by an Atlanta-centric, hyper-local sensibility, the channel features nightly blockbuster prime-time movies and a daytime line-up packed with popular sitcoms targeted to Atlanta’s local audience. In addition, Peachtree TV will also bring local viewers 45 Atlanta Braves baseball games in 2009, as well as other special Atlanta-based events.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
The Associated Press and the National Football League today announced an exclusive agreement that makes the AP the worldwide licensing agent of NFL still images for commercial use.
Under the agreement, the AP will be able to sell its own NFL images, reserved until now for editorial purposes, for commercial use. In addition, the AP will now license NFL-owned event photos for commercial use and sell them for editorial purposes.
The agreement covers NFL images, as well as the iconic and historical images in the AP Images’ NFL archive.
"The AP is proud and excited to join with the NFL in making available a rich trove of football images to a wide audience and market," said Tom Curley, chief executive officer and president of the AP. "This agreement creates a powerful offensive line, anchored by the AP's great photography and photo licensing expertise and the NFL's terrific library of pre-season, regular season and post-season photographs, as well as events such as the NFL Draft."
AP Images, a commercial division of The Associated Press, is one of the world's largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery, with millions of images and a variety of content partners, including Ebony and Jet, the international photojournalist collective VII, and NBC Universal, among others.
About The AP
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP.
About AP Images
AP Images, a division of The Associated Press, is one of the world's largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. As an essential source of photographs and graphics for professional image buyers, AP Images strives to meet the needs of today’s global customer through superior image quality, selection and service. For more than a century, AP photographers have captured the greatest moments in history, news, sports and entertainment, receiving 30 Pulitzers and numerous other awards in honor of their contribution to the images that shape our world. More information can be found at www.apimages.com.
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Contact:
Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720
Michael Signora, NFL Director of Media Relations and International Communications, 212.450.2076
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SAM sponsors RTNDA Happy Hour Cocktail Party and Offers Chances to win Five “Road Worn” Fender Guitars
Stephen Arnold Music is heading on their annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the NAB and RTNDA conventions, and this year the world leader in sonic branding has really gone all out!
During NAB and RTNDA, Stephen Arnold Music will be giving away, not one, not two but FOUR beautiful Road Worn” Fender Guitars PLUS a fifth guitar will be given away in an online draw!
For the RTNDA draw (at 4.45 at the RTNDA Happy Hour Cocktail Party on Tuesday 21st) you can see one of these guitars at the entry to RTDNA and you can register for the give-away at the entry kiosk. Stephen Arnold Music is also the sponsor of this event.
Over at NAB meanwhile, a guitar will be given away on Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd at 3 pm on SAM’s NAB booth (SL10211) To register for those draws, simply come along to the booth at and we’ll sign you up!
If that wasn’t enough, and you are a professional working in the industry that can’t make either show, you still have the chance to win a fifth “Road Worn” Fender by going to: blog.stephenarnoldmusic.com and leaving a comment in order to enter the draw. Winners for this will be notified after NAB.
For more on Stephen Arnold Music please go to:
www.stephenarnoldmusic.com
Media contact: Kevin Fetterplace at Mojo Working
Kevin@Mojoworking.com
AT RTNDA @ NAB 2009 FX Group is offering broadcast journalists and managers new insight about their viewers. Digital and high definition news means viewers are seeing things they never saw before. Some of it they like and some they don’t! Want to know how you can have more of what the new digital savvy viewers are looking for?
FX Group commissioned Frank N. Magid Associates to conduct a landmark research study. The details of this national, quantitative study show stunning results that the visual setting, tone and quality of a newscast really do matter, especially in HD.
In fact, it now plays a pivotal role in the viewers’ choice of which newscasts they watch. The surprising results pointed to elements that are often overlooked as key to the strategy of gaining or even retaining audience share: set and graphic design, talent appearance, lighting, shot framing, choreography and the overall visual style of the newscast.
As a special presentation, FX Group will introduce the highlights of these research results during Visually Connect with your Viewers as one of the RTNDA conference sessions on Tuesday April 21 at 10:45AM. The takeaway will help television executives focus on what aesthetics drive viewers to a newscast as well as what alienates them and will help any station focus on how to invest in their news product more effectively.
Knowing that many executives will not be able to attend RTNDA or NAB, FX Group will make this research accessible in the future to stations on the FX website www.fxgrouponline.com after NAB. FX is also offering individual on-site presentation packages which include a visit by FX Group experts to present the research results to a station’s team, as well to offer recommendations for implementing customized changes so that station can work to meet the demands of their new digital viewers. This study covers more than sets and can help any station spend their money more wisely, especially when stations are looking to commit capital for going HD or building or refurbishing a set.
FX Group is an award-winning design company delivering projects worldwide for the entertainment and experiential marketing industries. Its clients range from television, corporate meetings and trade shows, to museums, theaters and theme parks with clients throughout the US as well as internationally. Headquartered in the Orlando area, FX is unique in that its design studio and fabrication facility are located under one roof, yielding cost and logistics efficiencies no other company can offer. In addition, FX operates sales offices in Dallas, Texas and Huntsville, Alabama.
For more information, contact Kathy Mosher-Boule’ at 407-573-0527 or kboule@fxgrouponline.com
(April
6, 2009, Campbell, CA) --Beat the Traffic® will unveil three all new products at
RTNDA/NAB 2009.
Get
ready to take your newscasts in a new direction with Beat The Traffic’s
introduction of its Wiimote feature. TV traffic reporters will be able to
incorporate the same Wii gaming system wireless controller to move freely
through their traffic maps in real time on the air.
“Ever
since Triangle Software developed Beat the Traffic®, it has always been at the
forefront of traffic reporting technology and innovation,” says Triangle
Software’s President & CEO, Andre Gueziec. “We listen to our clients and
their audience as to what they need and want to improve and strengthen our
product and services.”
The
Wiimote uses blue-tooth technology and will allow stations to inexpensively
achieve a new and entertaining visual presentation.
The
Beat the Traffic® Radio Console will also be unveiled at NAB 2009. The online
service will allow radio broadcasters easy access to the latest traffic
conditions and highlight road incidents as they happen.
For
its multiple platform delivery, BeatTheTraffic.com
will debut several interactive visual enhancements for online and mobile
delivery. Elegant new widgets will display clean traffic maps and key route trip
times designed exclusively for small viewing formats.
Beat
the Traffic® was created by Triangle Software and is a national provider of
real-time 3D traffic maps and reporting solution for broadcasters. Beat the
Traffic® incorporates real-time traffic data from more that 350 public and
private sources in more than 100 metropolitan markets and 100,000 miles of
majors highways and roads. Beat the Traffic® is known for its ease of use,
accurate and comprehensive traffic data and award-winning technology innovation.
Please
join us for a demonstration at the RTNDA/NAB 2009 at the Las Vegas Hilton
Convention Center:
Beat The Traffic Press
Conference
Sunday, April 19th - 2:00pm
Room N242
Beat The Traffic Exhibit at
NAB
Monday, April 20th thru Wednesday, April 22nd - 9am to 6pm
Thursday, April 23rd - 9am to 2pm
Booth # SU 10002
RTNDA Traffic Reporting
Session
Wednesday, April 22nd - 11:00am
For
more information and a new DVD demo contact us now: info@BeatTheTraffic.com
408-879-5824
www.BeatTheTraffic.com
The Right Traffic At The Right
Time®
NEW YORK (March 24, 2009) – The Associated Press and The Canadian Press announced today the launch of The Canadian Press Mobile, developed by AP on its award-winning platform that allows smartphone users to easily view, search, save and share multimedia news any time, anywhere. AP teamed up with Canada’s national news agency to introduce two international mobile sites accessible from the Web browser on most Internet-enabled wireless devices, http://news4mobile.ca in English and http://nouvellesmobile.ca in French.�
With this week's sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq, the Associated Press has released a photography and video package profiling "Killer Blue: Baptized By Fire," a unit of the Fort Hood, TX, based 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd squadron. Living with the unit for more than four months, AP documented not only their combat in Iraq but their return home to Fort Hood as the soldiers tried to assimilate back into normal, daily, routine life in the States on base.
AP journalists were using video technology to produce the piece but did so without conventional means such as voice-over or narration. Photojournalist Evan Vucci, was a "driving force" behind the overall effort and was one of several AP staffers who contributed video and photographs to the piece.
"Killer Blue" was one of the last Army units to serve a 15-month combat tour in Iraq, in one of the country's most dangerous cities, Mosul, and two of the unit's soldiers were killed in combat. The new multimedia package follows up on a 2008 video essay by AP photojournalists Vucci and Maya Alleruzzo that depicted the "lucky charms" carried by seven members of the Killer Blue unit. In the original piece the duo reported on the unit for four months. In May 2008, AP photojournalist Rick Bowmer covered Caldwell's funeral in Spokane, WA, and later during the summer Bowmer covered Regalado's homecoming when the soldier met his newborn daughter for the first time. Then in November 2008, Bowmer had to cover Regalado's funeral.
When the Killer Blue unit returned home to Fort Hood, Bowmer and Vucci were there in Texas to document their re-entry into life that was not a war zone that posed constant threats.
The video from "Killer Blue" was distributed to all of AP’s online video customers (whether through AP’s Online Video Network, which has some 2,100 affiliates, or AP subscription services).
Watch "Killer Blue: Baptized By Fire" online here.
(Honolulu, March 4, 2009) –KITV has unveiled its new and highly
innovative traffic reporting system that will significantly help
Honolulu drivers ease their daily commute. The station is the first
local television station in Hawaii committed to bringing their audience
real-time, data-driven traffic reports each week day morning. KITV has
introduced their viewers to Beat the Traffic®, a patented traffic
solution and to its cutting-edge technology to provide a dynamic 3-D
perspective of roads and highways displaying current traffic conditions
through the region.
On September 15, WXMI-TV Fox 17 launched its expanded Fox 17 Morning News, delivering four hours of local programming weekdays from 5-9am. To meet a key need of its morning viewers, WXMI recognized the need to develop market-leading traffic reporting capabilities.
Baltimore, MD: Sinclair Broadcast
Group’s WBFF-TV had a big first in Baltimore during May sweeps with the debut of
the first HD news set to hit the market.
The Fox station’s new set is part of a total HD scenic re-design Devlin
Design Group is creating for 14 Sinclair stations nationwide.
“Devlin Design Group helped
Fox45 achieve another milestone in Baltimore television history by building the
first and only HD news set in the market,” said Bill Fenshawe, Group Manager
for Sinclair Broadcast Group. “We’re
very pleased with our new set – and very excited to showcase our Emmy Award-winning
news operation in our new studios.”
“When WBFF jumped into HD,
they went in deep,” said Dan Devlin, DDG’s Creative Director. “This new set gives the station lots of
options – and the WBFF team is making the most of it. They’re using every inch of the set in
versatile and creative ways – including some even we didn’t think of!”
WBFF Fox45 News Director
Scott Livingston agrees. “The
versatility is a huge plus. The multiple
looks of the set allows us to enhance our storytelling. The set has a lot of unique moving parts that
helps showcase our talent.”
DDG is a world leader in
scenic design for HD. The Emmy
award-winning design firm has created HD sets and studios for broadcasters
worldwide, including WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC, the first U.S. station to
broadcast in high definition.
Livingston is proud to have
his station be the first to bring HD local news to the Baltimore market. “Fox45 has always set the standard for
storytelling in Baltimore. Our new set
from DDG allows us to raise the bar of excellence even higher.”
(San Francisco) -KRON has unveiled the most innovative traffic system strengthening the station's commitment to bringing viewers the most comprehensive traffic reports in the Bay Area. KRON is now using Beat the Traffic's patented and cutting edge 3-D technology giving viewers a look at traffic from a completely different angle.
NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has selected thePlatform, a
Seattle-based video technology provider, to launch a more flexible,
enhanced version of its Online Video Network, which distributes AP's
acclaimed video content to more than 2,000 newspaper, broadcast and
other media Web sites throughout the U.S.
Rollout of the new technology platform, to be completed by December,
will provide network affiliates with greater ability to showcase their
own news video as well as to offer higher video quality for AP's
coverage of world events, which most recently included the Summer
Olympics in Beijing, the U.S. presidential campaign and the hurricanes
that hit Haiti, Louisiana and Texas.
AP's Online Video Network provides in-depth video reports specifically
designed for viewing on the Internet. Brought to market in 2006, the
network now reaches 61 million unduplicated unique visitors through its
2,100 affiliate sites.
The world's largest newsgathering organization, AP draws on its
worldwide staff of journalists, a global network of news sources and a
rich historical archive to create authoritative video clips of
international and national events, entertainment, sports, and business
news.
"We've been very aggressive in providing top stories and breaking news
video coverage wherever it happens," said AP Executive Editor Kathleen
Carroll. "For instance, we chased half a dozen hurricanes over Florida
and the Gulf Coast and produced scores of video clips including
first-person accounts, extensive raw video and live streaming. We also
made available to OVN affiliates last week never-before-seen 1973 video
on the release of John McCain when he was a North Vietnam prisoner of
war."
OVN's technology platform, initially provided by Microsoft, will now be
licensed from thePlatform, an industry leader in the broadband video
management and publishing market, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. In
addition to offering enhanced content, AP will offer network affiliates
for the first time a fully embeddable video player for video destination
pages. The new system will also support higher video quality.
"For perspective, this is easily one of the largest online video
initiatives to occur in 2008," said Ian Blaine, CEO of thePlatform. "In
many ways, it's like launching thousands of individual video sites at
the same time, and we're very proud to help the AP provide broader video
coverage to millions of viewers."
"The new version of the network will make it easier for our affiliates
to incorporate compelling news video on their Web sites," said Jane
Seagrave, AP's senior vice president of Global Product Development. "As
video becomes the storytelling medium of choice on the Internet, we're
improving the content as well as the technical environment."
About the AP
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering
fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world, to all media
platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most
trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day,
more than half the world's population sees news from AP.
About the Online Video Network
The AP Online Video Network is an ad-supported news video service that
draws on the global newsgathering resources of The Associated Press and
its network of members and customers in the United States to provide
video summaries of breaking news stories for Web sites.
On the Net:
www.ap.org
Contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720
Nashville, TN, and Los Angeles, CA, September 27, 2008 -- 615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music companies, providers of production music and original themes, for television networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive applications and multi-media clients, has named longtime production music� executive Shelly Walker to the new position of Director of Licensing, Television Network Division. 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler made the announcement.
In her new post, Walker will help extend the 615 Music brand name and presence into the West Coast/Hollywood marketplace, as well as the rest of the U.S. She will seek new music placements from the company’s extensive library—as well as possible original music composition placements-- into feature films, trailers, TV programs, TV promos, videogames and TV commercial projects.
Mr. Wachtler said, “Shelly has over 10 years of sales experience in the production music industry. She is a specialist in music licensing and contract negotiations, and has the extensive entertainment industry relationships which will help 615 Music grow further into the Hollywood community and beyond.”
ABOUT SHELLY WALKER:
Before joining 615 Music, Shelly Walker was Division Manager of Broadcast Network and Affiliate Licensing with Megatrax Production Music Library, N. Hollywood, CA, from 2002. There, she managed a client base of over 300 active accounts, covered a national sales territory with concentration on television networks and broadcast affiliates, presented group and large volume use proposals to broadcast affiliates, TV networks and production companies. She also negotiated fees and annual contract terms for licensing in TV programs, promos and commercials, and acted as a company representative during numerous industry trade shows.
Earlier, Walker was an Account Executive (2001-2002,) with Opus One Production Music Library, Studio City, CA. There, she expanded the company’s contact database and developed new business in various markets, contributed significantly to the company’s annual revenue growth through new business sales, negotiated fees for annual license agreements and laser-drop uses, and attended industry trade shows.�
From 1998-2001, Walker was Director of Music Licensing with TunEdge Music Library, Universal City, CA. During this time, she managed all sales and distribution operations including contract negotiation and administration, music searches, catalog categorization, and demo and update duplication.
ABOUT 615 MUSIC:
Founded by president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville, Tenn., in 1984,
615 Music is a multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others.�
615’s client roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E, HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT. Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows. These have included the “TODAY” show, “Live with Regis and Kelly,” The Discovery Channel, “Frasier,” ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.”
In Fall 2007, 615 Music acquired the renowned Metro Music library. As a result, 615 Music now has 10 production libraries and well over 500 CDS worth of music available to its clients. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries are 615 "Gold" and “Platinum” Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP; Kingsize NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator; Scoring Stage Film & TV; and ZEN.
Internationally, 615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are currently being distributed to over 60 countries via its sub-publishers. In addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music work for clients based in India, Germany, and the U.K.
Among 615 Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the company created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography” series. For the past two years in a row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original Song” for two songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “TODAY” show—those songs were entitled “Live for Today” and “It’s a New Day, Today.”
615 Music is located at 1030 16th Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
The company’s phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
Triangle Software (d.b.a Beat the Traffic® and BeatTheTraffic.com) a leading provider of traffic reporting solutions for media markets, announces the acquisition of the LandSonar(TM) traffic data business. Founded in 2002, LandSonar(TM) was the first provider of GPS-probe-based historical/predictive traffic data in the United States.
"Since our initial funding through a National Science Foundation Grant for vehicle traffic forecasting, Beat the Traffic® has been focused on providing the best traffic data available for our television, cable, radio and Internet customers," says Andre Gueziec, CEO of Triangle Software LLC.� "LandSonar's state-of-the-art historic and predictive traffic data products provide a natural complement to the robust real-time flow and incident data we receive from our partners and generate from a variety of public and private data sources.� Our traffic reporting customers will see benefits from enhanced forecasting and advanced quality management features enabled through the acquisition.� Existing LandSonar(TM) traffic customers will benefit from an expanded R&D and support infrastructure, new investment and product enhancements, as we continue to grow and improve these historic data solutions."
"LandSonar has led the U.S. adoption of historic traffic data for improving routing, travel time prediction and planning applications", notes Jonathan Hubbard, CEO of SpeedGauge, Inc. and co-founder of LandSonar(TM) Traffic. "We are pleased with this natural progression of our traffic business and with the technical, business and cultural fit with Triangle Software. Triangle is a well-established, award-winning innovator in traffic solutions with excellent intellectual property in the creation and use of predictive and historical traffic information.� We are delighted with Triangle's commitment to support the continued evolution of the historic traffic products."
Triangle Software currently holds several patents for traffic information production, use and integration. LandSonar(TM) traffic's intellectual property, including pending patents, will extend Triangle ability to deliver innovative traffic solutions to the market.
About Triangle Software LLC
Based in Campbell, CA, Triangle Software LLC d.b.a. Beat the Traffic offers an award-winning solution for vehicle traffic reporting, featuring three-dimensional animated maps, an advanced web and mobile solution, consistent on-air and on-line components, lower-third tickers and a one-of-a-kind traffic forecasting system. For more information, please visit www.trianglesoftware.com, or www.beatthetraffic.com.� The Beat the Traffic technology is protected by U.S. Patents Nos. 6,989,765, 7,161,497, 7,221,287 and 7,375,649 and additional patents pending.
About LandSonar, Inc.
Since 2002, LandSonar has been building and offering useful applications and services built upon the deep analysis of GPS data streams. These innovative applications and services are designed to improve enterprise efficiency and decision making and are developed in a way that neatly integrates with current IT solutions and management processes.
Effective immediately, LandSonar, Inc. will be changing its name to SpeedGauge, Inc. and will be focusing on commercial vehicle safety applications including its flagship SpeedGauge service.For more information, please visit www.landsonar.com.
Triangle Software, LLC
Media Contact:
Andre Gueziec
Yann Lhomme
(408) 879-5805
media@beatthetraffic.com
LandSonar, Inc (to become SpeedGauge, Inc.) Media Contact, US:
Mark Sole
(415) 483-1470
press@speedgauge.net
Dallas, TX –
June 6, 2008 – Strengthening the resources it
provides to a broad international clientele, Stephen Arnold Music Vault has
developed a search engine that makes all of its music collections available
online for the first time.� The new search engine—available today at http://search.stephenarnoldmusic.com—is
the result of extensive research to determine the best possible approach to
finding, accessing and using this globally produced music
collection.
In addition to providing instant
access to the Stephen Arnold Music Vault, the search engine will allow customers
to access its extensive collection of music tracks by H2U and 3Volution.� H2U is
a Swiss and German company, comprised of three of the most successful
award-winning album artists and commercial ad composers in
Europe.� 3volution has developed
music for some of the highest profile video games and movie soundtracks in the
U.S.
and is known for its bone-crushing heavy metal
sounds.
“Beyond simply reviewing our
research findings, we listened closely to the needs of our customers to create a
search engine that serves multiple purposes,†said Stephen Arnold. “The
resulting service features an intuitive, user-friendly interface that makes our
collections far easier to access.â€
What sets the new Stephen Arnold
Music Vault search engine and library apart from others is a combination of
high-quality and simplicity. The collections are managed and developed by real
composers rather than merely agents, with most tracks created for real projects
and scored to picture. The melodies, chord changes and hooks are not merely
loops and textures strung together and mixed on a computer, as is now so typical
in the industry.
Instead of sorting through sets of
CDs, Stephen Arnold Music’s customers can enter a search term and have a perfect
and distinctive music cut before them instantly. The search engine is set up to
efficiently serve both a user buying a single one-time cut and registered
high-volume users. For the pay-per-download user, the new search engine is
designed to streamline the process of calculating fees and obtaining clearances,
saving time and limiting distraction.
About Stephen
Arnold Music
As a multiple Emmy, Addy and Promax
Gold award-winning music production company, Stephen Arnold Music has over 15
years of success in delivering the sounds that make a difference to networks,
television stations, advertising agencies, film studios and video game companies
the world over. The company's Sonic Branding approach to music production –
blending original music compositions with distinct tones and special audio
effects – is at the core of its promise of amenable staff and quality service in
delivering the sounds of success for all projects. For more information, please
visit http://www.stephenarnoldmusic.com.
Nashville,
TN, May 28, 2008 -- 615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music companies,
providers of production music and original themes, for television networks and
programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive
applications and multi-media clients, has composed and delivered new
promotional theme music for clients across the USA. 615 Music President and CEO
Randy Wachtler made the announcement.
ABOUT
NEW 615 MUSIC PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS:
** 615 Music composed and produced
the new theme song for the Atlanta Braves, entitled “The Braves Play Here,†for
client Peachtree TV, Turner Broadcasting’s local Atlanta TV platform. The song,
written by G. Barnhill and R. Wachtler, promotes the Braves’ 2008 baseball
season, and was sung by Warner Bros. Records recording artist James Otto.
** The company composed and produced the new song entitled “All American
Summer†for client NBC 3 (WKYC TV) in Cleveland.
** 615 Music created the new promotional news music package for WFOR TV, Miami, entitled “Moving
Forward.â€
** For client WOAI TV, San
Antonio, 615 Music created and produced the station’s
news theme song “We’re News 4 San Antonio.â€
** 615 Music also just produced the new theme music for the Cleveland
Indians, entitled “Fearless.â€
** On the national front, 615 Music delivered the new theme music for
cable TV’s SPEED Network’s Formula 1 Racing programming, entitled “F1.â€
ABOUT 615
MUSIC:
Founded by
president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville,
Tenn., in 1984,
615 Music is a
multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production
and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable
television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and
syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others.
615’s client
roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television
network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E,
HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT.
Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and
promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows.
These have included the “TODAY†show, “Live with Regis and Kelly,†The Discovery
Channel, “Frasier,†ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.â€
In Fall 2007,
615 Music acquired the renowned Metro Music library. As a result, 615 Music now
has 10 production libraries and well over 500 CDS worth of music available to
its clients. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries are 615
"Gold" and “Platinum†Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP; Kingsize
NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator; Scoring Stage
Film & TV; and ZEN.
Internationally,
615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are
currently being distributed to over 30 countries via its sub-publishers. In
addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music
work for clients based in India,
Germany, and the U.K.
Among 615 Music’s numerous awards is a
National Emmy for the memorable theme the company created for A&E’s
acclaimed “Biography†series.
For the past two
years in a row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original
Song†for two songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “TODAY†show—those
songs were entitled “Live for Today†and “It’s a New Day, Today.â€
615 Music is located at 1030 16th Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
The company’s
phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 20, 2008) – The
Associated Press has appointed Michael Lutzky to the position of Director of
Product Development for AP Sports. Lutzky, based in New York, is responsible for identifying, evaluating and developing new sports-related
business opportunities including product launches, partnerships, licensing and
expansion into new markets.
"Michael’s
strategic thinking and media industry experience will be valuable as we work to
grow AP’s powerful sports brand,†said Global Director of AP Sports Products
Jim Kathman, to whom Lutzky reports.
Before joining AP,
Lutzky was an associate with McKinsey & Company, where he worked closely with top management teams in major
corporations, governments and institutions to craft innovative strategies and change
management initiatives for media, non-profit, telecom, consumer package goods
and public sector clients. He also worked as a staff photojournalist for
The Washington Post, where he covered national stories, as well as
international conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle
East.� His work was
consistently recognized by the National Press Photographers Association, the
White House News Photographers Association and received several Pulitzer
nominations.
Lutzky holds a
master’s in business degree from Dartmouth
and a master’s in fine arts in photojournalism from the Rochester Institute of
Technology.
About The AP
The
Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast,
unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and
formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of
independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's
population sees news from AP. www.ap.org
Vizrt,
a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software
announces its collaboration with New York-based, Perceptive Pixel. Perceptive
Pixel is the creator of the most advanced multi-touch display systems in the
world, including the large-scale Media Wall, which has already been seen on-air
for coverage of the 2008 U.S. Presidential primaries.
Perceptive
Pixel’s Multi-Touch display solutions, now integrated with Vizrt software,
enables broadcasters to use its sophisticated and intuitive multi-touch
gestures to control graphics presentations that they create with the full line
of Vizrt software, including: Viz Artist 3, Vizrt’s animation and visual
effects creation tool for high-quality 2D and 3D real-time graphics; Viz
Curious Maps mapping software; and Viz Link, a still and clip store workflow
solution. Viz Engine supplies uncompressed, real-time graphic and video output.
Graphics can be run from Viz Trio character generation software and Viz Content
Pilot content management software.
“Extremely
large video walls, used as studio backdrops and as interactive tools during
election coverage and weather forecasting, represent a fast-growing trend in
production,†said Petter Ole Jakobsen, CTO, Vizrt. “Our collaboration with
Perceptive Pixel affords broadcasters a large, high-resolution interactive
surface and creates the possibility of close-ups and more creative shooting
angles. But, the major breakthrough is the integration of Perceptive Pixel’s
multi-touch feature with any graphical or video element in Vizrt. The
possibilities are endless in terms of the creative potential.â€
Perceptive
Pixel’s groundbreaking Media Wall is the most advanced multi-touch system
available on the market, creating new opportunities for collaboration,
interactive image manipulation, and breathtaking information visualizations.
The Wall is 94†diagonal, full HD 1080p resolution, and can sense an unlimited
number of touch points simultaneously.
It
is a complete turn-key system that can be used with its suite of bundled
applications, easily integrated with existing single-touch applications, or
support the development and deployment of advanced multi-touch native
applications with its included Perceptive Pixel Multi-Touch Application
Framework SDK.
Perceptive
Pixel’s Multi-Touch Workstation is a smaller 55†diagonal HD display, ideal for
a single user interacting for extended periods of time, while its height allows
walk-up collaborators quick and easy access.
Going
beyond the traditional mouse, trackball, or touchscreen, multi-touch allows one
or more users to intuitively perform sophisticated manipulation of information
or systems using multiple simultaneous points of contact by one or more
individuals.
“Vizrt
brings us an established artist-friendly platform, dedicated to the creation of
live interactive graphics,†said Jeff Han, founder and chief scientist of
Perceptive Pixel. “It puts our technology into a professional workflow, while
we completely transform the possibilities for interaction with their graphics.
The result is a whole new dimension for dynamic interactive storytelling on a
studio floor.â€
About Perceptive Pixel:
Perceptive
Pixel, Inc. was founded by Jeff Han in 2006 as a spinoff of the NYU Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences to develop and market the most advanced
multi-touch system in the world. Contact Perspective Pixel
info@perceptivepixel.com or on the web at www.perspectivepixel.com.
About Vizrt:
Vizrt
offers a new vision for content creation and delivery with an end-to-end
solution from ingest to visualization. Our solution combines Vizrt’s true 2D/3D
graphics tools with Curious Software’s World Maps and Ardendo’s asset
management. Running on non-proprietary hardware, the combination of these
unique cutting-edge products ensures a seamless workflow from conception to
multi-format distribution. The latest addition to the Vizrt product suite is
Viz|MPS for handheld devices.
Vizrt’s
product suite is used by the world’s leading broadcasters including: CNN, CBS,
Fox, BBC, Sky, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, TV Today, CCTV and NHK. Also, many world
class production houses and corporate institutions, including both the New York
and London Stock Exchanges, utilize Vizrt solutions.
Vizrt
is a public company traded on the Frankfurt Prime Standard and on the Oslo Main
List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154. For further information, please refer to
www.vizrt.com.
Editor’s
Note: Color photos are available upon request.
All
trademarks are the property of the respective owners.
This
press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the business,
financial condition and results of operations of Vizrt and its affiliates.
These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of Vizrt's
management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from
those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties relate to changes in technology and market requirements, the
company’s concentration on one industry, decline in demand for the company’s
products and those of its affiliates, inability to timely develop and introduce
new technologies, products and applications, and loss of market share and pressure
on pricing resulting from competition, which could cause the actual results or
performance of the company to differ materially from those contemplated in such
forward-looking statements. Vizrt undertakes no obligation to publicly release
any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Denver, CO (May 6, 2008) – Veterinarians are taking to the
airwaves in a big way. In just six months, the Veterinary News Network (VNN)
has generated more than 280 million consumer impressions, making it one of the
largest providers of animal health news stories in the country. It expects to
easily surpass 500 million consumer impressions during its reporting year. Both
are record numbers for the organization which began producing animal health
news stories in 2005.�
“With
325 media trained veterinarians living and working in virtually every major U.S. media market,
we’re able to deliver reliable, accurate and timely animal health news stories
to consumers direct from the experts they trust most,†says Dr. Jim Humphries, VNN
President and News Director. “And, we’ve strengthened and grown our delivery
system to reach consumers through traditional local television and radio
broadcasts as well as through in-clinic networks and a wide variety of Internet
outlets.â€ï¿½
VNN
has produced more than 60 two-minute animal health news stories and produces
two new stories each month. Each video focuses on a current animal health or
veterinary medical topic. VNN videos are available to view or download at many
popular Web sites including www.youtube.com
and www.podcastgo.com/vnn. The VNN
video library is also available at www.MyVNN.com.
About Veterinary News
Network
The
Veterinary News Network (VNN) is a national network of more than 360 veterinary
and affiliate reporters who use VNN-produced resources to broadcast and publish
local news stories about current animal health issues and advances in
veterinary care. By providing content that is medically accurate and reliable,
VNN helps veterinarians deliver these stories to their local media through
print, television, radio, Internet blogs and other appropriate outlets. VNN
also has a syndication division that includes morning drive radio stations,
captive audience networks, podcasts, Internet video channels, blogs and
syndicated medical television. VNN has produced more than 60 news stories. VNN
is funded by an educational grant through the Western Veterinary Conference by
Merial. Visit www.MyVNN.com.
Dallas, Texas—The
Coaching Company, one of the industry’s leading newscast consulting and
coaching firms for more than two decades, debuts the first and only on-line
interactive coaching system. “With The
Desktop Coachâ„¢, managers and their talent coaches can evaluate and manage
talent for real breakthrough performance,†said TCC President and Founder Barry
Nash. “And it is powerful and
comprehensive enough to support do-it-yourself coaching for those who are
interested in that,†said Nash.
The Coaching Company introduced the new system at the
RTNDA/NAB in Las Vegas
in April. “There was quite a buzz among
news managers who previewed The Desktop Coach™,†said TCC’s Jonathan
Knopf. “It assesses talent in the areas
research has shown matter most to viewers.
And it provides the resources managers need to give their on-air talent
best practices feedback on a regular basis.â€
“With the Performance Tracker feature of The Desktop Coach™,
the news manager or talent coach generates a roadmap for growth and improvement
in the key areas of performance.†Nash said.
“And it doesn’t matter whether someone has two years or 20 years
experience. The system is as relevant
for the best of the best as it is for beginners. From an HR perspective, everyone is getting
feedback based on an equal set of standards.
And the system also helps news managers track and schedule follow-up
assessments,†Nash continued.
In an environment where news budgets are wound tight, The
Desktop Coachâ„¢ ensures that anchors and reporters can continue to get the help
they need to get better on-the-air.
Stations do not have to be TCC consulting and coaching clients to use
it. “Everyone we met with in Las Vegas agreed the
timing couldn’t be better for a system that is both affordable and powerful,â€
said Knopf. “While The Coaching Company
is always ready to come into a television station and personally work with on
air talent, we understand budget restraints and loyalty to relationships with
other firms. With The Desktop Coachâ„¢,
you don’t have to sacrifice either. It
makes great financial sense and the return on investment is incredible. And for stations who are interested, we even
include a free coaching visit to train the staff on the system,†Knopf said.
“We also re-vamped our website, www.coachingcompany.com to be a true
talent development resource and not simply a tool to market our company,†said
Nash. “Anyone can access our “Master
Class†file of performance recommendations.
And Desktop Coach™ clients will have password access to TCC’s library of
fundamental and advanced Best Practice recommendations.â€
“We’ve been coaching talent at all levels for over 25
years. We know what is important and we
know what works,†Nash said. “Whether
you hire a professional talent coach or do-it-yourself, The Desktop Coachâ„¢ will
dramatically increase your chances of making your talent better in the waysthat matter most.â€
For more information, contact Barry Nash or Jonathan Knopf
at 214-520-2000 or visit The Coaching Company website at www.coachingcompany.com. If you would like a personal demo of The
Desktop Coachâ„¢ and Breakthrough Performance Tracker, contact Jonathan Knopf at
732-995-8707 or jonathan@coachingcompany.com.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Set design firm FX Group has introduced the television news
industry's first "green" news set line as part of a company-wide
effort to become more earth conscious.
Dubbed EcoFX Green
Sets, this innovative new offering is the result of months of
collaboration between multiple FX departments.
"We researched
alternative, eco-friendly products that can be used in place of our current
materials," said Brannen Acor, FX's production manager.
Finding
environmentally-friendly construction materials proved very challenging, said
Acor.
The company worked with its existing vendors as well as new
suppliers to locate products that are recycled or made from renewable resources
that still maintain the company's high quality standards that come from FX's
20-plus years of scenic design and construction
experience.
Environmentally-conscious stations can chose from a variety
of options for green sets, such as making a certain
percentage of a new set eco-friendly or using renewable materials on select
surfaces or elements.
The ultimate goal in creating EcoFX sets is to
maintain FX's awarding-winning design standards while reducing the impact on the
environment.
For areas that can't be made environmentally-friendly from
practical or budgetary reasons, FX has arrangements to purchase carbon credits
that offset the impact the set construction has on the earth.
The cost
of a green set varies greatly and depends largely on the overall
size of the set and proportion of green materials used.
FX's
environmentally-friendly efforts extend into the firm's signature line of sets
as well, so non-EcoFX sets are more "green" than before.
Included in
these initiatives, FX has implemented several internal initiatives, including
the most comprehensive in-house recycling program in the company's history,
electricity usage reduction and reuse of scrap and packing materials. In
addition, the company's most recent order of letterhead and business cards was
produced on recycled paper.
Louisville, KY: The Louisville
market gets more than its share of severe weather. But now the market’s being shaken up in
another way – with WAVE-TV’s new HD-ready set from Devlin Design Group. The NBC affiliate’s new look preserves their
current 4:3 picture, while allowing them to expand to HD’s 16:9 in the future.
“All of us at WAVE 3 could not be happier with the final outcome
of this set,†said Lee Eldridge, WAVE-TV’s News Director. “We were firm in our vision of desiring
depth, versatility and a command presence with weather. DDG really came through.â€
“The enthusiasm for this set from the WAVE 3 staff has been
extremely positive and has created urgency in the presentation of our
newscasts,†said Dan Foos, Operations Manager for WAVE-TV. “The set compliments our news brand in
reporting severe weather and breaking news, highlighting both our talent and
technical expertise.â€
“Versatility was definitely the key to this project’s success,â€
said Dan Devlin, DDG’s Creative Director.
“WAVE 3 needed a set that would set a new broadcast standard in the
marketplace right now – and allow them to shine in when they switch to HD. The WAVE 3 team’s commitment to staying
competitive, along with their long-range vision for their station, made for a
great partnership.â€
“DDG was attentive to our vision and open to the changes we
threw at them during the design process,†said Eldridge. “We feel this set truly supports our product
and how we prefer to deliver that product live to our viewers.†He added, “Not to mention the fact that we’ve
already seen our competition attempt to copy its style and use.â€
DDG is known for its innovative, award-winning design
in 4:3, HD and virtual. The firm created the HD Newsroom set for WRAL-TV, the
first U.S.
station to broadcast in HD, along with many other national and international
broadcasters. DDG is known worldwide for
its experience and expertise in creating scenic design specifically designed for
the HD environment.
South
Bend, IN: When WSBT-TV, South Bend’s CBS
affiliate, decided to make the switch to HD – they did it in a big way. The Schurz Communications station is moving
into a brand new building with impressive HD capabilities. The size and complexity of the project led
them to select Devlin Design Group to create the HD scenic design.
“We’ll be
broadcasting in HD for the first time, so we were looking for a design company
with a reputation for innovative design,†said Bob Johnson, Director of
Operations and Programming for WSBT. “We
needed a firm we felt was changing with the times, that was staying on top of
the evolution of the technology. We
spoke to people in our company who had worked with Dan before and spoke highly
of him. So after a lot of research, and
talking to some of the top design firms, we chose Devlin Design Group.â€
“Many stations are
making the ‘digital switch’ – but WSBT is creating an HD powerhouse,†said Dan
Devlin, DDG’s Creative Director.
“They’re going to rock their market with a new facility, new gear – and
an attention-getting new HD look. DDG is
extremely excited to play such a key role in this huge transformation.â€
“We want our set to
have a dynamite new look, but also stands the test of time,†said Johnson. “DDG’s reputation and work show that their
designs do exactly that.â€
DDG is a pioneer in HD scenic design. The firm created the HD Newsroom set for
WRAL-TV, the first U.S.
station to broadcast in HD, along with many other national and international
broadcasters. DDG is known worldwide for
its experience and expertise in creating scenic design specifically designed
for the HD environment.
Nashville,
TN, April 7, 2008 -- 615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music
companies, providers of production music and original themes, for television
networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos,
interactive applications and multi-media clients, has composed and delivered a
new theme song for client Peachtree TV promoting the Atlanta Braves. 615 Music
President and CEO Randy Wachtler made the announcement. To hear this tune,
please visit: http://www.615music.com/core/whats_new.cfm
ABOUT NEW ATLANTA
BRAVES THEME SONG:
615 Music composed and produced a new theme song for the Atlanta Braves,
entitled “The Braves Play Here,†for client Peachtree TV, Turner Broadcasting
Inc.’s, local Atlanta
television platform. The new song, written by G. Barnhill and R. Wachtler for
615 Music, has just begun to be featured on that TV station, and will promote
the Braves’ upcoming baseball season. Warner Bros. Records recording artist James
Otto, whose current single, “Just Got Started Lovin’ You is #5 on the charts,
sang the 615 Music produced tune. Wachtler said, “I want to thank my friend
Scott Hendricks at Warner Bros. Records for turning me on to James Otto. What a
great vocalist!â€
Wachtler describes the song as, “An upbeat, fun song that incorporates the famous Braves chant
heard at Turner field.†615 Music’s client for this project was Peachtree TV
Senior Vice President/General Manager Jonathan Katz, who said, “We are
delighted with the song that 615 Music created to introduce this season’s
Braves’ games on Peachtree TV. It capitalizes on the iconic sounds at Turner
Field, while also tapping into musical styles that resonate with our viewers.â€
ABOUT 615 MUSIC:
Founded by
president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville,
Tenn., in 1984,
615 Music is a
multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production
and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable
television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and
syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others.�
615’s client
roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television
network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E,
HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT.
Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and
promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows.
These have included the “TODAY†show, “Live with Regis and Kelly,†The
Discovery Channel, “Frasier,†ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.â€
In Fall 2007,
615 Music acquired the renowned Metro Music library. As a result, 615 Music now
has 10 production libraries and well over 500 CDS worth of music available to
its clients. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries are 615
"Gold" and “Platinum†Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP; Kingsize
NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator; Scoring Stage
Film & TV; and ZEN.
Internationally,
615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are
currently being distributed to over 30 countries via its sub-publishers. In
addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music
work for clients based in India,
Germany, and the U.K.
Among 615
Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the company
created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography†series. For the past two years in a
row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original Song†for two
songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “TODAY†show—those songs were
entitled “Live for Today†and “It’s a New Day, Today.â€
615 Music is located at 1030 16th
Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212. The company’s
phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
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Contact:
Dan Harary
Asbury
Communications PR
Beverly Hills, CA
310/859-1831 asburypr@aol.com
Hunt Valley, MD: Sinclair Broadcast Group is making a major
commitment to HD with a complete HD conversion of 14 of their television
stations over the next three years. Their senior management team has selected
Devlin Design Group to create the scenic design for all 14 stations.
You're getting the HD gear. The Big Picture team makes sure you've got the HD
look and sound. We're three companies who offer you award-winning HD set design,
graphics and sound. We're ready and waiting to meet with you at Booth #R217 at
RTNDA@NAB to discuss your HD needs. Work with us individually or select our
whole team. Either way, we make sure your station looks, sounds and functions
beautifully on the air...In all of its HD glory.
�
Nashville,
TN, March 12, 2008 -- 615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music
companies, providers of library and production music (both original and custom)
for television networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air
promos, interactive applications and multi-media clients, recently composed and
produced the highly successful new musical promotional tune for the “TODAYâ€
show, entitled “Why I Love Today.†To hear this tune, please visit: http://www.615music.com/core/custom_services.cfm
Boston, MA: WBZ’s mission to further build on their
position as the alternative to “traditional†news in the competitive New
England marketplace was heightened by the addition of a new graphics package
from VDO and AstuceMedia.
One of the nation’s most influential and effective conservation
organizations, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), has signed
a contract with Medialink Worldwide Incorporated (Nasdaq: MDLK) to
build and manage its digital newsroom via Mediaseed™, Medialink’s
Web-based content management platform, it was announced today.
The
Veterinary News Network (VNN), a national network of veterinary reporters and
selected affiliate reporters, and a leader in the production of animal health
news stories for television, radio and print, has launched a newly designed Web
site.
Surging
innovators of digital news production solutions hire 20-year high-technology
development veteran, Mauro Dresti, to propel flagship end-to-end products.
Nashville, TN, January 24, 2008 -- 615
Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music companies, providers of
library and production music (both original and custom) for television networks
and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive applications
and multi-media clients, is revving up its engines and starting 2008 with a
bang, producing hot new promo music for two high profile clients, and by
releasing 28 new library CD titles. 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler
made the announcement.
About 615 Music’s newest work:
CLIENT:
SPEED CHANNEL
615 Music wrote and
produced the fast paced musical anthem “Be There†for SPEED Channel’s “NASCAR
on SPEED†2008 campaign. Written by G. Barnhill, G. Kesner and R. Wachtler,
this new song was designed to aurally illustrate the high energy, excitement
and fully immersive NASCAR experience on SPEED. “Be There†features Chad Harris
on lead vocals, with SPEED CHANNEL’s Creative Director Dusty Schmidt and Paul
Wilson also contributing to this campaign.
Glenn Kesner, whose
branding agency Auracana led the campaign for SPEED, said, “615 Music really
rocked one out of the raceway with this highly memorable musical theme that
connects all the energy and emotion of what ‘NASCAR ON SPEED’ is all about.
Many race fans will be heading to SPEED in 2008 thanks, in part, to Randy
Wachtler and the folks at 615 Music.â€
CLIENT: KNBC, LOS
ANGELES
For the TV station KNBC,
Los Angeles, 615 Music contributed the new
promotional tune “We’re 4 L.A.â€
Ginger Zumaeta, Vice President, Advertising and Promotion, for KNBC-TV,
requested from 615 Music a song that viewers in South
California could relate to, while simultaneously delivering a
young, alternative and fresh feel.� 615 Music’s “We’re 4 L.A.†tune
reflects the high energy and fun Southern California lifestyle, giving Randy
Newman’s classic pop tune “I Love L.A.†a run for its money!� The images
in the accompanying KNBC video promo of “We’re 4 L.A.†depict a cross-section of Californians
actively enjoying their city and their lives.� “We’re 4 L.A.†was written by G. Barnhill, R. Wachtler
and G. Zumaeta, with lead vocals by J. Skorik.
ABOUT 615 MUSIC’S NEW
LIBRARY TITLES:
From the 615 Platinum Series:
SFL-1168
– “Modern Pop-R&B:†Urban influenced pop music that designed to make the
listener groove or bring him to his feet.
SFL-1167
– “1950’s Popular Styles:†Classic, 1950s-styled popular music with that
nostalgic sound�and spirit that everyone will remember.
SFL-1166
– “Alternative Rock Vol. 3 (With and Without Vocals):†Contemporary Alt Rock
with and without vocals.
SFL-1165—“I-Team
Investigative Vol. 3:â€ï¿½ News promo music beds for every occasion, from
inviting human drama, to investigative, to breaking news.
SFL-1164 – “Indie Acoustic:â€
Features acoustic driven, adult alternative music with and without vocals.
Songs are from David Cleveland, veteran composer and musician for 615 Music,
and performances by other well-known and respected musicians such as Matthew
Burgess (percussionist,) Mike Childers (drummer,) and Danny Olannerghty
(bassist.)
SFL-1163—“Hip
Hop/Rap Vol. 2.:†This new release offers authentic hip hop and rap tracks as
real as it gets.
SFL-1162—“Yuletide
Spirit, Vol 4.:†Classic and original holiday and Christmas favorites, both
traditional and modern.
From the Scoring Stage Series:
SS-011 – “Epic Drama:†Orchestral film scores that
tip their hat to the award winning epic films of the recent past.
SS-010 – “Fantasy and Children’s Adventure:†Fun,
adventurous orchestral music that brings to life the magic inside a child’s
imagination.
SS-009
– “Magic and Mayhem:†An impressive variety of “larger than life†orchestral
cues from mysterious and magical to chaotic mayhem.
SS-008
– “Light Drama:†Pushing orchestral drama on the lighter side of desperate.
SS-007 – “Rock Orchestra:†Cinematic heavy rock blended
with dramatic orchestral elements.
SS-006 -- “Explosive
Percussion:†Features an atomically charged and eruptive raging torrent of
percussion power.
From the Promo
Accelerator Series:
PA-017 – “Drums and
Percussion:â€ï¿½ A broad assortment of rhythmic instruments and dynamic beats
to get toes tapping.
PA – 016 – “Alt Rock
#3:†Promo Accelerator’s new Alt Rock title delivers a pulsing, raging
alternative rock set with drums, bass and in-your-face power chords.
From the Music Shop
Library:
EM-5252
– “African Perfumes:†An invitation to travel, inducing the listener to wander
along a rhythmic path of African atmospheres.
EM-5251—“Hip Hop
Philosophy: This title offers a full set of laid back urban beats featuring
male and female vocals.
EM-5250�
- “Piano and Co.:†Soothing arrangements of positive and lively instrumental duets
featuring the piano.
From the 615 Song
Catalog Series:
SEC-022—“Cary Cooper:†A
fun and whimsical set from award winning songwriter Cary Cooper.
From
the Kingsize Series:
KSM-038 – “Windfall:†A subtle, groovy
collection of acoustic guitar landscapes,with a few rough edges left in for
that "real feel."
KSM-037 –“Polkas and Tangos:†Earthy, passionate and
sometimes quirky -- hoist your beer stein or your Buenos Aires Baby. Who
doesn't love an accordion
KSM-035 – “Motion:†Juicy, hybrid cues incorporating
ethnic, techno, and jazz elements -- perfect for underscore requiring a sense
of movement.
From
the Metro Music Library:
MMP-083 -- “Drama/Danger 3:†Offering an
escalating level of tension and violence, from moderate generic drama to high
anxiety and action.� A mix of current techno pallete and orchestral and
sound design elements -- perfect for dramatic promos, teasers, trailers, extreme
action, and sports.
MMP-084 -- “Too Funky:†So funky it
hurts!� A mix of extreme R&B, funk, hip hop, and urban dance grooves
with all the bells and whistles of TV production.� Hooky riffs, stabby
horn licks, and bluesy melodic licks generate just the right level of
high-energy fun.� Grooves that just won’t quit entertaining!
From
the AMP Library:
AMP-030 – “Laid Back 5:†Tracks which bring peace and
harmony to any production. Pure, mellow and soft with a crystal clear
sound.� Relaxed and meditative backgrounds; warm, yet positive and
peaceful.
AMP-029 – “Positive Drive 6:†Positive minded, suitable for
life-style and trendy productions. The music is timeless as well as modern,
with styles like R&B, funk, jazz, rock, and slightly techno.
From
the ZEN Library:
“ZEN-011:†Delicate & classy
piano with jazzy drums & soft bass.
ABOUT 615
MUSIC:
Founded
by president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville,
Tenn., in 1984,
615
Music is a multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording,
post-production and sound design company with clients that include broadcast
and cable television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio
stations and syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among
others.�
615’s
client roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable
television network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide,
A&E, HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT.
Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and
promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows.
These have included “The Today Show,†“Live with Regis and Kelly,†The
Discovery Channel, “Frasier,†ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.â€
In
Fall 2007, 615 Music acquired the renowned Metro Music library. As a result,
615 Music now has 10 production libraries and well over 500 CDS worth of music
available to its clients. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries
are 615 "Gold" and “Platinum†Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP;
Kingsize NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator;
Scoring Stage Film & TV; and ZEN.
Internationally,
615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are
currently being distributed to over 30 countries via its sub-publishers. In
addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music
work for clients based in India,
Germany, and the U.K.
Among
615 Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the
company created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography†series. For the past two
years in a row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original
Song†for two songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “The Today
Showâ€â€”those songs were entitled “Live for Today†and “It’s a New Day, Today.â€
615 Music is located at 1030 16th
Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
The
company’s phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
Carlisle,
PA, January 21, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave
technology provider, is pleased to offer the new RFX-PMR-II portable
digital receiver.� The receiver is
available in both SD and full HD configuration. The rugged unit offers exceptional
performance for portable links and is designed for easy and quick set-up for
ENG and field applications. In addition, it is weather resistant
for broadcasts during adverse climate conditions.
Accommodating FCC channel plans in
conjunction with the BAS Relocation Project, the PMR-II offers manual or
pre-set channels with tuning in 0.25MHz steps. The unit is capable of receiving
frequencies between 1.990 and 2.500GHz. When configured for HD, the PMR-II
supports 1080i and 720p formats in addition to SD modes. Demodulation modes
include QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM with auto detection. �
“Today’s broadcast industry calls for
products that offer rugged durability and extreme portability, both of which
are featured within the PMR-II,†says RF Central CEO Jeff Winemiller.
In addition, Winemiller says the PMR-II
is available at a very critical time. “With many stations still in the midst of
completing BAS relocation, the PMR-II is a receiver that meets today’s SD
criteria, while also providing a clear path for migration to full HD whenever
the customer is ready.â€
The PMR-II’s MSRP is $29,650 and is
upgradeable to HD for an additional charge of $6,000. For more information on
the PMR-II, call 1-866-732-0113 or visit www.rfcentral.com.
About RF Central
RF Central, LLC manufactures and supplies state-of-the-art
microwave equipment to television broadcast and government customers throughout
the
United States.�
As one of the premier suppliers of broadcast equipment required to complete the
2GHz BAS transition, RF Central has grown from a few employees in 2005 to over
60 full-time dedicated professionals today.� Located in
Carlisle,
PA,
RF Central also provides specialized integration, installation, and engineering
services.� RF Central is marked by its unique qualifications within the
industry, its focus on customer service and its dedication to expanding and
improving the terrestrial microwave options available to customers. RF Central,
along with Nucomm, Inc. and Microwave Service Company, form the Vitec Group RF
Systems business unit, part of Vitec Group Broadcast Systems Division.�For
more information, visit www.rfcentral.com.
About The Vitec Group
The Vitec Group supplies a wide range of equipment and
services to the broadcasting, entertainment and photographic industries. Its
products are distributed in nearly 100 countries, either through dealerships or
direct to the end user or corporate customer. Vitec is based on strong, well
known, premium brands that professionals rely on. Vitec is organized in three
divisions: Imaging & Staging, Broadcast Systems and Broadcast Services. For
more information, visit www.vitecgroup.com.
January 21, 2008, HUNTSVILLE,
Ala. – Baron Services is proud to introduce the Baron Tornado Index™, the
most revolutionary tornado detection technology to become available in the last
five years.
January 15, 2008
HUNTSVILLE,
AL – KELO-TV,
based in
Sioux Falls,
South
Dakota, recently replaced one of their three Doppler radars with
the first Guardian weather radar in the upper
Midwest.
Guardian, a megawatt dual-polarization broadcast radar from Baron Services, is
the most powerful broadcast radar in existence, featuring 256 color levels,
high resolution and hydrometeor classification. KELO-TV is the seventh
television station in the country to implement Baron’s elite polarimetric
technology. Headquartered in
Huntsville,
Ala., Baron Services has
installed every dual-polarization radar for broadcast in the world to date.
BOSTON, MA, Thursday, January 10, 2008� –
National Ministry of Design, the broadcast design firm responsible for the
recent redesign of The CBS Early Show, has just taken its design and branding
expertise international by redesigning Mexican network TV Azteca.
RENO, NV, January 8, 2008 –
New Years revelers who rang in 2008 from the comfort of their own homes
received a larger-than-life perspective of Nevada’s annual “New Year's Eve
Celebrations†party as KRNV-TV News 4 took its decade
long history of live coverage to new heights by broadcasting it in full HD using
an array of RF Central microwave equipment.
Kfar Saba,
Israel – January 8, 2008 - Orad Hi-Tec Systems Limited (Symbol: OHT) announces
that in response to strong demand for its broadcast graphics, virtual
studio and sport solutions and in preparation for an anticipated further
increase in demand for its products in 2008, the company is strengthening
its North America sales and operations teams.
Bitcentral's
Precis end-to-end digital newsroom solution goes live at three television news
stations in a single day; complete installations in three
weeks
It’s the ultimate
compliment for Devlin Design Group – and the ultimate new set for New England
Cable News.� VP of News Charles Kravetz
is unabashedly enthusiastic about the design and quality of their new DDG set.
Local radio and television stations in almost every market in the
United States have adopted Non-Stop Music’s custom and syndicated News Music Packages.Read More...
Bay News 9 recently delivered viewers in Tampa Bay, Fla. their first look at dual-polarimetric radar technology from Baron Services. The station is proud to offer their viewers increased weather detail, higher resolution imaging and the enhanced accuracy of Baron’s leading radar system. Read More...
Dallas, TX – November 26, 2007 – As part of its recent launch, FOX Business Network (FBN) commissioned Stephen Arnold Music to give its news programming an unmistakable musical signature. The award-winning Dallas-based music production company was tasked to develop a sonic brand and all music themes, with the goal of establishing a strong aural identity for FBN that would translate through all day parts and cross-platform branding.Read More...
THE WASHINGTON D.C. CONVENTION CENTER, BOOTH # 430, NOVEMBER 14-16—Ikegami, the world-leading manufacturer of high-quality broadcast production solutions, is exhibiting a wide range of leading-edge products and technologies vital to the needs of public-sector video and television professionals at Government Video Technology Expo (“GV Tech Expo”) 2007, at the Washington DC Convention Center.
“Government video professionals are keenly interested in leading-edge high-definition television production technologies,” observes Alan Keil, VP and Director of Engineering for Ikegami. “These include cameras that leverage the advantages of the latest CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors) imagers for native multi-format HD video capture, reduced power consumption, and high-speed imaging capabilities. Tapeless HD portable cameras are also very important in public-sector videography, and Ikegami—which pioneered tapeless portable camcorder technology more than a decade ago—has had great success in this market. Tapeless HD will be of major interest at the GV Tech Expo, as will multi-purpose HD ‘box’ cameras, and space-saving LCD HD monitors. In addition to these, high-quality standard-definition portable cameras also continue to be heavily utilized by government video professionals.”
Responding to these areas of vital interest, Ikegami’s GV Tech Expo 2007 exhibit will feature an historic addition to the Ikegami product line: the new HDK-79EC HD Multi-format CMOS camera system. Employing three 2/3-inch 2.5 Mega-pixel specified CMOS imaging sensors to achieve supreme picture quality and multi-format HD performance, the HDK-79EC’s 1920H x 1080V active-pixel CMOS sensors are the first of their kind in the television industry and are switchable between interlace and progressive readout modes. Providing a full 16:9 aspect ratio, the HDK-79EC’s CMOS sensors provide: 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p. Also available are optional 50Hz formats, 1080/50i and 720/50p, and high-speed dual-link 1080/60p, and for Super Slow Motion, 720/120p.
In addition to also employing three multi-format CMOS HD imagers, Ikegami’s HDN-X10 EditcamHD tapeless camcorder is the first to use Avid's high quality DNxHD high-quality mastering codec to deliver HD resolution, full-raster (1920 by 1080) images that can be edited on laptop and desktop systems in real time. The DNxHD codec is an open system that can be licensed for free, ensuring viability far into the future.
The HDN-X10 EditcamHD currently employs a data rate of 145 Mbps (Megabits per second) to provide 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p recording and playback using removable hard disk FieldPak2 or solid state RAMPak recording media. Ikegami's new 160 GB FieldPak2 provides over 2 hours of HD recording time. FieldPak2 and RAMPak media can be mounted and edited immediately without the need for digitizing or transcoding. Handy features of Ikegami’s HDN-X10 include Retroloop (so videographers never miss a shot), Intelligent Recording (which enables the camera to automatically record to available media space), and Timelapse Recording.
Government video professionals have many unique technology needs, and among these are the use of high-quality HD cameras for image capture in inaccessible locations. Ikegami meets this challenge with its new HDL-45 and HDL-45P one-piece full-digital HD “box” cameras. Featuring advanced 14-bit analog-to-digital conversion, the HDL-45 and HDL-45P deliver superb 1080i and 720p HD image-capture, respectively, and are designed for use in such locations as traffic and weather-cam mounts, goalposts, track-side or other out-of-reach vantage points. With matching picture quality and compatibility with the same control panels as their studio camera counterparts, these box cameras integrate perfectly for flash camera, newsroom, control room, and other unmanned camera positions. Both cameras also feature a built-in servo-filter that enables insertion of a neutral density or other filters by remote control—an especially important feature for use in inaccessible installations.
Capturing the highest quality HD video from great heights is also the purpose of Ikegami’s new HDL-F50 multi-format CMOS camera, which is designed to meet the size requirements for gyro-stabilized aerial camera mounts, such as the “ball” mounts used on helicopters. The HDL-F50’s one-piece, space-saving design minimizes the number of camera input and output signals, simplifying signal transportation and allowing a gyro-stabilized ball mount to transmit camera signals with a minimum of slip rings. The HDL-F50’s CMOS imager features low power consumption and provides multi-format 1080i or 720p HD image capture.
In addition to its long history of making innovative cameras, Ikegami is also well known for uncompromising quality in video monitors. The latest examples of this excellence are Ikegami’s LCD-based HD and SD monitors. These include the HLM-2400 Wide Full HD 24-inch 16:9 LCD monitor, the HLM-910R Multi-format HD/SD 9-inch LCD monitor, and the HLM-1710WR 17-inch Multi-format LCD color monitors. All save space, are lightweight, and are low in power consumption. Compatible with all HDTV and SDTV formats, the HLM-2400, HLM-1710WR, and HLM-910R are well-suited to video security and surveillance facilities, mobile production vehicles, and all other environments in which space-saving, color-accurate, high-performance color video monitoring are a necessity.
For outstanding mobility, the HLM-910R is Ikegami’s high-end 8.4-inch HDTV LCD color monitor with TFT LCD display. Suitable for mobile or field operation, the HLM-910R can be mounted in a 19-inch rack with a two-monitor configuration. In the field, the HLM-910P is a lightweight accessory that videographers can depend on for accurate HD/SD multi-format video monitoring. Ikegami also offers a wide variety of rack-mountable color LCD NTSC/PAL video monitors to suit the many display needs of government video professionals.
As noted earlier in this press release, high-quality SDTV portable cameras continue to be heavily utilized by government video professionals. Addressing this market is the lightweight and ergonomically advanced Ikegami HL-65W DSP portable camera for outstanding performance and sophisticated features in today’s digital video production environments. Equipped with advanced digital signal processing ICs, the HL-65W’s video signals are digitized with 14-bit A/D conversion and up to 38-bit internal digital processing. This delivers superb high-quality pictures with excellent S/N ratio during all operating conditions because processing such as white shading, gamma, and DTL (detail) are all performed digitally. Delivering improved color reproduction in low light areas. In addition, newly developed AIT (Advanced Interline Transfer) CCDs offer high sensitivity of f 11 and very low smear level of minus 135dB.
Visit Ikegami during GV Expo Tech 2007 at Booth # 430 at the Washington DC Convention Center.
For more information and the Regional Office nearest you, call Ikegami’s Maywood NJ headquarters at 201-368-9171 or visit www.Ikegami.com.
Ikegami–“Tapeless Wireless Seamless.”
Ikegami Electronics is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality professional broadcast equipment. Ikegami offers a broad range of TV cameras for ENG, EFP, Studio, HDTV, CCTV and Medical Imaging. Ikegami products have received various Emmy Awards for Engineering Excellence. The company’s universal High Definition TV cameras have been widely accepted by the broadcast industry as it continues the change over to the High Definition Television Format.
Richmond, Virginia-based WTVR-TV, the CBS affiliate owned by Raycom Media has chosen JVC’s GY-HD250s as the station’s primary studio cameras. Equipped with JVC’s KA-HD250 studio adapters, the GY-HD250s are used for the station’s main news production studio and for the Virginia Lottery production studio. Read More...
Includes Special Themed Installments for Olympics and Elections
Dallas, TX – November 6, 2007 – Prepping its partners for a headline-making 2008, Stephen Arnold Music, an internationally acclaimed music production company serving the television, film, advertising and video game industries, has created a multi-volume release schedule for its popular Box of Rocks promo music library. Read More...
Revolutionary HDK-79EC Native Multi-Format CMOS HDTV Camera Systems
Capture Boston Playoffs and Games One and Two of the 2007 World Series
MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, November 1, 2007—Every October, baseball fans throughout the world are captivated by the intensity of the Major League Baseball playoffs and World Series. This year, as the Boston Red Sox captured their second championship in four years, F&F Productions LLC was there throughout the team’s run to the title, capturing the drama at FenwayPark with Ikegami HDK-79EC Native Multi-Format CMOS HDTV Camera Systems from F&F’s state-of-the-art GTX-15 mobile production unit.
“We are long-time users of Ikegami cameras, and we know that they stand behind their products,” says Bill McKechney, F&F Productions’ VP of Engineering. “From image quality to service, Ikegami performance has always been top-notch. We built the GTX-15 to be an absolutely state-of-the-art HDTV production truck. The key to achieving this objective was outfitting it with the most advanced equipment available, including Ikegami HDK-79EC cameras. The result is the delivery of ultimate picture quality.”
Ikegami’s mastery of CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology, which provides such advantages as reduced power consumption, multi-format HD video capture, and high-speed imaging capabilities, was an important factor in F&F’s selection of the HDK-79EC. “We feel that CMOS represents the next generation of cameras,” McKechney states. “CMOS lends itself very well to multi-standard HD, and we fully expect it will prove superior to past acquisition systems.”
An historic addition to the Ikegami product line, the HDK-79EC employs three 2/3-inch 2.5 Mega-pixel specified CMOS imaging sensors to achieve supreme picture quality and multi-format HD performance. These 1920H x 1080V active-pixel CMOS sensors are the first of their kind in the broadcast television industry and are switchable between interlace and progressive readout modes. Providing a full 16:9 aspect ratio, the HDK-79EC’s CMOS sensors provide: 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p. Also available are optional 50Hz formats, 1080/50i and 720/50p, and high-speed dual-link 1080/60p, and for Super Slow Motion, 720/120i.
Incorporating Ikegami’s sophisticated Chip C4 ASIC video processing technology, the HDK-79EC Native Multi-Format CMOS HDTV Camera System can be configured to use with either triax or SMPTE fiber cable. Additional system components include the CCU-790A full-digital camera control unit with built-in broadcast down-converter and the CB-79HD/TA-79HD Triax Adaptor System.
Additionally, F&F has been very pleased with the performance of the HDK-79EC’s Ikegami nine-inch 16:9 color LCD viewfinder, which features an especially wide viewing angle and low lag, which is critical for the viewfinder application. “This LCD viewfinder has all the controls our camera operators require, and allows them to set up as they would like to,” McKechney explains. “We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from our operators about the Ikegami viewfinder.”
In addition to its Ikegami HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-Format CMOS Camera Systems, the GTX-15 truck – which is capable of accommodating up to 24 cameras with three complete video positions – is also equipped with two Ikegami HDL-50 compact full digital HD cameras for POV shots and Ikegami HLM-1710WR and HLM-2200 Multi-Format HD LCD monitors. The GTX-15 was stationed in Boston for all Red Sox home playoff games, including games six and seven of their thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Cleveland Indians, and games one and two of their World Series sweep of the Colorado Rockies.
This was F&F’s third time covering the World Series. The company’s production schedule includes many other major sporting events, including the U.S. Open, where F&F’s newest mobile unit, the GTX-15, debuted in September. F&F also covers major entertainment events that require state-of-the-art HD images. “HDTV has become the standard for sports and entertainment production because of the amazing detail of the picture,” says Connie Vizaro, VP of Sales. “HD sports was the first television production area to showcase the new technology, but as more and more HD displays are in the home, other events are demanding the quality of HD as well. Every one of our mobile units carries Ikegami HDTV cameras because they are reliable, durable, and produce fantastic images.”
Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc. is a leading supplier of professional broadcasting products in the Western Hemisphere. With U.S. offices in New Jersey, California, Florida, Texas, and Illinois, the Ikegami name is recognized worldwide for its state-of-the-art television cameras and closed-circuit TV equipment. Ikegami’s universal High Definition TV cameras have been widely accepted by the broadcast industry as it continues the transition to the High Definition Television Format.
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For more information and the location of the Regional Office nearest you, call Ikegami’s MaywoodNJ headquarters at 201-368-9171 or visit www.Ikegami.com.
C100 Produces Pristine Audio While Maximizing Station’s Efficiency
JOHNSTON, IA— Iowa Public TV, Iowa’s statewide public broadcasting network providing more than one million viewers with entertainment, has acquired two Solid State Logic C100 HD Digital Broadcast Consoles for production on hit shows including Iowa Press and Market to Market. Iowa Public TV expects to go live with the C100s by the end of the year. Read More...
Clear Channel’s Leading News Talker Takes Online Video to New Level
WASHINGTON, D.C., (Oct. 11, 2007) -- In a groundbreaking online video product development, LA’s KFI-AM 640 has become the first radio station in the United States to create and broadcast its own one hour video newscast, a “vodcast,” for its online audience at www.kfi640.com. Integrated with AP video and breaking news service, “Handel on the News” vodcast is hosted by Bill Handel and produced exclusively for KFI’s Web site. It features Bill Handel and his morning crew delivering daily commentary with compelling AP Video and copy to make the newscast visually appealing. Each day’s edition can be viewed online beginning at 11a.m. PST.
“The Handel on the News Vodcast is getting a great reception from our listeners,” says Robin Bertolucci, KFI-AM program director. “We're excited to see where this project will lead us, and we're delighted to partner with AP. With their online video service we’re able to seamlessly integrate pictures and video to magically transform us from a radio show to a multimedia extravaganza."
About The AP The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP. www.ap.org
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Contact: Roger Lockhart, 202-736-1145, rlockhart@ap.org
With Look and Feel of Premier 950 CD Broadcast Quality Collection on the Web, Top Online Library Upgrades for Improved Speed & Flexibility
SALT LAKE CITY, October 2007– Online music searches have reached a new level of speed and efficiency with CUEgle.com V2.0 (www.CUEgle.com) from Non-Stop Music. The most sophisticated online music library yet, the newest version of CUEgle.com makes it even easier for Radio Producers and other on-air creatives as well as other media professionals to search and license Non-Stop Music’s vast library of over 950 CD’s with more than 38,000 tracks, that includes dedicated News Sound Packages - designed specifically for those at radio.
Since its launch in 2005, CUEgle has provided a highly advanced music search and download engine that combines the look and feel of a physical CD collection with the quick search capabilities and instant gratification of an online library. Now with CUEgle.com V2.0, search and download functionality has been vastly improved to give users a faster, more efficient, user-friendly experience.
Visitors to CUEgle.com V2.0 find a well- designed, and user-friendly interface waiting for them once they log on. Large images of the colorful CD covers for each collection, marked by easily identifiable names such as “Action Premier 1,” “Suspense 4,” “Tenor Sax Quartet – Bossa Nova,” can be clicked on to reveal track title and length along with a brief description. Each MP3 or .WAV file can be fully previewed and downloaded straight to the user’s desktop, where it can then be easily inserted into any project. If the user chooses to use the track, the usual blanket or needle drop licenses apply.
“We created CUEgle.com V2.0 to reshape music searches from the ground up and make the process more intuitive, effective and enjoyable,” says Randy Thornton, COO of Non-Stop Music (www.nonstopmusic.com). “After almost two years online, the industry agrees: searching for, finding and downloading the ideal music cuts has been thoroughly optimized by CUEgle.com. Now, with CUEgle Version 2.0, is revolutionizing web-based music searches yet again.”
The next generation of the CUEgle.com experience is further enhanced by advanced search capabilities. Twenty-eight top-level categories from “Atmospheric Chillout” to “Country & Western” and “Kitsch Retro Lounge” help speed up searches. Users can also easily narrow or broaden their music searches with keywords. In addition, Non-Stop’s expert music consultants are available 24 hours a day/seven days a week to make suggestions regarding the Non-Stop library, made up entirely of original music composed, arranged and recorded at Non-Stop’s L.A. East sound-stage in Salt Lake City.
Organization and workflow are also a strong suit of CUEgle.com. Music supervisors managing one or more large-scale productions will appreciate the “Projects” section, which allows them to keep multiple music cues in project folders specifically designated for that project.
To streamline the review and approval process, users and their clients can view each other’s project folders, saving them the bandwidth strain of moving multiple audio files back and forth via email.
Highlights of the CUEgle.com V2.0 upgrade includes a wealth of new features, including:
File flexibility -- users can now decide which type of file they wish to download: MP3 (256k) or .WAV. Users selecting .WAV can download the files either from the Non-Stop Server, or from a hard drive that resides at the client's location.
Improved Graphical User Interface -- CUEgle V2.0 has a more pleasing look and design.
Three selectable players – Users can select to use Flash, Microsoft Media Player, and QuickTime players. All three have rewind, fast-forward and scanning capability.
Smoother online collaboration -- Users can more easily share and work on joint projects together. They no longer have to export xml files and email them, but instead can choose to let other users view specific project folders.
Space-efficient onscreen song descriptions -- Previously, when a particular song had a lengthy description, much of the page was taken up just by showing that one description. With CUEgle V2.0, the entire description is still available and searchable in the database, but users have the option of having a finite number of characters show up on the screen or including the entire description.
Enhanced key word search -- CUEgle V2.0’s keyword searches are more thorough than ever before.
Refined macro search -- In CUEgle V2.0, users who select a macro button will see that the "All libraries per category" scroll-down menu reconfigures itself, automatically presenting only the catalogs that have relevant material available. This allows the user to further refine their search in a particular library for a particular macro genre.
Complete publishing data -- All publishing information is now available on every track in the system.
Faster artwork downloads -- Once the initial cover artwork is stored in each user's cache, the system runs faster than the previous CUEgle. (CUEgle was already the fastest running search/download system in the library world, now it is even faster!)
More information -- The login screen will have a news area where Non-Stop will post breaking news, promotional offers, helpful hints, etc.
“The speed and efficiency of CUEgle makes it one of the most valuable music search assets available to media professionals today,” Randy Thornton says. “With CUEgle V2.0, the capabilities of this uniquely powerful system have been heightened significantly. We’re extremely proud to announce this important upgrade so that users can search, preview and download more effectively than ever before.”
About Non-Stop Music
For the past 25 years, Non-Stop Music have been providing original music and world-renowned fully administered library selections to the professional world of movies, TV shows, commercials, trailers, radio – in fact to anyone who needs quality music that fits just right.
From the company’s HQ in the glorious countryside of Salt Lake City complete with it’s state-of-the-art recording complex – LA East and offices in New York, LA and London along with affiliates offices throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and the Near and Far East, Non-Stop Music are the most influential music production and licensing company in the world - a world where their music can be heard everywhere.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran television news expert Bill Brown has joined FX Group as creative director.
Brown will contribute his extensive production knowledge to FX's award-winning set design projects, including on-site service and consultations focused on maximizing storytelling and flexibility.
"With Bill, FX will be creating the next generation of sets," said Mack McLaughlin, FX's CEO. "Bill's work makes sets come alive and change hour to hour and day to day as the news warrants," McLaughlin said.
The addition of Brown will also bring FX clients his extensive training experience, including Brown's signature Total Station Coaching. Brown will work directly with not only on-air talent but the producers, writers, directors, TDs, videographers, editors, studio camera operators and floor directors who support them.
This team-driven approach, which other consultants frequently ignore, is vital to ensure effective training with obvious benefits that last.
"Take, for example, the coach who tells an anchor team to pick up the pace by 'jumping the cue,' that is, coming in faster at the ends of each other's reads," said Brown.
"Unless that coach also meets with the production team to adjust show timing changes, directors' punches and studio crew cueing changes, jumping the cue will have your team jumping off a cliff before the end of the A block," Brown explained.
In addition, FX will give stations proven strategies to create, design, build, launch and promote a winning brand that connects emotionally with viewers.
With the addition of Brown to its industry-leading team, FX is now the only design firm offering its clients a full time studio integrator with more than 30 years of studio experience in more than 200 television stations and networks worldwide.
FX clients will benefit from Brown's extensive experience in the television industry, which includes newscast directing, producing and promotion work at stations in Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, N.C. Brown also holds the distinction of being the consulting industry's first full-time promotion and marketing specialist.
Brown has a long history of collaborating with FX, including work at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati as well as projects at WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tenn., WEWS-TV in Cleveland and CBS owned and operated affiliate KTVT-TV in Dallas.
Brown joins FX from The Coaching Company, which he co-founded and spent 22 years at as its CEO and lead creative consultant.
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Distinct Musical Notes Themed to Encompass Network’s Programming Pillars
Dallas, TX – October 8, 2007 – Demonstrating that music is equally important to visual clarity in drawing viewers to television, HDNet recently tapped Stephen Arnold Music to develop a sonic brand for the high-definition network. The Dallas-based music production company, with a rich history in developing the successful sonic brands for networks, television stations, advertising agencies, film and video game companies worldwide, was asked to develop an aural logo that could be incorporated into several key branding components.
The Stephen Arnold Music team rose to the challenge by immediately reviewing HDNet’s needs, programming and core audience demographics to gain perspective on the music choices that would resonate the most with viewers.
“They wanted a very distinctive sound… a set of notes that could work naturally in indie and alternative rock style songs,” said Stephen Arnold. "We had to deliver a series of tones that could get to the heart of HDNet, do it quickly and—most of all—do it in a way that would work across multiple genres.”
The resulting aural logo is a versatile, five-note riff now used by HDNet in a variety of musical themes encompassing the network’s six programming pillars: News and Documentaries, Original Programs, Acclaimed Series, Sports, Music and Movies.
About HDNet
HDNet (www.hd.net) provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming. Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies.
About Stephen Arnold Music
As a multiple Emmy, Addy and Promax Gold award-winning music production company, Stephen Arnold Music has over 15 years of success in delivering the sounds that make a difference to networks, television stations, advertising agencies, film studios and video game companies the world over. The company's Sonic Branding approach to music production – blending original music compositions with distinct tones and special audio effects – is at the core of its promise of amenable staff and quality service in delivering the sounds of success for all projects. For more information, please visit http://www.stephenarnoldmusic.com.
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Award Indicates Big Changes Ahead for Broadcast Industry
October 10, 2007 – HUNTSVILLE, AL – Baron Services, through its partnership with L-3 Communications, is part of the team that was awarded a five-year, $43 million contract from NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS). Under the contract, Baron Services will provide design, development and production for a comprehensive system-wide upgrade of the 171 NWS, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense (DOD) NEXRAD radars. The contract, which was awarded based on the best technological solution and overall value, is likely to change the way broadcast meteorologists around the country receive and communicate weather data.
“We’re very proud to have been selected as a partner in this program and we look forward to working with L-3,” said Robert O. Baron, President and CEO of Baron Services. “Our team brought leading technology solutions to the table, and did so at the best value,” he continued. “Beyond that, this program complements our work in the television broadcast industry. We have gained significant know-how in delivering dual-polarimetric technology in the commercial broadcasting arena, and look forward to leveraging our expertise for the government as part of the NEXRAD program.”
Unlike conventional radar systems, which transmit solely a horizontal scan, Baron’s dual-polarimetric radars send out both vertical and horizontal polarized beams, and enable meteorologists to see twice as much data than they can with systems not employing this technique. Because dual-polarimetric radars use hydrometeor classification to identify the location and type of precipitation that is falling, they provide more accurate information about the size, shape, orientation and state of hydrological data. This enables forecasting with them to be highly precise.
Major market television stations, such as WHNT, KRIV, WNYW, WWOR, WRAL and WFLD, including New York, Chicago and Houston, have grown in their respective markets due to the addition of dual-polarimetric radar technology to their weather solutions.
Broadcast television stations that implement dual-polarimetric technology receive improved weather detail, achieve higher resolution imaging and increase the accuracy and precision in their forecasting. They can virtually eliminate guesswork from complex weather situations, reducing cut-ins and crawls, while tailoring their coverage to the most affected areas. Because of the NWS NEXRAD program, stations will be able to take advantage of the technological advancements that the NWS will implement during the next five years.
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About L-3 Communications
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, systems and subsystems. The company reported 2006 sales of $12.5 billion.
About Baron Services
Baron Services is a pioneer in sophisticated weather analysis and technology and a globally recognized industry leader in delivering technology for the communication of significant weather events. It offers a wide range of weather solutions and owns numerous weather technology patents. The company delivers cutting-edge radar systems, advanced forecast modeling, mobile weather analysis and localized weather displays. Operating primarily from Huntsville, Alabama, with offices in Oklahoma, North Carolina and Florida, Baron Services includes four specialized divisions that continue to advance the weather industry by providing systems engineered to save both lives and property. The company has, to date, installed all broadcast dual-polarimetric radars in the world.
Service turns any marketer’s web site into branded media channel; Volvo among first to take advantage with revved-up video content hosted by BrandTV; uploads can be shared virally and viewership trackedRead More...
DALLAS — KTVT-TV , the CBS owned and operated affiliate in Dallas, has launched high definition newscasts with a new set from FX Group.
KTVT-TV debuted its new set facing heavy competition in the Dallas HD news market, so management knew the station needed to make a big impression on viewers.
Though FX has done work for stations in major cities including Philadelphia, Boston and Detroit, KTVT-TV is FX's first project for a big-three affiliate in a top-10 market.
"We're very proud of our work in Dallas," said Mack McLaughlin, FX's CEO.
The sprawling new duopoly set features two anchor areas, a weather center, flexible standup area and a multipurpose interview and sports set.
Warm wood tones and faux stonework combined with sleek curves and contemporary metal finishes combine to create a visually-stunning environment that creates an eye-catching, branded look on the station's HD and standard definition signals.
The set is built around a centralized weather center, allowing this important segment of the studio to serve both KTVT-TV and its sister independent station, KTXA-TV.
KTXA-TV's set continues the warm yet modern flair by utilizing rich, reddish-brown wood tones offset with perforated metal panels and curved graphic openings. And importantly, it is a distinct look that sets KTXA-TV apart from the KTVT-TV brand.
Both sides of the set are stocked with state-of-the-art high definition monitors that display live videos and graphics. The monitors also allow the station to quickly and efficiently brand individual shows and segments.
The entire set was specifically designed for HD broadcasting, explained McLaughlin. "We carefully planned each and every shot the station uses, ensuring the picture looks great in 16:9 and 4:3," he said.
That, combined with FX's industry-leading construction methods, means unparalleled attention to detail and quality, both extremely important points to remember when producing HD broadcasts.
KTVT-TV's set was designed and built at FX's 50,000-square foot Orlando facility, where a team of experienced designers and support staff worked one-on-one with KTVT-TV's creative and news departments.
For a full selection of images of this project and more details, visit www.fxgroup.tv. Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. — Leading broadcast scenic design firm FX Group has invested in a variety of key technology upgrades aimed at better serving clients.
These upgrades include a new, state-of-the-art telephone system, cutting edge upgrades to the design studio computer network and the installation of an additional wideformat ink jet printer.
"These investments represent our commitment to providing the best scenic design services and customer service," said Matthew Carson, FX's president.
The new telephone system installed at FX's 50,000-square foot facility adds a wealth of features and enhancements which will make client interactions such as conference calls more efficient and streamlined. The system also allows clients to call FX contacts directly at their desks instead of being routed through an operator, making it more convenient to connect with staffers.
The system's enhanced voice mail can also connect inbound callers with members of the FX team who are away from their desk or on the road.
New HP workstations and software were installed in FX's award-winning design studio, giving each designer identical hardware and software configurations. Included in this project was upgrades to the latest versions of 3DSMax, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. The powerful new computer systems were selected specifically to increase the design team's efficiency and creativitys
Rounding out the upgrades is a new wideformat ink jet printer, doubling FX's large format graphics production capacity.
"We're excited about the opportunities these upgrades will give us," said Carson. "By coupling the best team with the best technology, FX is truly the leader in the industry."
SECAUCUS, NJ (September 12, 2007) – Panasonic announced it will begin deliveries this month of its new AJ-HPX3000, the industry’s first native 1080p one-piece camcorder to acquire mastering-quality high definition video. With three 2/3” high-density 2.2-megapixel CCDs, the HPX3000 captures cinema-quality images in full-raster 1920 x 1080 resolution with 4:2:2 10-bit sampling, utilizing the powerful, new AVC-Intra codec.
Designed for episodic television, filmmaking and commercial production where mastering quality is essential, the HPX3000 records in industry-standard DVCPRO HD at 1080 in 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i and 60i, and in AVC-Intra. AVC-Intra, the industry’s most advanced compression technology, is a professional intra-frame video codec with bit rates of 50 and 100Mbps, utilizing the Hi-10 and Hi-422 profiles of H.264 respectively. AVC-Intra provides high-quality 10-bit intra-frame encoding in two modes: AVC-Intra 100 for full-raster mastering video quality, and AVC-Intra 50 Mbps for DVCPRO HD quality at half the bit rate, thereby doubling the record time on a P2 card. For added flexibility, the camera can also produce standard definition recordings in DVCPRO50, and is 60/50-Hz switchable for worldwide use.
The HPX3000 offers intuitive film camera-like operation and its superb performance is enhanced with advanced 14-bit A/D conversion and a 12-pole matrix color correction function. Additional high-end features include six advanced gamma settings, including Film-Rec mode (made popular by the VariCam); a Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC) function that corrects for lateral chromatic aberration in lenses; film-like shutter controls;built-in scan reverse and a proxy video encoder. The HPX3000 has a high sensitivity of F10 at 1,000 lux in 1080i, and a minimum illumination of .064 lx (at +56db gain-up).
The camera offers five card slots and with five 16 GB P2 cards installed, you can record up to 100 minutes in AVC-Intra 100 at 1080/24p, 200 minutes in AVC-Intra 50 at 1080/24p, 160 minutes in other AVC-Intra 50 formats, and 80 minutes in other AVC-Intra 100 or DVCPRO HD formats.Recording times will double with the release of Panasonic's 32GB P2 card in November.
In addition to offering P2 HD’s no-moving-parts reliability and innovative recording modes, the HPX3000’s solid-state benefits result in a fast file-based workflow, providing immediate access to video content from all cards simultaneously for confidence viewing.
For creative picture enhancing, the camera has a three-level Dynamic Range Stretch (DRS) function that varies the gamma correction to match the contrast within the image. A Scan Reverse function allows the HPX3000 to use an ultra prime lens or an anamorphic lens adapter to create a 2.35:1 aspect image for wide-screen cinematic shooting without image cropping. In addition, the camera offers dual optical filter wheels for separate control of ND and CC, and a flip-out, 3.5-inch color LCD monitor for easy viewing. Available interfaces include IEEE 1394A in/out, USB 2.0 in/out, genlock in with HD Tri-Level Sync or VBS in, and SMPTE time code in/out. An HD/SD-SDI input for external line recording is offered as an option.
The HPX3000 can record full 48-kHz/16-bit digital audio on all four channels, and is equipped with an RCU terminal for connecting the optional AJ-RC10G remote control unit for superb image and control adjustment.
To lower total ownership costs, Panasonic is offering a five-year limited warranty (Panasonic Broadcast’s normal 1-year basic warranty plus an extended warranty for years two through five).
The AJ-HPX3000 is available this month at a suggested list price of $48,000.
About P2 HD
P2 HD products offer the benefits of pristine image quality, ultra reliability, unmatched flexibility and a faster workflow. They deliver solid-state high definition recording without the mechanical wear and environmental limitations of tape, hard disk, and optical disc based systems. P2 HD ensures the highest reliability, especially in challenging conditions of extreme temperature range, shock, and vibration. P2 HD products provide a significant reduction in maintenance costs, longer useful product life, and immediate access to recorded video (no need to digitize, ingest or create proxy video files) and metadata. P2 HD provides the reliability of solid-state production; the immediate connectivity to existing IT infrastructures; the speed, ease of use and portability of P2 cards; and interoperability with leading NLE systems.
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New York & Nashville Sept. 10, 2007 -- 615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music companies, providers of library and production music (both original and custom) for television networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive applications and multi-media clients, has acquired renowned music library company Metro Music Inc. 615
Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler, and Mitch Coodley, Owner/Composer of Metro Music Inc., jointly made the announcement.
Regarding the deal, Mr. Wachtler said, “Strategically, this acquisition made a great deal of sense for us, and helps us expand 615 Music’s global outreach. I have known Mitch Coodley for many years, and have always admired his music. We are delighted that he will continue to write and produce original new music for Metro. Because we know that his clients have grown to love the Metro library, we have decided to continue to market Metro Music under its own brand name in the coming months. With our marketing expertise, we will have the ability to help extend the reach of the Metro library even further.”
Added Mr. Coodley, "I'm a composer and producer first and foremost. This deal will allow me to spend even more time on the creative side of producing the Metro catalog. Randy was looking to continue the Metro sound, and that's why this deal works so well for me. I know the library is in good hands and that 615 Music will serve us both well in terms of expanding our client base and keeping our long-term clients happy.”
“615 is a great company with excellent client services and strong marketing capabilities. Having the Metro label under the 615 banner allows me to do what I do best, and at the same time, to benefit from working with a larger, more diverse company and its highly respected staff. It's a good fit all around,” Coodley concluded.
With the addition of the Metro library, 615 Music now has 12 production libraries and well over 500 CDS worth of music available to its clients. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries are 615 "Gold" and “Platinum” Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP; Kingsize NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator; Scoring Stage Film & TV; and ZEN.
ABOUT METRO MUSIC INC.:
Mitch Coodley, composer/producer/guitarist, founded Metro Music in New York City in 1985. His studio and freelance guitar experience led him to composing for TV and video, and he soon developed Metro Music which comprised a catalog of original production music. Clients at the four networks were quick to gravitate toward the burgeoning library, which now contains over 1,500 titles. (For more info, please see www.metromusicinc.com )
The Metro Music Production Library has long been regarded as the best small production music library in the industry. The catalog contains all original titles, fully cleared and ready to license for any film, video, or interactive/multi-media project.
Metro’s catalog has been geared to provide quality, unique music for the high-end television or film producer, local broadcasters, and Fortune 500 corporations, with the catalog providing music with a distinct edge and tremendous variety. The company’s contributing composers have been—and remain-- leading talent in the music business. Metro Music is utilized regularly in over 100 countries worldwide, and can be heard daily and nightly on TV and radio networks and local affiliates across the U.S.
ABOUT 615 MUSIC:
Founded by president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville, Tenn., in 1984, 615 Music is a multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others.
615’s client roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E, HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT. Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows. These have included “The Today Show,” “Live with Regis and Kelly,” The Discovery Channel, “Frasier,” ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.”
Internationally, 615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are currently being distributed to over 30 countries via its sub-publishers. In addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music work for clients based in India, Germany, and the U.K.
Among 615 Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the company created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography” series.
For the past two years in a row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original Song” for two songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “The Today Show”—those songs were entitled “Live for Today” and “It’s a New Day, Today.”
615 Music is located at 1030 16th Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
The company’s phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2007 – Canon will exhibit a wide variety of high-definition lenses and imaging solutions at IBC 2007, the International Broadcasting Conference, in Amsterdam, Holland from September 7 to 11 at the RAI Convention Center . New products include the wide DIGISUPER 27 HD studio lens (model XJ27x6.5B IE-D) and the BU-40H remote-control robotic pan-tilt HD camera system with genlock input and HD-SDI/SD-SDI video output.See Canon’s wide selection of HD lenses at IBC 2007 in Stand No. 11.431.
“Canon’s IBC exhibit will include products introduced at this year’s NAB show, but new to this major European equipment show,” stated Gordon Tubbs, director, Broadcast and Communications division, Canon U.S.A. “These products include Canon’s new HDgc line of cost-effective portable lenses for the new generation of lower-cost HD ENG camcorders. We are also showcasing HDgc models for all leading camera-imager sizes: 1/2-inch, 2/3-inch, and 1/3-inch. Also new to the IBC audience are Canon’s DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF long-field Autofocus zoom lenses demonstrating the breadth of our product offerings for the broadcast market.”
Sixteen different models comprise Canon’s HDgc line, with three tiers of quality: the higher-end eDrive Series, the middle-range Economical Series, and the basic Remote-Control Series. Nine of these HDgc lenses were introduced at NAB 2007. The higher-end eDrive Series of HDgc lenses include three new models – the KJ16ex7.7B IRSE, KJ21ex7.6B IRSE, and KJ10ex4.5B IRSE lenses – which are designed for cameras with 2/3-inch imagers. All three of these lenses feature a built-in 2x extender and Canon’s digital eDrive feature, which enables users to easily program such functions as zoom and focus settings into the lens for precise, automated repeatability. The three new additional HDgc lenses that comprise the Economical Series include the KJ13x6B KRS (for 2/3"), KH13x4.5 KRS (for 1/2"), and the KT20x5B KRS lenses (for 1/3"). The third category of new HDgc lenses is the Remote-Control Series. New lenses in this category consist of the KJ20x8.5B KTS (for 2/3"), KH20x6.4 KTS (for 1/2"), and KT20x5B KTS lenses (for 1/3").
Also introduced at this year’s NAB, but new to IBC, are the DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF (model numbers XJ100x9.3B AF and XJ86x9.3B AF, respectively), which feature sophisticated Autofocus capabilities based on Canon’s proprietary HD implementation of Through-the-Lens Secondary Image Registration Phase Detection Method technology. Both lenses are designed to assist camera operators in achieving shots that are always in exact focus, even in challenging situations. The Canon DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF lenses create an operator-controllable window in the HD camera’s viewfinder that targets the object operators want to focus on most sharply in the scene. Camera operators can change the window’s position and size by means of a miniature joystick on the camera handle’s focus servo control. Three auto-focus modes are included (Part-Time, Full-Time and Off). The Canon DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF are designed to assist camera operators so they can concentrate on applying their full attention to the creative aspects of framing HD images and following the action they are shooting.
In addition to these new HDgc and DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF lenses, Canon’s full line of HDxs long-field zoom lenses, HDxs studio lenses, eHDxs and HDxs ENG/EFP portable lenses, and HD-EC prime and zoom lenses for digital cinematography will also be exhibited at IBC 2007.
Along with the DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF, Canon’s line of HDxs long-field zoom lenses also include the DIGISUPER 100xs (the world’s first triple-digit lens of its kind), DIGISUPER 86xs, and DIGISUPER 75xs, all of which are widely used in sports production. All also feature Canon’s exclusive Optical Shift Image Stabilizer (“Shift-IS”) technology for rock-solid images at telephoto distances.
Canon’s IBC exhibit will feature information on its exclusive technology collaboration with Vinten, a leading manufacturer of tripods, pedestals, pan-tilt heads, camera robotics, and other innovative camera-support solutions. The Canon-Vinten collaboration integrates the advanced capabilities of Canon’s Shift-IS lens technology with the high-resolution optical encoders built into Vinten’s new Vector 950 Active pan-tilt heads. The special encoders in the Vector 950 Active provide output that is fully compatible with the Canon HD lenses. The result is the elimination of any trace of lag after fast pan or tilt shots – a great advantage in the production of fast-paced HDTV sporting and entertainment events
Canon’s line of HD studio lenses also includes the industry’s first-ever Compact Studio Lens, the DIGISUPER 22xs (model XJ22x7.3BIE-D), which provides the superior HD optical performance of a large “box-style” HD lens in an extremely compact (13.4 lb.) design appropriate to portable HD cameras configured for studio use. Other Canon HDxs studio lenses include the DIGISUPER 25xs (XJ25x6.8BIE-D) and the cost-effective DIGISUPER 23xs lens (XJ23x7B IE-D).
Canon’s eHDxs portable lenses include eight models for HD ENG and/or EFP production. These include: the HJ17ex7.6B, a lightweight zoom lens; the HJ17ex7.7B, which is widely used for high-end HD field production; the HJ11ex4.7B, which is the widest angle of view portable HD production lens offered by Canon; the Telephoto HJ22ex7.6B; the HJ21ex7.5B, which is a lens specially designed not to breathe for EFP and studio applications; the HJ18ex28B Super Telephoto HD lens with a focal-length range of 28 to 500mm (1000mm with built-in 2X extender); and the HJ40x Telephoto series of lenses. All but the HJ40x Telephoto series feature Canon’s exclusive eDrive technology, which (as referenced earlier) enables users to preset zoom, focus and iris settings, if desired.
Canon’s HD-EC (High-Definition Electronic Cinematography) prime and zoom lenses for digital cinematography include the HJ8x5.5B, HJ11x4.7B, and HJ21x7.5B zooms and six prime lenses ranging from 5mm to 55mm. All Canon HD-EC lenses feature traditional film-style lens feel and operation, which includes large, dual, luminous scales for focus (marked in feet) and iris, as well as precise mechanics and a defined control of torque with no backlash. Also part of Canon’s HD-EC line is the innovative ACV-235 Anamorphic Converter, which captures very wide aspect ratio (2.35:1) images with all available 2/3-inch 24P digital HD cameras.
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MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, September 4, 2007—As consumers increasingly discover the thrilling “you are there” sharpness of High Definition Television (HDTV), coverage of professional sports events is increasingly being captured by Ikegami’s revolutionary new CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors) HDTV cameras.
Advanced CMOS technology—offering reduced power consumption, multi-format HD video capture, and high-speed imaging capabilities—is engineered into Ikegami’s new HDK-79EC HD CMOS Camera System, which provides a full 16:9 aspect ratio and operation in 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p HD. Optional 50Hz formats 1080/50i and 720/50p, high-speed dual-link 1080/60p, and (for Super Slow Motion), 720/120i are also available. The HDK-79EC is configurable for hand-held use or “hard” field-camera operation using the Ikegami SE-79D System Expander, which includes a 9-inch 16:9 color LCD viewfinder (with wide viewing angle and low lag) and an interface with HD telephoto zoom lenses. The camera has docking-style construction, allowing easy interchange between triax and fiber adapters to meet the cable requirements of different clients and different venues. Major mobile television services provider F&F Productions used Ikegami’s HDK-79EC cameras for its extensive coverage of the U.S. Open for CBS and the USA Network.
Ikegami’s HDL-50 Series Compact One-Piece POV cameras also deliver native Multi-Format HDTV imaging, and are designed for mounting in inaccessible locations for capture of dramatic action shots. Users of the HDL-50 include Robo-Vision, which mounts the camera on its remote pan-heads for capture of “speed shots” at auto races, and Goodyear, which has deployed an HDL-F50 on its famed Spirit of America airship for coverage of major West Coast sporting events.
“HD broadcast and content production professionals demand the best; their artistic visions, careers, and livelihoods depend on it,” notes Les Kozlowski, CTO and Founder of AltaSens, premier supplier of high-performance CMOS image sensors. “The marriage of Ikegami's world-class camera know-how with our CMOS imaging System-on-Chip (iSoC) technology is pushing all performance metrics to levels previously unachievable. CMOS iSoC delivers full Nyquist-limited resolution throughout a broad dynamic range.”
Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc. is a leading supplier of professional broadcasting products in the Western Hemisphere. With U.S. offices in New Jersey, California, Florida, Texas, and Illinois, the Ikegami name is recognized worldwide for its state-of-the-art television cameras and closed-circuit TV equipment. Ikegami’s universal High Definition TV cameras have been widely accepted by the broadcast industry as it continues the transition to the High Definition Television Format.
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Nashville, TN, Sept. 1, 2007 -- 615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music companies and providers of original/custom, library and production music for television networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive applications and multi-media clients, has announced the latest projects from its Custom Division. 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler made the announcement.
Continuing to expand upon its extremely successful relationship with NBC TV’s “The Today Show,” 615 Music has just produced a new theme piece for that program, entitled "Today Goes Wild.” The new “Today Goes Wild” theme is a blend of African rhythms, percussion and vocals. In addition, 615 Music also produced a new version of the well-known song “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?" also for “The Today Show.”
Additionally, 615 Music has also developed and produced a number of other musical themes for major market media outlets. These projects include:
New news themes for WISH-TV in Indianapolis. 615 Music expanded on the successful "In-Sink" news music package with new arrangements that are edgy and punchy.
"Just the Thing," a new theme song to promote the morning news on WBBM-TV/Chicago. This is an upbeat, catchy tune that highlights all things Chicago.
The company delivered a new Milwaukee Brewers Baseball theme package for WTMJ Radio.
615 Music also produced "Let's Go Tribe," a new theme song for the Cleveland Indians, which will be played at Jacobs Field, home of the Indians. The song will also be heard on local TV and radio stations.
The new theme song, "My 20,” was produced for KTXH-TV in Houston. “My 20” is an original song featuring upbeat, catchy lyrics to promote the station’s fun and exciting programming.
ABOUT 615 MUSIC:
Founded by president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville, Tenn., in 1984,
615 Music is a multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others.
615’s client roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E, HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery, and CMT. Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows. These have included “The Today Show,” “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “Frasier,” ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.”
Among 615 Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the company created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography” series.
615 Music is located at 1030 16th Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
The company’s phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
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