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Avalon Studios Goes For Xytech
A

valon Studios has chosen
Xytech’s Media Pulse Express
solution to support its studio
production operations.
Paul Mainwaring CEO of Avalon,
said: “As a studio complex that
stretches over 2.45 hectares and
offers the entire production and postproduction service spectrum, we
required the most efﬁcient, effective,
and powerful solution available.
“We evaluated MediaPulse and
found it to be the perfect ﬁt for
us. From scheduling stages and
crew, to the hire of equipment, to
ﬁnal invoicing, it makes our job
easier. We’re very pleased with
our decision.”
With the implementation of
MediaPulse, Xytech’s resource,
work order and asset management
platform featuring a full suite
of scheduling, operational, and
ﬁnancial management tools, Avalon
Studios has the software solution it
needs to keep all of the various and
demanding aspects of the studio
running seamlessly.

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luebell’s BlueLite is a new
c ompac t f ibre inte r face
designed for use in portable multi
camera productions and outside
broadcasts.
A mixture of video and audio
signals is combined to provide
a flexible and cost-effective

The BlueLite compact ﬁbre interface

LUX / FRA: GlobeCast and SES
are providing services to Orange
Romania for the launch of a highquality DTH satellite TV package.
The package will use multiple
t r a n s p o n d e r s o n A S T R A’s
31.5 degrees East orbital
position and will be broadcast
in the DVB-S2 and MPEG4.
GlobeCast will provide contribution,
encryption and encoding for SD
and HD channels in the package.
The TV package will complement
Orange Romania’s existing
mobile service.

Sports Platform
Screen Syncing
New Zealand’s Avalon Studios production relies on Xytech

Greg Dolan, COO of Xytech,
said: “New Zealand has become
one of the most appealing location
centres in the world, and Avalon is
a bustling production centre right in
the heart of things.
“The variety of their needs
and the demands of their busy
production centre put MediaPulse

Express in the spotlight, and I’m
happy to say it delivered. We are
looking forward to continuing our
outstanding relationship with this
stellar company.”
Located in Wellington, New
Zealand, Avalon Studios is an
independently owned and operated
studio complex.

Bluebell Releases BlueLite Compact Interface
B

Orange Romania
DTH TV Service

solution for many production and
applications. Two 3G-SDI signals
provide program video feeds with
reverse 3G-SDI paths for monitoring
and tally signals.
All signals are multiplexed onto
ﬁbre so a single cable is required for
quick and easy deployment. Each
unit is supplied in a rugged unit
suitable for the rigours of repeated
rigging and de-rigging.
Anticipating further additions
to the range Bluebell Managing
Director Paul McCann said: “We
see this as an important addition
to the Bluebell deployable product
line. We will be expanding the range
with additional BlueLite products
in the coming months all designed

to provide increased levels of
connectivity between production
positions within a venue or between
remote sites, all with an excellent
price/performance ratio.”
Bidirectional audio signals provide
programme audio, comms, data and
genlock for camera control and
synchronisation.
BlueLite is a particularly costeffective solution for 3D camera
positions and units have already
been tested with compact remote
cameras and portable camera
cranes and jibs.
Importantly the genlock signal also
provides the ability to lock remote
cameras to a central reference.

NED: Civolution’s SyncNow ACR
technology has been integrated into
deltatre’s Diva video player platform
to maximise viewer engagement
more efﬁciently through perfectly
in-sync second screen offerings.
Synchronising data, video and
social integration allows fans to enjoy
sport events on multiple devices.
The integration with Civolution’s
SyncNow delivers a whole new
interactive sporting experience,
extending deltatre’s Diva second
screen synchronisation to an
unprecedented level.

Sound Devices
Firmware Update
USA: Sound Devices has released a
ﬁrmware update for its ﬂagship 788T
and 788T-SSD digital audio recorders.
A free download for all existing and
new 788T users, Version 3.0 now
offers a 192 kHz sampling rate for up
to four tracks recording to one drive.
It provides for scene, take,
notes, false takes, circle and
track name metadata to be
synced between C-Linked 788Ts.
The ﬁrmware features digital input
limiters for AES3 and AES42 inputs.

MOMENT
CAPTURED
K2 DYNO
Live production is exciting, and you don’t get second chances.
Your replay solution needs to be fast, reliable, and easy
to use. K2 Dyno® delivers. An intuitive touchscreen and
ergonomic controller enable quick editing, metadata input,
dynamic search, and unlimited creation of clips and playlists.
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