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New York: CCW And SATCON

This November sees the double-header of Content and Communications World and
Satellite Communications Conference and Expo in New York City...

By Jim Evans
Contributing Editor

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he 2014 convention season -
probably the busiest and most
diverse to date - continues with
the Content and Communications
World (CCW ) and Satellite
Communications Conference and
Expo (SATCON) events staged
under the NAB banner at the Javits
Convention Centre in New York City.
CCW is the leading media,
entertainment and communications
technology event of its kind in
New York with a focus on content
creation, management and delivery
technologies. SATCON offers
education and exhibits serving
companies in the satellite-enabled
communications and content
delivery industry.
The 2013 CCW (which included
SATCON) broke all previously held
event attendance records with 6,898
attendees, a 22% increase from
2012. Organisers predict further
record-breaking at this year's event.

community at CCW."
Landgraf oversees entertainment
and business operations for FX
Networks, including FX, FXM,
FXX and FX Productions (FXP).
Landgraf is also responsible for
digital video-on-demand platform
FXNOW. In 2013, he oversaw the
most ambitious expansion of FX
Networks yet, the debut of FXX.

DaVinciResolve11.1 is now available from Blackmagic Design

designed for digital media
professionals including editors,
producers, directors, graphic artists,
motion graphics designers and new
media specialists in production and
post, commercial video, distribution
and delivery, and independent ﬁlms.
And there will be much to see and
hear on the exhibition floor.

Keynote Speakers
John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks
and FX Productions NY, will deliver
the CCW keynote address.
"John Landgraf is well-respected
in the industry for his ability to
connect with audiences through
high-quality programming," said
Chris Brown, Executive Vice
President, Conventions and
Business Operations at NAB. "We
are pleased that he will share his
insights with the content creation

CCW keynote speaker: John
Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and
FX Productions NY

SATCON keynote speaker: Tom
Sheridan, Vice President, National
Security Space, Vencore, Inc.

Tom Sheridan, a retired US Air
Force Lieutenant General - now
serving as Vice President, National
Security Space, Vencore, Inc. -
will deliver the SATCON keynote
address. While in government
service, he managed a US$10
billion annual budget in his dual
role as Commander of the Space
and Missile Systems Center and
Air Force Program Executive
Ofﬁcer for Space.
"Tom Sheridan has earned the
respect of the satellite industry for
his extensive work on a variety of
high proﬁle systems that support
national security," said Chris Brown.
"We are fortunate to have him kick
off this year's SATCON and share
his experience and knowledge
with attendees."
This year's show programme will
include a number of new additions,
including a comprehensive postproduction element. Production and
post professionals can register for
two full days of training, presented
in partnership with Future Media
Concepts. This programmeis

Exhibitions
Blackmagic Design will feature
DaVinci Resolve 11.1, a major
new update based on customer
feedback that includes dozens of
features and improvements that
professional editors and colourists
have been asking for. DaVinci
Resolve 11.1 is available for free
download for all existing DaVinci
Resolve customers.
Editing enhancements in the new
DaVinci Resolve 11.1 are designed
to help editors work even faster
than before. Resolve 11.1 includes
improved asymmetric trimming, a
new Swap Edit command, the ability
to trim gaps in the timeline, editable
in/out points in the source viewer,

Clear-Com's LINQ interfaces
are compact devices that
enable connection of two-wire
partyline with call signalling and
four-wire audio over LAN, WAN
or Internet IP infrastructures

graphical fade sliders for video
opacity, action and title safe
overlays, independent track heights,
a full screen timeline option, the
ability to add transitions to multiple
clips at the same time, and more.
"DaVinci Resolve 11 was a huge
release for us and we have been
surprised by the incredible rate of
upgrades," said Grant Petty, CEO,
Blackmagic Design. "It has been
the fastest downloaded product
update we have ever had. We're
committed to the community and
are continuing to make Resolve
even better. Feedback has been
overwhelmingly positive, and
has encouraged us to work even
harder to add as many customer
feature requests as we can to the
11.1 update."
Clear-Com's LINQ interfaces
are compact devices that enable
connection of two-wire partyline
with call signalling and four-wire
audio over LAN, WAN or Internet
IP infrastructures. LINQ is available
in two-wire (LINQ-2W2) or four-wire
(LINQ-4W2) options.
The LINQ-2W2 is both ClearCom and RTS TW compatible. The
LINQ-4W2 can interconnect with

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