In Broadcast - July 2016 - 14


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InNews
BarnOne Frames
Head To Rio
BRA / NOR: More than 100 Barnfind Technologies BarnOne frames
will be employed for missioncritical transmissions this August
during the Rio de Janeiro games.
"Our unique built-in router and our
ability to handle any SFPs enables
clients to change signal transport
configurations on the fly, making
the platform ideal for events with
multiple locations," said Barnfind
CEO Wiggo Evensen.
Evensen said a dozen broadcasters
and sports/event-related companies will be using BarnOne frames
during the games.

ZEEL Deploys NexGuard
IND / USA: Global content
company, ZEE Entertainment
Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) is deploying
a NexGuard forensic watermarking
system at its Mumbai facilities.
With
over
1,000
original
productions every year, India is
the world's most prolific movie
producer. However, the South
Asian power also ranks fourth
among English-speaking countries
for piracy according to the Motion
Picture Distributors Associations
(India). ZEEL has a bouquet of 33
domestic and 38 international
channels.

Corporate Adopts
StorNext Workflow
USA: Barry-Wehmiller, a $2.4
billion
global
provider
of
technology
and
engineering
services for industries involved in
packing, corrugation, sheeting and
paper conversion, has deployed
Quantum StorNext Pro Studio
as the storage foundation of
its corporate video production
workflow.
Recommended by 1303 Systems, an
integrator specialising in storage
and management tools for video
production, the StorNext solution
has enabled faster creation of
4K and other video content and
more efficient, cost-effective
collaboration in support of BarryWehmiller's unique culture.

MediaWorks Deploys
NETIA Media Assist
M

ediaWorks, New Zealand's
largest
independent
broadcaster and operator of five
nationwide free-to-air channels
plus an extensive portfolio of
radio brands, is working alongside
Avid, NETIA, and long-time NETIA
distributor Syncrotech Systems
to provide consolidated news
assets on both radio and television
platforms.
"Media Assist will help Newshub
and
other
MediaWorks
news
operations units to streamline their
workflow and take full advantage of
news assets across their broadcast
operations," said Alexandre Martinez,
Pre-Sales Engineer at NETIA. "Using
NETIA software in conjunction with

NETIA Media Assist software

iNEWS, MediaWorks will be able
to reduce its reliance on manual
operations, boost content transfer
between its radio and TV departments,
and ultimately realise an optimal
return on its assets."

MediaWorks is deploying the
NETIA Media Assist software
package throughout its radio
departments. The solution will help
MediaWorks streamline workflow,
optimise management of its media
assets across multiple sites, and
improve productivity in bringing
compelling content to air and to
digital platforms.
Though MediaWorks has spent
the past two years considering the
move of its TV and radio assets into a
single ecosystem, the company needed
only days after seeing the Media Assist
suite at the BroadcastAsia2015 show
to decide to bring NETIA experts and
software to company headquarters for
a proof-of-concept demonstration.

China's 'Han Show' Selects
Clear-Com Intercoms

W

uhan
Wanda
Dragone
Entertainment Co. Ltd., co-owned
by China's Beijing Wanda Cultural
Industry Group and The Dragone
Group, has selected Clear-Com wired
and wireless intercom systems to
control the live production of The Han
Show, which takes place in Wuhan's
Red Lantern Theatre in China.
This massive extravaganza is so
big that it requires an astounding
632 intercom positions to manage
it all, making it Clear-Com's largest
live performance installation in
China to date.
Featuring 95 artists, acrobats,
and water divers performing

awe-inspiring feats that are both
beautiful and dangerous, The Han
Show embodies the essence of
China's venerable Han culture in a
live multimedia spectacular directed
and staged by Cirque du Soleil alumni

Clear-Com Eclipse HX-Median

Franco Dragone of The Dragone Group.
To ensure that The Han Show's
flying, dancing, and diving entertainers
are properly managed at all times
- including during massive effects
such as the swing-back of the lower
audience stands to reveal a large
diving pool - The Han Show has
installed two Clear-Com Eclipse HXMedian digital intercom matrices.
The units are equipped with IVC-32
IP-channel/port and E-FIB-HX fibre
optic cards; eight sets of HelixNet
partyline intercom equipment, and
six sets of FreeSpeak II wireless
intercoms
with
30
wireless
beltpacks.
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