In Broadcast - January 2018 - 8

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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 8 - Issue 1 | January 2018

Appointments
Belden Appoints New
Grass Valley President
CAN: Seven-year Belden veteran
Timothy Shoulders has been
named as President of Grass
Valley, a Belden brand.
Shoulders will report directly to
Roel Vestjens, President, Industrial
Solutions & Broadcast IT for
Belden. Former president Marco
Lopez has left the company to
pursue other opportunities.
A proven leader with extensive
industry experience, Shoulders
was appointed President effective
January 1, transitioning from his
previous role as Vice President and
General Manager of Belden's global
Industrial Cable business.
Prior to that, he gained valuable
insights into the broadcast
industry as leader of Belden's
global
Broadcast
Cables
business following a successful
stint
in
the
company's
Enterprise
Connectivity
platform.

Globecast Promotes
Merle To COO
FRA: Globecast has promoted
Sylvain Merle to Chief Operating
Officer.
He will replace Philippe Fort,
who previously held that role for
16 years before announcing his
retirement earlier this year.
Merle joined Globecast in January
2017 as CTO, ensuring that
the company's technical and
economic approach with clients
is aligned with the latest industry
developments. He will continue
to carry out that role. In his new
post, Merle is responsible for
driving operations globally across
distribution, contribution and
media management to ensure
the highest level of service for
Globecast customers.
He will also ensure the company
is
correctly
structured
to
provide end-to-end services for
customers,
continuing
to
develop Globecast's technical
infrastructure and operations
to precisely align with
customers' requirements.

TV2 Collaborates
With Sixty On Studio

I

nteractive TV company, Sixty has
collaborated
alongside
fellow
members of the Bergen media cluster to
enable the opening of a new innovative
studio for Norway's leading commercial
television broadcaster, TV2.
The enhanced studio will deliver
engaging technologies such as Vizrt
augmented reality graphics and virtual
windows to enrich presentation value
and heighten the viewing experience.
"By collaborating with members of
the media cluster in Media City Bergen,
we were able to tap into the cradle of
global knowledge and expertise on
our own doorstep and work alongside
proven innovators and next generation

developers," said Eivind
Netland, Head of Design,
News/Sports/Current affairs
at TV2.
Sixty's role was to help TV2
rebrand their news design
package, and create a range
of innovative AR openers for
newscast, sportscast and economy
news.
By replacing the traditional show
opener video sequence with live
graphics, and running every opening
sequence synchronised with robotic
cameras, the AR opener will be
updated with up-to-date unique
content collected from the current

EditShare Academic
Partnership Program
E

ditShare has rolled out the
EditShare Academic Partnership
(EAP) Program.
Open to all accredited educational
institutions, EAP offers educators
best pricing combined with invaluable
workflow mentoring and knowledgesharing, amplifying the classroom
experience for students whether they
are studying broadcast journalism,
feature film production or
anything in between.
"With the new Academic
Partnership
Program,
EditShare is providing
educators a mentoring
service alongside costeffective
educational
pricing, helping teachers
build
industry-focused

programs that bring real-world
learning value-add to the classroom,"
said Andy Liebman, CEO, EditShare.
"EditShare media experts will help
educators frame a syllabi that weaves
together the workflow and technology
required to create and deliver content
for OTT, social platforms, traditional
TV and the Big Screen."
With a comprehensive view of

Innovative updates for studio sequence

news topics.
As a result, TV2 will have a
comprehensive studio set that
responds to the fast-paced demands
of news programming, enabling
automated camera shots and the
ability to seamlessly integrate and edit
graphic overlays for live broadcasting.
market needs, including emerging
technology and techniques, EditShare
brings a 360-degree perspective to
educators and students. Liebman
added: "Taking this one step further,
EditShare's
education
initiative
includes special award competitions
and real-world job connections along
with incredible student discounts.
It's one of the industry's most robust
education programs offering incredible
value."
EditShare Academic Partnership
Program offers: Industry Technology
and Workflow Mentoring; Award
Programs; and Industry
Experience.
EditShare's
solutions
have
increased
productivity
and
collaboration
across
leading broadcast and
media enterprises around
the globe since 2003.
Academic partner EditShare
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