Communitek Video Systems announces the Minicaster™, a high-performance, standalone encoding system designed specifically for live streaming of HD and SD content for Internet video broadcasts and IPTV applications. Offering real-time MPEG4/H.264, Adobe Flash™ and Windows Media™ encoding, this compact device is the perfect solution for live broadcasts from both field and studio locations. Applications include live sports and concert events, high-quality video conferencing for business, government and medical applications, as well as worldwide distribution of television and radio broadcasts over the Internet.

Orad, a leading provider of real-time broadcasting solutions, and Fx-Motion will be releasing this NAB 2010 their new robotic, all in one, virtual studio solution. With the new solution, a single operator can control during production both the virtual studio and all the cameras from the same user interface, saving considerably on operational costs.

Ross Video welcomes Robert Miller Consulting, LLC as a 3rd party consultant, specializing in finding creative solutions to the challenges facing the television industry today.

Neutrik’s story of success began in summer 1975 in a little workshop in Schaan, Liechtenstein. Today more than 750 highly qualified employees, from over 30 nations, work for Neutrik worldwide.

Looking to support its growing client base with the latest digital video production equipment, Studios A/S, a leading independent facility house in Copenhagen, has upgraded the control rooms of two of its main production studios with two new Grass Valley™ Kayak™ video production switchers – one HD and one SD .

For the past 13 years, NDR’s Ü30 OB van has handled the station’s radio broadcasts, primarily working on classical concerts. On board: a Lawo mc80. Now, the vehicle is due to be replaced by a new Ü30, whose centrepiece will be a mc²66 – once again from Lawo.

wTVision's World Cup Studio CG is a solution with dedicated controller software to manage, edit and control the graphics you need to cover the World Cup in every detail.It comes prepackaged with FIFA’s Official graphics for right holders or an exclusive look & feel designed by wTVision for non-rights holders.

The HD-3500 fiber optic transceiver supports a multirate 3.0 Gbps HD-SDI video signal with capability for four analog audio or two AES audio channels. The system also supports bidirectional stereo audio for intercom with bidirectional RS-232 and RS-422 data capability.

Solid State Logic, the manufacturer of industry leading digital consoles for the broadcast industry, will showcase the integration of their digital broadcast console range with the world’s most powerful broadcast automation systems at NAB 2010, in the new Pro Audio Hall located in the Central Hall on booth C3313, on April 10 to 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

CleanSwitch adds the ability to cleanly and quietly switch video signals with embedded audio, passing the audio through with a V-fade or Crossfade.The CleanSwitch option adds a separate openGear card that is controlled by CrossOver to mix up to a full 16 embedded audio channels.

Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a Vitec Group brand, will launch at NAB 2010 (Booth C6025) enhancements to its Eclipse digital matrix intercom system, including the recently released Production Maestro Pro with Clear-Vu, an add-on metering module. These improvements ease the configuration and use of Eclipse, allowing users to achieve a highly efficient, productive communications workflow. Clear-Com will also preview at NAB the newest V-Series user control panel, the V-Series Rotary Panel.

Snell today announced that it will unveil the latest version of its flagship Alchemist Ph.C – HD motion-compensated standards converter at the 2010 NAB Show. In addition to enhanced support for Dolby® E audio encoding, the new Alchemist Ph.C – HD now supports the emerging 1080p production standard for high-definition broadcasting.

Galicia will soon have a new young, urban and independent digital TV channel. It will be a window always opened to participation. The new private regional channel Vtelevision will be the first launched by the La Voz de Galicia Group, which is the owner of the DTT regional private license for this region.

Danish opera singer Rick Heis has recorded an SACD, Caught In Paradise, using DPA microphones.

–APT, the codec specialists within the WorldCast Systems group, will launch a brand new IP audio codec, the WorldCast Astral at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas. The WorldCast Astral, the latest addition to APT’s highly acclaimed and award-winning WorldCast IP series, will be the industry’s first IP codec to also offer remote control capabilities and audio back-up from a streaming server.