The closing ceremony brought the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to an end yesterday, meaning Westwood One wrapped up their coverage as well. Radio World published WW1’s gold-winning gear list, and Comrex was present and accounted for! Some notable highlights: Comrex BRIC-Link II with active Crosslock sessions providing 12 discrete bidirectional transmission […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionOn a weekly basis, Time Warner Cable Sportsnet mounts a minimum of ten to fifteen productions from its regional network location. Between broadcasting for professional Los Angeles sports teams like the LA Sparks and LA Galaxy, and covering local high school games, Sportsnet covers a wide range of markets for regional audiences. Due to budgetary […]
Continue Reading User Reports Gear in ActionA live, interactive movie premiere In the fall of 2015, STX Entertainment approached Phase 3 Studios about an interactive movie premiere for a horror film they were distributing called “The Boy”. With social media influencers broadcasting from 15 cities, the goal was to create a live experience to introduce viewers to this film. But to […]
Continue Reading In the News User Reports Gear in ActionComrex At Radio Row The Republican and Democratic National Conventions are big events in the United States, full of pageantry and political significance. They’re also big events for radio. The Republican National Convention announced a historically large Radio Row for 2016, with over 140 broadcasting operations from a variety of markets slated to be there. The Democratic National Convention also […]
Continue Reading In the NewsCopper is out, VoIP is in It’s no secret – ISDN and POTS lines are quickly becoming relics of the past. In many places, it’s almost impossible to find a traditional hook-up. What’s taking their place? Voice Over IP (VoIP) lines – IP-based, easy to use and maintain, and significantly less expensive, it has a […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionGHENT, BELGIUM, Jun. 8th, 2016 – On May 23rd, 2016, Jonathan Vanooteghem, a presenter for Urgent.FM, accomplished an unprecedented broadcasting feat – he completed a live broadcast while running the City Run of Ghent. A presenter for Urgent.FM, a local radio station in Ghent, Vanooteghem concocted his broadcast as a final project for REC.academy, a […]
Continue Reading In the News Press Releases Gear in ActionThis article is a reprint from the June 8th issue of RadioWorld. To read the original story, click here. by Ryan Elder Lead of Radio Production Retirement HQ Topeka, Kan. – At Retirement HQ, we work with financial advisors to record and produce radio shows, which allow them to share their expertise with listeners in their […]
Continue Reading In the News User Reports Gear in ActionReprinted from VideoEdge. Original article here. by Jeffrey Franck WSU-TV is Wichita State University’s full-service video production team. It’s our job to cover events for on-campus organizations—we do everything from script planning to postproduction. This February, the WSU athletics department asked us to cover the Herm Wilson Invitational, a two-day track meet held at Wichita […]
Continue Reading In the News User Reports Gear in ActionMuch like the US has a “special relationship” politically with the UK, we at Comrex work closely with our UK partners, Vortex, on special projects. Their latest one is the VX-4901 panel. It turns a BRIC-Link II codec into a full-featured intercom system, allowing the easy connection of ten sites and connection of a speaker […]
Continue Reading In the News Tom's Tech BlogIt was great getting out to NAB (my 29th consecutive!) and talking about everything we’ve been working on all year. The VH2 Hybrid garnered a lot of attention, as well as the new 4.0 CrossLock firmware for ACCESS/BRIC-Link. But what was that shiny black object? Could it be a preview of things to come? It […]
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