Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:29:00 GMT Multimedia on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/D8M2T8L7 Foxtel has upgraded its software roll-out to progressively upgrade all FOXTEL iQ2 personal digital recorders (PDRs) to automatically activate Four Tuner functionality. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:29:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/D8M2T8L7 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809181231100f7e4.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/F9C4E9F3 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) this morning revealed their marketing plans for the launch of digital radio broadcasting early next year, and by all accounts, they have opted for a soft, step by step approach to get the DAB+ off the ground as effectively as possible. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:58:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/F9C4E9F3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080911015911c7fe8.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/M8G9C3N2 Commercial Radio Australia is set to hit on the Federal Government for funding to roll out Digital Radio to thousands of Australians in rural areas. However controversy has broken out over the lack of support by CRA for specialist audio dealers. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:06:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/M8G9C3N2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080911010748e5e74.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Internet_Business/U3U8P5C5 Apple has announced that television programming from Australia’s top networks including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Seven Network and Nine Network, along with US-produced programs from The Walt Disney Company’s ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks, is now available on the iTunes Store in Australia. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:09:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Internet_Business/U3U8P5C5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008062501103301d66.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/A5C9X7L9 It looks like time to throw out your old analog radio – digital radio is coming in 7 months – like it or not. And according to Joan Warner, Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Radio Australia, digital radio will place Australia at the forefront of world broadcasting. Wed, 28 May 2008 06:33:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/A5C9X7L9 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080528043532455cc.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/A7C3L8X9 According to the Los Angeles Times, Sony Pictures will become the first major studio with a dedicated division for distributing digital programming such as concerts, plays and sporting events to theater chains. Mon, 26 May 2008 02:31:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/A7C3L8X9 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200805261238190af94.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/AV_PRO/F6S9P5Q2 Jim Tate Stereo has released the Sneaky Music DS which is designed to deliver premium audio performance and combine digital streaming with pre and power amplification in one compact unit for home networks. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:29:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/AV_PRO/F6S9P5Q2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008042312313355d84.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/AV_PRO/F8P5N2U6 Crestron has introduced the MPS-300, the first Multimedia Presentation System (MPS) to feature fully digital audio signal processing. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:45:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/AV_PRO/F8P5N2U6 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200804231047061246a.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/R3F3B7B3 Image Design Technology has launched what it claims is the world’s fasted HD codec from HaiVision, designed for use in applications that require high AV quality at real-time. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:52:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Multimedia/R3F3B7B3 http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080303115328fee0d.gif