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Exhibitors below

Amber  Technology

Unit 1, 2 Daydream Street, Warriewood, NSW 2102, Australia
+61 (0)2 9998 7600
www.ambertech.com.au

Amber Technology is one of Australia’s largest and most respected distributors of high technology equipment solutions to the professional broadcast, film, recording, live production and home entertainment markets.

Formed in 1987 as a result of a management buyout of the audio and film divisions of Rank Electronics, Amber Technology delivers some of the world’s most innovative and smartest electronics to the technically thirsty Australian and New Zealand markets. Our customers enthusiastically embrace new technology well in advance of many other countries and Amber Technology provides the bridge between state-of-the-art manufacturers and customers who demand the best available.

With offices and representatives in all major capital cities, supported by a comprehensive national network of authorised dealers and service agents, Amber provides an efficient distribution and support system across a territory larger than the USA with just one tenth of the population. This wealthy, intelligent and demanding audience expects the best the world has to offer and the Amber team has built a well-deserved reputation for delivering exactly that.

Blonde Robot

1/8 Theobald Street, Thornbury, VIC 3071, Australia
+61 (0)3 9023 9777
www.blonde-robot.com.au

Blonde Robot is a professional product distributor for Australia and New Zealand. Blonde Robot specialises in distribution of consumer electronics and professional content creation products from the world’s most innovative manufacturers.

From humble beginnings in residential Fitzroy, Blonde Robot has moved twice as we outgrow premises and are now the distributor for the coolest new products from consumer cameras and electronics and the most prestigious brands available for professional video.

Digistor

5 – 7 Cleg Street Artarmon NSW 2064 Australia
+61 (0)2 9431 6000
www.digistor.com.au

Taking a digital production system from an idea to a completed facility that produces and manages quality content is not simple. Even upgrading your existing technologies to keep up with the latest developments can be a challenge.

You have the vision for your business, you know where you want to be, but do you know how to design a first-class digital production facility that can take you there? To make sure you get the best and most suitable equipment, you need expert advice from people who know the technology and can translate your vision into reality.

That’s Digistor. We’ve designed and built hundreds of high-end solutions, so we know how to get you where you need to be. We’ll take you through three simple steps to help you realise your vision: design, build, support

MediaKind (formerly Ericsson Media Solutions)

Contact: Adam Cleary, Regional Sales Director, ANZ
Tel: +61 408497670
www.MediaKind.com

There is a new force in media at ABE2018 this year.

MediaKind, the former Ericsson Media Solutions, brings together a class of technologies not seen before in the media space.
Building on our pioneering heritage and strong foundations – all fuelled by deep innovation, we have a single goal in mind, to enable our customers to create and deliver immersive media experiences.

On the stand, MediaKind will be showing UHD and HD solutions supplied for the recent Broadcast Australia DVB-T2 trial. You can get a look at what the future of Broadcast looks like and how it is delivered.

Present also is our partner Enensys. Enensys provided key DVB-T2 technologies and test equipment from Test-Tree into the trial.
In addition, MediaKind will be looking to the future. We will be ready to discuss key features of next generation television like High Dynamic Range and Wide Colour gamut with particular focus on our award winning HDR and SDR tone mapping technologies. These key enablers are sure to be of interest.

The wide scope of MediaKind’s MediaFirst portfolio will be on stand including Cloud and Cloud native applications powered by our leading microservice architectures. Be sure not to miss those.

Do drop by the MediaKind stand. Ask us how and why our technologies underpin the largest of global OTT and Broadcast companies across the world and find out how MediaKind can make the difference to your business.

Founded in 1995 Intraware Australia is a leading supplier of the world’s best technology solutions to the new media and post production markets. Intraware Australia is uniquely positioned to integrate and manage different technologies to suit the demanding environment in the digital media market and to supply and support it’s reseller channel to succeed in their respective markets.

Magna Systems & Engineering

Unit 2, 28 Smith Street, Chatswood, NSW 2067
+61 2 9417 1111
www.magnasys.tv

Started in 1968, Magna Systems & Engineering is a seasoned company, originating from the early days of television in Australia bringing together high-level expertise from senior engineering professionals. The company has a very select position in the marketplace of suppliers to the broadcast & communications industry.

Magna Systems & Engineering supplies individual products to plug into existing systems from a prestige range of over 60 quality brands and operates in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia with a common philosophy for all entities “a company big on experience but with the attention to detail of a specialist operation.”

The engineering and operation expertise of Magna Systems & Engineering extends to broadcasting, telecommunications, satellite earth stations, post-production facilities and station automation. Magna Systems & Engineering also provides complete service support for all hardware and software products supplied either as one-off or complete turnkey systems.

OnAir Solutions

Unit 2, 16 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153
+61 (0)2 8882 7766
www.onair.com.au

OnAir Solutions is a distributor to the Australian Broadcast and Live to Web market.
OnAir Solutions provides superior representation to a select group of high quality manufacturers by focussing on the following:

  1. Customer needs
  2. Technical knowledge of the products represented
  3. Advanced product support

OnAir Solutions has the necessary infrastructure to provide quotes, take orders, process international payments, manage international freight, bench test received equipment, distribute equipment locally and support this equipment using sophisticated “case tracking” software to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

OnAir Solutions grew from being a division of Dingbat Technology to being its own commercial entity leaving Dingbat Technology to be the core infrastructure provider to its 3 divisions, “Logitek Australia”, “iTkey” and now “OnAir Solutions”. The existing infrastructure Dingbat Technology provides to Logitek Australia and iTkey forms the operational base for OnAir Solutions.

Ooyala

The Ooyala Flex Media Platform connects and powers the entire media supply chain, from the initial phase of procuring and producing video. It provides central workflows, shared metadata infrastructure, and APIs to connect and orchestrate the entire media supply chain and allows broadcasters, operators, and media companies to manage, deliver, measure, and monetize their content.

www.ooyala.com
+61 (2) 8574 7981
Level 9, 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney, 2000
Australia

 

Panasonic Broadcast and Professional Video Division
Business Systems Group

Ground Floor, 1 Innovation Road, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113
+61 (0)2 9491 7400
www.panasonic-broadcast.com.au

Panasonic Corporation is a global electronics company with business units across a diverse range of market sectors such as home appliances, health care, power generation, storage batteries, in-car multimedia, avionics, welding, robot systems and digital cameras.

Each group has its own distinct R&D, production, and sales functions to satisfy specific customer needs. For more information see here

At ABE 2016 Panasonic Australia will be showcasing a variety of its award winning products from the broadcast, professional and cinematography video ranges. On display there will be:

  • P2 Cast Cloud Based P2HD Accelerated ENG workflow system (for more see here)
  • AJ-PX270EN AVC-ULTRA P2HD 3MOS Handheld Camcorder with 3G-SDI & Wi-Fi Option
  • AJ-PX5000EN AVC-ULTRA P2HD 3MOS Shoulder Camcorder with 3G-SDI & Wi-Fi Option
  • AK-HC3000 4K Studio Camcorder Systems (for more see here)
  • AG-DVX200EN 4K Large Format Handheld Camcorder (for more see here)
  • AU-V35LT1G 4K Large Format VariCam Digital Cinematography Camera (for more see here)
  • AW-HE130KEJ 3MOS HD Integrated Camera with 3G-SDI, HDMI & IP Streaming (for more see here)

Panasonic Broadcast, Professional and Cinematography solutions will connect you with your field services, seamlessly integrate newsrooms systems with the camera crews and provide a path to the future of 4K, HDR and Video Over IP.

We look forward to seeing you at our booth.

Contact: Mr Rob Myers on 03-9565- 6705 or via broadcastsales@panasonic.com.au

Professional Audio & Television Pty Ltd

Unit 16/8 Leighton Place, Hornsby NSW 2077
+61 (0)2 9476 1272
www.proaudiotv.com.au

Professional Audio & Television Pty Ltd prides itself on bringing quality brands from world class manufacturers to the Australian and New Zealand market. Backed by a pre and post sales support network that is second to none, PAT is known for outstanding customer service on its exclusive European and American brands.

We provide our end users and integrators with detailed knowledge of the broadcast and pro audio industries, gained from years of experience and continuous training on the latest products and technology. Our technical staff are factory trained, on-site by the manufacturer.

We spend time in the pre-sales process building relationships in order to best understand the needs and requirements of the customer. This allows us to provide the right solution with a realistic timeframe and within any budgetary constraints. All the while, the customer is assured the very latest in quality technical solutions, and can always rely on exceptional customer service.

 

 

Rohde & Schwarz

Unit 2, 75 Epping Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
Tel: +61 2 88745103
http://www.rohde-schwarz.com.au

The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group offers innovative solutions in the following business fields: test and measurement, broadcast and media, cybersecurity, secure communications, radiomonitoring and radiolocation. Founded more than 80 years ago, this independent company has an extensive sales and service network and is present in more than 70 countries. The electronics group is among the world market leaders in its established business fields. On June 30, 2015, Rohde & Schwarz had approximately 9900 employees. The group achieved a net revenue of EUR 1.83 billion in the 2014/2015 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and also has strong regional hubs in Asia and the USA.

Rohde & Schwarz DVS
For 30 years, Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH has been very successful in the professional film, video post production and broadcast markets. The specially developed and manufactured hardware and software are applied to the production of popular TV series, Hollywood blockbusters and in Digital Cinema. R&S CLIPSTER was the first system in the world to make real-time 4K processing possible. The future-proof ingest and production server R&S VENICE offers a flexible solution for modern, file-based workflows in broadcast environments. Rohde & Schwarz DVS offers a variety of customized storage solutions that is tailored to deliver best-in-class performance for formats.

Visit https://www.rohde-schwarz.com and http://www.dvs.de

Ross Video

+61 (0)412 866 700
www.rossvideo.com

Passionate about live production, Ross Video designs, manufactures and delivers dependable technology and services that power exceptional live video productions seen by billions of viewers around the world every day. Ross Video’s goal is to make it easy for customers to create compelling news, weather and sports broadcasts, engaging material for sports stadium screens, legislative assemblies, entertainment shows and rock concerts, and inspiring content for houses of worship.

Relentlessly innovating, Ross Video delivers the world’s widest range of products and services for augmented reality and virtual sets, mobile live-event solutions, real-time motion graphics, robotic camera systems, social-media management, production switchers, routers, infrastructure products, video servers, newsroom systems, terminal equipment and more.

Ross Video has offices around the world, and provides free-for-life telephone support staffed by technical experts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year—even for products bought on eBay. Recognizing the time-critical nature of the broadcast industry, all Ross employees are empowered to provide “whatever it takes” customer service, even down to renting helicopters when necessary to deliver needed parts and service.

Sony Australia

Level 3, 165 Walker Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060
Sony Australia: 1300 720 071
Sony New Zealand +64 (0)9 488 6188
www.sony.com.au
www.sony.co.nz

With a diverse portfolio of businesses across electronics, music, film, gaming and telecommunications, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the world’s largest technology and entertainment company.

Sony Australia Limited and Sony New Zealand Limited are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Sony Corporation of Japan, a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

Committed to producing innovative and quality electronic products, the range includes BRAVIA TVs, Cyber-shot digital cameras, Handycam camcorders, α digital SLR cameras and Walkman MP3 players as well as professional broadcast and production equipment.

Studiotech Australia

Unit 18/45 Leighton Place, Hornsby NSW 2077
+61 (0)2 8911 5100
www.studiotechau.com

Studiotech Australia has been established to offer Australian and New Zealand Customers the same Distribution, Sales, Integration and Support of Professional Audiovisual equipment that Europe has enjoyed since 1990 and in North Africa since 2000. We supply and support organisations such as TV & Radio facilities, Telco’s, Recording Studios and Individuals that operate in media related industries. Studiotech Australia is built on the proud traditions of “first class service” and “customer satisfaction”, as the highest business objectives that the Studiotech Group is known for world wide.

 

Techtel

26 Whiting St, Artarmon, NSW 2064, Australia
+61 (0)2 9906 1488
www.techtel.tv

Techtel is a leading independent broadcast technology systems specialist, providing dedicated hardware and software to the Asia Pacific broadcast and telecommunications industries. Techtel’s expertise extends from consulting and systems integration through to the supply, installation and support of solutions from an elite class of worldwide partners.

The Techtel Group has regional offices in Sydney and Singapore with branches in Auckland and Melbourne.

TekInsite Video Technologies

30 Flora Street, Narwee NSW 2209, Australia
+61 (0)2 9533 3085
www.tekinsite.com.au

TekInsite Video Technologies is a new company specialising in supply and distribution of premium equipment and technology for video and television broadcast industries.
The company was founded by industry veteran, Domenic Pupo, following the recent restructuring of business at TekMark Australia and in response to requests from our key suppliers to maintain the good customer and supplier relationships that have been built over many years.
With over 35 years experience with companies that include Rank Industries, Tektronix, Grass Valley, Gencom Technology and TekMark Australia, Dom brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the portfolio of products and solutions supplied by TekInsite, including:

  • Tektronix Video Test & Monitoring Solutions;
  • Pixel Power On-Air Graphics and Playout Workflow Solutions;
  • Plura Broadcast, a leading global manufacturer of a wide range of high-performance multi-function HD and SD LCD video monitors; 
  • Ensemble Designs, a leading manufacturer of signal processing and infrastructure gear for broadcasters worldwide;
  • Quantum Data Test Systems for HDMI, DVI and MHL including Generators and Analysers;
  • BON Electronics Wireless HD Transmission Systems, High-Bright Field and Studio Monitors, Converters and Routers; and
  • Z Technology RF Test Systems for Digital Television Broadcasting.

TVU Networks

TVU Networks is a pioneer in IP video technology and is leading the way in helping organizations looking to transition to a predominantly IP-based infrastructure. TVU’s Grid solution solves the challenge of switching, routing and distributing professional-quality live video with low latency using ubiquitous, cost-effective IP networks. Many of the largest news broadcast station groups in the world have deployed TVU Grid and are leveraging it in their existing workflow infrastructures.

Vizrt Australia

Suite 2 Level 1, 35 Mitchell Street, McMahons Point, Sydney NSW 2060, Australia
+61 (0) 2 9922 2676
www.vizrt.com

Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics, video playout, studio automation, sports analysis, journalist story tools, and asset management tools for the media and entertainment industry. This includes: interactive and virtual solutions, animations, maps, weather, story and video editing, compositing, and multiplatform VOD and live playout tools.

Vizrt has customers in more than 100 countries worldwide and the list keeps growing each day. This is made possible by nearly 600 engaged and very competent employees in 40 offices around the world.
Vizrt’s business model provides its customers with complete packages, including hardware, professional services, installations, support, etc.

Vizrt’s products are used by the world’s leading media companies, including CNN, CBS, Fox, BBC, BSkyB, Sky Sports, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, Al Jazeera, NDR, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK and the list keeps growing. Furthermore, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions such as the London Stock Exchange use Vizrt systems.