SCRI's NewsBriefs

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PEOPLE NEWS

Avid Announces Departure of CEO David Krall

John Luff Provides Consulting Services

Avistar Appoints Simon Moss to New Role as President

Ross Video Appoints Northeast USA Regional Sales Manager

INDUSTRY NEWS

IBC 07

Belo Q2 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Data Center of the China Internet (DCCI) Releases Video Study Findings

Discovery Threatens HD Pullback Under 'Must-Carry'

SCRI RESEARCH NEWS

NEW 2007/08 SCRI Broadcast/Pro Video Reports

IPTV / Mobile TV Report: now available, 14 page Executive Summary and Analysis, with over 120 pages of articles and reports from online sources as well as SCRI Insider Reports. Cost is $995, or $695 for current SCRI Insider Report subscribers and clients. Contactdes_chas@scri.com for more info.

Broadcast/Pro Video Product Reports. Tracking purchase history (2006), purchase plans (2007 & 2008), brand shares, etc. for each of twenty five specific product types, from Camcorders to VTRs.

Broadcast/Pro Video Macro Industry Overview Report. Over 50 pages of analysis and information on the state-of-the-industry compiled from secondary online research sources including industry news sites, manufacturers sites, as well as SCRI's own weekly online News Briefs and Insider Reports.

Broadcast/Pro Video Micro Quantitative Product Data Report. 23-page report containing quantitative data tables, for all six verical end-user markets, and all of the 25 Product categories, as well as in total, with summary tables from 2002- 2008.

HDTV / Digital Video Technology Trends Survey: SCRI is preparing to conduct the HDTV / Digital Video Technology Trends Survey. Coverage this year will be comprehensive using SCRI extensive dBase of broadcast and pro video facilities in conjunction with NBMedia (Digital Cinematography, TV Broadcast, TV Technology, Videography, DV, Post Magazines & Portals as well as with Penton's Broadcast Engineering Magazine and the Digital Cinema Society's members. Survey questions have now been finalized by SCRI Consultants with inputs from major clients and industry experts. Survey will be launched next week with results available in the fall.

Contact SCRI Research Director, Des Chaskelson for a copy of the survey queestions &/or for more information and/or to place an order.

OTHER RESEARCH NEWS:

81 Million People in U.S. Watch Broadband Video

Pay and Ad-Supported Internet Video Flourishing

3 out of 4 U.S. Internet Users Stream Video Online

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Digital TV Markets of Europe and US Analyzed in Report

Transmission Site Equipment to Reach $216 Million During 2011

COMPANY NEWS

Avid Q2 Conference Call

AVS Graphics shuts down

Chyron Announces Special Meeting of Shareholders

Harmonic Q2 Results

Optibase Q2 Report

Scopus Video Networks Q2 Results

Brand Share Forecasts -- 2007

PRODUCT NEWS

Media 100 Announces Version 12.0

Final Cut Pro 6 Review

HD DVD Group: Player Sales Up 37 Percent

Microsoft: We Will Decide HDTV DVD Format War

Digital Video Expo East: July 20-22, 2007
The Westin New York at Times Square, New York, NY
http://www.dvexpo.com/
Enroll for conference or certification training admission: https://www.bcard.net/dve07/login.asp

Digital Video East in New York is the only spot this summer to get the tools you need to power your next Video Project.

Enhance your skills with 3-day hands-on certification training on FCP 101: Introduction to Final Cut Pro 6, Level One, Professional Editing in Final Cut Studio; and FCS 101: Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio, Professional Techniques for Designers and Editors

Gain New Tip and Tricks with conference sessions on: Dazzled and Confused: A Guide to "higher definition" Cameras; Controlling Flash Video with ActionScript and Javascript; Champagne Style on a Beer Budget: Shooting Techniques that make the Difference; Producing Video and Animation for Multiformat Delivery; Creating Footage from Photos; Photoshop CS3 for Film and Video; Flash vs. Silverlight - Another Holy War?; Complex Animation Made Easy; Lighting Techniques; Audio for Video Folks; HDV on the Big Screen; Adding Another Dimension; Key Legal Issues for Video Professionals; Hyperreality: Creating Rich and Glowing Looks; Animating Text In After Effects; From Here to There: Dealing with Interlacing and Pulldown; and After Effects Tips & Tricks

Show floor admission is free, and includes Apple, Avid, SMPTE sessions, plus an HD Production Panel from the crew of the award winning FX series "Rescue Me".

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