Ikegami Tsushinki and Toshiba to Collaborate on Advanced Total Video Production System for Broadcasters

Ikegami Tsushinki and Toshiba to Collaborate on Advanced Total Video Production System for Broadcasters

Tokyo — Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd and Toshiba Corporation, industry leaders in state-of-the-art professional broadcasting systems, today announced their global collaboration in the development, manufacture and sales and marketing of a new　generation system of video production and editing. The new-concept system is expected to meet strong industry demand as broadcasters and video professionals make the transition to fully digital high-definition broadcasting.

Under an agreement signed today in Tokyo, the two companies will collaborate in developing the components of an advanced tapeless video production and editing system, including a professional-use camera and video recorder, utilizing the robust versatility of flash memory as the main storage medium. The new system will support all aspects of video production, from news acquisition through to archiving, and Ikegami and Toshiba will jointly promote the concept to the industry before its targeted commercialization in April 2008.

Ikegami and Toshiba also said that they will announce more details of the specific products to be developed under their agreement at NAB 2007, the broadcasting industry trade show that will be held in Las Vegas, USA from April 16, 2007.

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