FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TV WORLDWIDE LAUNCHES AMERICA’S
LARGEST INTERNET
TV STUDIO WITH JVC ProHD CAMERAS
Wayne, NJ (January 15,
2008) — Equipped
with JVC ProHD cameras, Virginia-based
TV Worldwide recently expanded its facility to 12,000 sq. ft. to create the
largest dedicated Internet TV Studio in the U.S. As TV Worldwide’s primary cameras, JVC’s
ProHD cameras are utilized for its 12 Internet TV channels for both studio and
ENG production.
More
than 20 years ago, Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide, started his
first company with JVC cameras. “JVC was
the first real camera that had professional features and delivered broadcast
quality footage at an affordable price.
So, when I started TV Worldwide I immediately purchased JVC cameras and
JVC has been our primary camera line since we launched this company in 1999.”
“JVC
has enjoyed a long and continued association with TV Worldwide,” says David
Walton, Assistant, VP, Marketing, JVC Professional Products Company. “With TV Worldwide’s plans to ramp up the
creation of more Internet TV channels, JVC is delighted to be front and
center helping TV Worldwide open doors to affordable content
creation.”
Shooting
both in studio and ENG production, TV Worldwide has put a lot of miles on their
JVC ProHD cameras. Pete Josendale, VP of
Production at TV Worldwide, excited about his JVC cameras, talks about all the
features he loves. “I’m on the road 50 percent of the time, so durability and
functionality are extremely important to us as well as the interchangeable
lens, which is a fantastic feature for a smaller frame camera. The cameras are
really easy to use and the controls are in the right place. There are so many great features such as
focus assist and a color viewfinder, which eliminates the need to lug a
monitor. Its size is another great
aspect, since we’re able to easily put these cameras in the overhead bin on
airplanes.”
The
GY-HD200s are mounted in the center of TV Worldwide’s new studio with the
ability to rotate to capture any of the company’s seven Internet TV channel
studio sets. With the studio setup, the
production crew has the ability use up to eight cameras depending on the
program and audience configuration.
When
on the road, the production crew travels with four cameras in tow covering
events live via ENG remotes, which are webcast on TV Worldwide’s Internet
channels. “Shooting ENG is easy with
JVC. The cameras are lightweight and
perfectly balanced, making a long day shooting much more enjoyable. What’s also nice is the ability to adjust the
shoulder-mount pad to fit each shooter,” added Josendale.
No rookie to tradeshow
production, Gardy talks about TV Worldwide’s first live webcast at NAB, “We
were first in 1997 to webcast on the floor of NAB and stream through a 28.8
modem. And to this day, we still do work
with NAB to do a live webcast from the NAB show floor on our TV MainStream
channel (www.TVMainStream.com). There is a large contingent of webcasters
that know about JVC cameras because of our work and a lot of people are beginning
to see their value for the Internet TV market, which is quickly evolving.”
TV
Worldwide typically runs live remotes from show floors when covering tradeshows
for each of the company’s Internet TV channels.
“In situations where we can’t get a live Internet connection remotely,
we record the event and roll-in the tapes live, encoding from our JVC BR-HD50
playback units at our webcast studio booth on the show floor.”
Gardy further comments on
the durability of JVC cameras, “These JVC cameras are workhorses. We take them into some very tough
environments ranging from ships and industrial sites to outdoor locations in a
variety of climates. There’s also a lot of travel and shipping along the way
and these cameras have always been up to the test, which
is another reason why we keep buying JVC.”
With 400 active clients and
partners, including 18 Federal Agencies, TV Worldwide has produced over 5,000
webcasts. For more information about TV
Worldwide and its Internet TV channels, visit www.tvworldwide.com.
For more information and
high-resolution photos of JVC’s GY-HD250 and GY-HD200 cameras, please visit
JVC’s Web site http://www.jvc.com/pro.
ABOUT JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
JVC
Professional Products Company, located in Wayne,
New Jersey, is a leading
manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of broadcast and professional
equipment. For more information about this, or any other JVC Professional
Products Company product, contact JVC at (800) 582-5825; or Steven DeRosa at
PFS Marketwyse 973-812-8883, ext. 259 or visit JVC’s Web site at http://www.jvc.com/pro.
ABOUT TV WORLDWIDE
Founded in 1999, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) developed the first Internet TV network of community-based Internet TV
channels, primarily targeting niche professional communities ranging from the
Maritime industry to the Digital Media sector. Known by many in the industry as
“Internet TV for Smart People”, Fortune 500 companies, 18 federal government
agencies, and numerous International associations including the National
Association of Broadcasters, utilize TV Worldwide's live and archived
state-of-the art video streaming content applications and Internet TV channels.
In recognition of the company's unique achievements in new media, TV Worldwide
was selected by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to
webcast the Daytime Emmy Awards and the Emmy awards for Technology and
Engineering annually since 2007. CEO Dave Gardy has been honored by Streaming
Media Magazine in 2008 as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Streaming
Media. Mr. Gardy also currently serves as the President of the International
Webcasting Association (IWA) (www.webcasters.org).
