SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.—We hadn’t heard much since August from BIG, the Broadcast Industry Group. Its formation then by several equipment manufacturers set off a flurry of speculation from other companies about what the new entity would be, exactly, and how its members would cooperate.
Now comes word from three member companies that Jeff Clarine of Jampro will fill the role of its U.S. TV sales engineer. “It will be a synergistic endeavor as we represent these fine companies,” Clarine was quoted in the statement.
The three are founding members of BIG, which also include DaySequerra, BW Broadcast and StreamGuys. The six formed the mutually owned entity with a purpose to “promote the consolidation of key manufacturers and service providers in the broadcast industry.” Its first goal, it said, was to consolidate sales, marketing and promotions, with BIG planning a united presence at trade shows, SBE activities and other events.
Clarine is based in Minnesota and has also worked for Phillips, LARCAN and Rohde & Schwarz. He is a former television engineer at KEYC-TV in Mankato.
The board hopes to have a new executive in place by early next year.
From a Disney sensor that warns when kids are sitting too close to a TV set to a live UHDTV broadcast, to cloud TV, the 2014 International CES offered a larger-than-ever array of “television” viewing options.
The European Broadcast Union and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in Vienna to plan joint activities on media independence.