Cinematographer Jayson Crothers has finished shooting Season 5 of Chicago Fire (NBC). He is repped by The Martins Agency….
Tom Miller has been named VP of sales and marketing for VidOvation, manufacturer of video, audio, and data communications systems for the broadcast television and sports, corporate AV, and government markets. He joins as the company has moved to a larger headquarters facility in Lake Forest, Calif. Miller, though, will be based in New York City, responsible for continuing to expand VidOvation’s market share in North America. He reports directly to Jim Jachetta, VidOvation’s executive VP and chief technology officer. In his position before joining VidOvation, Miller served as director of sales for Siemens Convergence Creators, a Siemens division that offers a full-featured OTT solution. Over his 30-year career, he has held numerous other senior sales positions for broadcast and media technology companies: strategic account director for Front Porch Digital; director of sales for NeuLion; senior sales director, North America, for Civolution; VP of sales and business development, North America, for Thomson; and senior director of sales for Tandberg….
Dallas area-based software development company Rushworks, which provides TV production, automation and video streaming solutions, has hired Martin Cook as director of market development, international. Cook’s responsibilities include establishing and managing Rushworks international sales channel. He has already signed distributor agreements with Cache Media, an established supplier of broadcast and AV equipment headquartered in Newbury, UK, and AV Group Technologies, which provides technologically advanced hardware solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Cook earlier worked for industry leading manufacturers such as Grass Valley Group, Sony UK, Philips and BBC Technology in a number of management positions….
