Chyron has hired Hayes Stamper as product marketing manager. He will focus primarily on products for the broadcast news vertical, including CAMIO, Chyron’s MOS integration offering; AXIS, an order management system for maps, charts, financial quotes, and composite imagery; and Chyron’s myriad graphics offerings. Chyron has long been associated with innovation in live-to-air graphics. The company is also pioneering new platform-based offerings with comprehensive production functionality, leveraging cloud workflows and OpEx purchasing models to offer clients flexible, scalable options to deploy the tools they need, when and where they are needed….
Artel Video Systems, a provider of innovative, real-time multimedia delivery solutions serving global markets, has hired Egor Tyagunov as lead business development and account manager for the EMEA region and other emerging markets. Tyagunov brings to the role more than 15 years of experience in broadcast and broad expertise in media over IP, media processing, content delivery, and production workflows. He has also spearheaded business development efforts for broadcast and pro-AV technology providers throughout Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Artel, Tyagunov was sales director at DEVA Broadcast and Sound4, and as sales manager working with dealers and partner networks at Telos Alliance….
VITEC, which offers IP video streaming solutions, has appointed Fadi Jumaa to serve as business development director, Middle East. The newly created position will strengthen VITEC’s presence in the region. With the acquisition of IPTV provider Exterity, VITEC has further bolstered its solutions offering. Jumaa held multiple roles with various key vendors throughout his career, working at multinational companies including MultiChoice ME, Thomson Video Networks, and Ateme. This allowed him to establish a significant foothold in the region, and provided him extensive experience across different industry sectors, including broadcast and various video delivery chains….
Oscar and Emmy-Winning Composer Kris Bowers Joins Barking Owl For Advertising, Branded Content
Music, audio post and sonic branding house Barking Owl has taken on exclusive representation of Oscar and Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers for advertising and branded content.
Bowers’ recent film scores include The Wild Robot and Bob Marley: One Love, alongside acclaimed past works such as The Color Purple (2023), King Richard and Green Book. His contributions to television are equally impressive, with scores for hit series like Bridgerton, When They See Us, Dear White People, and his Daytime Emmy Award-winning score for The Snowy Day.
In addition to his work as a composer, Bowers is a visionary director. He recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial work on The Last Repair Shop. The emotionally touching short film spotlights four of the people responsible for repairing the musical instruments used by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Last Repair Shop reflects the positive influence that musical instruments have on the youngsters who play them, and the adults in the LAUSD free repair service who keep them working and in tune.
Barking Owl CEO Kirkland Alexander Lynch said of Bowers, “His artistry, diversity of style and depth of storytelling bring an unparalleled edge to the work we create for global brands. His presence on our roster reflects our continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of sound and music in advertising.”
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, added, “Kris first caught my attention when he released his record ‘Heroes + Misfits’ where he fused together his jazz sensibility with a deeply ingrained aptitude for melody, so beautifully.... Read More