Month: May 2023

David Ostmo

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

David Ostmo is a Regional Engineering Director for the Sinclair Broadcast Group based in San Antonio, Texas. He oversees the technical operations for 27 Sinclair owned stations spread out over 14 markets in Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska and Utah.

Since becoming a Regional Engineer for Sinclair in 1998, Ostmo was involved in several broadcast industry initiatives including the DTV transition, station HD conversions, spectrum repack and the current roll out of ATSC 3.0. He’s overseen major station construction projects in San Antonio, El Paso and Beaumont, Texas in addition to significant facility renovations in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ostmo began working at KABB-TV in San Antonio, Texas in 1992 as Director of Operations and Engineering. For 21-years he was in charge of commercial and news production in addition to On-Air Operations and Engineering. In that capacity Ostmo produced live coverage of 71 football games, parades, and special events.

David’s broadcast career started in 1976 as a radio announcer and production assistant for KGLO Radio and TV in Mason City, Iowa. Ostmo was Program Director at KCPS Radio in Burlington, Iowa when he returned to the television side of the industry in 1980. He worked at five different TV stations in Tulsa, Oklahoma before moving to Texas.

Broadcast History is Ostmo’s passion. He began writing on the subject while he was a columnist for TV Technology in the late 1980s. His personal library includes 1,500 books on broadcasting and motion pictures dating back to the early 1900s. Ostmo is a frequent speaker around the country delivering presentations about the evolution of broadcasting.

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Appear

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: appear.net
Phone: 323-203-9060
Address: 21700 Oxnard St, Suite 150
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
United States

Appear is a leading provider of media processing and delivery technology. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway and with customers in over 100 countries, Appear provides the backbone that production companies, telcos and broadcasters rely on to make immersive live experiences possible for their viewers. With world-class products and expertise, Appears focus on modularity, efficiency and high quality helps customers stay ahead of competition in a market where expectations and requirements are constantly changing and evolving.

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Octopus NEWSROOM

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: www.octopus-news.com
Phone: 844-OCT-NEWS
Address: 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1810
New York, NY 10176
United States

There’s a better way to manage your newsroom productions. Octopus is a worldwide company providing newsroom solutions to journalists everywhere.

Our products will enable you to work efficiently, collaborate more and engage your viewers on a different level. We have the perfect solution for TV News, Radio, eSports, Sports and WebTV teams.

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WMVision

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: www.wmvision.com
Phone: (913) 378-1213
Address: 11100 W. 91st Street Suite 100
Overland Park, KS 66214
United States

WMVision is the leader in delivering feature-rich, sky-camera networks, specifically designed for television stations. Not only does the system provide the standard technical camera network requirements, but it also comes loaded with unique features.

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BeckTV

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: www.becktv.com
Phone: 512-252-7555
Address: 16024 Central Commerce Dr
Pflugerville, TX 78602
United States

BeckTV is one of the United States premier design-build systems integrators. With more than 30 years of experience, the company has designed and built more professional media facilities for more customers than any other systems integrator. BeckTV has implemented innovative technology for virtually every type of installation, including broadcast and network television facilities mobile production units cable and satellite facilities network operations centers houses of worship and stadiums, arenas, and other live-event venues. BeckTV maintains full-service offices in Denver, New York, and Austin, Texas.

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Digital Alert Systems

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: www.digitalalertsystems.com
Phone: (585) 765-2254
Address: 100 Housel Avenue
Lyndonville, NY 14098
United States

Digital Alert Systems is the leading innovator of next-generation Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and Emergency Alert Systems (EAS) for radio and television broadcasters. From its headquarters in Lyndonville, NY, the company manufactures its award-winning DASDEC product series with unique features such as EAS-Net, AlertAgent, Triggered CAP Polling, and the patented HALO enterprise-wide management system. The company’s latest award-winning “EAS at the Edge” concept empowers radio stations to move entirely into the AoIP world, inserting critical alert information into the modern IP air chain. More information is available at www.digitalalertsystems.com.

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American Amplifier Technologies, LLC

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

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Web: americanamptech.com
Phone: 916-234-3531
Address: 7889 Lichen Dr. #360
Citrus Heights, CA 95621
United States

American Amplifier Technologies / Shively Labs provide a variety of services and products. We pride ourselves on providing quality products that are designed to operate with many years of superb performance. Our large inventory of broadcast products and professional staff allows us to fulfill the needs of the FM, TV, and AM broadcast communities. In April of 2023 AAT purchased Shively Labs, adding decades of engineering design and product capabilities.

Our staff includes design engineers that provide many combined years of broadcast and electrical engineering experience. Our staff is passionate about our products and services ensuring each project is completed to provide outstanding performance.  AAT/Shively Labs products are designed and produced with quality materials, simplicity, and rigorous engineering standards. Our years of experience and expertise allows for products and services that are quality investments to our customers. We look forward to providing excellent products and services for all broadcast and electrical engineering needs.

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Grass Valley USA, LLC

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

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Web: www.grassvalley.com
Phone: 678-591-0745
Address: 3499 Douglas-B-Floreani
Montreal, Quebec, H4S 2C6
Canada

Grass Valley is the leading media technology provider for the media and entertainment industry. Trusted by the world’s top media brands, Grass Valley is empowering content producers to deliver great live experiences through best-in-class hardware and software solutions that improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Supporting customers across the globe, Grass Valley is at the forefront of groundbreaking live media innovation and continues to create the future of live media production.

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Riedel Communications Inc

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

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Web: www.riedel.net
Phone: 530-559-9986
Address: 25702A Rye Canyon Blvd
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
United States

Riedel Communications designs, manufactures, and distributes pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks for broadcast, pro audio, event, sports, theater, and security applications. The company also provides rental services for radio and intercom systems, event IT solutions, fiber backbones, and wireless signal transmission systems that scale easily for events of any size, anywhere in the world. Riedel is headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany and employs over 1000 people in 30 locations throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas.

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Miller Camera Support, LLC

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

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Web: www.millertripods.com
Phone: 973-857-8300
Address: 216 Little Falls Rd Unit 2
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
United States

Miller Camera Support has been designing and delivering professional fluid heads and tripods to the television industry for sixty years. Miller is a long time, global leader in the field of contemporary camera support and holds the first patent for fluid head design for film cameras, which it obtained in 1946.

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Miller’s Sprinter II
Miller’s ArrowX 1

Product Contact Info:
Name: Bob Van Bodegon
Email: Bob.vanbodegon@millertripods.com
Phone: 973-857-8300

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