Acquisition

DJI Introduces Tiny Osmo Action Video Camera

DJI, the drone maker, has introduced the Osmo Action camera, a tiny 4K video camera with exceptional image quality and image stabilization.

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

In part 8 of the series “Data transmission and storage”, consultant John Watkinson looks at some of the intricacies of RF transmission.

The new HD POV cameras support all frame rates in each model.

Marshall Refreshes HD POV Camera Line

Marshall Electronics has developed its next generation of high definition POV cameras that improve upon nearly every feature of its existing lineup. The current line of Marshall POV cameras are now used for a wide range of professional applications; from broadcast to remote education, telemedicine and remote research analysis, as well as streaming worship services, live event and reality television production.

The New Golden Age of Miniaturization

Two years ago, I put a complete iPhone video production package into a single shoulder bag. This week, I eliminated the shoulder bag, creating an even better 4K shooting package that is virtually weightless. We are indeed in a new golden age of miniaturization.

Production & Post

The Dyvi’s software-centric design enables Kanal 2’s operators to customize its control surface to fit any production or creative need.

Estonia’s Kanal 2 Switches To Software-Defined Production From EVS

Kanal 2, Estonia’s largest private television network, has installed a new Dyvi switcher from EVS, allowing it to produce high-quality programming, pre-record content and also drive the material shown on four large video walls in its main studio in Tallinn. The new EVS production switcher—a single processing module with 32 inputs and 16 outputs—is used daily for a variety of studio productions including news bulletins, weather forecasts, talk shows, magazine…

The friendly anarchists of Digital Anarchy

Digital Anarchy Brings Old Favorites and New Transcription to NAB 2019

This year, Digital Anarchy brought three stalwart software favorites to the NAB Show 2019, and also a new introduction—each designed to make crafting product in post easier.

ChyronHego showed off their virtual graphics prowess for broadcasst as well as stadium displays at their NAB 2019 exhibit

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019

ChyronHego rocked the NAB Show 2019 with a whole new approach to Virtual Sets, and a revolutionary use of a telestrator not just as a second screen, but as a second primary sports entertainment channel.

The TAG V.S. exhibit was glitering with displays, all filled with IP images.

TAG Multiviewer Conquers IP at NAB 2019

TAG V.S. presented their software-only MCM-9000 all IP-based UHD Multiviewer and Monitoring platform at the NAB Show 2019 that is completely contained on a Dongle running Linux.

Hardware Infrastructure

ATTO Announces FibreBridge Embedded in NetApp MetroCluster

ATTO Technology has announced that it has teamed with NetApp to deliver ATTO FibreBridge 7600N as a key component in the MetroCluster continuous data availability solution.

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019

ChyronHego rocked the NAB Show 2019 with a whole new approach to Virtual Sets, and a revolutionary use of a telestrator not just as a second screen, but as a second primary sports entertainment channel.

TAG Multiviewer Conquers IP at NAB 2019

TAG V.S. presented their software-only MCM-9000 all IP-based UHD Multiviewer and Monitoring platform at the NAB Show 2019 that is completely contained on a Dongle running Linux.

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

In part 8 of the series “Data transmission and storage”, consultant John Watkinson looks at some of the intricacies of RF transmission.

Software Infrastructure

VSN Promotes Interoperability And Efficiency

MAM developer VSN says it is focused on interoperability, intuitive ease of use, flexibility and increased efficiency ahead of Broadcast Asia.

Telestream Partners Nice People At Work For Streaming Analytics

Nice People at Work (NPAW) is a global big data and video intelligence company and is now allied with Telestream that sees the companies integrating their video monitoring and analytics platforms.

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019

ChyronHego rocked the NAB Show 2019 with a whole new approach to Virtual Sets, and a revolutionary use of a telestrator not just as a second screen, but as a second primary sports entertainment channel.

Matrox Shows Encoders For The Enterprise At InfoComm

Matrox will be showing its complete range of IP-based products at the Pro-AV trade show including quad 4K enterprise encoders, remote recorder appliances, 4K capture/encode/decode and multiviewer cards, 4K IP KVM extenders and 4K/multi-HD webcasting encoders.

Audio

The Artist-1024 can be configured to act as a SMPTE 2110-30/31card, a MADI subscriber card, or as an Artist fiber/router/processor card.

Riedel Offers New Node With 1024 Non-Blocking Ports In A 2 RU Package

Riedel Communications has released the latest addition to its Artist intercom ecosystem, called the Artist-1024. This new node is targeted at IP-based installations and those that need higher port densities. The Artist-1024 node can be added into any Artist fiber ring and is easily configured within the company’s Director configuration software.

Riedel Deploys Communications Infrastructure for 2019 Special Olympics

Riedel Communications supplied an integrated communications infrastructure for the Special Olympics World Games 2019 (SOWG) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The company’s Artist digital matrix intercom system and Bolero wireless intercom were at the core of a massive comms deployment that spanned more than 30 venues and locations and included managed IT network services.

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP

Moving to IP opens a whole plethora of options for broadcasters. Engineers often speak of the advantages of scalability and flexibility in IP systems. But IP systems take on many flavors, from on-prem to off-prem, private and public cloud. And then there is virtualization.

Studio Technologies Introduces eSports Audio Hub

Studio Technologies has introduced a control hub for eSports audio applications.

Playout & Transmission

The NovelSat satellite-to-mobile video solution incorporates all core-to-edge video delivery functions required.

NovelSat Debuts Live/OTT Video Delivery Solution for 4G/5G Mobile Networks

NovelSat, a satellite transmission technology based in Ra’anana, Israel, has unveiled an end-to-end satellite broadcast/multicast solution for the delivery of live TV and OTT video services. The satellite-to-mobile video solution allows mobile service providers to roll out TV and video services on a large scale while optimizing network investment.

Digital Anarchy Brings Old Favorites and New Transcription to NAB 2019

This year, Digital Anarchy brought three stalwart software favorites to the NAB Show 2019, and also a new introduction—each designed to make crafting product in post easier.

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

In part 8 of the series “Data transmission and storage”, consultant John Watkinson looks at some of the intricacies of RF transmission.

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP

Moving to IP opens a whole plethora of options for broadcasters. Engineers often speak of the advantages of scalability and flexibility in IP systems. But IP systems take on many flavors, from on-prem to off-prem, private and public cloud. And then there is virtualization.

Distribution & Delivery

NovelSat Debuts Live/OTT Video Delivery Solution for 4G/5G Mobile Networks

NovelSat, a satellite transmission technology based in Ra’anana, Israel, has unveiled an end-to-end satellite broadcast/multicast solution for the delivery of live TV and OTT video services. The satellite-to-mobile video solution allows mobile service providers to roll out TV and video services on a large scale while optimizing network investment.

Telestream Partners Nice People At Work For Streaming Analytics

Nice People at Work (NPAW) is a global big data and video intelligence company and is now allied with Telestream that sees the companies integrating their video monitoring and analytics platforms.

Kudelski Group covers the enterprise cyber security arena with Nagra as its specialist pay TV division for revenue protection.

Studio Canal Goes To Nagra For Protection Of International Content Distribution

Studio Canal, the part of the French Canal+ group responsible for international feature films and TV series, has deployed NexGuard forensic watermarking technology from Kudelski’s Nagra to protect international distribution of its content.

TAG Multiviewer Conquers IP at NAB 2019

TAG V.S. presented their software-only MCM-9000 all IP-based UHD Multiviewer and Monitoring platform at the NAB Show 2019 that is completely contained on a Dongle running Linux.

Test, QC & Monitoring

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

In part 8 of the series “Data transmission and storage”, consultant John Watkinson looks at some of the intricacies of RF transmission.

Understanding OTT Systems - Part 1

In this series of articles, we investigate OTT distribution networks to better understand the unique challenges ahead and how to solve them. Unlike traditional RF broadcast and cable platform delivery networks, OTT comprises of many systems operated by different companies to deliver programs to viewers, and it’s these potential silos that are the root of the challenges OTT faces.

New agreement adds support for Dolby Vision to BATON QC Platform.

Interra Systems and Dolby Expand Partnership

Dolby Vision on the BATON QC Platform gives OTT video providers new tools to deliver better-quality HDR experiences across all screens.

Industry icon Tektronix Video is now a part of Telestream.

Tektronix Video Merges with Telestream

Telestream strengthens its video test, monitoring and file-based quality control in its solution portfolio with the addition of Tektronix Video.

Services

Broadcasting 8K content across multiple video formats requires both efficient video coding and reliable infrastructure technology, says SES.

SES Claims World First For 8K Delivery From Satellite

SES, one of the world’s big three satellite platform operators in the DTH (Direct To Home) field, has claimed a world first for a transmission of 8K content to a 82” flat-screen 8K set with a built-in satellite receiver capable of decoding the signal.

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP

Moving to IP opens a whole plethora of options for broadcasters. Engineers often speak of the advantages of scalability and flexibility in IP systems. But IP systems take on many flavors, from on-prem to off-prem, private and public cloud. And then there is virtualization.

Enterprise File Fabric now available through Google Cloud

Storage Made Easy Joins Google Cloud Partner Program

The partnership enables companies to deploy multi-cloud virtual file systems in Google Cloud.

Net Insight Intros Nimbra Edge For Cloud Transport

NimbraEdge targets primary distribution, sports and news interconnect through a cloud-native architecture enabling service providers and media companies to deploy and operate a cloud ingest, transport, and distribution.

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

Marshall Refreshes HD POV Camera Line

The New Golden Age of Miniaturization

Digital Anarchy Brings Old Favorites and New Transcription to NAB 2019

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019

TAG Multiviewer Conquers IP at NAB 2019

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019

TAG Multiviewer Conquers IP at NAB 2019

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

Telestream Partners Nice People At Work For Streaming Analytics

ChyronHego Gets “Fresh” at NAB 2019

Matrox Shows Encoders For The Enterprise At InfoComm

Riedel Deploys Communications Infrastructure for 2019 Special Olympics

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP

Studio Technologies Introduces eSports Audio Hub

Digital Anarchy Brings Old Favorites and New Transcription to NAB 2019

Data Recording and Transmission: RF

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP

Telestream Partners Nice People At Work For Streaming Analytics

Studio Canal Goes To Nagra For Protection Of International Content Distribution

TAG Multiviewer Conquers IP at NAB 2019

Understanding OTT Systems - Part 1

Interra Systems and Dolby Expand Partnership

Tektronix Video Merges with Telestream

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP

Storage Made Easy Joins Google Cloud Partner Program

​Net Insight Intros Nimbra Edge For Cloud Transport

Building IP Media Facilities Keys to Migrating from SDI

Net Insight Intros Nimbra Edge For Cloud Transport