If we take cloud infrastructures to their extreme, that is, their physical locality is unknown to us, then monitoring them becomes a whole new ball game, especially as dispersed teams use them for production.
Outside broadcast (OB) production company Game Creek Video has chosen Riedel’s advanced solutions for its newest OB trucks, showcasing a collaboration that marks a significant milestone in the industry. Built for two major U.S. broadcast/streaming entities to cover their largest sporting productions, the trucks — two sets of interconnected A, B, and C units — use the same Riedel Artist intercom system as the broadcasters use in their fixed facilities.
Our resident image capture expert Phil Rhodes offers up his own personal impressions of the technology he encountered walking the halls at the 2025 NAB Show.
Atomos is excited to announce A-Eye, a powerful new range of AI-enhanced PTZ cameras that combine intelligent tracking, high-quality video, and seamless connectivity. Designed for educators, content creators, business professionals, houses of worship, and live event teams, the A-Eye series makes multi-camera production simple, scalable, and professional—no camera operator required.
The University of Notre Dame has successfully implemented Riedel’s RefBox solution, part of the company’s SimplyLive Production Suite, to streamline the way referees review plays and make critical decisions during on-campus sports events, including lacrosse and soccer, with a view to expanding to baseball and softball in the future. The university’s decision to adopt RefBox stemmed from the need for a flexible and easy-to-use replay system.
As a cinematographer with several decades of experience on feature films and large broadcast projects, my current work on smaller productions and documentaries has increasingly added the duties of a sound recordist, and with it a greater appreciation for 32-bit float recording.
Heartland Video Systems (HVS), a premier video systems integration and consulting firm, announces that our ATSC 3.0 expert team has assisted New Mexico PBS (NMPBS) to optimize their existing ATSC 3.0 over-the-air (OTA) signal with Advanced Emergency Information (AEI) / Advanced Emergency Alert (AEA) capability. In addition, HVS supplied NMPBS the necessary equipment for the country’s very first ATSC 3.0 translator that works in conjunction with their existing ATSC 3.0 facility.
The Blackmagic 2110 IP UpDownCross 12G is a new standards converter for live production and broadcast that lets customers convert between any SD, HD or Ultra HD video format via 12G-SDI, HDMI and SMPTE-2110 IP video connections. This new converter has a rack mount design with a front panel LCD for video and audio monitoring plus menus.
