Articles You May Have Missed – August 16, 2017 August 16^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

Virtual Reality (VR). There are basically two camps; you love it or could not care less. The rabid VR fans look for every hit of a new product, technique or movie/clip to try. The reality is that creating VR content requires both new technology and new techniques. Fortunately much

EBU Weighs Up Costs, Challenges and Opportunities of Virtual Reality August 11^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has urged the whole video service industry to unite behind Virtual Reality and avoid the mistakes made with previous attempts to deliver new experiences for users, such as 3D.

Brainstorm’s Infinity Set 3 Gives Virtual Sets a New Dimension April 22^nd 2017 - 04:00 PM

Brainstorm’s InfinitySet 3 technology seamlessly combines 3D virtual graphics with real on-screen talent to take you where no news or sports set has gone before.

Shotoku Addresses VR/AR Market with Graphica Crane April 20^th 2017 - 01:00 PM

The Broadcast Bridge spoke with James Eddershaw, newly appointed managing director of Shotoku UK to hear the latest products and people news from the robotics and camera support manufacturer. Eddershaw has recently been appointed Managing Director of Shotoku UK, replacing Mike Wolfe, a founder of Shotoku UK, who is assuming

CES 2017: The ‘VR’ Reality February 13^th 2017 - 01:00 PM

CES 2017 has come and gone with most press reporting Virtual Reality landed with a virtual thud. My view of CES is different because I see two very different types of VR.

Al Jazeera Taps Automated Data Ingest Platform For Coverage of U.S. Presidential Election December 16^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

For television graphics designers, the two biggest U.S.-based coverage events are the NFL Superbowl and the U.S. Presidential Elections. This year’s hotly contested election brought out some of the best use to date of interactive monitors, augmented reality (AR) graphs and charts, and stunning virtual sets—all

Vizrt Tech Transforms TV 4 Sweden’s Main Studio For Coverage of 2016 European Football Tournament September 1^st 2016 - 03:59 PM

Vizrt provided a variety of graphics, video wall, and augmented reality technology systems to Sweden’s largest broadcaster, TV 4 Group, for enhanced coverage of this year’s European football tournament. Their goal was to launch a new visual style and excitement for its main sports studio during the summer of foo

Virtual Graphics Improve Program Retention And Broadcasters’ Bottom Line August 10^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

In today’s highly competitive television broadcast landscape, the on screen presentation of a broadcaster’s programming can mean the difference between ratings success and failure. That’s why many have embraced virtual sets as a cost-effective way of improving their on-air look by either replacing an existing physical studio set o

Under The Hood At Brainstorm August 8^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

Brainstorm Multimedia helped Spanish broadcasters use Augmented Reality graphics to bring elections results to life for their audiences.

SMPTE Hollywood Discusses Virtual Reality June 6^th 2016 - 06:00 PM

When a potential new entertainment medium like Virtual Reality bursts onto the Hollywood scene, SMPTE tries to help us understand its implications.

Meredith Standardizes on Avid MediaCentral October 9^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Meredith Corporation is adopting Avid’s MediaCenral Platform as the basis of its new standardized workflow.

RTL’s New Luxembourg Headquarters is an IP Broadcast Game Changer October 9^th 2017 - 09:30 AM

In a time of uncertainty among many parts of the broadcast industry, Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), part of the RTL Group, a Luxembourg-based media conglomerate that operates TV and radio channels as well as production companies located throughout Europe and Asia, has built one of the most impressive broadcast centers

CTV & SAM Key to First Major Music Festival in UHD October 3^rd 2017 - 10:00 AM

The Isle of Wight Music Festival looked as good as it sounded when CTV and SAM brought it to air in UHD.

TV Nova Selects Apantac T# Multiviewers October 2^nd 2017 - 01:50 PM

TV Nova, a division of Central European Media Enterprises (CME) and one of Central Europe’s largest commercial television broadcasters, has chosen a series of T# multiviewers from Apantac for the expansion of its production control room, master control room and telco signal monitoring.  

Transvideo and Aaton Digital at IBC 2017 September 20^th 2017 - 05:00 PM

Transvideo and Aaton Digital showcased their latest monitor/recorders and audio mixer/recorder combos at IBC 2017.

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