Austrian national public service broadcaster broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) has upgraded its live production servers to EVS’ next-generation XT-Via, alongside a new EVS X-One integrated production system, which will all be used to produce smaller sports broadcasts of up to six cameras.
Ross Video has released version 18 software for its OverDrive Automated Production Control (APC) system, which has been embraced by more than 400 broadcasters and video production studios looking for efficiency and an enhanced on-screen look.
FOR-A Corp. continues to deliver video processing products to support the emerging 8K format. At InterBEE 2018 the company will unveil a series of “8K-supporting” products including an 8K up/down converter, and two different multiviewers.
Grass Valley and production services company Gearhouse Broadcast recently joined forces to supply the technology and engineering expertise required to deliver Australia’s first 4K UHD live broadcast: six hours of content from the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for supercars—the country’s annual, premier touring car event—without commercial breaks.
TAG, known for providing advanced IP monitoring and high-quality UHD multiviewers, treated NAB NY attendees to an even higher level of displayed sophistication. The company’s MCM-9000 supports SMPTE’s ST 2110 standard suite for managed IP networks.
With a sharp focus on IP-based operations and the impact they have on a variety of broadcast operations and workflows, broadcasters are operating in one of the most dramatic periods of technological change that the international broadcast industry has ever experienced.