4K/Ultra HD

APB+

Fujinon 4K UA107 fulfils AFL’s desire for fan engagement

MKTG Sports + Entertainment, a global integrated agency, is operating scoreboard control at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) sports stadium as part of its in-venue coverage of the Australian Football League (AFL) on two big screens separate from the normal broadcast coverage.

PREVIEWS & REVIEWS

IHSE marks 10th anniversary at 2019 NAB Show

Keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) solutions provider IHSE will be bringing what the company calls “True KVM” workstation management solutions to 2019 NAB Show with its latest HDMI 2.

PREVIEWS & REVIEWS

2019 NAB Show: Orban enhances openGear-based platform

Orban will be displaying its audio processing platform that provides broadcasters the ability to choose a custom-tailored mix of audio processing solutions for their facilities.

Distribution

Grass Valley’s DirectIP a game-changer in long-distance remote IP production

Using its DirectIP connectivity solution, Grass Valley executed a remote link from cameras based in Telstra’s Tokyo office to an XCU base station in IMG Studios’ headquarters in London.

Management

Sacramento Kings takes Quantum leap to transform its video production

Since its opening in 2016, Golden 1 Centre has combined technology, sustainability and entertainment to deliver captivating visual experiences to fans in its arena and beyond.

Management

iFit post-production workflow running in good shape

As a manufacturer of exercise equipment, Icon Health & Fitness has combined fitness and technology to create iFit, a video-based coaching platform that connects with the company’s machines and offers video content to bring personal trainers and varied fitness environments into customers’ homes.

Creation

SGO accelerates 8K production with AJA KONA 5 integration

Post-production software developer SGO has integrated AJA Video Systems’ KONA 5 audio and video I/O cards within its finishing and workflow solution Mistika Ultima, providing “simplified and optimised” 8K production for broadcast clients.

News & Events

Japan offers cost-efficient broadcast solutions

To facilitate the adoption of new 4K/UHD workflows by the broadcast industry, Media Links launched a product to fill the gap in the industry’s transition from SDI- to IP-based workflows?

Camera

“Official Secrets” uncovers Sony next-gen camera’s ability to deliver rich natural colours

Florian Hoffmeister has found the ‘sweet spot’ of Sony’s Venice which makes the image come alive.

News & Events

Show offers amazing affordable, SD-HD transition equipment

The big question that confronted exhibitors and visitors during Inter BEE 2018 from November 14 -16 at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, was: “What Will You Do Next?

VIEWS & INTERVIEWS

Chinnock expects 8K to follow similar trajectory as 4K/UHD

Last month’s CES 2019 in Las Vegas, USA, marked the birth of the 8K Association (8KA), an organisation that aims to promote 8K TVs and 8K content to consumers and professionals.

Sony unveils its first AI-based video analytics solution

Sony’s compact REA-C1000, available only in April, utilises advanced AI-based video analytics technology to analyse the input received from connected cameras, extract the object in focus, and combine it with other images on a graphics processor unit (GPU).

Content Security

Nagra secures kbro’s 4K/UHD content

A Nagra customer since 2009, kbro has been deploying Nagra Connect on top of its existing Nagra conditional access and OpenTV over-the-top (OTT) backend platform.

Creation

Will Future Group’s Pixotape change virtual production landscape forever?

With the aim to help producers make experiential content available across all media and platforms, The Future Group, a technology and creative services company based in Oslo, Norway, has launched Pixotape, a software suite which the company described “will change the virtual production landscape forever”.