Mo-Sys Engineering (www.mo-sys.com), leaders in virtual production and image robotics, and HYPER Studios (www.hyperstudios.co.uk), leaders in cloud broadcast graphics, have created the first virtual production system with data-driven sports graphics. StarTracker Sports Studio combines a complete virtual production system, based on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, and capable of generating moving camera virtual studios, augmented reality (AR), and extended reality (xR), with a state-of-the-art HTML5 sports graphics system.

CONNEX produces and develops high-quality components for professional event industry and demanding industrial applications. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Oldenburg/Northern Germany. The product portfolio comprises solutions for mobile or stationary applications. These include power distribution systems, fiber optic solutions, video products, ethernet components, splitters, patching systems, stage boxes, cabling and measuring devices.

Ross Video is pleased to announce that Andrei Marton has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager for South Eastern Europe, a newly created position at Ross. Marton is based in Bucharest, Romania, and comes to Ross with business development and sales experience gained from both manufacturers and Systems Integrators in the broadcast industry. He also latterly worked in account management with a company offering software solutions, and so has valuable knowledge of SaaS and software-based business models. 

Founded 45 years ago, SAE Institute offers diplomas, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a wide range of creative media industries. Its campus in Oxford, England, is the global headquarters for 54 locations worldwide, leading the way for the Institute’s education network. Training students on the latest and most efficient systems is essential to prepare them for prospective careers, which is why a Yamaha Nuage and Steinberg Nuendo system is a vital part of SAE Oxford’s studio complex.
 

As a Platinum-certified composer and producer, Juh-Dee is a living testament to the massive popularity of rap music in his native Germany. Having started DJ-ing at parties as a youngster, he soon started making music himself, which brought him into the orbit of other emerging German rap stars including Farid Bang, Manuellsen, KC Rebell and Summer Cem. With numerous number one records under his belt, Juh-Dee now has the luxury of his own beautifully-equipped studio in Duisburg, complete with Genelec 1234 and 8331 Smart Active Monitors.

NEP Group, the leading worldwide outsourced technical production partner for premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, announced that it has acquired VISTA Worldlink (“VISTA”), a pioneer in providing centralized broadcast solutions since 2017. The acquisition supports NEP’s strategic goal of becoming the worldwide leader in Centralized (Remote) Production. Founded by industry veteran Roy Liemer in 1988, VISTA provides end-to-end workflows, transmission and connectivity, and packaged traditional broadcast production solutions to customers in sports, entertainment, news, corporate and a range of other industries, covering thousands of events in North America each year as well as Europe.

Hippotizer’s Nevis+ Media Server is proving to be an essential tool for smaller productions around the world, offering the features and power of its ‘bigger brother’ stablemates but in a more compact and affordable package.
 

ARRI announces a new version of its AMIRA camera: the AMIRA Live. Designed specifically for multi-camera live broadcasts, it eliminates external cabling between the camera body and the fiber adapter, resulting in a cleaner and more reliable configuration for live productions. Along with a new, feature-rich software update and the VMM-1 onboard monitor, AMIRA Live offers a unique combination of system camera efficiencies and truly cinematic images.

The Humboldt Forum, with its museums, event locations, exhibition spaces and facilities for cultural education, stands at the famous Berlin Palace on Spree Island in the historic center or Berlin. While its facades are largely modeled on the original, the complex’s interior is equipped with state-of-the-art technology tailored to modern needs — and supplied by Lawo.

MOG has been providing high-quality, cost-effective solutions for OBVans Production for years. More than ever, Broadcasters and Media Companies need to optimize rack usage, without compromising video quality, while still ensuring its multiple distribution and storage needs. By performing multiple operations in a single box, mDECK is the ideal match for an OBVan environment, as it guarantees a smooth ingest, transcode and playback of multiple channels in any formats, simultaneously. MOG deployed a custom solution based on CyBC’s (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation) requirements, based on P2 structures. Read the Full Case Study below.

SDNsquare announce today that they will provide EMG company United with their patented GRID Software Defined Network control software to support the Dutch media production service provider with the IP transition of a number of OB trucks. Having initiated their working relationship with SDNsquare two years ago, when GRID software solution for IP network orchestration was firstly installed at United’s Operation Centre (RoC) in Hilversum, United wanted to extend this relationship into the purchase and IP extension of several OB vans. Though the events of 2020 placed an inevitable impediment on progress, as both companies look forward in 2021 with cautious optimism and as business projects for both parties begin to reinitiate, United are now in a position to finalise the contract for purchase. SDNsquare’s GRID software solution will become the network controller for their entire IP-based fleet, as well as remaining compatible with their existing RoC.

MFC De Meulewiek, a multi-purpose meeting venue in the village of Meterik in the Dutch province of Limburg, has become the first installation in the Netherlands to benefit from Dynacord’s new MXE5 matrix mix engine. The MXE5 is at the heart of a full sound system renovation designed and installed by Pouwels Audiovisual and supplied and supported by the ESP team.

ARRI is pleased to present Remote Solutions, a powerful toolkit that can be customized to meet near-set and off-set workflows. This remote production ecosystem allows professionals to safely and immediately get back to work without compromising operational and creative control. With a complete system of connected ARRI cameras, lights, remote heads, and accessories, ARRI Remote Solutions offers workflows that enable safe social distancing between talent and crew as well as between crew members.

 AJA Video Systems has unveiled T-TAP Pro, a compact, silent, and portable Thunderbolt™ 3-connected device that simplifies 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD/SD monitoring and output over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 on compatible Mac^® or PC computers. Ideal for a range of production scenarios, T-TAP Pro provides high-quality video monitoring, including High Dynamic Range (HDR) support for high frame rate (HFR) and large raster workflows from a Thunderbolt 3 host system.

AJA Video Systems has released Desktop Software v16, a free update that introduces powerful new features to AJA’s lineup of KONA, Io and T-TAP products, such as High Dynamic Range (HDR) signaling over SDI, expanded IP video functionality, support for the just announced T-TAP Pro Thunderbolt™ 3 output device, and increased compatibility with the latest hardware and operating systems.