Sound Devices is pleased to announce the third mixer-recorder in their new 8-Series: the 888 Portable Production Mixer-Recorder. The 888 is the smallest portable mixer-recorder available that offers Dante for sending and receiving audio over Ethernet. 8 ultra low-noise, 8-Series microphone preamplifiers, 16 channels, 20 tracks, multiple powering methods, and support for multiple USB control surfaces allows the 888 to be easily tailored to any sound professional’s workflow.

In Germany, there has now been electronic media, such as the radio, for around 90 years – and beyerdynamic has been there right from the start. Founded in 1924, as "Elektrotechnische Fabrik Eugen Beyer" in Berlin, the company has radically influenced and promoted audio recording and sound reproduction.

Genelec, a leader in professional audio monitoring solutions, has further expanded its UNIO Audio Monitoring Service Platform with the introduction of the 9401A System Management Device for Audio-over-IP Networking. The 9401A adds powerful AoIP connectivity to Genelec’s range of Smart Active Monitors and Subwoofers in ST2110, AES67 and Ravenna formats. With its 16 monitor outputs, the 9401A supports all formats from stereo to 9.1.6, and brings all the convenience and flexibility of multi-channel networked audio to the UNIO platform. 

Small device answers big demand in live production with expansive 4K/UHD HDR/SDR conversion toolkit and unprecedented LUT processing capabilities

To create a smart broadcast workflow, it is absolutely essential to seamlessly integrate all the systems that are involved. Such an ideal IT integration into the broadcast world is delivered by the KVM systems from the German manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck GmbH (G&D). G&D offers a broad KVM portfolio where all the elements can be combined with each other, showing that large and distributed IT installations can indeed be connected efficiently with original broadcast equipment and can therefore simplify the work of broadcast professionals. The KVM matrix switches are the backbone of the relevant computer technology, as they provide producers with flexible, distributed access to outsourced servers – remotely, without latency or delays and with excellent video quality.
 

To meet the increasing demand for HD and 3G productions, _wige MEDIA AG, a leading German communications company in the sports and automotive industry, has invested in a full suite of live production solutions from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand. This investment will upgrade one of its outside broadcasting (OB) vans from standard to high definition (HD), providing a flexible infrastructure to meet _wige MEDIA AG’s needs today, while laying the foundation for a transition to IP in the future.

_wige BROADCAST, a production company based in Cologne, Germany that deploys state-of-the-art technology to domestic and international broadcasters for live sporting events, has selected Barnfind Technologies’ BarnOne platform as the heart of their signal transport infrastructure. Wiggo Evensen, Barnfind CEO, announced the development from the Company’s headquarters in Sandefjord, Norway.

One of the leading broadcast facilities companies in Germany, _wige SOLUTIONS, has added to its stock of Hitachi cameras to equip a new mid-sized outside broadcast production unit, PU3. _wige SOLUTIONS, based in Meuspath, has been using Hitachi cameras for three years. The new truck carries up to eight SK-HD1000 cameras with fibre transmission.

_wige SOLUTIONS, a subsidiary of leading sports communication company _wige MEDIA, has been providing event technology services to German and international customers for over 30 years. Headquartered in Meuspath, just a stone’s throw from the famous Nurburgring motor racing circuit, _wige SOLUTIONS added a brand new mobile unit to its fleet in spring 2015 to further expand its outside broadcast capabilities and deliver the 3G and 4K production that is increasingly becoming a requirement at high quality events and car launches; the bigger the event, the more demanding the switching requirements.

Leading German broadcast facilities company, _wige SOLUTIONS GmbH, has purchased a Snell Kahuna 9600 production switcher for a new  mobile production unit that will soon be joining its extensive fleet. Based in Meuspath, Germany, _wige SOLUTIONS has been supplying complete outside broadcast event services for over 25 years; this will be the sixth Snell switcher the company has purchased for its OB operations. The new mobile production unit, consisting of modular components to provide maximum flexibility, will be completed in spring 2015 and provide more broadcast possibilities than a conventional OB van.

_wige MEDIA AG will deploy its new HD OB truck HD_two for the first time at the Lausitzring from 29 to 31 May for the second DTM race meetings of the 2015 season. HD_two will handle the production of the national broadcast by Südwestrundfunk (SWR), with equipment including three wireless cameras, a separate highlights edit suite and a range of audio technologies. The vehicle, assembled on the chassis of the company’s previous Ü6 truck and comprehensively rebuilt over the last few months to meet the latest standards, incorporates a video production set, an audio production set and a multi-purpose area for tasks such as editing and secondary production.

TV Canção Nova becomes the reference of VSN's 'OneStop' concept thanks to the deployment of a complete, fully redundant, HD television system worth $ 1.5 million that includes news production and archive, automation for 4 channels and broadcast playout for 3 studios.

NEP’s diverse body of work covers much more than just outside broadcasts and live events. Today, NEP provides a complete spectrum of solutions that help you bring world-class entertainment to life. NEP offers centralized multi-camera production solutions around the globe to streamline the most complex productions. Our centralized production solutions help create greater efficiency, reduce the need for on-site staff and allow resources to be shared across multiple productions using a hub environment — all while safeguarding the quality of programs. This central-hub solution can help clear the way for creativity, flexibility and consistency across productions.

TV One is excited to introduce the new 1T-FC-677 3G/HD/SD-SDI Distribution Amplifier, Extender and HDMI Converter all in one economical, compact package.

In March 2012 wTVision helped the Portuguese sports newspaper, A Bola, to start a TV Online Channel, built to be operated and broadcast, initially, on the web, but structured from scratch to migrate into TV broadcast format later.