Samsung had teamed up with SES to transmit the concert of US rock band Linkin Park from the O2 World arena in Berlin on November 19 live in UltraHD on Astra 19.2 East. The worlds first 4K live production with 12 cameras was carried out by Music-Delight Productions with the support of mo2 and TopVision.

Spatial View announced that Arius3D Corp., through its licensing arm A3DL Ltd., has joined 3DeeCentral as its newest content partner to add to the rapidly growing library of free and paid stereo 3D images and videos. Arius3D, a visual content creator and digital publisher, believes that 3DeeCentral is an excellent vehicle to expose their content to a wider audience of stereo 3D consumers. A3DL Ltd. specializes in managing the intellectual property rights of Arius3D produced content by structuring licensing agreements with end users.

AB LIVE brand partners THALES ANGENIEUX and BINOCLE 3D, have decided to serve the Broadcast Industry with innovative ways of shooting, giving operators the opportunity to enlarge their service offer at unbeatable price.

SKY Sports coverage of the Super League Grand Final from Old Trafford had a new rig this weekend in the form of a 3D flown railcam system. In previous years, ACS has successfully provided a 100m flown system for Sky Sports’ 2D coverage of the Grand Final using a HD Cineflex V14 stabilised camera mount to provide a unique and dynamic view of the action below. This year, Sky Sports upped the challenge by requesting ACS provide the same view but in 3D.

ACS have made a significant investment in the development and delivery of a range of 3D camera systems which mirror its service provision offered in HD. As part of its on-going commitment to the development of specialist cameras, ACS has launched two new 3D heads, the Hammerhead and Remora.

ACS has successfully completed another 3D railcam shoot for Sky Sports. Covering the Heineken Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on the 21st May, the ACS railcam was fitted with a Stab-C COMPACT stabilised mount supporting an Element Technica Pulsar 3D mirror rig. Two Sony P1 cameras fitted with HJ22 lenses were installed in the Pulsar rig in the under through configuration.

New Zealand-based company SHOTOVER prides itself on equipping its ultra-high performance stabilization camera systems for high velocity cinematography with top-of-the-line equipment. Designed for use in helicopters, ground vehicles and watercraft, the company’s F1 and K1 camera systems are made with an open architecture, giving operators a variety of camera and lens options. Many SHOTOVER customers rely primarily on the FUJINON lenses integrated within the systems, including the Premier PL mount 18-85mm zoom lens, PL mount 14.5-45mm zoom, PL 85-300mm Cabrio, 19-90mm Cabrio, 25-300mm Cabrio, and HA42x9.7 Premier Series ENG style lens for their high-end aerial productions.

Panasonic Europe announced the expected launch date and RRP information of AG-3DP1, a 3D twin-lens P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder with 10 bit, 4:2:2 independent-frames, full 1920 x 1080 resolution AVC-Intra recording which was introduced at NAB2011 in April 2011.

At IBC Quantel's Pablo gained lots more great new tools and capabilities thanks to Quantel's agile development program. These included the stunning Geofix2 S3D geometry correction tool, integration with OpenEXR and DNxHD soft mount. Also the Pablo PA workflow assist station powered up at IBC with the NVIDIA Quadro support, speeding up many processes and enabling realtime S3D playback. Pablo PA also now supports dual monitor operation with full frame S3D display.

SHOTOVER, maker of high performance stabilization platforms, announced today the sale of a SHOTOVER F1 LIVE camera platform to top aerial production company Air to Air Belgium.  The exclusive provider of aerial footage for Formula 1, Air to Air Belgium selected the SHOTOVER F1 LIVE in preparation for the 2017 racing season when the global series shifts from HD to 4K UHD broadcasts.  The new system will enable Air to Air Belgium to deliver crystal clear 4K footage during Formula 1 live broadcasts, providing fans with a stunning new way to experience the world’s fastest road racers.

AJA Video Systems and Atomos announced that the Shogun portable recorder will support external recording of AJA Raw files captured by the CION professional production camera.

AJA Video Systems announced that the new AJA Corvid Ultra OEM cards are supported on the Quantel® Pablo Rio. This is the first time that Quantel have offered operability with any video card other than their own, and AJA's Corvid Ultra is the exclusive third-party solution delivering 4K workflows with Pablo Rio. Quantel is the latest OEM partner for AJA's Corvid line of video I/O solutions, and will offer Corvid Ultra with turnkey Pablo Rio systems.

At NAB 2014 AJA Video Systems announced a new development partnership with Grass Valley. As part of the partnership, Grass Valley will integrate AJA Corvid Ultra and TruScale™ scaling hardware into the Grass Valley K2 Dyno Replay System and Summit 3G broadcast replay server to drive real-time pan and zoom from UltraHD/4K to HD.

AJA Video Systems announced that EVS, a leading manufacturer of solutions for live production and broadcast, has joined AJA’s family of developer partners. EVS will offer integrated support for a range of AJA products, including Corvid Ultra and the just-announced TruZoom™ software.

AJA Video Systems revealed the new IPR-10G-HDMI Mini-Converter, which converts SMPTE ST 2110 IP video/audio to HDMI. This new Mini-Converter allows broadcast, production, post and ProAV professionals to output SMPTE ST 2110 video/audio to HDMI monitors. AJA also introduced SMPTE ST 2110 support for its KONA IP via free Desktop Software v14.2.