Confidence surrounding the future development of Prolight + Sound: the 2016 international trade fair of technologies and services for entertainment, integrated systems and creation will be noted, not just for many changes and developments, but also for a broad spectrum of exhibitors from all segments of the event sector.

dB Broadcast, the UK’s leading broadcast systems integrator, has completed its relocation to a new purpose-built facility on the outskirts of Ely. The building has been designed to be flexible and capable of expansion beyond its current capacity, enabling dB’s continued growth and ensuring the company’s ability to deliver multiple projects in parallel long into the future. 

Virtual TV studios are becoming the standard. TV stations now compete in the preparation of photorealistic solutions that allow you to present content in the most attractive settings, drawing the attention of viewers. So, how to stand out from the increasingly sophisticated production crowd? This question is answered by experts from Platige Image studio, the company that combined the engine used in the production of video games and the technology of creating visualizations in real time - creating an entirely new quality of virtual TV studios.

Whether for the biggest global events, television studios, or sporting events, TV coverage specialist AMP VISUAL TV has one of the most extensive European fleets of outside broadcast (OB) vans for video productions — and one that reflects the company's understanding of the demanding on-air culture, as well as its sense of adaptability and constant desire to innovate.

Utah Scientific a leading specialist in analog, digital, and HDTV routing switchers, master control switchers, and related control software. For more than 30 years, the company has provided industry-leading products and best-in-class service and support as recognized, again in 2009, by Frost & Sullivan with its global Customer Service Leadership Award and demonstrated by the industry's first no-fee 10-year warranty.

The MEDIAGROUP Headquarters in Buttenheim announced several comprehensive AURUS and NEXUS installations in the Bavarian Radio Broadcast, BR, in Munich. In line with a gradual replacement of BR’s older first-generation digital CANTUS consoles, the two most important studios (Studio 1 and Studio 2) in the main BR radio centre have already been fully modernised and upgraded to AURUS systems.

With the release of version 2.0.0 of Sennheiser Control Cockpit, this acclaimed software has been further developed into a flexible IT-driven tool that ensures optimized workflows and convenience for professionals managing wireless microphones. In addition to microphones from Sennheiser’s SpeechLine Digital Wireless series, this latest version now supports the new evolution wireless G4 microphone systems and is downwards compatible with G3. Furthermore, 2.0.0 offers password protection, enhanced battery management options including notification profiles, and a thorough refresh of the user interface to enhance usability. The software is now available for free download from the Sennheiser website.

RPP, the most listened radio station in Peru, will soon be taking a new step in its television experience with RPP TV, a new News channel in high definition. VSN's technology has been chosen for the technical deployment of a complete HD turnkey installation, integrated in the channel, and to be delivered by the Telvicom Company.

Founded in 1991 and with locations right across Scandinavia, top post-production house Nordisk Film Shortcut AS has ensured its facilities measure up to all of Dolby’s strict requirements with an upgrade project at its Oslo site. The project has seen a Genelec Smart Active Monitoring System deployed to deliver a 7.1.4 Atmos environment.

 

Behind every concert and every TV show we see, behind every play of lights on the stage of a theater that leaves us admired, behind the effects of a skilful lighting of urban architecture or a space for the public, there is always a big deployment of sophisticated technologies. Not all shows, however, have the same ability to excite us, some are great and exciting, others are dull and monotonous.

Hunan TV, the second most-watched television channel in China, has decided to use KSC CORE Controller Systems with its new 24-hour reality entertainment program, “Perfect Holiday”. The system being managed by KSC CORE includes several video and audio routers, seven Ross Carbonite switchers and multiple multiviewer systems. The studio houses two control rooms and 16 small living spaces for cast members.

SoundCloud is the world’s greatest site for uploading music to the web. VeriCorder makes the world’s most advanced sound and video editors for mobile devices. Today, the two companies have combined forces.

For broadcasters of world-class major sporting events or music concerts, a single SoundField mic is all that's needed to generate simultaneous stereo and 5.1 audio for SD or HD transmission. Even audio already captured in stereo, such as recorded archive material, can now be converted into phase-coherent 5.1 by utilising SoundField upmix processors.

Park Road Post Production already successfully performs DCI Mastering with DVS's flagship system CLIPSTER® that enables the generation of secure data packages. Both CLIPSTER® and DVS's award-winning software Spycer® have assisted the New Zealand post house for years in streamlining DI workflows: Sensitive film material is securely and easily distributed to Park Road’s international customers. With the implementation of a second CLIPSTER®, Park Road relishes the DI workstation’s latest DCI features and 3D workflow options.

To start this great sports year, Broadcast Rental has added a fantastic camera feature to their rental stock, the GoPro HD HERO2. This tiny complete camera set, with big capabilities and possibilities,  is not bigger than your handpalm. It makes great full HD (1080i) videos for all kind of situations where normal cameras can't go.