ARRI opens a new office in Rome to further promote and support the film and audiovisual industry in Italy. To celebrate this important milestone, an opening ceremony took place on May 3, 2023. More than 100 guests from the Italian film industry, including cinematographers, producers, directors, business partners, postproduction and rental professionals gathered together to toast the new premises. The event was also attended by members of ARRI’s global management team.

AVL Media Group, a leading distributor of professional audio and video equipment, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Wharfedale Pro products in the USA, effective immediately.

TAG Video Systems, the leader in software-based IP end-to-end monitoring, deep probing, logging, and real time visualization solutions, has received a Best of Show Award at NAB 2023 from TV Technology for its new Content Matching Technology.

DirectOut and Lawo today announced that the modular Prodigy.MP and Prodigy.MC audio converters, which were only recently on tour with Coldplay, are now fully integrated with Lawo’s HOME platform.

First-class citizenship in the HOME ecosystem means that the Prodigy converters will benefit from instant IP discovery and registration, intuitive stream routing, device monitoring, diagnostics, parameter control and the security features offered by the HOME platform, all enabled through a single control API.

One highly anticipated result is that the Prodigy’s parameters can be conveniently tweaked from an mc²-series console with built-in HOME functionality.

Vislink Technologies, Inc. (“Vislink”) (Nasdaq: VISL), a global technology leader in the capture, delivery, and management of high-quality, live video and associated data in the media and entertainment, law enforcement, and defense markets, takes home a major accolade from the 2023 NAB show with the honor of its new 5G-Link being named a winner in the influential NAB Product of the Year Award, under the Remote Production Category. 

PlayBox Neo, a globally active leader in digital content management, graphic styling and playout solutions, announces a new addition to its network of partner companies with the appointment of CIS Group as a systems integration service provider. Headquartered in Florida, CIS provides services to clients around the world (with a primary focus on the Americas region), and has offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

Adding efficiency, quality, and adaptability for live content creators remains central to LiveU's mission. LiveU will be giving guided tours of the LiveU EcoSystem every hour of NAB at Booth #3058, North Hall, showcasing new innovations and products in contribution, production and distribution across sports, news and live productions. LiveU's solutions are all built on LiveU's field-proven LRT™ (LiveU Reliable Transport) protocol for low latency, high quality, and rock-solid resiliency.

Lawo unveils the newest generation of its popular Power Core software-defined DSP mixing engine and I/O gateway – Power Core Rev3 – at NAB 2023 in Las Vegas.

The versatile 1RU Power Core platform has been a favorite of broadcasters since its debut, thanks to its amazing I/O and DSP resources. Its scalable license model makes it a cost-effective choice, whether powering a single Lawo diamond mixing console or providing whole-plant I/O gateway services.

Atomos and Sony Electronics have announced a collaboration that will enable Ci Media Cloud access directly from Atomos Cloud Studio - integrating Atomos’ pioneering CONNECT range of camera mounted monitor-recorders (excludes Zato CONNECT) which can be attached to virtually any HDMI or SDI camera source.

AJA Video Systems is headed to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2023 in Las Vegas (booth #W2600, West Hall) , NV with a new slate of products and updates designed to meet the evolving demands of Video-over-IP, color conversion and management, streaming, remote production, and data management and curation workflows. Through a partnership with Audinate, developer of the new Dante AV Ultra high image quality solution for standard 1 GigE networks, AJA has released Dante AV 4K-T, which converts 4K/UHD/2K/HD/VESA SDI and HDMI 2.0 to Dante AV Ultra signals, and Dante AV 4K-R, which converts Dante AV Ultra signals to 4K/UHD/2K/HD/VESA SDI and HDMI 2.0. AJA has also revealed new firmware updates for HELO Plus, ColorBox, BRIDGE LIVE, FS-HDR, and AJA Diskover Media Edition.

JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, introduces several new entry-level solutions aimed at smaller production teams―such as houses of worship, college sports broadcasters and local news OTA stations―at the 2023 NAB Show (Booth C4218). Among these is the new RM-LP5G CONNECTED CAM™ PTZ Joystick Controller, which will be available as part of a bundle with two JVC PTZ cameras. The company is also unveiling the KM-HD6 CONNECTED CAM Six-Input Hardware Switcher, the KM-IP8 or KM-IP8S4 CONNECTED CAM vMix Studio Switchers, and the RM-LP350G CONNECTED CAM vMix Control Surface. 

Vinten, a leading provider of robotic camera support systems and a Videndum brand, has announced the launch of VEGA, an advanced control system for Vinten robotic solutions that introduces AI-driven Presenter Tracking in partnership with Seervision. 

Ikegami, a leader in HD and UHD cameras and production equipment for TV broadcasters, networks, and other content creators, announces a major addition to its line of broadcast-quality camera systems.

Scheduled for introduction on Ikegami’s Central Hall booth C3819 at the April 16th-19th NAB Show, the new UHK-X600 is the latest addition to the Unicam XE camera line. Designed to deliver impeccable image quality, the camera incorporates three 2/3-inch oversampling UHD CMOS sensors and provides 1000 TVL resolution, minimal aliasing, plus 2000 lux sensitivity at f10 (60p). Standard features include full support for Hybrid Log Gamma HDR with the ability to select between BT.2020 and BT.709 chroma spaces.

A leading technology provider for the live media and entertainment industry, Grass Valley enables content providers to efficiently create, capture, and deliver compelling live experiences. The company’s array of products, including a popular line of live broadcast cameras, power media centers, mobile production units, 24-hour newsrooms, and sports streaming platforms for global media brands. To ensure its products comply with various industry standards, the company works with a range of manufacturers’ test and measurement equipment during its research and development (R&D). As part of its R&D process, Grass Valley recently leveraged AJA’s HDR Image Analyzer 12G to validate its technology for the LDX 150 premium live broadcast camera and the newly revealed LDX C135 compact camera.

The growing demand for high-quality virtual production, integration of systems, and development of efficient state-of-the-art workflows has left many creatives and corporations searching for a reliable, global partner. To address this need, film technology company ARRI is elevating ARRI Solutions to become its own business unit and has established two new senior management positions.