Blackmagic Design today announced that professional knife manufacturer, WÜSTHOF, created a specialist live streaming series, relying on URSA Mini Pro G2, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and ATEM Television Studio Pro HD to reach fans across the globe during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Euro Media France is happy to announce the arrival of Xavier Devreker who will succeed Bruno Gallais as Sales Director for Sports at Euro Media France.

Shanghai’s XD Inc. has upgraded its audio production facilities with a Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 mixing studio and three stereo editing suites. The gaming company, best known for selling over 2 million copies of ‘Human: Fall Flat in China’ within a week of launch, has opted for Genelec Smart Active Monitors in each of these spaces to deliver a pristine audio experience that helps the developers understand the environment that they are creating.

Benoit and his team will introduce their AR/VR X fly 3D cablecam system, the brand new GSS Cinema Pro+ 8k, Ultra-Light GSS/Cineflex 12’ 4K, X fly 1D Mini and the Tethered Drone. XD motion will also present their new amazing demo productions and the last VR 360 3D Jurassic World footage XD motion worked on.

Arqiva is to provide XDC with satellite based electronic delivery to cinemas using its IS905 Digital Cinema platform and satellite infrastructure. Under a non-exclusive agreement Arqiva will deliver Digital Cinema Packages and live events to exhibitors in XDC's network, while XDC will also be able to transmit content to all cinemas connected to the Arqiva Digital Cinema network.

At IBC this year, Sony Professional continued to build on the success of its XDCAM product range, the most popular file based production system in Europe, with the launch of the Sony XMPilot. The XMPilot is an advanced metadata management solution designed to significantly improve and speed up the XDCAM production workflow, targeting the broadcast, production and media markets. It is a combination of software and hardware for in-house and in-field applications, with added connectivity via mobile devices such as smartphones and touch tablets.

XFLY LLC, an industry-leading manufacturer of innovative robotic UAV drone technology and solutions, announced at NAB 2016 the introduction of its all new xNav IFCN, an Intelligent Flight Control Navigator that ensures total ease of flight, efficiency, reliability and stability of UAVs in any situation – safer than ever before. With AI decision-making capabilities and a self-teaching platform, the xNav IFCN marks a significant step forward in the direction of “smart” auto-navigation systems in the UAV industry.

Neutrik, the worldwide leading supplier of professional entertainment connector products establishes yet another milestone. Today, you can hardly imagine any stage, concert or public event without wireless applications. Therefore, Neutrik undertook intensive research looking into the subject of wireless audio data transmission.

Dutch broadcasters Xite have joined the growing ranks of users to implement ToolsOnAir's just: Broadcast Suite into their video playout service. The Amsterdam-based music TV and on demand platform for cable and IPTV networks is one of several early adopters of ToolsOnAir's  "TV Station in a Mac Mini" broadcast server solution. The company uses just two Apple Mac Mini computers to run their 24/7 video playout service.

XL Events was delighted to receive the Gold Award for Technical Supplier Of The Year for the third consecutive year at the event industry’s biggest awards ceremony.

XL Events, working with WRG, supplied a wide range of video equipment and services for EE Live at Birmingham’s NEC. The 5-day launch event saw Everything Everywhere Limited present their new brand EE, which incorporates superfast 4G mobile and fibre home broadband to multiple audiences including sales staff, retail partners and customer care teams.

When BBC One’s ‘The One Show’ was chosen to launch the BBC One Christmas line-up, they commissioned arts and technology collective seeper to produce a large scale projection on to the front of the BBC.

XL Video is supplying LED screens, LED animation cloth and Catalyst media server control to the current David Ian Productions and Ambassador Theatre Group UK and Ireland touring version of the hit ‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical’.

XL Video supplied wide-screen projection including some of its new Panasonic 20K projectors, Catalyst control, a 4 camera / PPU package and crew for the very successful Wet Wet Wet UK arena tour in December – their first full tour since 2007.

XL Video returned to the gleaming modernity of the MiCo Milano Congressi conference centre in downtown Milan to provide various video solutions including projection and control, cameras / multiple PPU and crew, together with general AV support for the Cisco Live! 2015 event, working for global experience marketing agency, George P. Johnson.