Software

Gravity Media and Tennis Australia Expand Partnership for Australian Open

Gravity Media and Tennis Australia’s coverage of the Australian Open, their most complex to date, deployed Sony 4K system cameras, Grass Valley connectivity and EVS asset management.

Broadcast

Gravity Media and Tennis Australia Expand Partnership for Australian Open

Production

NewTek NDI-native Flex Panel Enhances Control…

The new Flex Control Panel allows operators to directly control PTZ devices, external audio connections, audio / video…

Storage

Spectra Logic and Wasabi Optimise Data Across…

Through a new integration, Spectra Vail and Wasabi’s storage service, with no fees for egress or APIs, optimise data…

Broadcast

Dalet Transforms Italy’s Premier Football…

Italy’s Lega Serie A consolidated its content production, management, distribution onto Dalet’s centralised media…

Training

Avid Seminar: Mastering Remote Production and…

Avid and Digistor will hold a seminar in Sydney on 22 February on remote collaboration and production for film and TV,…

Cameras

FUJIFILM Invests in AI Development for X-ray…

FUJIFILM’s long term digital transformation now includes expanding the scope of its AI systems into medical…

Animation

Artists Render Traditional Animation in Unreal…

Half M.T. Studios’ Miguel Ortega talks about building a luminous world and animating a dramatic story with traditional…

Disrupt

AWS Elemental MediaLive Encodes and Live…

WFA established a ground-to-cloud workflow using AWS Elemental MediaLive for real-time video encoding in the cloud to…

Cameras

Sony’s 4K IP-Based PTZ Cameras Feature…

The new SRG-A40 and SRG-A12 include high image quality, IP connectivity, extended zoom range, remote control and…

Production

disguise APIs Ease Custom Workflows and…

disguise Designer has new Public APIs allowing users, including non-specialists, to meet specific workflow requirements…

Animation

Cosmic Dino Studio Scales Up 3D Animation…

Cosmic Dino Studio scaled up both the size of their production team and the capacity of their animation, rendering and…

Post

HIT Productions Deploys Flexible Dante AV…

HIT Productions implemented Dante AV video system to transport all audio and video signals through their new studio,…

Disrupt

5G Partners Trial Dynamic 5G Network Slicing…

5G partners joined to trial live video transmissions using single and bonded modems, transmitted over 5G slices…

In Depth

DNEG Goes from Dreams to Nightmares for…

CG Supervisor Eve Levasseur-Marineau at DNEG talks about bringing a young girl’s dream world to life with simulations –…

Disrupt

Dejero’s Satellite/Cellular Backhaul Network…

To broadcast the Queen’s funeral, Dejero established its own reliable backhaul connectivity, combining Star satellite…

VFX

NVIZ Welcomes Luke Kaile and Chris Lunney to…

London based VFX and Visualisation studio NVIZ has appointed Head of Studio, Luke Kaile, as Managing Director to run…

Cameras

Videocraft Upgrades to FUJINON 4K Lenses for…

Videocraft’s James Taylor talks about their decision to invest in FUJINON long focal length 4K lenses, including the…

Post

Tashi Trieu Delivers on Post and Colour for…

Colourist Tashi Trieu combined his understanding of VFX, motion picture imaging, colour science and digital post…

Post

Digital Film Technology Appoints Gunter…

DFT film scanning developers has a new Managing Director Gunter Weidlich, formerly a founding DFT MD involved in…

VFX

CoreWeave Acquires Conductor Technologies to…

CoreWeave, specialised cloud provider for GPU-accelerated workloads, has acquired Conductor Technologies cloud-based…

Broadcast

Pebble Hires New Staff to Lead Functionality of…

Pebble has hired a new member of staff to lead development of its IP connection management system Pebble Control,…

Zero Density Welcomes New CEO Ofir Benovici

Production

Zero Density appoints Ofir Benovici as new CEO. Joining from Avid, Ofir will oversee the company’s commercial and product strategy, operations and…

Vizrt Maximizes Viz One MAM with New Dedicated Business Unit

Broadcast

Focused on further development of the Viz One media asset management system, Vizrt’s new Business Unit promises a customer centric and focused team,…

Dr Raphael Kiesel Appointed New Head of Quality Management at ARRI

Cameras

ARRI welcomes Dr. Raphael Kiesel as Head of Quality Management, focussed on converting customer requirements into products and services in a…

Ateme Powers Expansion of Skymedia OTT Service in Mongolia

Disrupt

Skymedia continues to attract further subscribers across Mongolia with a high-quality, low latency multiscreen experience, and embedded storage for…

Foundry Flix 6.5 Upgrades Secure Permissions and Versioning for Storytelling

Software

Foundry Flix 6.5 story development tool is now updated with a new secure Permissions system and studio-wide Contact Sheets, improving data and asset…

disguise Porta 2.1 Updates Unreal Engine Graphics for Live Broadcast

Broadcast

Porta 2.1 adds NCRS integration to help broadcast departments collaborate on live graphics, automation and precise scheduling, and compatibility with…

Dejero Connects Remote Sites for FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifier Productions

Production

Quality Media Productions used Dejero EnGo mobile transmitters and WayPoint receivers to save time and costs on location with a lean, remote…

Nevion and TAG Partner to Simplify IP-Based Broadcast Production

Disrupt

Nevion’s and TAG’s partnership eases deployment of IP-based broadcast production systems, integrating the companies’ main products, and developing…

Autodesk Releases Open RV on Academy Software Foundation GitHub

VFX

The new open source RV allows users to review media with many of the commercial features, and customise, modify and implement core functionality…

Gravity Media Takes on Broadcast and Production at Santos Tour Down Under

Broadcast

Gravity Media filled both the host broadcast and TV production roles at UCI WorldTour’s opening event, handling the project as a continuous operation…

ARC EDIT and ARC FILM Stay on the Edge with Post and Mastering Workflows

Post

ARC’s Joseph Perkins talks about what it takes to keep producers, artists and technicians working under optimal conditions – from Avid suites through…

Spin Digital Integrates Zixi Protocol and Services for 4K/8K Immersive Video

Disrupt

Zixi’s software and protocol are integrated into Spin Digital’s live encoding and playback applications to support video up to 8K/HDR, HEVC and VVC…

ETC Adopts FilmLight FLUX Store for Flexible Post Storage Management

Post

Electric Theatre Collective chose FLUX Store to support its move into longform post with adaptable, efficient storage that can store and manage more…

Foundry Launches Annual Subscription for Nuke Software

VFX

Foundry is now making new licenses of Nuke family products, including Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio, Hiero, HieroPlayer and Nuke Render, available on…

Award-Winning Colourist Natasha Leonnet Joins Picture Shop

Post

Picture Shop announced that artist Natasha Leonnet, HPA Award winner for her contribution to ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’, has joined its…

PHABRIX Develops Waveform Monitoring for Qx and QxL Rasterizers

Post

PHABRIX’s new waveform instrumentation for Qx and QxL rasterizers delivers fine detail for camera shading or grading but keeps the flexibility of…

Blackmagic Supports Complex Pipeline Demands for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

Production

Lightstorm’s Geoff Burdick designed a Blackmagic workflow to support the massive pipeline developed the new ‘Avatar’ film, including a real-time QC…

Brompton Processing to Power AIE Film School’s New Virtual Production LED Wall

Production

AIE Film School in Canberra integrates Virtual Production systems into their filmmaking course and is now planning a new studio and volume running…

EVS Cloud-based MediaHub Centralises Athletics Content for EMG’s Rightsholders

Broadcast

EMG used EVS’ MediaHub content exchange platform to share high-res content created with EVS LiveCeption live production system, to all European…

TVU One Real-Time 5G Transcoding Delivers China’s Space Launch for The Paper

Broadcast

TVU’s 5G mobile transmitter and transceiver ensured real-time transcoding of video from a live countdown event and the Mengtian space capsule launch…

KILOVIEW E3 Encodes HDMI/SDI Video to HEVC/H.264 for Live and Remote

Disrupt

KILOVIEW E3 encodes HDMI and SDI video feeds to H.265 and H.264 simultaneously, with loop through, outputting to multiple protocols for live and…