In December, IBM announced its intention to acquire file transfer technology specialist Aspera. Today (20 January), it was confirmed that the multinational technology and consulting corporation had completed the deal. […] More
Many of the National Hockey League’s biggest stars have traded in their employer’s jersey to wear their nation’s colours at the IIHF World Championships in Sweden. The event is airing […] More
Technology vendors exhibiting at the NAB Show make a habit of pointing out that their latest product development is a result of conversations with customers. In no market segment is that more true than in the rapidly changing world of production switchers. NAB 2013 saw a widely diverse offering of production switchers spanning the gamut […] More
A kid in a candy store and a broadcasting junkie on the NAB Show floor are really one and the same, and those working at colleges and universities across the country were in full force to take in the goodies last week at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Certain trends were quickly apparent. 4K/Ultra HD […] More
Following today’s horrific events at the Boston Marathon, SVG has learned that personnel working the television broadcast from CSP Mobile Productions and New England-based television production services company, The Green Line […] More
This week, Thinklogical is looking to address many of the complex challenges facing today’s broadcast and video post-production professionals through its fiber optic-based video and KVM routing and extension solutions. Among the highlights at their booth, Thinklogical is showing off 4K SMPTE/Digital Cinema extension solutions, which extend 4K signals from four HD-SDI inputs or two […] More
The guts of a mobile production truck is changing as the industry shifts to 3G and 4K technologies. That means big opportunities for those in the routing business. This week, Utah Scientific is showing off a major extension of the UTAH-100/UDS routing switcher family with a new range of routing switchers offering 6 Gbps UHD-SDI […] More
At NAB 2013, the cloud has fully established itself as a key player in the creation of postproduction content. Level Beyond’s key product offering, Reach Engine, is an on-site solution designed for managing storage, managing encoders, gaining Web-based access to content, logging, tagging, delivering, and clipping. Added to that this week is the new Reach […] More
Attendees on the NAB floor may have noticed a new look and strategy at the Harris Broadcast booth this year. Aside from a new logo, Harris is internally changing how it works with its customers in preparation for the changes that are coming in the industry — specifically with the advent of 4K quickly forthcoming. […] More
As the buzz over 4K production continues to rage at NAB 2013, that spells big opportunities in the fiber business. This week, Markertek launched an entire line of SMPTE Hybrid fiber cables featuring LEMO connectors and Furukawa or Belden SMPTE 311M cable. The company is showing off its SMPTE Hybrid camera cables in three versions: […] More
