Ventuz and Blackmagic show off-the-shelf 4K UHD
Ventuz Technologys and Blackmagic Design have joined forces to provide an off-the-shelf solution that can be used today for 4K Ultra HD broadcasts. The solution on display at NAB streams […] More
Recent Posts by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
AJA Moves Into the Camera Market With CION
This week, AJA Video Systems has announced CION, an entirely new professional camera based on “the best of what AJA has to offer,” says company President Nick Rashby. “There’s literally years of effort behind this camera, and we are extremely passionate about it. We think it is unique in the marketplace.” He adds that the […] More
Quantel and Snell Take the Stage Together at NAB 2014
Quantel CEO Ray Cross addressed a packed NAB 2014 press conference regarding the recent acquisition of Snell by Quantel. “Two great companies have joined forces,” he said. “Both have great reputations for quality, innovation, and support. Reputations built and sustained by talented people — and that’s one of the reasons I’m delighted to announce that […] More
Dalet acquires AmberFin to add video processing and media transformation
Dalet has signed a definitive agreement with Advent Venture Partners to acquire AmberFin, the UK-based company that specialises in video ingest, complex media manipulation, transcoding and quality control (QC) solutions. […] More
Harmonic Breaks New Ground With VOS Virtual Platform
At NAB 2014, Harmonic has announced VOS for virtualised media processing from a single software platform, encompassing historically discrete functions from ingest to playout, graphics, branding, compression, packaging, and delivery for broadcast and multiscreen applications. The company’s Krish Padmanathan, senior VP for video products, told an NAB Show press conference, “We’re betting our company on […] More
Elemental CEO Blackman Introduces the Software-Defined–Video Era at NAB 2014
In launching what he calls “a new industry category, software-defined video,” Elemental founder/CEO Sam Blackman has told Sports Video Group that, in a fragmenting consumption market, “our customers cannot keep up with consumer demand; they have to move to our software-based” approach. “I believe our engineering team is unparalleled in the industry.” The legacy industry […] More
deltatre forges NAB partnerships with Microsoft and Grass Valley
Sports media and technology firm deltatre is co-exhibiting with Microsoft at NAB, showcasing its flagship product Diva and live demos from the 2014 Winter Games as well as looking to […] More
New Visualizuation from Evertz
Evertz is showcasing its new 10GE Visualization solution at NAB. To round out its SDVN solution Evertz has introduced the VIP10G and 2430RX-J2K-IP monitoring products. The new VIP-10G Advanced Multi-Image […] More
Accenture builds on-demand entertainment service for Mediaset Italy
Mediaset, Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster, has turned to Accenture to create and manage its Mediaset Infinity service which delivers film and television shows on-demand to a wide array of IP-enabled […] More
Sony and FIFA confirm 4K World Cup plan
Sony and FIFA have confirmed their collaboration on a range of 4K initiatives at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including production of the Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Film in […] More