There is a new key figure on Primestream’s executive team: Avid veteran David Schleifer was announced this week as the company’s new COO. The former head of Avid’s broadcast business unit and 25-year industry vet, Schleifer will oversee all worldwide sales, marketing, engineering, and operations. In addition to the appointment, Primestream has unveiled version 5.5 […] More
Conversion/terminal/throwdown/multiviewer-equipment provider Cobalt arrived in Amsterdam this year with several new products and enhancements, headlined by a partnership to incorporate Embrionix SFP modules (known as “emSFPs”) into certain openGear cards in Cobalt’s 9991 Series. The cards will host Embrionix SDI-to-IP and IP-to-SDI emSFPs, enabling customers to use Cobalt equipment to send SMPTE 2022-6 SDI signals […] More
Canon Europe is showcasing a wide range of products at IBC, not the least of which are two new 4K lenses, the UJ86x9.3B (UHD-DIGISUPER 86), considered the flagship premium 4K field lens and the UJ90x9B (UHD-DIGISUPER 90), a standard 4K field lens. “The 86x lens is actually more than 4K quality,” says Nicky Lijima, Canon […] More
Avid continues to expand its “Avid Everywhere” concept and the latest big move announced at IBC this week was the support of Adobe Premier Pro and Apple Final Cut Pro on the Avid Interplay media asset management system. “It’s a big deal because both Apple and Adobe can run as optimized, first-class citizens on our Avid […] More
At IBC, Spectra Logic is highlighting Spectra Verde DPE, a new Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR)-based NAS disk platform designed to provide high-density bulk storage for high-capacity digital preservation. Announced in August, spectraVerde DPE (Digital Preservation Enterprise) is based on the proven technology of the Verde disk platform and utilizes the newest SMR disk technology and […] More
Spidercam, the fly-by-wire camera system owner and Gearhouse Broadcast have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate growth in the adoption, service and support of the Spidercam system in Australia and New Zealand. Gearhouse will use its deep live event experience and breadth of operation to support the expansion of use of Spidercam, enabling many […] More
Ixonos has announced a global services partnership with Brightcove, a leading provider of cloud services for video, that is designed to deliver innovative apps which leverage the power of online video to engage audiences and move businesses. The newly-formed partnership will enable Ixonos to drive deeper customer value by providing more complete solutions to its […] More
In an edition of IBC that looks set to be remembered for its high number of acquisition-related announcements, one of the most significant has undoubtedly beeen Euro Media Group’s purchase of sport second screen solutions specialist Netco Sports. Created in 2009, the company has become a trusted partner for large-scale sport events and broadcasting players, […] More
Irdeto has announced that it will be providing security for a new Tivibu satellite Pay TV service from Turk Telecom Group. Irdeto’s Media Access and Management services use Irdeto CA to give Turk Telecom Group security across new DVB-S set-top-boxes (STBs) that offer content to non-fiber customers. With Turk Telecom Group’s recent acquisition of broadcast […] More
Later this afternoon SVG Europe will present the 2015 Production and Technical Achievement Awards in the First Floor Restaurant at the RAI. For the second year running the awards presentation ceremony is being sponsored by Canon. The ceremony is open to all sports production professionals and sponsors of SVG Europe and SVG in the US […] More
