The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (also known as the AIMS Alliance or simply AIMS) had a ubiquitous presence at the recent IBC 2016 in Amsterdam. Dozens of manufacturers looked to demonstrate their commitment to the Alliance and the SMPTE ST-2110 standard, which is currently in draft form but is expected to solve many of […] More
The IBC show is always an opportunity to see companies expanding their customer base and this year’s was no exception as NewTek introduced the IP Series video production system that merges next-generation IP technology with the old-school traditional production switcher interface that many technical directors have come to know and love. “In simple terms we’re moving […] More
The IBC is always an opportunity to witness company efforts in expanding their customer base. At IBC 2016, NewTek introduced the IP Series video-production system that merges next-generation IP technology with the old-school production-switcher interface that many technical directors are familiar with. “In simple terms, we’re moving upmarket with this product in terms of both capacity and […] More
From a record attendance to the first standing ovation for an award winner, IBC2016 was a great success by any measure. The headline attendance figure for IBC2016 was 55,796 over the six days of the conference and exhibition. This is the number of attendees not registrations – the people who were actually on site, who […] More
Audio production for live sports made another move at IBC with the release of Lawo’s KICK 2.0, advancing automated control for close-ball mixing of major sports events. Lawo extended the capabilities of its patent-pending ball tracking technology for close-ball audio pickup for sports such as soccer, rugby and American football. The system provides transparent sound […] More
At this year’s IBC Broadcast Solutions premiered the Broadcast Ultrasoft software product. Broadcast Ultrasoft is a fully IP- and software-based suite for software defined broadcast — managing a complete TV station on the media side as well as on the resources and cost side. Broadcast Ultrasoft is a software tool that manages almost every process […] More
At IBC Hitachi Kokusai Electric showed its UHD 4K and HDTV broadcast cameras with the addition of advanced High Dynamic Range capabilities. Hitachi exhibited HDR across a range of UHD and HD cameras, demonstrating an ability to integrate the technology in a range of different broadcast camera systems. Hitachi showcased a number of HDR-upgraded cameras, […] More
From a record attendance to the first standing ovation for an award winner, IBC 2016 was a great success by any measure. The headline attendance figure was 55,796 representing more than 160 countries over the six days of the conference and exhibition. This is number of attendees, not registrations: the people who were actually onsite. […] More
Audio production for live sports coverage made another move at IBC 2016 with the release of Lawo’s KICK 2.0, advancing automated control for close-ball mixing of major sports events. The company extended the capabilities of its patent-pending ball-tracking technology for close-ball audio pickup for such sports as soccer, rugby, and American football. The system provides transparent sound […] More
At IBC 2016, Broadcast Solutions premiered its Broadcast Ultrasoft software product. The fully IP- and software-based suite for software-defined broadcast enables management of a complete TV station on both the media side and the resources and cost side. Broadcast Ultrasoft is a software tool that manages almost every process within a TV station. It provides a customised solution […] More
