NEP recently ran a trial using Hitomi’s MatchBox Glass lip sync app at the Wimbledon Championships 2021 to reduce the need for pen and paper calculations to synchronise audio and video. The issue at the Champs for NEP, which was providing technical facilities for host broadcaster, Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS), is the multiple and widely […] More
New from Clear-Com is the Arcadia Central Station, a scalable IP platform that integrates all wired and wireless partyline systems, including the FreeSpeak family of digital wireless solutions and HelixNet Digital Partyline. The system can licence up to 96 IP ports in a single RU device, with further licensing add-ons anticipated in the future, making […] More
Telestream’s Vantage media processing platform now supports Dolby Atmos immersive audio and Dolby Vision HDR. Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos content is available worldwide from streaming and broadcast service providers and can be experienced on hundreds of millions of devices. With Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos encoding, content owners, producers and distributors using Vantage will […] More
Genelec is marking the 15th anniversary of its GLM loudspeaker manager software with the introduction of GLM 4.1, which is compatible with all Genelec Smart Active monitors and subwoofers. The update offers a number of new features and improvements, thanks to the debut of the AutoCal 2 automatic room calibration algorithm, which is said to […] More
PlazaMedia has successfully staged all 51 UEFA Euro 2020 matches for live UHD broadcast on Telekom’s MagentaTV, leveraging an expansive Riedel media backbone. PlazaMedia used Riedel’s MediorNet real-time media network as a decentralised production video routing infrastructure to support management and processing of signals across their production facility. The production company also deployed Riedel’s Artist […] More
UK OB supplier NEP has utilised Glensound’s audio over IP (AoIP)-based technology to allow commentators to describe the action while at the same time complying with social distancing regulations, with the technology featuring heavily at The Championships, Wimbledon, this year. The working relationship between NEP and Glensound is long-standing and has involved several of the […] More
By Ian Wagdin, BBC Research and Development senior technology transfer manager You cannot have failed to hear about the latest generation of mobile technologies labelled 5G. It has the potential to have a significant impact on all areas of our lives with promises of high speed, high quality, always-on connectivity. 5G also has the potential […] More
Join SVG Europe Audio Group for its next meet up on 20 July at 3pm (UK time) where we will focus on the issue of diversity and inclusion within sports broadcasting audio. Hosted in conjunction with SVG Europe Women, we will be looking at how we can solve this problem as an industry, hearing the […] More
UEFA Euro 2020 was delayed because of COVID, but the rescheduled tournament has delivered all the quality, drama, upset, and elation that fans expected. The audio for the European Football Championship has also delivered, bringing something special to the broadcast. The team behind the sound has continued to push into new territories, with everything from […] More
Remote audio-mixing consoles for broadcast are still a relatively rarefied category at the high end of the market, but diversity within the group is increasing, thanks to growing demand for consoles of various sizes and functionality. Here’s an overview of the leading contenders. More
