The line between venue technology and broadcast technology is blurring. As videoboard-control rooms become responsible for an increasing number of screens, ranging from the center-hung board to thousands of fan smartphones, venues must install the necessary infrastructure to handle the task. The result: venue control rooms that look more and more like broadcast trucks (if […] More
At NAB 2014, VITEC announced a partnership with Sony and offered a live demonstration of its new end-to-end 4K IPTV solution for real-time, multicast distribution of Ultra HD video at the Sony booth. VITEC’s MGES-6000 Blade encoder ingests 4K content from professional 4K cameras via four HD-SDI ports and encodes and streams it over IP. […] More
The various pieces of the 4K-workflow puzzle continue to fall into place, but hurdles remain. No stranger to the buzz, Ericsson addressed a significant hurdle — content acquisition and delivery — by showing live, real-time “true” 4K/Ultra HD television (4K UHDTV) video contribution at NAB 2014. “If the whole point of having Ultra High Definition […] More
Less than four months into 2014, Click Effects’ résumé boasts an impressive number of high-profile projects. The company recently powered the content delivery at AT&T Stadium in Dallas for the NCAA Men’s Final Four, using the full range of CrossFire, Blaze, and Backdraft systems already in place at the venue. Click Effects systems have also […] More
At NAB 2014, in addition to Cisco’s North Hall headquarters, where the company demonstrated advances in its Videoscape TV-service–delivery platform, Cisco’s Sports & Entertainment contingent set up shop in EVS’s South Hall booth. There, the two showcased EVS’s C-Cast at work within Cisco’s StadiumVision video– and digital-content–distribution solution, which uses the technology to make multicamera […] More
Markertek continues to expand its fiber capabilities, and its demo line at NAB 2014 reflected that fact. Among the highlights at the company’s booth was the BlackJack-1 camera-mount interface with Blackmagic SWRCONV and ATEM-SC. The device connects as many as four camera converters up to 28 miles away via optical fiber with bidirectional video plus […] More
Pivothead showed off its new Pivothead SMART (Simple Modular Application-Ready Technology), the next generation of Pivothead eyewear focused on broadcast, sports, and entertainment industries. Like Pivothead’s first generation eyewear, Pivothead SMART provides full 1080p high definition (HD) video and 8 megapixel still imaging capabilities with enhanced camera capabilities, touch control and a modular design that […] More
It was a big NAB Show for Quantum, which tackled the 4K buzz head-on with the release of its new StorNext Pro Storage Solution. The system is specifically designed to enable digital workflows and drive higher levels of efficiency for broadcasters and postproduction facilities. It adequately supports 4K workflows, more camera formats, and a greater number […] More
The ATEME booth stayed plenty busy throughout last week’s NAB 2014, thanks to a variety of future-looking HEVC, 4K/Ultra HD, and 360-degree experience demos and product announcements. Chief among the announcements was Live Any-to-Any, ATEME’s carrier-grade video-processing solution for next-generation TV Head-End, which serves as a real-time multichannel/format encoder/transcoder for multiscreen delivery of linear channels […] More
Frontline Communications unveiled the Frontline Transit- DSNG/ENG Concept, an all-new broadcast communications vehicle at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas, NV. The Transit is Ford’s replacement chassis for the E- 350 series van which has been a standard in the broadcast vehicle industry for ENG vehicles since the 1980’s. The Transit will […] More
As one of the major players in sports graphics, Orad is enjoying another successful year that has included work at the Sochi Olympics. At NAB 2014, the company offered a wide array of new products, including the PlayMaker Combox, what Orad is calling the world’s first integrated server and graphics solution. During the show, SVG […] More
Evertz continued down the path to an IP world at NAB this year, rolling out a parade of SDVN (Software Defined Video Networking) 10GE solutions at the show. The SDVN architecture, which is built around a 10Gbps Ethernet core, promises a flexible format agnostic infrastructure that supports 4K and 8K video. Evertz SDVN products on […] More
File-sharing workflows are rapidly becoming commonplace even in live sports production. Aspera, now with the backing of the IBM name following an acquisition announced in December, is one of the leaders, working major events, including the Sochi Olympics. At NAB 2014, the company unveiled Aspera Drive, a file-sharing and synchronization solution built on its fasp […] More
In support of the newly unveiled The Switch Five Nines Service for sports, The Switch unveiled a massive upgrade of the company’s current 10-Gbps inter-city backbone to 20 Gbps. The greater capacity will carry the new service among its 44 interconnecting switching centers in major metropolitan areas and more than 120 venues and rightsholders throughout […] More
