SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2024: Wednesday’s Latest From Vegas
The NAB Show is in full swing, and the SVG and SVG Europe editorial teams are chasing down the hottest stories from all over the Las Vegas Convention Center. To […] More
NAB 2014
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
4K, Virtualization, IP Head Quantel and Snell Offerings
Quantel and Snell have teamed up on a variety of demonstrations at NAB 2014. For 4K, the pair provides a complete high-quality pipeline. Visit Quantel to see developments on Pablo Rio and the new Genetic Engineering 2 for proven 4K post. Snell’s Kahuna 360 switcher, Sirius 800 and Vega routers, and new IQ modular fiber […] More
ChyronHego Expands Graphics Services Portfolio, Announces Acquisitions
ChyronHego announced the launch of an expanded graphics-services portfolio to be highlighted during presentations in its booth, SL1110, April 7-8, at 2 p.m. The company also announced that it has signed agreements to acquire majority stakes in two Norwegian companies: ZXY Sport Tracking AS, a provider of sports-tracking solutions, and WeatherOne AS, a provider of […] More
ONE CONNXT Unveils Strategy for the Americas
Revealing a new strategy for the Americas, ONE CONNXT has announced alliances with Why Complain Media (Canada) and CSTN Ltd, Trinidad, for sales representation in the Americas and the Caribbean. Said ONE CONNXT CEO Dave Almstead in making the announcement, “We are proud to be expanding our sales efforts and presence in this hemisphere. Our […] More
Dalet Acquires AmberFin, Strengthens Dalet’s MAM Position
Dalet Digital Media Systems has signed a definitive agreement with Advent Venture Partners to acquire AmberFin, a UK-based specialist in video ingest, complex media manipulation, transcoding and quality control (QC) solutions. The acquisition significantly broadens the Dalet media-asset–management (MAM) offerings, which are built around an open, IT-centric technology framework. It affirms the company’s position in […] 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
Avid Pulls Back Curtain on ‘Everywhere’ Vision, Intros New ISIS 2500 Storage
Avid paved the trail for its Avid Everywhere philosophy this weekend at its NAB 2014 press conference by introducing the new Avid MediaCentral Platform and a set of modular application suites intended to transform the company’s place in the media and entertainment sector. “The media industry is going through a period of unprecedented change and […] More
Elemental CEO Blackman Introduces the Software-Defined Video Era at NAB
In launching what he calls “a new industry category, software-defined video,” Elemental founder and 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,” […] More
Vizrt Targets Live Sports with New Viz Arena, Enhanced Libero Platforms
Vizrt has made virtual graphics for live sports a top priority at this year’s NAB, taking the opportunity at its press conference on Saturday to unveil a completely new sensorless live virtual graphics, Viz Arena, and a major new version of its established Viz Libero sports analysis/graphics system, which includes heightened live player tracking and […] More
Adobe Boosts ‘Anywhere’ With Hot Backup Capability, Continues to Evolve Creative Cloud
Adobe will unveil a series of sweeping updates to its Adobe Creative Cloud video applications this week at NAB, headlined by major new features for Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Adobe After Effects CC, as well as new features for the company’s virtualized-collaborative-workflow platform Adobe Anywhere. The latest Creative Cloud release, which is expected to […] More
Image Video To Debut TSI-4000 Tally, UMD, and GPI Control Platform
Image Video will be launching its fourth-generation Tally, UMD, and GPI controller at this year’s NAB show. Image Video will have a number of products on display at the 2014 NAB Show – Central Hall Booth C6649 – including the TSI-4000, TXI, TXP line of GPI Control Frames as well as its industry-standard Under Monitor […] More
Bexel Divisions Lay Out 4K Vision, Technical Capabilities at NAB
The three divisions Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division, will be on hand at NAB next week promoting new capabilities, services, and product offering. The three divisions include Bexel Engineered Systems & Solutions (ESS) with end-to-end solutions, including systems integration, fiber and infrastructure support; Bexel Technical Sales & Solutions (TSS), a leading […] More
iStreamPlanet, Clearleap Partner for Second Screen Needs
Clearleap and iStreamPlanet are now partnering to provide a complete solution ensuring smooth transitions of premium, linear live content to connected multiscreen devices. The integration helps premium content owners like leading sports leagues, TV networks, and broadcasters quickly activate and execute their overall multiscreen strategy and swiftly distribute live event and live linear content across […] More
Fraunhofer Demos Interactive 3D Audio at NAB
At the 2014 NAB Show Fraunhofer IIS is demonstrating its new TV audio system’s interactivity by presenting excerpts from field tests at live broadcast events. Fraunhofer’s Interactive 3D Audio System for TV allows viewers to personalize sound broadcasts to suit their personal preference. With a click of the remote, viewers can boost otherwise hard-to-understand dialogue or […] More
Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Anywhere, Get Lift at NAB
Adobe’s Creative Cloud is getting a lift at NAB with milestone feature additions and major updates to Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Adobe After Effects CC as well as Adobe Anywhere. “Customers who have switched to Adobe Creative Cloud from alternative offerings tell us that Adobe apps and solutions give them a significant advantage,” says […] More