Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary, launched its Ooyala Flex media-logistics solution, which streamlines video production and distribution, cutting costs and helping media companies get content to market faster. The company also announced that it has become an official Media Solutions Partner for Facebook Live. More
Broadcasters increasingly use IP networks with large bandwidth, and Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, offers cameras that make it easier to produce live programming efficiently across those networks. The LDX Series cameras have a direct IP interface on the camera itself, enabling live IP productions. The interface is available for XF-Transmission on the LDX Series and LDX 86 Series cameras […] More
No surprise, NAB 2016 was packed with as much innovation in every product segment as the 2015 edition. So it’s a pleasure to walk to the edges of each hall in search of technology breakthroughs attendees may have missed. Part 1 covered innovations in video and TV technology. Here’s a look at hidden gems in […] More
Tightrope Media Systems unveiled version 6.1 of its Cablecast broadcast-automation platform and launched Cablecast Flex, a new generation of multiformat video servers in the Cablecast broadcast automation family. Intended to enhance the way Community TV broadcasters manage and present live and on-demand content to online viewers, the software upgrade adds features that address evolving audience-viewing […] More
Pronology took to the NAB 2016 floor to highlight the latest features and enhancements to its flagship media-asset–management (MAM) system, as well as a new standalone multiresolution encoder dubbed mRes. Chief among the MAM-system enhancements is Location Intelligence, which enables editors, producers, and other users to quickly determine whether needed content is available onsite or […] More
At NAB 2016, SES once again featured a 4K/UHD transmission demo that used the multicasting capability of the DOCSIS 3.0 transmission standard to deliver 4K content from the four North America-based channels relying on SES satellites. In addition, SES announced that it has begun the first phase of content-delivery–network (CDN) development at Rutgers University’s School […] More
The past year at Avid has been a busy one with respect to sports production. The company has been working on integrating its existing products with those from Orad Hi-Tec Systems. More
Snell Advanced Media (SAM) hit NAB 2016 with one goal in mind: to change live-production workflows. “That’s the most interesting thing about what we are doing,” says Tim Felstead, head of product marketing, SAM. “The LiveTouch recording, replay-server, and control system has been updated significantly.” More
by Brian Ring, SVG Contributor No surprise, NAB 2016 was packed with as much innovation in every product segment as the 2015 edition. So it’s a pleasure to walk to the edges of each hall in search of technology breakthroughs readers may have missed. Four of my favorite innovations this year are ideal for collegiate […] More
Among the highlights of ChyronHego’s 2016 NAB presence is LyricX, a new release of the company’s Lyric graphics-creation and playout solution. Based on the Lyric PRO platform, LyricX harnesses 64-bit architecture to offer increased performance in graphics creation and playout. More
At the 2016 NAB Show, Abekas (SL5713) is unveiling new functionality and integrations to streamline live video production workflows. More
Limelight Networks, a key player in the sports-video delivery space, is breaking out of its shell at NAB – not only by highlighting solutions like Orchestrate for Media and Broadcasters, but establishing itself as a thought leader capable of understanding and addressing the challenges and obstacles sports broadcasters face. SVG sat down with Senior Director […] More
Sony is providing HD production technology to NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, for its production of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. More
Much of the big news at Harmonic’s booth hit right to the core of the biggest themes at the NAB 2016: the cloud, the migration to IP, and 4K and HDR. The show also marks a coming-out party of sorts for the combined portfolio of Harmonic and Thomson Video Networks, which it acquired earlier this […] More
On-field audio has never seen (or heard) bigger demand, and Paul Terpstra has been busy finding new ways to capture it. The president of Klover Products, developer of a series of parabolic sound collectors that can catch sound from the sidelines, says the parabs are increasingly being mounted permanently in some sports venues. He cites […] More
