PlayBox Neo announces a further expansion to the software connectivity of its television channel branding and studio playout servers with support now provided for the Arion newsroom system from SNews Broadcast Solutions. SNews has long experience in developing software-based newsroom production systems for an international clientele.

ATG Danmon reports a resurgence of investment throughout the broadcast, multimedia video production and training sectors. Significant trends experienced during 2022 include the accelerating adoption of IP and an industry-wide transition from HD-SDR to UHD-HDR as the preferred mastering format for new content.

DNAV, a full-service consultation firm, systems integrator and representative for Sierra Automated Systems (SAS) and other manufacturers specializing in broadcast, audio-visual, and public safety systems, has hired Ben Ackerman as Software and Field Services Engineer effective immediately. Ben is a versatile specialist who will cover regional field service work and software programming for SAS products and other networked radio systems. 

ZEISS Cinematography will once again join the annual Hollywood Professional Association Tech Retreat in Palm Springs this February. In their HPA Innovation Zone booth, the team will demonstrate the CinCraft Mapper metadata application, the natural extension of XD technology premiered by ZEISS last May.

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, international manufacturer of high-quality, robust and reliable robotic camera support systems, and Sertronics GmbH, provider of technical after sales services have announced a service partnership that will bring world-class, dedicated support to Shotoku’s established and future customer base across all of Germany.

Based in Dallas, Texas, Wooden Camera designs and builds professional camera accessories for film and video production. With solutions for virtually every digital motion-picture camera, professional cinematographers, camera operators, and creatives worldwide rely on Wooden Camera. This January, Wooden Camera introduces it's new line of Kits for Panasonic DC-GH6.

Ben Gleib, standup comedian, actor, television game show host and executive producer, will host the 59th Cinema Audio Society Awards on March 4, 2023 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel. Tickets are on sale now from the CAS website.

Testronic, worldwide provider of quality assurance, compliance and localization services to the television and film industry, announces today that the company provided content QC testing services for 23 of the nominated films across 24 categories that will be celebrated at the 80th Golden Globes.

ATG Danmon announces the completion of an audio system located in the clock tower adjacent to one of Europe's longest established national legislatures.

The assignment forms the culmination of a five-year restoration project which included repairs to the clock and the masonry of the tower itself. It allows the chimes from the tower's five bells to be captured in very high quality for live transmission as well as for use in news programmes and parliamentary broadcasts. The largest of the five, weighing nearly 14 tonnes, sounds the hour, supplemented by four smaller bells programmed to sound a distinctive sequence each quarter-hour.

"2021 proved a year of sustained demand for the PlayBox Neo range of TV channel presentation and playout equipment and services," says Pavlin Rahnev, the company's founder and CEO. "That momentum has continued through 2022 with substantial orders from satellite and terrestrial broadcasters as well as the television streaming divisions of major telco networks. I am pleased to report that we maintain our position as the worldwide leader in TV channel branding and playout.