MIAMI — Aug. 11, 2020 — Primestream, a leading provider of asset management and automation software solutions for media production, today announced that one of the world's largest-valuation technology companies has joined the Primestream enterprise client roster. As one of the technology industry's best-known brands, the new customer has made an initial purchase in excess of $1 million of Primestream's Xchange™ media asset management (MAM) platform, Media IO™ recording and playout solution, and related software and services.

SeaCoast Grace Church in Cypress used to produce live streaming coverage of its three weekend services with its HVS-490 HANABI video switcher from FOR-A Corporation of America. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, however, the nondenominational church can no longer welcome approximately 4,000 people through the doors of its main auditorium every weekend. Instead, it produces coverage of one weekend service, and has added coverage of classes, meetings, and additional worship during the week for various groups within its community.

Antenna Hungária has commenced technical trials of what is considered to be the world’s most advanced digital terrestrial television service. It is working with UK industry pioneer Dr Arjang Zadeh and Azdio’s mediaClass product division along with sister company Liberate AI to launch the service across Hungary.

Custom Consoles reports strong demand for the Operator Safety Screen since its first shipment in early May. Customers to date include Al Jazeera, Amazon Prime, BBC Studioworks, BETV, CJP, Dega, Farnborough College, Gravity Media, IMG, Input Media, ITN, ITV, One Ten Productions, QVC, Racing UK, Solenis, STV, STV North and TimeLine. With over 300 sales in three months it is one of the fastest selling new products in Custom Consoles' history.

“Broadcast media studios are gradually returning to a degree of normality following the Covid-19 pandemic,” says Gary Fuller, Sales Manager, Custom Consoles. “The Operator Safety Screen is proving a key part of the strategy introduced by facility managers to reduce the risk of airborne infection or direct physical contact between control room personnel. BBC Studioworks for example has introduced a suite of key Covid-19 safety measures across its three facilities. These include mandatory temperature checks, screen dividers in all galleries, UVC cleaning, one-way pedestrian routes and dedicated operating protocol documents specific to each site.”

Dejero has brought onboard new European partners in Ireland, Hungary and Portugal, strengthening its market presence and local support offering. The company’s expanding network of regional channel partners will enable Dejero to provide its full range of solutions and services in support of the delivery of mission-critical live video and real-time data to European broadcast and media organizations, as well as other organizations that need reliable connectivity.

“As we continue to grow in the European market, we’re seeing increased demand for our connectivity solutions in a number of untapped geographical and vertical markets, as well as demand for on-the-ground support,” said Rob Waters, Dejero’s director of sales for EMEA. “These new partnerships bring in very local and experienced representation and prove our commitment to address the needs of our European customers.”

OS Studios used its gear to help produce a virtual graduation and two day music festival for the University of California, Berkley (UC Berkeley) class of 2020 in Blockeley University. Blockeley University is a detailed replica of the UC Berkeley campus in Minecraft, the popular video game platform, built and maintained entirely by the university’s students.

Blackmagic Design today announced ATEM Mini Pro ISO, a new low cost live production switcher with a new 5 stream recording engine that allows all video inputs to be recorded allowing a live production to be edited after the event. This allows users to get a clean feed of all inputs and use edit software multi-cam features for later editing. ATEM Mini Pro ISO also records all audio files, media pool graphics and a DaVinci Resolve project file, so a live production can be opened and edited with a single click!

We are pleased to announce that Tyrell are the new exclusive reseller in the UK for AVIWEST. AVIWEST are the leading provider of live and recorded video contribution systems over bonded unmanaged IP networks such as cellular, Wi-Fi, satellite or public internet. Powered by a proprietary and patented intelligent IP bonding technology, their products are relied upon by broadcasters, video professionals, news agencies and first responders around the globe. 

“We are very excited about our new partnership with AVIWEST and are delighted that they have recognised our value and expertise in the live production market and experience in bonded systems. AVIWEST’s products perfectly complement our existing solutions and will appeal to all involved in covering breaking news and live events,” commented Dan Muchmore, Tyrell’s Sales and Marketing Director. 

For more information about AVIWEST’s solutions visit www.tyrellcct.com

We are pleased to share that Tyrell has partnered with Brightcove, a leading provider of cloud playout, live and on-demand video.

Brightcove services will help our customers reduce the online complexity of broadcast-quality video, increase the profitability on streams and to reach new audiences across devices. Tyrell customers can also benefit from Brightcove’s industry-leading services for encoding, transcoding and server-side ad insertion. With Tyrell and Brightcove it has never been easier to reach your audience across connected TVs, game consoles and mobiles.