Robert Nagy, lead developer and co-founder of innovative broadcast company nxtedition, has been appointed to the Technical Steering Committee of Node.js.

Node.js is seen as a key building block for scalable network applications with several major companies across the spectrum relying on the powerful open-source runtime environment, including Microsoft, Netflix and PayPal.

Tolka announces a new addition to its management team with the appointment of Michael Day as chief executive officer, effective from May 1st 2021. His role will include spearheading the company's expansion as a globally active producer of equipment, software and services for the broadcast telecommunications market.

Hebden Bridge, 13th May 2021 — Underscoring its commitment to offering powerful market-leading consoles, Calrec is announcing enhanced versions of its popular Brio console with the Brio Duet and Brio Medley packages, which offer greater channel counts and expanded connectivity as standard, and at an even more competitive price.

Wooden Camera is introducing a full range of kits and accessories for the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K.

Designed especially to accommodate the new camera, the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Camera Cage features a next-gen design and is available along with a new Top Handle (3/8-16) and LW 15mm Baseplate in every tier of Wooden Camera’s production-ready kits. The kits are available in Base, Advanced, Pro (V-Mount), and Pro (Gold Mount) versions. The Pro tiers feature the new camera-specific Micro Battery Slide Pro for adding micro and full-sized cinema batteries to the rig.

Custom Consoles announces the completion of Module-R studio control desks and MediaWalls for the Studio 1 production control gallery at the Pacific Quay headquarters of STV. The project, which is currently in progress, includes front and rear production control, audio control and traffic-area control desks plus two MediaWall multiscreen monitor support frames.

ATEME, the leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable TV, DTH, IPTV and OTT, today announced the launch of its Green Delivery solution – an integrated, end-to-end solution enabling both OTT and DTH operators to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their video delivery, thereby helping them meet sustainability goals.

The new products represent further variations on Densitron’s popular UReady™ universal control surface with Ethernet connectivity and X86 CPU platform

CRAWLEY, UK, 10 May 2021: Densitron, the global leader in innovative Human Machine Interaction (HMI) and display technology, has announced the introduction of two new variations of its UReady™ 2RU universal control surface. Designed to provide versatile control for applications in sectors such as broadcast and telecommunications, the new surfaces are available in 1- and 3-row variations.

As the first local radio station in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, WMBS has been keeping its local community informed of news, weather and local sports since 1937. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the station recognized that in-person spectators would be limited, and entered the world of video broadcasting in order to live stream local high school and college sports games to the community and beyond. In order to accomplish this, WMBS purchased a GY-HC500SPC CONNECTED CAM™ Camcorder from JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation.

PlayBox Neo announces the completion of a broadcast playout system for a globally active evangelical TV channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The system was chosen and integrated by E & E Solutions which operates from administrative headquarters in Abuja and technical facilities in Lagos.

Actus Digital, a leading provider of broadcast compliance and monitoring solutions, today announced Mark Barkey as the new director of sales in the Middle East, boosting the company's business growth in the region. Bringing Barkey onboard, Actus Digital is well positioned to provide future-proof media monitoring solutions, continuous local support, and after-sales services to customers in the Middle East.