Take 1, a leading specialist in broadcast transcription, translation and access services, has selected OOONA Tools to augment its subtitling and caption management workflow. OOONA Tools is a high-end browser-based production suite which incorporates all the resources needed for subtitling and captioning online from any internet-connected Windows or Mac computer.

“Operational flexibility has always been a core aspect of the services we provide to our global clients,” says Take 1 COO Stephen Stewart. “OOONA Tools gives our teams the ability to perform their core tasks at any time and from any location. Operating from headquarters in the UK, we have additional facilities in Los Angeles, Connecticut and Santiago. Working online allows our staff to function as an efficient connected team active across multiple time zones. The pay-as-you-go pricing model on which OOONA Tools is structured gives us the freedom to scale our resources to match actual demand instead of having to invest in capital equipment before it is actually needed. Our staff find the OOONA Tools GUI both intuitive and versatile, displaying all the features relevant to each point in the workflow, and it sits well alongside our other cloud-based platforms.”

Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast reports a challenging but successful 2020.

“2020 was expected to be the year when 8K became a practical resolution for future-focused TV and digital cine content producers,” comments CJP Broadcast MD Chris Phillips. “Instead the media world, like everyone else, had to face the upheaval of a pandemic. The consequent restrictions on social gathering had one positive effect in encouraging organisations with a strong membership base to explore the potential of television. We’ve been working with several football clubs by making their matches accessible to fans who would otherwise have attended in person. We also successfully completed a video production and live streaming project for the highest-profile semi-finals and final in the UK football calendar. This solution centred on our Live Sports Production System which was deployed to augment the traditional broadcast coverage with behind-the-scenes content. The resultant video content was then made available online for easy access by supporters during and after each match.”

LED lighting is in. The technology is moving fast and DoPchoice is staying ahead of the curve with new creative tools to make the most of the Rotolight Titan X1 and Velvet Kosmos fixtures.

Commemorating United Nations recent annual World Television Day, PlayBox Neo (www.playboxneo.com) reports an ongoing increase in global demand for broadcast channels, both online and on-air. “Mobile viewing devices have become very popular over the years but the number of households with television sets continues to increase around the world,” says PlayBox Neo CEO Pavlin Rahnev. “Broadcast media have played a valuable role in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by providing information and diversionary entertainment. Electronic connectivity throughout much of the developed world allowed many people to work from home, not least our own customers who were able to make full use of secure IP remote control to operate their PlayBox Neo broadcast production, scheduling and playout systems from any internet-connected PC.”

Mo-Sys Engineering, a world leader in precision camera tracking solutions for virtual studios and augmented reality, took a central role in the Covid-safe production of a live online entertainment awards show. Normally held in a stadium venue, this year production company and media technologists Bild Studios used virtual reality with the intent of keeping the same scope and excitement as any physical show in the past.

PlayBox Neo (www.playboxneo.com) announces the completion of an AirBox Neo-20 Channel-in-a-Box TV playout system for PSI Broadcasting, one of Thailand's leading suppliers of broadcast playout facilities. It will be assigned to tvN Thai which PSI transmits on behalf of Korean partner CJ ENM.

Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast announces a new addition to its engineering staff with the appointment of Joseph Franklin. A BSc (1st class Hons) graduate in television production technology, he will be active with CJP colleagues across a variety of projects.

Nagasoft (Nanjing Nagasoft Corporation) the leading live broadcasting hardware and software company based in mainland China, announced today, the appointment of industry veteran Polar Graphics as their exclusive distributor for the NSCaster X1 and X1A range of products.

TAG Video Systems, the world leader in integrated software-based IP Probing, Monitoring and Multiviewer solutions, has announced that its Flagship MCM-9000 platform can now read and monitor SCTE 35 program insertion triggers in HLS and MPEG-DASH sources. This enhancement, the result of customer requests, gives OTT Broadcasters greater control over their content in a broader range of formats.

To coincide with the release of the new Creamsource® Vortex8, DoPchoice offers new versions of their popular Snapbag® and Snapgrid® light controllers to fit and complement this new lighting technology.