After a long break caused by the pandemic, media and broadcast professionals can finally look forward to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, where they will be able to discuss the latest trends and future technologies for the broadcast and entertainment industry. At booth N7010, Guntermann & Drunck (G&D), one of the world’s leading KVM manufacturers, will be presenting new products in “real world” applications from 24 – 27 April, 2022.

Executive Producer, Mark Aldridge has joined the team behind the Six Inches of Soil documentary feature film. Produced by the award-winning DragonLight Films, Six Inches of Soil is the first independent film to tell the untold story of Britain’s agroecological movement.

Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC), a Nikon company, is delighted to announce that highly experienced design engineer Graeme Kelly is the latest recruit to its Broadcast division. Kelly, who joins from senior engineering and management roles at Grass Valley, is MRMC’s new Head of Broadcast Products. He will bring all of this vast experience to bear at MRMC working alongside Paddy Taylor, Head of Broadcast at MRMC and the Broadcast team.

Blackmagic Design announced that the grand finale of S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2019-2021 relied on a Blackmagic URSA Broadcast multicam workflow for on site AV and streaming.

Live production specialist STS Communication provided all aspects of technical production for the competition. Ten finalists, selected from 135 young chefs from 12 regions worldwide, competed to convince the jury with their signature dishes.

Blackmagic Design today announced that major horse racing meets at some of South Africa’s most prestigious venues are being broadcast live with a fleet of Blackmagic URSA Broadcast cameras.

Live production specialist EFX Productions has devised an IP based 4K broadcast solution that includes a fixed gallery infrastructure at the Fairview racecourse in Nelson Mandela Bay, and an outside broadcasting (OB) truck that alternates between Kenilworth and Durbanville racecourses in Cape Town.

Flowics, creator of the most comprehensive platform for powering remote and in-studio production of live graphics and interactive content, has confirmed its membership in the GV Media Universe Alliance. Sponsored by Grass Valley, the leading technology provider for the live media and entertainment market, the GV Media Universe combines technology and commercial solutions to power the digital transformation of media and entertainment organizations. As a GVMU Alliance member, Flowics Graphics connects with Grass Valley's Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP), and is an integrated part of a cloud-enhanced architecture that is designed to connect the digital creation and consumption of stories across the entire media and entertainment industry.

Blackmagic Design today announced a new studio viewfinder model, Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder G2, with a super bright 2,000 nit display, ideal for use in bright sunlight. The new URSA Studio Viewfinder G2 is also available at a new lower price of US$1,495, a reduction of $300 which will help to make it even more affordable for customers to combine URSA Studio Viewfinder with URSA Broadcast G2 to turn it into the ultimate live production camera!

ES Broadcast has been appointed as one of the first three new members of Grass Valley’s GV Media Universe (GVMU) Advanced Channel Partner Programme.

The programme exists to provide greater access and support for users transitioning to the highly productive cloud-based operational and business models that GV Media Universe enables.

Net Insight announces that it has joined the GV Media Universe (GVMU)Alliance, Grass Valley’s ecosystem of qualified partners that aims to enable media organizations to leverage the power of the cloud to deliver more content easily and efficiently. Net Insight’s platforms bring a complete range of agile and secure media delivery solutions for cloud, IP, and virtualized networks, allowing broadcast industry players to create frictionless, high-quality, low-latency live video workflows.

Grass Valley today announces the appointment of Jan Lange as Chief Revenue Officer. In this new role, Lange will report to Tim Shoulders, Grass Valley CEO and president and will oversee Grass Valley’s go-to-market strategy to empower customers to deliver the live moments that matter to people across the globe. Harnessing his commercial experience, Lange will lead the global sales team and help drive the company’s recently launched new strategic focus on live production. He will be responsible for expanding the GV Media Universe (GVMU) cloud-centered customer base and growing revenue through new partnerships and large enterprise pricing agreements.