Video Europe, the largest sub-rental provider of cameras, lenses and accessories to the trade in Europe, closed a deal at IBC2022 to add the latest lens from Canon to its inventory. The company is the first in the market to place orders for the new CN8 lens, launched at IBC.

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global leader providing TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced today that Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, also known as SRG SSR, recently introduced a new card version of VO’s Conditional Access System (CAS) for the security of its satellite TV distribution. Embedded within set-top boxes, VO’s CAS features the latest, fastest chipset and new-generation smartcard security, providing Swiss Broadcasting Corporation with a best-of-breed solution for content protection and rights management.

Black Box, an industry leading global systems integrator and Certified Integrator for Zoom Rooms announced that the company has become a Zoom Phone Certified Integrator, bringing Zoom's video communications platform and its feature-rich cloud phone system to market. With accredited individuals across its engineering, sales and delivery teams, Black Box is equipped to provide value-added services such as design, deployment and management for Zoom Rooms and Zoom Phone globally, helping customers get up and running quickly with these robust communications tools.

EditShare®, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, announced it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners that provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. The program helps AWS Partners drive new business by directly connecting participating ISVs with the AWS Sales organization.

Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s film, The Rescue tells the story of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue in which twelve boys’ from the Wild Boars Football club and their coach were trapped in a flooded cave complex in Thailand. Documenting the huge risks taken by a team of specialist divers during the rescue, the production combines documentary footage with painstaking dramatic reconstructions shot by top underwater cinematographer Ian Seabrook.

It’s official—October 7-8, 2022 the industry’s most renowned southern industry event will return to Atlanta Georgia’s Trilith Studios (same studio, new name). Signups for attending the Hollywood-meets-southern-hospitality CineGear Expo are free at: https://www.cinegearexpo.com/atl-expo/atl-registration/

Wooden Camera announced today that two new collections of custom kits and accessories for the Fujifilm GFX100S and X-H2S will be showcased at the 2022 Cine Gear Expo from June 9–12, 2022, in booth 565 in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The global filmmaking and sound engineering communities are rallying around Safe&Sound Ukraine initiative to provide encrypted walkie-talkies and satellite phones for Ukrainians in disaster zones cut off from communication.

Thai TV5, one of Thailand's longest established free-to-air television broadcasters, has chosen a PlayBox Neo playout system to replace legacy equipment at its studio headquarters in Bangkok. The project was supervised by PlayBox Neo partner PS & Sons (Thailand) Co Ltd, based in the same city, and includes fully integrated eMAM.

Dream Chip today announces the release of its new AtomOne Mini Zoom camera, a ground-breaking miniature camera that now introduces Zoom functionality to an already impressive set of visual specifications. With dimensions of just 60x80mm and a weight of only 267g, the camera delivers crystal clear images, working on a rolling shutter basis with a 1/2.5” sensor, and allowing for resolution of up to 1080p60.