TAG Video Systems, the leader in realtime software-based deep monitoring of IP linear video workflows, has announced that it has exceeded 100,000 monitoring points deployed globally. Kevin Joyce, TAG’s Zer0 Friction Officer, revealed the milestone as he recapped the Company’s 2021 achievements which also include the launch of its Media Control System (MCS) developed to help clients manage, analyze and improve their media workflows.

German prime TV news channel, WELT, is now broadcasting from the new Axel Springer Building in downtown Berlin. Built from the ground up, the broadcast studio was constructed with innovative workflows, flexibility, and IP production at the forefront, making a communications system based aroundClear-Com®’s Eclipse®HX Digital Matrix, FreeSpeak II®Digital Wireless Intercom, andV-Series Iris™ Panelsthe clear choice for this state-of -the-art facility. Clear-Com’s Germany-based partner, MCI, designed and supplied the communications solutionas part of the elaborate new studio design.

Ikegami will promote the latest additions to its range of broadcast production camera systems and monitors at Hamburg Open 2022. The show is scheduled to take place from Wednesday January 19th (10:00 - 18.00) through Thursday 20th (10.00 - 16:00) in Hall 8 of the Congress Center Hamburg.

For several years, Clear-Com's FreeSpeak™ digital wireless product family has been one of the most widely used wireless intercom systems in Germany, a trend that is continuing with the newest addition to the family, the FreeSpeak Edge® Base Station. Clear-Com’s German Partner, Audio-Technica, has provided FreeSpeak Edge Base Stations to numerous customers since its release earlier this year—rental companies, live events companies and video production companies—and it has been extremely well-received by the marketplace.

Red5 Pro, whose technology is revolutionizing real-time latency live video streaming, and V-Nova, a leading provider of video compression solutions, today announce the addition of MPEG-5 LCEVC codec enhancement into Red5Pro’s live streaming platform. 

SmallHD announces an upgrade to their popularCamera Control forKOMODO®software package. Now known asCamera Control for RED® RCP2™ Cameras (KOMODO, DSMC3™), the software adds support for RED’s new V-RAPTOR™ camera. This added functionality comes via a free software update for owners of the original SmallHD Camera Control for KOMODO software. The updated software also includes the increased functionality of wireless camera control via Teradek’s Bolt 4K Monitor Modules.

In a recent collaboration with Verizon and Amazon Web Services Teradek, a member of the Vitec Group’s Creative Solutions division, announced a new ultra-low latency monitoring server for their Core cloud service: Wavelength Sputnik.

Blackmagic Design today announced that international entertainment portal WhatCulture has equipped five new studios with a streaming and web broadcast workflow based on the Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO. 

Creative Solutions, which includes SmallHD, Teradek, Wooden Camera, and Lightstream, is collaborating with Made in Her Image, a nonprofit movement dedicated to advancing young women, girls, and non-binary youth of color in film, media, and technology. The CS initiative, "Their Point of View," includes a Cinematography Workshop, Mentorship Lab, and Giving Tuesday events—all aimed at enabling new voices to tell their stories.

CJP Broadcast, a leading provider of products and services for the broadcast and wider television industry, is pleased to announce its appointment by motion capture specialist Xsens as distribution partner specialising in the UK education sector for media and entertainment. "We are delighted to be working with CJP Broadcast to promote awareness of Xsens into the UK educational market," says Ole Bakker, senior account executive at Xsens. "Chris Phillips and his team have the experience necessary to guide their customers during the initial planning stages of a project plus the proven ability to design, integrate and support systems that will stand the test of time. Our first joint venture with CJP is already in progress for one of Britain's leading media-studies universities and I am confident we will be co-operating with CJP on many more."