The 2021 Copa América tournament was the 47th edition of the international men's football championship organized by South America's football ruling body, CONMEBOL. Clear-Com®’s Brazilian Partner, Savana Comunicações LTD., in conjunction with Mediapro Group Paraguay, were charged with providing the Video Assist Referee (VAR) equipment and expertise for the Copa América games taking place in five different stadiums in Brazil. Clear-Com products can be configured in multiple ways to meet the communication requirements of VAR, and each of the five stadiums used a different combination of Eclipse® HX Digital Matrix System, HelixNet® Digital Network Partyline, FreeSpeak II® Digital Wireless Intercom, Clear-Com Encore® Analog Partyline, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces and V-Series™ Iris Panels to make VAR implementation possible during the tournament.

Clear-Com® will be exhibiting on Booth #W1447 from June 8 – 10 at InfoComm, the most comprehensive event for audiovisual solutions for a wide variety of professional applications, from House of Worship to Corporate to Live Events and beyond. The company’s booth will showcase a robust set of solutions for diverse market applications highlighting the Arcadia® Central Station with the new integration of HelixNet® Digital Partyline, among other solutions including the complete FreeSpeak™ family of digital wireless products with its latest addition, the FreeSpeak Edge® Base Station, Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client, Agent-IC® Mobile App, and LQ® Series of IP Interfaces.

Clear-Com®Eclipse® HX Digital Matrix Intercom’s latest software update, version 13, delivers important networking, redundancy, and workflow advancements. The initial release, EHX v13.0, includes N+1 IP card redundancy and network redundancy, as well as Layer 3 support for AES67 endpoints. A soon to follow release, EHX v13.1, brings an industry-first innovation with role management advancements for a streamlined configuration process, and improved user experience, making it easier for users to stay connected.

VidOvation today announced the availability of its new family of low-cost professional wireless video and audio transmitters and receivers, the VidOlink Reacher II family, for video production applications where it is not possible or it is impractical to run cables and wires, or where cables would be a hinderance.

Clear-Com will be in London May 11 – 12 for theMedia Production & Technology Show(MPTS), exhibiting their latest in broadcast,TV and Film productionsolutions and providing in-person person demonstrations on Booth #L450. These industries have been shifting to AoIP workflows and are experiencing more remote production needs than ever before and Clear-Com is excited to showcase their solutions that meet these demands. Clear-Com will be demonstrating the newArcadia®Central Station,Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client, a new update of EHX for theEclipse® HX Digital Matrix platform, and an updatedTrilogy Mentor™SPG system, alongside trusted, award-winning products includingFreeSpeak II®Digital Wireless system,DX410Digital Wireless,HelixNet®Digital Network Partyline, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces, and remote production “hero,” theAgent-IC®Mobile App.

Nevion, a Sony Group Company and award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, announced today that it is adding up/down/cross conversion (UDC) capabilities to its flagshipsoftware-defined media node, Virtuoso. The media function software provides low latency, native-IP, and high-quality video conversion for live broadcast and media production applications, including remote and distributed production.

Nevion, a Sony Group Company and award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, announced today that it is adding essential broadcast control functionality to its flagship VideoIPath media orchestration platform This integration will provide a consistent system for both broadcast control and network orchestration, supporting the complete production lifecycle (engineering, set-up, production, tear-down). It will also make it simpler and more cost-effective to deploy, roll-out and upgrade workflow control.

Canadore College of applied arts and technology recently expanded its existing Clear-Com® system for a multi-purpose 125-seat theatre for multiple Media Arts programs at the College Drive Campus in North Bay, Ontario. The college had purchased a FreeSpeak II® Digital Wireless System after demoing it at NAMM in 2015, and with an increasing demand for comms across the campus and overwhelming success with their original purchase, they worked with Clear-Com’s Canadian Partner, GerrAudio, on a system expansion. The enlarged intercom system features an Eclipse®HX Digital Matrix System with FreeSpeak Edge® Digital Wireless Intercom, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces, and the Agent-IC® Mobile Intercom App.

Straight Arrow News, a digital news start-up based in Omaha, Nebraska, is dedicated to providing an unbiased approach to its reporting. The recently launched company is having no trouble making that happen efficiently with Clear-Com® wireless intercom systems.

Clear-Com is pleased to announce the appointment of Kris Koch to Business Development Director, Broadcast Network & Media Production for Clear-Com. In this new role, Kris will be the acting sales lead for major U.S. broadcast networks, as well as the main point of contact for national U.S. broadcast systems integrators.