Blackmagic Design today announced a new family of live production switchers that include powerful broadcast features, while including the latest electronics technology so they are extremely affordable. The new models are a 1 M/E model with 10 x 3GSDI inputs, 2 M/E model with 20 x 3GSDI inputs and a 4 M/E model with 40 x 3GSDI inputs. All models include full standards conversion on every SDI input, 4 ATEM advanced chroma keyers per M/E row, a DVE per M/E row, media players, larger media pool and much more.

Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Shuttle HD, a new recorder/player that’s designed for use on the desktop as an on demand media player. This new model supports recording and playback for ProRes, DNx and H.264 files as well as PCM or AAC audio. The unique design is dominated by a large metal search dial and traditional broadcast deck controls, so it's easy to quickly scroll through media. It even has a built in teleprompter! HyperDeck Shuttle uses HDMI connections so it’s the perfect solution for use with ATEM Mini switchers.

Lumens^® Digital Optics Inc. introduces the VC-R30 Full HD IP PTZ camera with VISCA control and a new generation 1/2.8” Sony sensor. Delivering broadcast quality pictures and a European 5-year warranty, the VC-R30 sets a new standard for cost-effective multi-camera video production.

Charisma Group is one of the largest and most successful production companies in the Middle East. Its success meant that it needed to add studio capacity quickly. Last March they chose an end-to-end system from FOR-A. 

Intinor, Sweden’s leading developer of products and solutions for high-quality video over internet, today announces that its solutions play a vital role in helping Norr Media, part of the NTM Media group, deliver an exceptional web TV service to its audience. The news outlet has been nominated in the Coverage of the Year category for the prestigious Newspaper of the Year Awards, specifically for its remote production of live local sports throughout the pandemic. 

Dejero has announced that Abu Dhabi Media is relying on fourteen Dejero EnGo mobile transmitters and four WayPoint 104 receivers to support its ongoing coverage of what is the world’s biggest cultural gathering, Expo 2020, hosted in Dubai until the end of March 2022.

When the SpaceX Demo-2 launched astronauts into orbit in 2020, millions of viewers tuned into the NASA-TV livestream and satellite broadcast to watch the monumental crewed spaceflight. From capturing landmark events, like the Curiosity Mars Rover landing, to delivering video feeds from the International Space Station, NASA-TV broadcasts live coverage and educational programming that captivates and educates audiences with the latest in space exploration, missions and discoveries.

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, and Arabsat, the leading satellite services provider in the Arab world, have announced that TiVi5MONDE has exclusively chosen the longstanding partnership to launch the channel in SD and HD across the MENA region. The free-to-air DTH channel launched 28^th Jan 2022. 

Riedel Communications today announced that Sapporo Television Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (STV) has deployed 17 MicroN media distribution network devices along with two MetroN core routers as part of a distributed MediorNet real-time media network extending across two control rooms, broadcast master control, news editing, and other areas of the station. With this deployment, STV has become the first Riedel customer in Japan to use the MicroN media distribution network device as a core video router.

Caton Technology, a pioneer in next-generation IP network transport, provided high performance, low latency delivery of games in the 2021 Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC) to enthusiastic audiences in China. Caton used its CatonNet Video Platform (CVP) to establish a bespoke transmission path from the event’s world media hub in London to Hong Kong and Sina Weibo.