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.

SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced its call for technical paper proposals for its annual conference, rebranded as the SMPTE Media Technology Summit 2022, Oct. 24-27, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. SMPTE will also accept proposals for participation in the conference's popular SMPTE Storytellers series.

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.

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.

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.

The German-based TV production service company Studio Berlin has commissioned a new UHD/HDR OB van, the U10, which has already been successfully used in the live production of the German Television Award (RTL). Studio Berlin pursued innovative paths for mobile production units in the planning and implementation of U10. With approx. 60 m² working space the OB van offers up to 26 people sufficient space for a relaxed working atmosphere. It can work with up to 24 UHD cameras and partners perfectly with a modern support truck. U10 is the second production vehicle (after the U9) that Studio Berlin planned and built with the German system integrator Broadcast Solutions. The most significant innovation leveraged with U10 and never been implemented in this consistency before is the separation of control room and technology. The technical components are not installed in the OB van, as is usually the case, but are housed in a central equipment room in the support truck. A fibre interlink connects both vehicles. Because of the vehicle's size and concept, Studio Berlin is well equipped to realise even the most prominent sports productions and show events.

Advanced Systems Group (ASG) today announced it has partnered with Grass Valley to integrate the Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP) cloud-based software as a service into ASG’s new Virtual Production Control Room.

Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that it will host an online summit, ACHIEVE 2021, on Sept. 29-30, bringing together media companies and business leaders in the video industry. The event will share unique insights and first-hand experiences on innovative cloud streaming deployments, major evolutions in primary distribution and broadcast TV, and successful monetization and personalization approaches.