New model combines all the Blackmagic Web Presenter HD features with an upgraded H.264 hardware encoder for native Ultra HD resolution streaming. The new Web Presenter 4K is a compact design that includes a 12G-SDI input with down converter, so customers can select to stream in 1080p HD or 2160p Ultra HD resolutions.

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global leader providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced that the VO Secure Player is featuring PCCW Media's Watch Party, allowing Now TV' subscribers to experience the innovative social feature during the ongoing UEFA EURO 2020™ football matches. PCCW Media is a leading, fully integrated multimedia and entertainment company headquartered in Hong Kong.

AJA Video Systems has expanded its lineup of openGear® compatible 12G-SDI Fiber Converters with a pair of new OG-FiDO 12G cards for receiving signals from LC Fiber or ST Fiber and converting those signals to baseband 12G-SDI. OG-FiDO-R-12G-ST is a Fiber receiver that supports single-channel conversion from ST Fiber to 12G-SDI, and OG-FiDO-2R-12G offers dual-channel conversion from LC Fiber to 12G-SDI. Both new models receive 12G-SDI signals from standard Fiber video sources, including AJA FiDO Mini-Converters.

Broadcast specialist nxtedition has formed a partnership with Singular.live, the cloud-native graphics platform. Together, users will be able to add dynamic, responsive graphics and overlays into playout timelines in an HD-SDI/IP environment, greatly adding to the operational convenience as well as connecting information and engagement into the live output.

The new Memory Case from Peli preserves invaluable media files from shocks, water or dust. Peli Products, the global leader in high performance protective cases, has introduced the Peli™ 0965 Memory Card Case; this product is the smart choice to protect valuable CFexpress and/or XQD cards containing irreplaceable photos and videos.  

Rohde & Schwarz, a global leader in broadcast media technologies, has extended the functionality of its R&S®VENICE platform for live studio production. In particular, it has moved to support 4k Ultra HD signals, using either 12G or 2SI formats.
 
VENICE is a high-performance, high-resilience media platform designed to manage complex signal processing and storage requirements, particularly in live studio production applications. It provides uninterrupted operations including scheduled recording, clip transforms and playouts, across a network of processors and both Rohde & Schwarz storage and third-party qualified storage sub-systems. It also bridges the SDI and IP environments. VENICE servers can now be configured for multiple HD and Ultra HD signals, and units can work together as a single resource from a single user interface.

Interra Systems, a leading global provider of software products and solutions to the digital media industry, today announced that its BATON Media Player (BMP) now offers a set of Netflix presets based on Netflix's Licensed Delivery Specifications. Using the presets, media professionals can easily play, inspect, and verify audio-video content, enabling them to turn around high-quality content more quickly to content delivery partners.

JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, today announced it is acquiring VUALTO, a leading provider of live and on-demand video streaming and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions. The acquisition deepens JW Player’s already robust offering to global broadcasters and further accelerates its vision to empower customers with independence and control in today’s Digital Video Economy by offering easy-to-use, scalable video technology.

Quicklink, the leading global provider of hardware and software solutions for video and audio contributions, has announced partnership with Panasonic Canada to distribute the Quicklink solutions. This partnership further strengthens Quicklink’s operations in the region.

In February, Quicklink announced the opening of a US office in Hackensack, New Jersey, to further establish Quicklink’s sales, services, and support operations in North America. Today’s announcement further intensifies Quicklink’s growth.

Telemedicine workflows incorporating live video have taken on dramatically greater importance for surgical education during the COVID-19 pandemic, as doctors reduce non-essential personnel in their operating rooms for the safety of patients and staff. Needing a way to continue its mission of improving training for ophthalmology students in underserved geographic regions, non-profit organization Advanced Center for Eyecare Global (ACE Global) is using the USB Capture HDMI 4K Plus external video capture device from Magewell as a crucial link in delivering live video of surgical procedures to medical residents and fellows around the globe.

At the recommendation of a colleague, ACE Global chose the Magewell device for its unique combination of cost-effectiveness, quality, ease of use and reliability. The live HDMI output from the surgeon’s NGENUITY 3D visualization system goes into the USB Capture Plus device, which in turn sends the video over a standard USB connection into a computer running OBS and Zoom.