Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast reports a challenging but successful 2020.

“2020 was expected to be the year when 8K became a practical resolution for future-focused TV and digital cine content producers,” comments CJP Broadcast MD Chris Phillips. “Instead the media world, like everyone else, had to face the upheaval of a pandemic. The consequent restrictions on social gathering had one positive effect in encouraging organisations with a strong membership base to explore the potential of television. We’ve been working with several football clubs by making their matches accessible to fans who would otherwise have attended in person. We also successfully completed a video production and live streaming project for the highest-profile semi-finals and final in the UK football calendar. This solution centred on our Live Sports Production System which was deployed to augment the traditional broadcast coverage with behind-the-scenes content. The resultant video content was then made available online for easy access by supporters during and after each match.”

VUALTO, a leading live and on-demand video streaming and DRM provider, today announced that France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster and leading audiovisual group in France, has chosen to implement VUALTO’s digital rights management solution, VUDRM, to protect and deliver its audiovisual content across all its digital platforms.

Commemorating United Nations recent annual World Television Day, PlayBox Neo (www.playboxneo.com) reports an ongoing increase in global demand for broadcast channels, both online and on-air. “Mobile viewing devices have become very popular over the years but the number of households with television sets continues to increase around the world,” says PlayBox Neo CEO Pavlin Rahnev. “Broadcast media have played a valuable role in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by providing information and diversionary entertainment. Electronic connectivity throughout much of the developed world allowed many people to work from home, not least our own customers who were able to make full use of secure IP remote control to operate their PlayBox Neo broadcast production, scheduling and playout systems from any internet-connected PC.”

Bridgeville, Penn. – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today unveiled ZELo, its new desktop studio light for videoconferencing. Designed for business professionals, educators, broadcasters, and social media influencers, ZELo delivers broadcast-quality results that enhance personal lighting in any workspace.

Recognising ongoing restrictions in today’s workplace, ELEMENTS, provider of innovative, high-performance media storage and server systems for the post-production and broadcast industry, is providing exclusive support by offering a one-month, limited free trial of ELEMENTS Satellite.  

Aveco^®, the media industry’s largest independent automation provider, and Spectra Logic^®, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today jointly announced a fully integrated media asset management (MAM) and archiving solution, which has been fully tested, certified and put on air.

ATEME, the emerging leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT announced today that TV CULTURA, the Brazilian public broadcaster and part of Fundação Padre Anchieta, recognized worldwide for producing educational and cultural content, successfully implemented ATEME TITAN to deliver 4K-UHD contribution channels over IP during the live broadcast of the City’s Mayoral Candidate Debate.

Blackmagic Design today announced that Penny Lane TV, with the help of Altered Images Ltd, used three URSA Broadcast fiber chains to produce the new UK lifestyle magazine series, Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh.

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a leading international provider of robotic and manual camera support solutions ranging from pan/tilt heads through fully robotic studio pedestals and floor or ceiling track systems, has joined the Grass Valley Technology Alliance (GVTA). The Alliance, comprised of 22 diverse companies, is a certification program established to strengthen collaboration between members and provide vital benefits to customers, including improved purchasing confidence and access to a wide range of systems and solutions interoperable with Grass Valley platforms and workflow components.

PBT EU unveils SubtitleNEXT’s enhanced Live Subtitling feature that now includes the integration of Google’s automatic Speech-to-Text engine. This notable new development in SubtitleNEXT extensively sets it apart by further enhancing and substantially speeding up the entire Live Subtitling process by allowing videos to be translated live in real time at a stunning pace.

Hamish Cameron OAM has been appointed as an Advisor to Gravity Media in Australia

Gravity Media Hamish will be working with CEO John Newton and his senior leadership team on the integration of the former Chief Entertainment business with the rest of Gravity Media’s operations both in Australia and globally. He will also be assisting with the growth of the former Chief Entertainment’s major long-term clients to ensure they can draw on the much broader range of services provided by Gravity Media.

Dejero has been key to US Sports Network FOX Deportes’ ability to keep its station thriving during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the broadcaster to vacate its Los Angeles headquarters and quickly move to a ‘work-from-home’ workflow. In under a week, FOX Deportes was able to deploy a temporary production control room (PCR) in the garage of its director of operations. They also installed seven mobile broadcasting flypacks at the homes of key on-screen reporters, all centering around Dejero technology for the creation of top quality live video content.

AVIWEST, a global provider of video contribution systems, today announced BeOnAIR, a cutting-edge, all-in-one live streaming package that enables video professionals to produce, transmit, and distribute superior-quality, low-latency video content over aggregated cellular, Wi-Fi, and public IP networks. BeOnAIR is perfectly suited for any type of mobile use, allowing users to stream and store live interviews and events and forward recorded content from anywhere.

Magewell is proud to announce that the company's 4K Pro Convert NDI® encoders have been chosen by online video professionals as winners of a 2020 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award. The low-latency converters, which enable users to easily and reliably bring traditional HDMI or SDI video signals into IP-based media workflows, were honored in the 'Hardware Input Devices for Live Production' category.

Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast announces a new addition to its engineering staff with the appointment of Joseph Franklin. A BSc (1st class Hons) graduate in television production technology, he will be active with CJP colleagues across a variety of projects.