The MLB at Field of Dreams Game broadcast, produced by FOX Sports, in collaboration with MLB, was nothing short of a cinematic masterpiece paying homage to the renowned classic movie from Universal Pictures and relaying the excitement of live sports. Watched by nearly six million viewers, the FOX Sports production team pulled out all the stops to create a unique experience for global audiences. LiveU and T-Mobile played an integral role in the live production, enabling the two aerial production drones to output High Dynamic Range (HDR) over T-Mobile’s 5G network using a single 5G SIM card in LiveU’s LU800 production-level field unit and a LiveU 5G modem.

LiveU, the leader in live video streaming and remote production solutions, played a pivotal role in this year's Summer Games, bringing all the excitement and results live daily from Tokyo to viewers around the world. The Tokyo Games saw a 400% increase in LiveU deployment compared to Rio 2016, reflecting the growing trust and reliance on LiveU's solutions for high-quality, reliable and cost-effective live broadcasts, replacing traditional satellite and fiber methods for main event coverage as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes.

Live-subtitling experts MAX Live Media Access Services have invested in SubtitleNEXT to provide real-time subtitling workflows. SubtitleNEXT has already been put to work to support MAX Live’s broadcast clients with advanced subtitling services to help meet stringent media accessibility goals, provide interlingual real-time subtitling, and timed-text streaming for international events.MAX Live relies on SubtitleNEXT for projects such as interlingual subtitling for offline or livestream multilingual events. Activities also include writing audio description for the blind and visually impaired, using SubtitleNEXT to identify where they can describe what’s shown on screen by using reading speed calculations for text, to gauge voice-over timing.SubtitleNEXT is an all-in-one solution for captioning live events and offline content in real-time in multiple formats for linear broadcasting, VOD and social media.Broadcasters must ensure scheduled programmes have sufficient subtitling to meet new guidelines. Accessibility is affordable with reliable software systems like SubtitleNEXT.

LiveU has announced that renowned Japanese broadcaster J SPORTS, with its production partner Express, has selected LiveU’s multi-camera, remote production solution for all of Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ baseball home games this season. J SPORTS’ OTT service, J SPORTS On Demand, will show over 70 matches where LiveU’s technology will play a key role in enhancing the viewing experience.

PlayBox Technology UK, the leading channel in a box provider for media companies worldwide, is celebrating eight years of providing services to sports broadcasting and streaming. PlayBox has helped leading sports streaming services and top teams serve their fans with television services.

Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) is expanding its presence in the United States with the launch of a new Broadcast Operations Center (BOC) at the PSSI International Teleport (PIT) in Pittsburgh. The new BOC supports Telstra’s ongoing work to seamlessly deliver content worldwide, and the partnership enables opportunities for high-profile broadcast programming, including major sporting and entertainment events, to reach new audiences and expand viewership into more international markets.

Sinclair Broadcast Group continues to lead the industry’s transition to the future of television, developing innovative solutions to meet its requirements for channel playout and live broadcasting. These include a new 25,000-square-foot, SMPTE ST 2110 media operations center for Sinclair’s regional sports networks (RSNs) with cloud-hosted disaster recovery channels, and a large-scale ST 2110 production facility for its Tennis Channel featuring a cloud-based environment for pop-up live special events all built around Imagine Communications infrastructure and playout platforms.

Spicy Mango, the leader in creative and flexible software solutions and consultancy for the world’s leading media technology companies broadcasters and service providers has appointed Matt Wright as Digital Design Director, effective immediately. Matt brings over 20 years of experience developing innovative ways for audiences to engage with brands and products.

Bitcentral Inc., a well-known provider of efficient media workflows in the U.S. and Latin America, has completed centralizing operations for Entravision Communications Corporation, the leading global media and marketing technology company, through its Central Control product, a comprehensive and fully integrated master control and automation system.

Bitcentral Inc., the leading provider of media workflow solutions, announces a strategic partnership with Veset. Bitcentral will market, sell and support Veset Nimbus, a cloud-based playout solution which provides greater flexibility to broadcast playout, in the Americas. Veset Nimbus will be represented alongside Bitcentral’s own on-premises Central Control playout system and will allow the launch of playout services in the cloud. This will enable broadcast customers to easily create new services quickly and efficiently.

One of the newest additions to the Polar Graphics portfolio of products is the NSCaster X1 from Nagasoft. The NScaster X1 is the only feature packed highly integrated, self- contained production switcher / streamer with a built-in easy to use 11.6-inch full-HD touch screen. It is unique amongst similar video switching and streaming devices.

Technology veteran Oded Zicherman has joined Arti as Vice President of R&D. Arti provides the first cloud-based augmented reality (AR) platform for broadcasters and video content producers.

PlayBox Technology UK, the #1 Channel in a Box manufacturer, has this week joined the GoDaddy Customer Council initiative as the company continues to build and reach new heights with its online presence.

MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, has won two Emmy® Awards for Technology and Engineering. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) National Awards Committee’s Technology & Engineering Achievement Committee recognizes MediaKind for ‘Pioneering Development of Event Signaling and Management API’ and ‘AI/Optimization for Real-Time Video Compression.’

Few know underwater cinematography and how to light the great blue sea, better than Pete Romano ASC. His unique specialty has made him sought after for most major films where’s there’s any underwater action. His 40-year underwater track record is unmatched. IMDB tries but at 159 credits for film and television they just skim the surface, especially considering the multitude of commercials, music videos and documentaries to count.