Big Pic Media is pleased to announce a new addition to its management team with the appointment of Luke Holt as Sales Director.

"We have always prided ourselves on giving our clients a high level of service plus the personal touch when it comes to our products and supporting resources," says Big Pic Media founder and Managing Director Adam Welsh, "We always endeavour to understand the perspective of our customers and do our upmost to meet their demands and expectations. Luke fits this mould perfectly. He has a proven track record in sales plus the ability to learn quickly. His appointment also coincides with our expansion into larger facilities as we extend our product-related, systems design and engineering facilities."

Visual storytelling technology platform disguise unleashes a new era of infinitely scalable, immersive entertainment with the release of their new flagship media server: the vx 4+. Purpose-built for the world’s largest and most technically demanding productions, installations and shows, the vx 4+ is designed to ensure maximum content quality and playback performance, enabling productions to push boundaries and captivate audiences like never before.

SDVI, the leading platform provider for cloud-native media supply chains, today announced that Nahuel Villegas has joined the company as vice president of sales for Latin America. In this new role at SDVI, Villegas will lead the company's expansion into the region and pursue its long-term initiative to bring significant industry transformation to media companies in Latin America that need to deliver more content to more customers across a broader range of platforms.

NEP Worldwide Netherlands has chosen 10 Custom Consoles Module-R technical control desks for a new production facility at its studio headquarters in Hilversum's Media Park. The installation will be deployed primarily for television coverage of sports events at locations around the globe. In addition to the three desks provided for these new suites, Custom Consoles has supplied seven editing desks for use by NEP's post-production team.

EditShare®, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, powered the video workflows for the finals of the 2021-22 China Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA). Working with the international sports department of leading cloud provider Alibaba, EditShare used its FLOW media management tools to allow media companies to upload, download, edit and handle the delivery of the game.

Cobalt Iron Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced that it has received a patent on its techniques for optimization of backup infrastructure and operations for health remediation. Granted on April 19, U.S. patent 11308209 describes new capabilities for Cobalt Iron Compass®, an enterprise SaaS backup platform. Compass will automatically restore the health of backup operations when they are affected by various failures and conditions. As a result, backup operations become more resilient to storage device failures and threats.

PlayBox Neo reports a successful Broadcast Asia 2022 where the company exhibited the latest additions to its range of television playout products and services. Demonstration highlights included the AirBox Neo-20 modular Channel-in-Box branding and playout system, SaaS-based Cloud2TV, Capture Suite and Multi Playout Manager.

LiveU, the leader in live video streaming and remote production solutions, today announced the acquisition of its longstanding channel partner, Pacific Live Media ("PLM") as part of its strategy to get closer to its customers in key markets. Chris Dredge, PLM's Managing Director, has been representing LiveU and its solutions for many years, supporting leading broadcasters, sports organizations, production companies and online media in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Global creative studio Pixomondo (PXO) has a well-earned reputation for producing high-end visual effects (VFX), having collected a trove of prestigious industry awards over the past two decades, including an Academy Award and several Emmy and VES Award wins. In a state of perpetual reinvention, the innovative company has experimented with different tools and techniques to create next generation entertainment based on its clients’ needs, most recently adding virtual production capabilities to its arsenal. PXO began building its first stage in Toronto in 2020, and since launched a Vancouver stage, as well as a second Toronto stage, with an eye on further expansion. Helping to fuel this growth, PXO has taken a forward-thinking approach to its virtual production pipeline, opting to incorporate Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable teams to collaborate across locations.

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media and content management, has announced that renowned sports content provider beIN ASIA PACFIC has selected Globecast to provide multifaceted media processing and delivery services to the sports provider’s Asia-Pacific division.

EditShare®, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, today announced that it is providing powerful media storage and workflow facilities to Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Antel), the national telecoms business in Uruguay. The service provides a strong and reliable remote and collaborative post environment for users like leading broadcast production company REDUCTO, using Antel’s extensive high-speed internet connectivity.

Custom Consoles announces the completion of Module-R desks for CS Media. The new desks have been integrated into a newly upgraded master control room. A full-service multimedia production company with offices in London and Manchester, CS Media has more than 25 years of experience in creating high-end video content for broadcast, digital media and live streams.

Bringing together the most influential regional broadcasters and media professionals, BroadcastAsia (1 – 3 June, Singapore Expo) is a specialist event within Asia Tech x Singapore, the region’s flagship technology festival. Its exhibition presents the opportunity to understand the latest trends in the business of broadcast and media, content and production, and esports and gaming.

Cirkus and the latest 6.8 version of farmerswife together provide an end-to-end solution for task collaboration, project management, financial management and reporting for the competitive Asian market.

EditShare®, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, is using its presence at Broadcast Asia (1 – 3 June, Singapore Expo, stand 5F3-01) to highlight its latest enhancements for production and post production. Headlining the stand will be the new suite of FLEX software solutions for cloud and hybrid workflows.