SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced the publication of new SMPTE ST 2098 standards for immersive audio. The Society has published ST 2098-1:2018, Immersive Audio Metadata; ST 2098-2:2018, Immersive Audio Bitstream Specification; and ST 2098-5:2018, D-Cinema Immersive Audio Channels and Soundfield Groups.

Boxer Systems today announced a new partnership with Masstech Innovations Inc., the future-led technology company that provides the media and entertainment (M&E) industry with optimised content storage management solutions for managing the lifecycle of valuable media assets.

xG® Technology, Inc. (“xG”) (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW), whose brands are recognized as the global leaders in live video communications in the broadcast, law enforcement and defense markets, announced that IMT Vislink was the featured provider of onboard video technology at the 2018 MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey superbike racing event that was held September 7-9 at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ. The race was broadcast nationwide on the beIN Sports Network. Video showing footage taken by the Vislink onboard system can be viewed at this link, while the entire race video can be viewed at this link. Images from the event can be viewed here.

As one of the fastest growing schools in the nation, Regent University has invested in all aspects of campus life to ensure it remains a leading Christian university. This includes enhancing the production quality of weekly academic, worship, and music events held in various spaces across campus, such as its 1,000-seat chapel. The school’s Media Services Department began migrating to a campus-wide Dante® network to provide an improved workflow for front of house personnel. Dante-enabled solutions from Studio Technologies, manufacturer of high-quality audio, video, and fiber-optic solutions, have been a key asset for Regent’s production team during the transition from a traditional audio environment. The Model 362 Listen-Only Beltpack has proved particularly useful for production personnel, speakers, and musicians, with each unit providing two channels of high-quality audio at any campus location where Power over Ethernet (PoE) network capability is accessible.

Bonnier Broadcasting, part of Bonnier the Nordic region’s leading media company, has chosen Paywizard, the pay-TV subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, to boost growth of its subscription-based over-the-top (OTT) television services.

JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, today announced My Ireland, an upcoming feature-length documentary focused on Irish displacement, was shot on location across Ireland with two JVC GY-LS300 4KCAM Super 35 camcorders.

Sonifex recently premiered at IBC 2018 its new AVN-CU4 which is a portable commentator unit using Dante® AoIP.

ACCESS CO., LTD announced that its NetFrontTM Browser BE v2 DTV Profile, latest version of the high-performance browser for televisions, has been selected by Panasonic Corporation for its DIGA Blu-ray disc recorder with built-in 4K tuner (DMR-SUZ2060), to be released for the Japanese market.Panasonic plans to release DMR-SUZ2060 with NetFrontBrowser on November 16, 2018.

HHB Communications Ltd(HHB), a global leader in professional audio technology, today announced that iZotope, Inc., the experts in intelligent audio technology, will showcase an array of new solutions on the HHB Communications stand 8.D56 at IBC2018.

HHB Communications Ltd (HHB), a global leader in professional audio technology, today announced NUGEN Audio will showcase its postproduction bundles, as well as updates to its Loudness Toolkit bundle, for the first time in Europe on HHB Communications stand 8.D56 at IBC2018.