InSync Technology and FOR-A today announced the latest in its range of motion compensated UHD frame rate converters, the MCC-4K-A, developed by InSync Technology Ltd. and exclusively distributed by FOR-A.

For live events produced and delivered in UHD, uncompromising quality standards conversion is critical to international audience satisfaction. Meeting the needs of today's live UHD workflow demands, MCC-4K-A is a highly advanced motion compensated frame rate converter that also provides essential workflow tools such as HDR/SDR management, closed caption handling, and multi-channel audio.

Leading news and television broadcaster Newsmax TV™ has selected a comprehensive media asset management (MAM) and video recording/playout infrastructure based on Primestream's award-winning Xchange™ and Media IO™ software solutions. Linking Newsmax facilities in New York City and Boca Raton, Florida, the Primestream solutions bring powerful new efficiencies to Newsmax local and remote video operations that enable full-HD broadcasts with the highest quality and flexibility.

Apantac, an internationally recognized manufacturer of multiviewers, video walls, extension and signal processing solutions is boosting its presence in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with the appointment of its new distribution partner, Danmon Group.

Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today rolled out significant enhancements to StorCycle, its software solution that revolutionises storage lifecycle management. With the latest release, StorCycle 3.2 becomes the de facto standard in delivering storage lifecycle management. The new enhancements ensure that an organisation’s data is identified, migrated, accessed and protected on the right tier, at the right time, throughout its lifespan, providing maximum value to organisations that rely on data to drive their business.

While most of the UK has been in lockdown, award-winning game developer Sumo Digital has been expanding its audio facilities by building three 5.1 surround sound edit suites, a Dolby Atmos mix room and a foley/ADR space at its premises in Sheffield.

It is with extreme sadness that FSR has announced the passing of its co-founder and Chairman, Bill Fitzsimmons. Bill passed away peacefully on October 25th at his home in Boca Raton, Florida after a year-long battle with cancer with his business partner, dearest friend and companion Jan Sandri at his side. Bill was 91 years young.

DPA Microphones recently upgraded its renowned 4098 Gooseneck Microphone to include its CORE by DPA technology. With this update, the 4098 CORE mic will join DPA’s other CORE products in offering minimal distortion across the entire dynamic range, increasing audio clarity and openness and further enhancing DPA’s already stellar sound. Perfect for both podium and conference room mic’ing, the DPA 4098 CORE is the ideal solution for instances when high speech intelligibility is paramount. This has proven especially true for today’s socially distanced, video conferencing world.

ACCESS Europe GmbH announces an enhancement to its NetFront™ Browser BML Edition for cars that extends support from embedded operating systems such as Linux and QNX to Android. Broadcast Markup Language (BML) is essential for delivering interactive and TV services to the car in Japan.

Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation has chosen CJP Broadcast as its technical support partner for a third consecutive year. The contract includes project consultancy and equipment supply as well as routine equipment maintenance.

V-Nova, a leading provider of video compression solutions, today announces a milestone achievement in MPEG-5 Part 2 LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding) being promoted to MPEG/ISO final draft international standard. V-Nova co-chaired the standard’s development and contributed to the foundational technology upon which it is built.

TVU Networks, the market and technology leader in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, today announced Tokyo-based nation-wide broadcaster TV Asahi used TVU One mobile transmitters and the TVU Remote Production System (RPS) to deliver live coverage of last month’s U.S. Open Championship to audiences in Japan. The weeklong USGA tournament marked the first time the station relied on IP-based transmission for live coverage throughout a sporting event.

Simon Says, the leading AI-based transcription, captioning and translation platform for video professionals, today announced its seamless integration with Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve for macOS. Users can now easily find meaningful dialogue, in any language, and receive the frame-accurate video transcript as ranged markers, color coded by speaker, then caption timelines and even align translated subtitles once the edit is complete - all with a few clicks from DaVinci Resolve.

Media Links®, manufacturer and pioneer in Media over IP transport technology, announces that China Media Group (CMG) chose the MD8000 Media over IP Transport platform for its recent live CCTV coverage of the celebration to mark the anniversary of the establishment of China’s first economic zone in the Southern city of Shenzhen 40 years ago.

Utah Scientific, a world leader in providing mission-critical equipment to content creators, distributors, and broadcasters, today announced the retirement of George Wicker after an illustrious career in the broadcast industry spanning 30+ years. Wicker has served as a territory manager for Utah Scientific for 11 years, most recently as Southeast territory manager. Michelle Maurice is returning to Utah Scientific as Southeast regional sales manager.

Gravity Media, the leading global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors, has welcomed Nick Bender, Vanessa Cooper and Laura Wignall to its UK Business Development Team.