Pixel Power, the global automation, branding and graphics innovator, is extending its highly customisable, evolutionary platform with a new set of functionality. StreamMaster PRODUCE will be launched at IBC2018 and builds on both the company’s 30-year track record in graphics excellence with its modular, software defined media processing technology platform.

SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a more than a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced the program lineup for the daylong SMPTE 2018 Symposium, “Driving the Entertainment Revolution: Autonomous Cars, Machine Intelligence, & Mixed Reality.” The Oct. 22 event will take place at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles leading into the SMPTE 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (SMPTE 2018).

ChyronHego today introduced CAMIO 4.4, the newest release of the company’s industry-leading MOS gateway and graphic asset management server. As the core of ChyronHego’s software-based CAMIO Universe for News Production, CAMIO 4.4 includes key features designed to make producer-driven news workflows even more versatile, flexible, and cost-effective. CAMIO 4.4 enhancements include a powerful new render engine architecture, the ability to publish content straight from the newsroom to social media, and LUCI5, a new HTML5 plugin for the LUCI graphics fulfillment interface.

SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology, today announced published standards for binding Ad-IDs to commercials and Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) codes to programming content. The standards specify use of Kantar Media’s audio watermarking technology, an open solution available for licensing.

Cinegy today announced that Canada-based Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has implemented Cinegy’s TV Pack software modules on a corporate level to research and develop new approaches for producing and delivering its accessible program offerings. Cinegy epitomises software defined television through its digital video processing, asset management, video compression, automation and playout tools, and is at the vanguard of IP and cloud technologies.

Wazee Digital, a leading provider of cloud-native video management and licensing services, today announced that Senior Director of Customer Solutions David Candler will give a joint presentation at MESA Europe’s annual Hollywood IT Society (HITS) Europe Summit. The session will detail how major sports brands are using the cloud to make their media content instantly accessible to internal stakeholders, global broadcast and production partners, media and corporate sponsors and other global recipients both before, during and after international live sports events.

EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent shared storage, AQC and media management solutions, invites the post production community to test the next generation of its Flow media asset management platform. For the first time, any broadcast or production facility can install Flow MAM on top of any storage pool. Now available for download, the first 100 eligible beta applicants will have the opportunity to try the all new storage independent version of Flow for 100 days free of charge and provide feedback. Approved applicants will have unrestricted access to all Flow modules, Flow technical support, and private Flow forums at no cost.

Wazee Digital, a leading provider of cloud-native video management and licensing services, today announced the relaunch of Wazee Digital Commerce, a portal designed to help rights holders maximize the value of their premium content by connecting with customers who need iconic video. Commerce has been revamped with a completely new look and feel — including significant improvements to the user interface and user experience — that simplify and enhance the search, preview, download, and purchase process for buyers and give sellers a better “storefront” for monetizing their content.

Blue Lucy has enhanced their BLAM plug-in for Adobe Premiere with new features focused on reducing administrate overhead for creative operators. The new functions, which are already available to BLAM users, will be will be showcased at BroadcastAsia2018.