The Singapore community had every reason to celebrate in a big way at this year’s Chingay Parade. The annual event honoring the Chinese New Year was not only celebrating its 50th anniversary, it was also returning to a live extravaganza format after the pandemic minimized the festivities for the past two years.

The 2021 Copa América tournament was the 47th edition of the international men's football championship organized by South America's football ruling body, CONMEBOL. Clear-Com®’s Brazilian Partner, Savana Comunicações LTD., in conjunction with Mediapro Group Paraguay, were charged with providing the Video Assist Referee (VAR) equipment and expertise for the Copa América games taking place in five different stadiums in Brazil. Clear-Com products can be configured in multiple ways to meet the communication requirements of VAR, and each of the five stadiums used a different combination of Eclipse® HX Digital Matrix System, HelixNet® Digital Network Partyline, FreeSpeak II® Digital Wireless Intercom, Clear-Com Encore® Analog Partyline, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces and V-Series™ Iris Panels to make VAR implementation possible during the tournament.

Hitomi Broadcast is bringing its new latency feature to Media Production & Technology Show (Stand L550, London, 11-12 May 2022). The precision latency tool is the latest addition to MatchBox, the industry’s leading audio video alignment toolbox. 

Clear-Com® will be exhibiting on Booth #W1447 from June 8 – 10 at InfoComm, the most comprehensive event for audiovisual solutions for a wide variety of professional applications, from House of Worship to Corporate to Live Events and beyond. The company’s booth will showcase a robust set of solutions for diverse market applications highlighting the Arcadia® Central Station with the new integration of HelixNet® Digital Partyline, among other solutions including the complete FreeSpeak™ family of digital wireless products with its latest addition, the FreeSpeak Edge® Base Station, Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client, Agent-IC® Mobile App, and LQ® Series of IP Interfaces.

Lightware Visual Engineering is highlighting its full line of AV-over-IP, networking and collaboration technologies for commercial applications and system installations at ISE 2022. Attendees can experience the company’s latest technologies through interactive “real-world” demonstrations that illustrate the practical benefits of the company’s technologies.

Glensound, industry leader in high quality audio systems, will showcase the latest launches at MPTS. Highlights include a new version of its popular reporter’s mobile hybrid, and a new product for simple audio production of eSports. 

As media companies are challenged to meet growing demand for content on any screen and deliver profitability, Imagine Communications today announces the introduction of Imagine Aviator™, the first truly cloud-native platform that enables broadcasters, MVPDs and digital-first providers to plan, make and monetize premium-quality linear and OTT content from a single, unified platform. The ground-breaking platform designed to enable media companies to extract the maximum revenue potential from their assets will make its debut at the 2022 NAB Show (24–27 April, Las Vegas Convention Center, booth C2122).

Clear-Com will be in London May 11 – 12 for theMedia Production & Technology Show(MPTS), exhibiting their latest in broadcast,TV and Film productionsolutions and providing in-person person demonstrations on Booth #L450. These industries have been shifting to AoIP workflows and are experiencing more remote production needs than ever before and Clear-Com is excited to showcase their solutions that meet these demands. Clear-Com will be demonstrating the newArcadia®Central Station,Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client, a new update of EHX for theEclipse® HX Digital Matrix platform, and an updatedTrilogy Mentor™SPG system, alongside trusted, award-winning products includingFreeSpeak II®Digital Wireless system,DX410Digital Wireless,HelixNet®Digital Network Partyline, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces, and remote production “hero,” theAgent-IC®Mobile App.

Glensound today launches GTM, its unique interface for eSports audio. The world's first dedicated professional interface for the eSports market, the system draws on Glensound’s heritage in supporting sports commentary, removing the need for three separate products to generate all the required mixes for gamers, coaches, referees, and commentators.

Broadcast Pix™ today announced they have joined the SRT Alliance, a collaborative community of industry leaders and developers striving to achieve lower-latency internet video transport. The company is also adding the native support of Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) source streaming to its line of Integrated Production Systems.

Lightware Visual Engineering is joining forces with Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, by integrating Lightware’s new TPX extender devices with Semtech’s AVXT™ technology to streamline A/V network configuration and enhance collaboration in classrooms, auditoriums and meeting spaces.

Canadore College of applied arts and technology recently expanded its existing Clear-Com® system for a multi-purpose 125-seat theatre for multiple Media Arts programs at the College Drive Campus in North Bay, Ontario. The college had purchased a FreeSpeak II® Digital Wireless System after demoing it at NAMM in 2015, and with an increasing demand for comms across the campus and overwhelming success with their original purchase, they worked with Clear-Com’s Canadian Partner, GerrAudio, on a system expansion. The enlarged intercom system features an Eclipse®HX Digital Matrix System with FreeSpeak Edge® Digital Wireless Intercom, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces, and the Agent-IC® Mobile Intercom App.

Lightware Visual Engineering is showcasing its technologies on a world stage at Dubai Expo 2020. The company’s AV-over-IP, networking and collaboration technologies complement the Expo’s theme, “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future” with a focus on sustainability, mobility, and opportunity, clearly demonstrating the need for advanced AV solutions in nearly every industry worldwide.

Lightware Visual Engineering is providing critical equipment that ensures the highest image fidelity on the XR stages undertaking the shooting of many of the highest profile TV shows, movies, and live performances to hit the world’s screens in 2022.

As XR technology evolutionizes the film and broadcast sector, with the technology being used on filming for The Mandalorian, Batman, The Lion King, Thor: Love And Thunder, and more, and companies such as Riot Games use XR to broadcast leading eSports tournaments, the use of LED capture volumes to provide game-changing realism for virtual production environments is truly taking off.

Since the start of 2020, tradeshows have been limited in their ability to carry on in their usual large-scale live event format, and in many cases, hybrid formats have been adopted. For Automechanika DIGITAL PLUS and Hypermotion 2021 in Frankfurt, live events and technology companies Gahrens + Battermann and Freaksound implemented a communications solution to enable both live and virtual elements of the shows. Clear-Com®’sHelixNet® Digital Network Partyline, LQ® Series of IP Interfaces, Agent-IC® Mobile App, and the new Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client assisted with event management and live streaming at the events.