Industry News
“RTL’s New Luxembourg Headquarters is an IP Broadcast Game Changer!”
In a time of uncertainty among many parts of the broadcast industry, Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), part of the RTL Group, has built one of the most impressive broadcast centers to come along in a decade. The new 36,000 square meter IP-based facility supports 24/7 broadcasting for a number of channels, including RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, Chamber TV (Luxembourg), RTL TVI, Club RTL, Plug TV (Belgium), RTL4, RTL5, RTL7, RTL8, RTL Z (Netherlands), RTL9 and AB Groupe movie channels and Altice Group channels (France).
read more“Qvest Media and tpc Switzerland ag Are Planning the First All-IP SMPTE 2110 Broadcast Infrastructure for the New Sports, News and Technology Centre in Zurich”
Qvest Media, one of the world’s leading systems architects for broadcast and media technology, has received a major contract from Switzerland. In close cooperation with the production service provider tpc switzerland ag, Qvest Media is planning the media technology infrastructure of the new sports, news and technology centre in Zurich. Amongst others, the level of development of the broadcast IP standard SMPTE 2110 at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas will be particularly important for the planning of this project.
read moreThe Internet Protocol: Making the Connection for Live Production
According to many companies at this past year's IBC show in Amsterdam, 2016 was the year of IP production. Those of you who have been using IP connections (or Ethernet networks) for editing and post-production for at least a decade might wonder what the fuss is about, but moving a few files around between computers is not the same as handling a live sporting event over a network.
read moreSMPTE 2016 Broadcast Beat Interview
Broadcast Beat's Interview with Jed Deame on Nextera Video's New Studio Video Over IP NMI Core November 11, 2016 - El Dorado Hills, CA - A quick recap from Broadcast Beat of our Live 4K Studio Video Over IP Working Today Demo at the 2016 SMPTE Technical Conference....
IBC 2016 Press Release
Nextera Video's New NMI FPGA Core Enables Studio Video Over IP Today September 6, 2016 - El Dorado Hills, CA - Nextera Video is now shipping their new Video over IP NMI FPGA Encoder core, developed in full compliance with Sony’s specifications for the IP Live...
Imagine Communications Contributes Technology to Sony’s IP Live Studio
Imagine Communications, empowering the media and entertainment industry through transformative innovation, demonstrated its support for furthering the advancement of IP-based production environments through its recent participation in the launch of a dedicated IP Live Studio by Sony at its Digital Motion Picture Centre Europe (DMPCE) at Pinewood Film Studios near London. Imagine Communications is supplying several IP-based solutions to the testing and training facility opened by Sony last week to provide broadcasters and production companies with the opportunity to gain hands-on familiarity with IP-based live production
read moreInteroperability for IP Live Production : Ready Today, Open for Tomorrow with Sony
With IP Live Production becoming a reality, most are still wondering about the multiple aspects to consider in order to achive interoperability within manufacturers. Not only Sony has the most complete and ready solution with the Network Media Interface today (see chart below, courtesy of partner Nextera Video), Sony goes the extra mile for tomorrow by comitting openess and interoperability with others solutions.
read moreEnabling Interop Between AIMS, ASPEN, NewTek NDI and Sony NMI: Questions Answered
ASPEN and Sony Networked Media Interface (NMI) continue to be developed, promoted and gain partner backers, as does AIMS, a marketing body which supports standards – some of which are only draft.
While there are crossovers between AIMS, Sony NMI and ASPEN which should mean a base level of interoperability, NewTek has taken a fundamentally different tack with its NDI Networked Device Interface. The Broadcast Bridge assesses the impact of the recent moves to interoperate and asks how prospective customers can best marry best of breed kit from one manufacturer that supports AIMS with kit from a vendor supporting another protocol? Is there a way for the protocols to be bridged?
read moreArena Television Launches 4K UHD Trucks with All-IP Infrastructure
Arena Television is one of the UK’s leading outside broadcast service providers, supporting a prestigious range of sports and events clients with a fleet of more than 20 fully equipped OB trucks plus the associated services of Arena Aviation. The family-owned company, in business since 1989, is making the move to 4K UHD and embracing developments in IP-based video production with its three new trucks that will be rolling out over the next year. To realize this vision, Arena turned to Grass Valley, a Belden Brand.
read moreTV Globo updates on ‘4K over IP’ truck progress ahead of Rio Olympics
At IBC 2015 Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo announced it would outfit the first 4K over IP mobile facility. Timed to be ready for the Rio Olympics, the truck is still on track and will be equipped with a Sony F65 and HDC-4300s. José Manuel Fernandez Mariño, director at TV Globo, says the investment is intended to futureproof the fleet “with the latest and best 4K technology and IP inter-connectivity”. In recent days, he has provided SVG Europe with a comprehensive update on the progress of the truck build.
read moreSMPTE Technical Conference 2015 Press Release
Coherent Video’s (Now known as Nextera Video Inc) New 4K FMC Development Board: Commoditizing Video Over IP Development October 27, 2015 – El Dorado Hills, CA – Coherent Video Systems will be demonstrating the capabilities of its innovative new VIDIO FMC Development...
