Tektronix, Inc., an industry-leading innovator of video test and monitoring solutions, today released a series of enhancements to PRISM, the industry's first software-based hybrid IP and SDI media analysis platform. The new features added to the PRISM platform include support for important industry specifications and help engineers boost IP video network quality, conquer integration and operations challenges and perform deep-dive analysis for troubleshooting. The platform is now also available in a 1RU form factor for use with external displays to complement the current 3RU product which has a built-in display.

Hannover-based TVN MOBILE PRODUCTION, one of Europe's largest outside broadcast fleet operators, has ordered five Leader LV5490 test instruments for use in its first UHD-HDR mobile production truck. Logic Media Solutions, Leader's Darmstadt-based channel partner, supported TVN during pre-purchase evaluation and will complete the delivery.

Imagine Communications, empowering the media and entertainment industry through transformative innovation, introduced Selenio™ One XC, a software-only addition to the company’s next-generation multipurpose compression platform, which offers media companies a single platform for performing a range of encoding, transcoding and related processing operations. Selenio One XC, optimised for both primary and secondary distribution, enables content owners and video service providers to improve operational efficiencies by delivering more channels over existing distribution infrastructures.

As part of its ongoing engagement with Perform Group, Reality Check Systems (RCS) recently completed a head-to-toe graphics redesign for DAZN, Perform Group’s live and video on-demand sports streaming service, available in Japan, Germany Austria and Switzerland (DACH). RCS designed and built all new visuals to enhance the viewer experience, in addition to delivering improved data integration, production infrastructure advancements and more. The new look recently debuted alongside the launch of DAZN’s J.League soccer programming.

Media Links, a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award winner and market leader in media over IP transport solutions, has announced it will demonstrate the transport of 10Gb/s Hitless Data at NAB 2017, booth SU5021. Of particular interest to sports producers and broadcasters across the globe, this new feature for the company’s flagship MD8000 Media over IP transport platform will enable users to take full advantage of the increasing bandwidth available at stadiums and remote venues, providing enhanced data carriage capabilities with the same level of resiliency and robustness as currently experienced with broadcast video and audio services.

ChyronHego announced that the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), one of the world's largest sports organizations, has signed a new four-year contract with ChyronHego to use the company's award-winning TRACAB™ image-based tracking system for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches. Installed in all 35 DFL arenas, TRACAB will continue to collect real-time ball and player-tracking data and enable powerful team and player insight for the 36 DFL football clubs over the next four years, representing a total of almost 2,500 matches.

VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced that Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, successfully launched VITEC’s IPTV Sports Venue Solution. With comprehensive capabilities of VITEC’s EZ TV IPTV and Digital Signage Platform, each of the over 700 displays located throughout the concourse, concession stands, VIP clubs, suites, and lofts now offers fully customizable, dynamic digital signs, live TV channels, and low-latency streaming of any event.

Colour Sound Experiment prepares for the 2017 summer festival season with its brand new custom designed stage system with high weight-load capacities which has been manufactured by Litec to the London based rental company’s specifications. This enables Colour Sound to supply a complete visual productions package – lighting and video and staging – for indoor or outdoor arenas of up to around 10,000 capacity.

DTC Domo Broadcast will introduce Encipher, a new dual channel IP encoder that exploits DTC’s encoding expertise and enhanced connectivity features at an affordable price point at NAB 2017.

Czech lighting manufacturer Robe lighting s.r.o. enjoyed another incredible Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, taking the opportunity to launch their new German subsidiary, Robe Deutschland GmbH; showcasing 10 new inventive and interesting products and creating another great showspace for visitors on Booth D80 in Hall 3 of the annual expo.

Last weekend’s season debut race in Melbourne for motor racing’s premier formula also saw the introduction of a new production switcher to Sky’s latest UHD Gallery in Isleworth, West London – The Carbonite Black from Ross Video. This new gallery will be used for a variety of sports programming, including Sky’s UHD coverage of the entire 2017 F1^® season, and the Carbonite Black is an integral part of the gallery’s UHD workflow.

Fox Sports recently refitted Stage B at its Pico Studio in Los Angeles with nearly 100% Elation Professional products, an energy-efficient LED-based lighting system designed by award-winning Victor Fable with lighting supply by Kinetic Lighting. The new lighting system includes a host of Elation broadcast-optimized lights including one of Elation’s latest LED wash solutions, the Fuze Wash Z120™, a PAR moving head with 120W RGBW COB LED engine.

Timecode Systems and 360RIZE have joined forces to develop a unique virtual reality (VR) acquisition solution that delivers the efficiency benefits of professional standard timecode synchronization to VR and 360 filming. Dubbed SyncBac VR, the companies' joint solution combines a new, bespoke 360RIZE multicamera rig, designed to house GoPro™ HERO4 cameras with SyncBac PRO units attached, with VR-friendly updates to Timecode Systems' SyncBac PRO sync product for GoPro cameras and its BLINK Hub app.

San Francisco, CA, March 14, 2017: OCTOPUS Newsroom, the world's leading producer of computer newsroom systems, will demonstrate the full feature set of its Octopus 8 newsroom solution at NAB 2017 in Las Vegas.
 
"Octopus provides all the capabilities television, radio and online journalists need to operate as a team or individually, whether working at a single site, distributed sites or on location," comments Gene Sudduth, national sales director for North America.

At NAB 2017, innovation and media solutions provider VSN is launching WEDIT, a highly functional web-based editing tool integrated within VSN Explorer, its media and business process management platform. Developed in HTML5, this quick and easy tool allows journalists and editors to edit videos and prepare them for broadcast from a single and unique interface, without having to switch to another system.
 
“Our new web-based video tool breaks ground in allowing editors to manage and edit all of their assets in the cloud from a single interface, which streamlines editing and enables new, advanced workflows,” said Jordi Capdevila Espitia, marketing director of VSN. “In addition to saving time and helping users meet tight deadlines, WEDIT can help companies reduce their need for licenses and even avoid costly NLE systems.”