Calrec, leading designer and supplier of broadcast audio mixing consoles and equipment, has expanded its distribution partnership with Bavaria-based broadcast audio specialists, Cerberus Media Solutions to cover the entire DACH region – Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Broadcasters in these countries can take full advantage of Calrec’s multi-award-winning new standard for broadcast audio, Argo, available in Austria and Switzerland for the first time. Argo brings unrivalled flexibility, IP-native supercharged DSP, unwavering remote-control capability, and future-proof technologies built around Calrec’s ImPulse core and Assist UI.

V-Nova, a leading provider of video and data compression solutions and Amlogic, a world leading fabless semiconductor company, have today announced a partnership to support MPEG-5 LCEVC on Amlogic SoCs.

V-Nova and Amlogic are developing and deploying multiple implementations of the MPEG-5 LCEVC standard, for both the existing and future portfolio of Amlogic’s SoCs. MPEG-5 LCEVC support provides the high levels of security, processing power, and efficiency required by operators and service providers for premium-quality content. 

V-Nova and Amlogic will participate in Globo’s non-commercial TV 3.0 Olympic showcase with an ongoing commitment from Amlogic to support upcoming chipsets for the roll-out of TV 3.0 in 2025.

Ikegami announces a space-saving addition to its range of broadcast quality television production equipment. Previewed at the April 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas and scheduled for introduction to the European market at IBC in September, the new ultra-compact OCP-500 camera control unit has the slimmest panel surface of any Ikegami operation control panel to date.

At IBC 2024, booth 8B90, Lawo presents its comprehensive portfolio of flexible and scalable audio, video, control, and monitoring solutions with a slew of innovations and enhancements to its IP-based broadcast solutions. One highlight at IBC will be the official launch of the HOME mc² DSP app – announced at NAB in April and already being used at global sporting events – which will become available in Q4 2024. In addition to significant enhancements to the current HOME Apps offering, Lawo will unveil a broadened feature set for its existing HOME Apps in live production, playout across multiple media, and broadcast platforms in compressed and uncompressed workflows. The advanced .edge gateway platform receives an audio and video power boost, and welcomes new optional licenses that can be activated and stopped via the Lawo Flex commercial scheme. The free and standard version of the highly anticipated Lawo VSC app will be released in August, and the new crystal broadcast console will make its first appearance at a major European tradeshow.

Grass Valley, a leader in live production solutions, announced in July that DMC Production has successfully implemented an innovative remote production workflow using Grass Valley AMPP for the Nordea Open tennis tournament. This new approach has revolutionized sports broadcasting, delivering significant improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, and environmental sustainability.

Located in Milan, Molok Studios is a prominent multilingual game, movie and digital localisation and post-production company. When it came to creating its new premises, Molok observed the trend of games moving towards spatial audio environments, and decided to create two Genelec-powered 7.1.4 rooms – thereby becoming the first Dolby Atmos gaming studio in Italy. "We knew Atmos was going to be released and made available on PS5 and consoles, and we thought, ‘no one is taking advantage of this, so let’s make it happen!’" explains Andrea De Cunto, Molok’s CEO. 

Sioux Falls, SD – Sencore, renowned for its professional content delivery solutions, is pleased to feature its ongoing partnership with Showfer, a leader in content management platforms, at IBC 2024. This collaboration continues to revolutionize content transport, monitoring, playout, and workflow scheduling with a comprehensive end-to-end solution.

In anticipation of the upcoming IBC2024 Show in Amsterdam (Booth 1.A71), Bridge Technologies today announce the release of the VB258, an upgrade module for their existing VB120 and VB220 monitoring probe lines, both of which constitute cost-effective and powerful monitoring solutions that accommodate a range of network standards, including IP unicasts and multicasts, OTT/ABR streams, and a whole range of RF formats, as well as SRT and ASI. The new VB258 addition will allow monitoring of up to four independent RF inputs, supporting DVB-T/T2, ATSC1.0/ATSC 3.0, DVB-C, QAM-B and ISDB-T formats. This makes it ideal for networks that incorporate terrestrial or cable delivery elements. 

Anton/Bauer, a leading provider of mobile power systems for the film and television industry, has announced the launch of the VCLX LI 1600. The latest evolution in its award-winning VCLX range of block battery systems delivers more power than ever from a lightweight and IP65-rated weatherproof unit. 

SIGMA Corporation (CEO: Kazuto Yamaki) is pleased to announce its participation in IBC 2024, the world's leading broadcast media & tech show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which opens on September 13. Themed "Rediscovery", the SIGMA stand this year will feature a number of unique areas that will allow visitors to rediscover the creative potential of the popular SIGMA CINE LENS series.

Strong on stage and signal-proof ...
is the SYSCAT4 family from Sommer cable. It enables the simultaneous and reliable transmission of up to four analog or eight digital AES/EBU or DMX signals over distances of up to 100 meters via stage-compatible CAT cables.

"Ninja Warrior Germany 2023" is one of the most elaborate TV show productions currently undertaken by RTL Deutschland. The recording of the RTL Ninja Warrior Germany Celebrity Special required not only the competitors to demonstrate their skills but also posed significant demands on the broadcast technology. From mid-June 2023, the MMC Studios in Cologne were fully utilized for recording the eighth season of "Ninja Warrior Germany," a format originally from Japan, where participants complete an obstacle course against time, requiring strength, endurance, and agility.

Following their extraordinary reception at NAB2024, Proton Camera Innovations - a German innovator in the field of miniaturised cameras – will be using their attendance at IBC2024 (Booth 11.A06) to showcase their PROTON CAM, the world’s smallest broadcast camera. 

Global localisation expert Iyuno has seen a recent boom in demand for a variety of its services, such as lip synch, voiceover and audio description, audio editing, audio mixing, subtitling and closed captions. This has led the company to undertake a comprehensive refurbishment and expansion of its Paris studios with Genelec monitors at the heart of the project.

the TT-Phone studio patch panel strives to be a groundbreaking solution for purist, analog & digital studio environments that don't want to compromise on quality and functionality. This high-quality patch panel is specifically designed for professional music or home studio and broadcast applications, offering a combination of high packing density and robust construction for a long life even under demanding conditions. The sockets with palladium-silver plated, self-cleaning contacts guarantee the best signal transmission and durability. Each socket has five solder lugs that allow flexible connections in all normalization variants.