TVU Networks,  a prominent global leader in cloud and IP-based live video technologies, has today unveiled TVU MediaHub™, their latest ground-breaking solution. This cloud-driven platform is poised to transform the broadcast industry with its unmatched versatility and efficiency in managing video signals in both IP and SDI environments.

Home to around 250 independent studios and businesses, TYX Studios is the heart of the vibrant Tileyard creative business community. Its two premium Signature Studios, the Red Studio in London and the Cotton Mill Studio in Wakefield, have recently upgraded their monitoring solutions to Genelec’s The Ones.

For the production and recording of the eleven shows of Ninja Warrior Germany 2023, RTL Germany undertook considerable effort. After a break for dinner, another briefing took place at Stage 2, while the technical repositioning of cameras and cranes to the Main Mall occurred simultaneously. A video technician in a wetsuit and with diving goggles set up four GoPro cameras in underwater housings, equipped with fresh batteries. The cameras were then started, and the technician entered the water-filled basin of the last obstacle, "Water Walls," to attach the cameras to the mounts on the transparent plastic walls.

"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.

For the live broadcast of "The Finals Rhein-Ruhr 2023" in Düsseldorf and Duisburg, ARD and ZDF put together a joint production. The article provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the presenter positions were realized and the bouldering competitions were broadcasted. The presenter position of ARD and ZDF was located at the beginning of the high jump facility directly on the lower quay wall to the Rhine. Jessy Wellmer (ARD) and Sven Voss (ZDF) were covered with two Ikegami cameras on pump stands. The technology came from a WDR SNG unit of WDR. To illuminate the sports presenters against the sun, four 2-kW fresnel spotlights with daylight and barn doors were used on stands.

The German Championships in 18 sports took place as "The Finals Rhein-Ruhr 2023" on the second weekend of July in Düsseldorf and Duisburg. To optimally showcase the four-day event at the nine venues, ARD and ZDF had developed a joint production plan months in advance. Bernhard Herrmann examined the elaborate TV production and technology in front of and behind the cameras.

n live event production, preparing for the unexpected is critical, whether a small codec or frame rate issue throws off the chain or a larger problem arises. Boulder, Colorado-based BCC Live finds opportunity in these challenges. While its roots may be in IT, the company has quickly evolved into a live production powerhouse, helping organizations like IRONMAN, Rock n Roll Marathon, and others deliver broadcast quality coverage of niche sporting events and conferences to global audiences. BCC Live President and Event Technician Dave Downey attributes this success to a smart, passionate team dedicated to tackling the most ambitious broadcast and live stream projects for international clients. To support a broad range of encoding/decoding demands, BCC Live invested in an AJA BRIDGE LIVE IP video workflow bridge.

Broadcast Solutions, one of Europe’s largest media systems integration groups, in collaboration with leading broadcast facilities provider NEP Germany, has designed and implemented a complex and innovative remote production environment for the new sports network Dyn Media. NEP Germany will operate it as a managed service for Dyn.

Better to be safe than sorry. This also applies to the new Sommer cable SC-VECTOR PLUS 0.8L/3.7DZ UHD video cable (Art. 601-0181). Here, the cable manufacturer has once again used its tried-and-tested design of two dense, tinned CU braided shields for 100% coverage and shielding against external interferences. This time in combination with a more compact interior made of 3.7 mm robust, low-attenuation skin foam PE insulation and 0.70 mm inner conductor with 19 x 0.16 mm individual strands; optimized to a small outer diameter of 6.1 mm in a notch-resistant, cold-flexible, heat and UV-resistant PUR sheath for a long service life - without the use of PVC to prevent toxic gases in the event of fire and without plasticizers for sustainable material use.

Retroactive to January 1, 2024, TVN LIVE PRODUCTION GmbH is taking over the TV production company TopVision Telekommunikation GmbH & Co. KG. The brand, the company headquarters in Berlin and the management will be retained.

From live broadcasts to in-person events, the audience experience is growing more dynamic by the day. With LED displays becoming the main focal point of large arena shows and TV continuing to produce popular on-stage entertainment formats, audiences see and feel every production detail, from lighting to music, choreography, wardrobe, and beyond. This means every production element must be perfectly positioned and synced for every show. Copenhagen-based CuePilot makes this possible for broadcasters and live event producers with in-studio and portable production planning and execution solutions built with AJA I/O technology. Deployed on thousands of hours of productions across Europe, the United States, and a wider global market, its technology has been used in concert tours for artists like Rosalia and Beyonce and major broadcasts such as the Eurovision Song Contest, allowing these productions to build, communicate, refine, and execute live broadcast and events that impress. 

ARRI launches TRINITY Live, continuing its commitment to providing specialist tools that bring a cinematic aesthetic to broadcast applications. Rather than a standalone product, TRINITY Live is an upgrade option for TRINITY Gen.1—the first generation of ARRI’s flagship, body- mounted camera stabilizer system. Comprising new hardware, wiring, and connectivity, the upgrade kit optimizes the TRINITY Live system for live productions and improves its functionality within the ARRI Multicam System and third-party broadcast camera applications.

Founded in 1991 and with locations right across Scandinavia, top post-production house Nordisk Film Shortcut AS has ensured its facilities measure up to all of Dolby’s strict requirements with an upgrade project at its Oslo site. The project has seen a Genelec Smart Active Monitoring System deployed to deliver a 7.1.4 Atmos environment.

The SLOMO.TV team attended the international exhibition AVITENG Tech Days 2023 that took place on 13-14 December 2023 at DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul Topkapi, Turkey.

TVU Networks, a pioneer in cloud-based and hybrid media workflows for live production and distribution, joined together with MediaLuso, a leading provider of broadcast and media services, to deploy TVU Remote Commentator at the 2023 Pan American Games and Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.