Viva Forever!, the musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, had its World Premiere in London's West End on 11 December and has the audiences dancing in the aisles and happily humming the whole way home. Cynics may be quick to say this is just another juke box musical designed to pull in the sing-along punters but Jennifer Saunders has penned a dramatic narrative that demands the broadest pallet in terms of look and design.

Twenty-four of the latest Robe VIVA CMY moving lights – launched at Prolight+Sound in April – were delivered to Dutch rental company Hoevenaars based in Nuenen, together with 24 x Spiider LED wash beams. Owner Patrick Hoevenaars explained that they have a long association with Robe which started when they were installing lighting rigs in clubs and discos back in the days of the XT series and in fact even before then, when Robe was still an OEM manufacturer!  So they have always been aware that the kit is robust, reliable and well-built.

Mexico undoubtedly knows how to celebrate. When the country recently marked the 150th anniversary of Cinco de Mayo – the commemoration of the Battle of Puebla, which halted an invasion by the French – it pulled out all the stops with an array of festivities and special events.

At this year’s Tonmeistertagung, the MEDIAGROUP presented the latest version of their VIVACE system. VIVACE creates virtual acoustics in indoor and even outdoor performance spaces and is used typically to improve the acoustic features of environments that are too small or insufficiently reverberant. At the Tonmeistertagung, two new functions were introduced which use the system infrastructure for creative purposes in addition to the core task.

Vivace Music, a new professional recording facility built in the heart of Montevideo, Uruguay, has achieved its goal of delivering a world class creative recording environment with a Solid State Logic AWS 948 Hybrid Console/Controller. Conceived as a high-end creative space to attract artists from multiple genres including jazz, rock, pop, world and Latin, the AWS provides a high sonic benchmark, while offering sophisticated DAW control from the console surface.

Vizrt, the world’s leading provider of software-defined visual storytelling (#SDVS) tools for media content creators, today announced Viz Engine 4.1, a major update to the world’s premiere real-time graphics and video compositing platform. Leading one of the most significant advancements in graphics technology in years, Viz Engine 4.1 introduces multiple render blades, including support for game engines that allow media producers to choose which blade to use for any given job and mix and match them in the same environment.

Vizrt, a leading provider of content production systems for the digital media industry, today announced that it has developed a new automatic player tracking technology for its leading Viz Libero sports analysis tool.

Vizrt, a world’s leading provider of software-defined visual storytelling (#SDVS) tools for media content creators, today announced the release of a major update to Viz Multiplay, the world’s premiere multi-screen content distribution and control system. Studio screens have become an incredibly important tool for broadcasters, used to tell visually compelling stories to engage and inform audiences worldwide. By introducing support for independent transitions between any content type on multiple screens from a single system, Viz Multiplay 3 takes studio monitor control to the next level.

Vizrt, the world’s leading provider of software-defined visual storytelling (#SDVS) tools for media content creators, today announced that Rudaw Media Network based in Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has chosen Viz Opus as their primary broadcast control system. Viz Opus provides a complete newscast automation system, including audio mixing, real-time graphics, and video playout in a single solution needing only external inputs, graphics and video content to start producing great content with a minimum of people.  
 

Vizrt, a leader in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, today announces an advanced version of Viz Social.  

Completely cloud-native and browser-based, it features a Flowics-based interface to provide a more intuitive and improved experience for users. This version of Viz Social increases speed, simplicity and offers users an advanced suite of integrations with social media and messaging platforms, alongside add-ons such as Twitch and Facebook Live extensions. Users of Viz Social can also incorporate custom data from RSS and JSON feeds. 

Good storytellers shouldn’t need to be technical wizards. They just need the tools to tell their story easily, professionally, and get it to their audience immediately. To accomplish this, Vizrt has created Viz Story, a browser-based (HTML5) editing tool that allows the journalists to quickly create compelling video stories with state of the art 3D graphics, and easily distribute them online and to social media.

Vizrt, the world’s leading provider of software-defined visual storytelling tools for media content creators (#SDVS), today announced Viz Vectar Plus, a software-only, IP-based live production solution for major broadcasters and other visual storytellers. Delivering a choice of configurations for on-premises or virtualized Cloud environments, Viz Vectar Plus will operate on any infrastructure that meets performance requirements. Viz Vectar Plus can switch, mix, and actualize any type of live production for television, Internet, and mobile distribution while removing traditional boundaries of media formats, I/O, channels, and delivery. Enabling commercial flexibility and accessibility, Viz Vectar Plus can also be swiftly deployed on a per month basis, if required.

Newtec today announced that it is extending its partnership with global satellite communications and telecommunications specialist Vizada Networks to introduce further developments on delivering IP trunking via satellite. The system will be based on the state-of-the-art Newtec Elevation product family of professional equipment, specifically designed to optimise the efficiency and performance of IP applications over satellite.

At NAB 2012, Vizrt Ltd, will showcase its latest advances in live graphics, channel branding, video editing, interactive content, multi-platform distribution, live sports and graphics analysis. Vizrt will exhibit in Booth SL5605 during the NAB 2012 convention, being held from April 14-19th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Vizrt, a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, announced today that it has entered into a terms sheet with Swiss company LiberoVision AG, a leader in the field of virtual sports enhancements.
According to the proposed terms sheet, Vizrt Ltd. shall purchase all of the issued and outstanding share capital of LiberoVision in three installments: 60% upon signing of the definitive agreement, 20% upon approval of the financial statements of LiberoVision for the year 2011 and 20% upon approval of the financial statements of LiberoVision for the year 2012.