Brainstorm, a leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the 5GMediaHUB project, which aims to accelerate the testing and validation of media applications with 5G technology. Brainstorm will lead the definition of the different cases of use of the project, its technical requirements, KPIs, and will also establish the basis on which the validation plan will be designed. The specific scenario to be developed and validated by Brainstorm is focused on broadcasting panoramic virtual content optimally to multiple users.

International broadcasters invested a record £1.02 billion (€1.15bn) in the UK in 2017, an increase of more than 50 per cent on the comparable figure (£679m) in 2011, according to independent research commissioned by UK trade body the Commercial Broadcasters Association, who warns that this investment is at risk unless the Government secures access to EU markets once the UK leaves the EU.

Tomorrowland, held over two scorching weekends this July in the Belgium town of Boom, is one of the world’s foremost music festivals. Its organisers, We Are One World are always on the hunt for imaginative ways to unite hundreds of thousands of fans from around the globe at this unique event. This year, Tomorrowland revealed the brand-new Atmosphere Stage, a futuristic tent where L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound delivered deeply vibrant beats as festival goers bathed in stunning visuals for a completely unprecedented musical experience. 

LYNX Technik, provider of modular signal processing interfaces is debuting its new 8K SDI to Fiber and Fiber to 8K SDI converter for the Company’s Series 5000 product line at IBC 2019, stand 8.C65.
 

The 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zürich crossed the milestone of 1,000 hours of live television coverage, with 35 international broadcasters from across Europe planning to televise the biggest athletics event of the year. Host broadcaster is Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) and broadcasters taking the feed include BBC UK, NRK Norway, France Télévisions, NOS Netherlands, YLE Finland, RAI Italy, ARD and ZDF in Germany, TV4 Sweden and TVP Poland.

The Zurich Openair Festival, which has existed since 2010, attracted more than 60,000 visitors this year to the festival grounds on the outskirts of Zurich.
 

LD Systems quickly and efficiently deploys K1 rig using Soundvision’s new Autosolver tools
 

zweiB GmbH, a Munich-based company specializing in cinema and event engineering as well as in media and post production, boosts the performance of its equipment with the R&S CLIPSTER mastering station from Rohde & Schwarz. zweiB uses R&S CLIPSTER for DCI and IMF mastering during post production. R&S CLIPSTER supports a wide range of workflows and provides outstanding efficiency and investment protection. Customers from TV and film production and distribution particularly value the system's reliability.
 

Riedel Communications' Artist digital matrix intercom system provided a comprehensive and reliable radio communications infrastructure for the 26th annual Zurich Street Parade, a 2.4-kilometer celebration of peace, love, and techno music that drew more than 900,000 revelers to the city's streets on Aug. 12. Riedel worked with Security & Safety AG Zurich to deploy a robust and reliable radio communications network and closed-circuit television (CCTV) system that ensured a successful and safe event.

In the age of social distancing, how can an orchestra and choir create a great musical performance when they cannot be in close proximity to each other? During the coming season, Switzerland’s renowned Zurich Opera House will rely on Lawo IP technology to solve exactly this problem. The need to find a solution for future performances became clear in early 2020, after Switzerland’s lockdown went into effect on 15 March. That solution came in the form of an IP-based Remote Production installation from Lawo, designed specially for WAN-based remote productions. Equipment includes a Lawo mc²36 console, Compact I/O stagebox units, and V__remote4 devices to transport and process video and audio signals, plus an upgrade of the Lawo Nova73 HD Core already installed at the Opera House which adds RAVENNA networking and additional SFP Ethernet ports.

The Zurich Opera House entered the 2017/18 opera and theater season following an extensive technical renewal that included new audio equipment, modernization of its workflows, and fresh approaches to its sound reinforcement.

Events are out. Budget cuts, time shortages, rising environmental awareness, and - at least temporarily - health concerns have been afflicting the traditional events model. What resort is there? The solution is within reach: make use of the possibilities of the Broadcast Center and get the most advanced studios and production solutions in TV format. Share your message with your stakeholders. Worldwide. Fast. Effective. Highly porfessional. Flexible. Cost effective. And tailored to your individual needs.

As one of the market-leading international broadcast service companies, Gearhouse Broadcast required a website capable of showcasing everything we do and all the latest developments in each sector we operate in across the globe.
Gearhouse Broadcast recently teamed up with web design and online solutions specialists Optix Solutions, to develop a new web presence capable of keeping up with the demands of such a fast-moving industry, and we are pleased to announce the new site went live this month.

Based on a strong response to its introduction at NAB 2017, zLense is offering its powerful zTrack VR Studio System in a 3-camera bundled package for only $60,000 US. The real-time keying effects made possible with this system – which typically cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to achieve – brings a whole new level of creativity to smaller broadcast and production studios that was previously out of their budgetary reach.

Established in 1989, the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie | Center for Art and Media (ZKM) aims to “continue the classical arts into the digital age“. To this end, it specializes in theoretical and practical research, technical development and artistic production, and has recently installed a Lawo mc²56 mixing console in the Kubus at its Hertz Laboratory.