Cutting edge 3D company Zero Creative BV (The Netherlands) and Nirmitha Technology Solutions India, proudly announce their new Joint Venture: Zero Creative 3D Solutions Pvt Ltd. The new office in Chennai is located at Taylors Road, Kilpauk, Chennai.

UK lighting control manufacturer Zero 88 presented “Live from the Congress” a dynamic live stream highlighting the latest technologies in its control, data and power product ranges … and announcing that key products like the ZerOS Server, Splitter 8, Gateway 4 & Gateway 8, Betapack4 and RigSwitch are all “shipping NOW”. The 30-minute broadcast was hosted at the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran, the nearest theatre to Zero 88’s manufacturing facility, and was presented by general manager David Catterall, supported by Jon Hole, Tyler Holpin (who also works as a technician at the venue) and Edward Smith.

UK lighting control manufacturer Zero 88 stages a product awareness live stream airing on Monday 24^th August which will be broadcast from The Congress Theatre, Cwmbran which is the nearest local theatre venue to the manufacturing facility. Usually busy with a lively programme of music and performance shows in the centre of Cwmbran, The Congress has been repurposed to function as a virtual studio during the pandemic and for the immediate future. Located just five minutes from Zero 88, it is a perfect and convenient venue. The Zero 88 team will be highlighting some of the brand’s newest technologies and product releases during the stream … and will be joined by local singer-songwriter Tobias Robertson offering some great live entertainment.

Hong Kong-based Widelite Technology Limited has installed Zero 88 FLX range lighting control consoles and Chilli dimmers in over 30 schools – to date – for the government’s Education Bureau (EDB) department which is tasked with overseeing state-wide education and learning.

Projects Department Ltd (PDL) specified and installed two Zero 88 FLX lighting control consoles, four SCD Servers and a ZerOS Wing for YouTube’s Space London facility in the lively Kings Cross area of the UK’s capital. Projects Department, led by Peter Daffern, is an independent company specialising in a wide range of technical services for assorted entertainment lighting industry sectors including broadcast, and is well known for its adaptable and lateral thinking approach. The three main studios at Space London are available for YouTube’s top creators and influencers – those with 10,000+ subscribers to their channels – to use for content creation and other related endeavours, offering a vibrant community, an imaginative workspace and well-equipped environment to encourage the production of more high-quality material.

Following its successful launch at the show last year, FLX8 now joins the FLX family of lighting consoles as the latest 8 universe version of the PLASA Innovation Award winning FLX product line.

UK entertainment and architectural lighting control manufacturers Zero 88 and iLight have consolidated and streamlined the production facilities and processes at their shared factory in Cwmbran, Wales. This is to generally boost efficiency and ensure full compliance with the new post Covid-19 health and safety at work directives related to social distancing and general hygiene.

Johnny Strife, head of lighting and lighting designer at PNN TV in Cambodia ... has been announced as the lucky winner of Zero 88’s popular ‘In Control’ competition … and he’s chosen a Zero 88 FLX console as his prize.
 

The ZEPLAY instant replay server from ZEPLAY LLC returns to the 2019 NAB Show with its most significant design transformation to date – a 2RU server that translates to a lower upfront cost and reduced ongoing cost of ownership. The new ZEPLAY R7 server design reduces the footprint by half, returning valuable rack space to customers while reducing weight and energy consumption.

ZEPLAY has long been associated with reliability, stability and ease of use in instant replay for sports and live events in the broadcast and commercial AV markets. This is why longtime ZEPLAY instant replay server customers have been responding with excitement about the news that the two former Tightrope Media Systems executives responsible for much of the product’s success have taken ownership of ZEPLAY – and have big plans for its future.

For fans of the Mean Green football and basketball teams at the University of North Texas, high-impact instant replays are an integral and exciting part of the live game-day experience. Since migrating to the ZEPLAY instant replay server from Tightrope Media Systems, the North Texas Athletics video department team has bolstered the reliability, quality and workflow efficiency of all instant replay and highlight “melt” productions.

After extensive on-air testing, leading recording and audio services provider Zen Broadcast has confirmed SSL's System T as the new tool-of-choice for its re-fitted mobile unit. The truck will feature a 48-fader  System T S500 console with two T80 Tempest Audio Engines for full redundancy, with a high capacity Dante AoIP network and additional SSL Network I/O to support external SDI, MADI, AES, and analogue as required.

LiveU, a pioneer of portable video-over-cellular solutions, has announced that Zee, India’s largest satellite TV network, is implementing LiveU’s flagship LU60 uplink technology to provide enhanced live news and entertainment content for its satellite channels. With the largest number of TV subscribers in India and a popular online entertainment portal, Zee also broadcasts internationally to other countries around Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas.

Harris announced that India’s Zee News will upgrade its news production and playout facility in New Delhi using a complete integrated Harris broadcast solution.  Zee News became India’s first 24-hour news channel in 1999 and supplies content in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Asia- Pacific region.

LiveU the pioneer of portable video-over-cellular solutions, has announced that ZDF’s central news operation has successfully deployed LiveU’s LU60 cellular uplinking technology for a range of broadcast news applications.