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.

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.

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.

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. 

VuFinder Studios just launched its new studio, boasting to be Poland's largest Virtual Production LED Volume. ROE Visual was selected to provide the LED solution for this studio, supplying the renowned Black Pearl BP2V2. Strongly focussing on delivering the best quality and an incredible customer experience, VuFinder and ROE Visual collaborated intensively to bring this impressive installation to life.

Genelec owners Juho, Maria and Mikko Martikainen have been selected as the 2023 Family Entrepreneurs of the Year by EY, the global accounting and advisory firm, in their annual Entrepreneur Of The Year competition in Finland. 55 Finnish growth companies participated this year, in a contest which rewards entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievements. 

UHD Spain, a leading trade association dedicated to advancing the future of broadcasting technologies, has achieved a revolutionary milestone in 5G UHD-HDR quality broadcasting in partnership with industry leaders TVU Networks, a pioneer in cloud-based workflow solutions for live content production and distribution, and Radio 3 (RTVE). The collaboration demonstrated the potential of easily integrating professional REMI production into any media workflow with the portable TVU RPS One for field contribution and TVU Producer for cloud-based production.

ROE Visual is proud to announce the release of its groundbreaking ROE Calculator APP. This cutting-edge application is a complete upgrade of the previous ballast calculator and has added many new and exciting options to create essential technical calculations for your LED screens. With a comprehensive suite of tools that include ballast calculation, pixel and resolution calculation, power requirement analysis, and much more, the ROE Calculator APP will become the ultimate tool for LED technicians, whether on-site or in the preparation stages of a production.

Actus Digital, a provider for broadcast compliance logging, quality monitoring, alerting, advanced editing, content repurposing, and AI-based workflows, announced today that A1 Telekom Austria Group, a leading operator in Austria, is expanding its use of the company’s intelligent monitoring platform. With the Actus platform, A1 Telekom Austria Group can monitor its in-house quality of service as well as provide its broadcast customers with remote content monitoring, clips creation and export capabilities, and more. The operator is using the Actus platform for a diverse range of use cases such as for compliance recording; monitoring of loudness, SCTE-104/35, subtitle, multiple audio languages; as well as for technical monitoring and real-time alerts on audio, video, and metadata issues.

The German Football League (Deutsche Fußball Liga / DFL) has broken new ground, ushering in a revolutionary approach to sports broadcasting. Teaming up with TVU Networks, the DFL successfully executed a seamless 5G live broadcast from the heart of the FC Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena, even amidst the roar of over 75.000 fans, during the 2023 German Supercup. And what’s remarkable? All this was achieved without the traditional satellite truck setup.