Ross Live Season 2 officially kicked off today with a keynote presentation given by CEO David Ross and Executive VP & CMO Jeff Moore. In an upbeat and pragmatic address, brought to the audience using Ross equipment, both speakers highlighted the difficulties faced by customers during this pandemic, stressed the long-term financial stability of the Ross business, and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting customers throughout the remainder of this pandemic and beyond. “Ross has always played the long game and we consistently talk about the sense of partnership we have with our customers,” notes David Ross. “Customers trust us to help them through challenging times with innovative solutions, safe in the knowledge that we we’re a rock solid and reliable company.”

multiCAM systems in collaboration with Sony is hosting two events to
highlight their integrated video production solutions and the benefits they bring to broadcasters.
The first of these is a free webinar that will kick off the program on Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. CEST. Entitled “From Visual
Radio to Virtual Studio,” the online gathering will give an overview in English of multiCAM's range of all-in-one
systems, in particular the fully-automated visual radio production solution.

The phrase “taking the show on the road” is not always meant literally but when describing The Public Theater’s current use of Clear-Com technologies it comes close.  Like all performing arts organizations dealing with the COVID shutdown, The Public Theater in New York City has turned to remote productions, recording projects and livestreaming to stay connected with its audiences. That means production and technical teams are communicating with each other mostly from home. The theater is keeping those teams connected through a combination of Clear-Com’s Agent-IC® mobile app and FreeSpeak II® digital wireless intercom system.

Xpresso Communications – an international marketing communications and PR company headquartered in Leiden, The Netherlands – is proud to announce that it has been awarded the title of ‘Best International Content Creation Specialists’ residing in the Benelux region. Following  its 2019 Benelux Business Awards as ‘Best International Full-Service Marketing Communications Company’ in The Netherlands, Xpresso Communications received a second award in recognition of the excellence it has achieved in the field of content creation as part of  its integrated communications, PR and marketing strategies for technology-driven companies.

#The Future Group, creators of live photo-realistic virtual production system Pixotope®, today announced it has introduced version 1.4 of the software. This includes full support for Unreal Engine version 4.25, as well as other improvements around connectivity and workflows. Pixotope software is already widely used for the live production of mixed-reality (MR) content, bringing together physical props and talent with virtual assets to create dynamic, creative environments. In a single user interface it automates camera and object tracking, and integrates sophisticated lighting effects in both the real and virtual elements.

Fast Just Got Faster – From the Brand that Created the World’s Fastest Tripod Comes the Fluid Head Built for Speed.

Media Links, manufacturer and pioneer in Media over IP transport technology, announces the debut of ProMD EMS Version 2.0 of its Enhanced Management Software for the Company’s MD Series Eco-system solution portfolio. This portfolio includes the MD8000 Media over IP Transport platform, MDX100G IP Switches and the MDP3000 IP Media Gateways.
 

Roland, a leading manufacturer of professional audio, video, and electronic musical instrument gear, today announces the V-1HD+ HD Video Switcher, the latest addition to the company’s V-series lineup of multichannel HD video switching products. Building on the popular V-1HD four-channel switcher, the V-1HD+ provides a deeper feature set for advanced switching applications while maintaining the simple operation, professional performance, and rugged reliability that’s made the V-1HD a favorite of users around the world. Offering versatile HDMI I/O, deep control options, essential monitoring tools, and 14-channel audio mixing with legendary Roland sound quality, the V-1HD+ is the ultimate compact A/V switching solution for serious visual storytellers.
 

Atomos is excited to be announcing an additional two cameras to its Apple ProRes RAW eco-system. On this occasion we are pleased to announce that the new Nikon Z 7II and Z 6II will be able to output up to 4Kp30 RAW and record as ProRes RAW files when combined with the Atomos Ninja V HDR monitor-recorder. These cameras are successors to the very first mirrorless cameras to enable ProRes RAW, the original Nikon Z 7 and Z 6.
 

AETA Audio Systems now offers embedded dual mobile network connectivity for its ScoopTeam and Scoopy+S codecs.

• A bridge from analog to digital and IP – Analog partyline users can enter the world of digital and IP communications while extending the working life of their legacy equipment
• Scalable – Available in five configurations to grow with the user’s needs – upgrade via software license updates
• Versatile – Converts between up to four different formats: OMNEO (Dante, AES70 and more), RVON, four-wire AIO and two-wire

Major broadcaster purchases new Quantum338 and SD12 consoles from ATK Audiotek and immediately puts them into service on tenth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival
 

Bluefish444, manufacturer of the professional video industry’s highest-quality uncompressed video interface cards and signal converters, announces support for its KRONOS K8 multi-channel 4K/UHD SDI card with Avid Media Composer® and Avid Pro Tools®  2020 content creation software tools via the latest Bluefish Windows 2020.14.1 installer package.
Bluefish’s K8 video I/O card and the Epoch range are now fully supported within the latest versions of Media Composer and Pro Tools, giving production and post-production professionals access to the highest quality SDI capture and playback support.
 

NUGEN Audio announces the latest addition to its software lineup – Paragon. The world’s first 3D-compatible convolution reverb, Paragon offers full control of the decay, room size and brightness via state-of-the-art re-synthesis modelled on 3D recordings of real spaces. It also provides an unprecedented level of tweak-ability, with zero time-stretching – which means no artifacts. Additionally, Paragon features spectral analysis and precise EQ of the Impulse Responses (IR).

German public broadcast station, SWR, has teamed up with Sony to develop a custom smart production solution that will allow the station to deliver increased amounts of content across a variety of different multimedia platforms, at a reduced cost.  Aimed at optimising operational effectiveness, cost efficiency, flexibility and agility, Sony worked with SWR to develop a new Touch Smart Controller to sit on top of its existing Sony Switcher mainframe. Together, this creates a Smart Production workflow.