Media Management
Supporting the world’s largest live video infrastructure
Tata Communications' Dhaval Ponda discusses the company's 100G media backbone
4K
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design enables Freaks 4U Gaming to deliver 4K content
Company installed a SMPTE fibre network as the facility’s backbone in order to produce shows and content simultaneously
Technology
Arsenal teams up with Blackbird, ORF upgrades with Lawo and more
TVBEurope wraps up today's top tech stories
Media Delivery
Netflix agrees to reduce bit rates across all streams in Europe
Estimates will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 per cent
Media Delivery
EU commissioner tells Netflix to switch to SD to ease internet traffic
Vodafone reports 30 per cent rise in UK traffic
Business
Supponor, Mediapro extend licence for virtual advertising products
Includes provision for Mediapro to offer virtual services to other sports federations based in Spain
Media Management
M7 supplies UHD signals to BrightBlue
BrightBlue to introduce 4K-capable IPTV boxes
Production & Post
TVN24 adds 4K/UHD capabilities with Sony PXW-Z750 camcorders
New cameras feature high sensitivity and vivid colour reproduction
News
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV goes East and West in Poland
Available in 4K UHD HDR with Polish audio on Astra at 19.2 degrees East
Production & Post
Tata Communications to launch 100G media backbone
Aimed at meeting the growing demands of 4K, esports and media production
Live Production
Conversions to play critical role during Super Bowl LIV coverage
Phil Kurz reports on Fox Sports' technical upgrades
Production & Post
Sony unveils 4K HDR monitors
TRIMASTER technology offers precise greyscale and accurate colour reproduction
Production & Post
Helping make broadcasters more competitive
Anna Lockwood, head of global sales, Telstra Broadcast Services, discusses the rise of IP, the Cloud and remote production
Production & Post
Who renders The Witcher?
Framestore discusses world-building, Netflix and the magic of Houdini
Production & Post
Eurosport to deliver skiing in UHD to Germany, Austria and Russia
Eurosport 4K will show events from Bormio, Madonna di Campiglio and La Thuile
Production & Post
Atomos releases RAW over HDMI
Allows Nikon Z series cameras to deliver RAW data from image sensor to Ninja V without in-camera processing
Production & Post
EditShare takes Uber underwater
Distributed live 4K and HD video from the Great Barrier Reef 'scUber' voyage
Production & Post
Sony unveils 4K HDR LCD monitor
"Provides even greater flexibility and efficiency for creatives out in the field and during the live production process"
Media Consumption
Insight TV, Red Bull TV team up for Street-Style Football World Championship in 4K UHD HDR
Available on Insight's non-US linear channels
Production & Post
BBC Scotland invests in 4K/IP switchers
New switchers will be employed in news and production facilities
Business
Multi-platform content delivery is ‘most important priority for technology users’ says IABM
Report also finds revenue growth has decreased since April 2019
Production & Post
CT purchases fourth PHABRIX Qx rasteriser
Offers latest hybrid IP/SDI test and measurement tools for 4K/UHD environments
Production & Post
VRT installs DaVinci Resolve for 4K production
Added grading suite with Resolve Mini Panel
Media Delivery
Canal Plus converts Rugby World Cup coverage into 4K
Content available via pop-up channel
News Releases
Videosys Broadcast unveils Epsilon
Multi-function broadcast RF camera control system revealed at IBC 2019
News Releases
Zixi exhibits new ZEN Master capabilities
Demonstrates stream orchestration and management system at IBC
Technology
EBU, Eurofins partner on UHDTV standards
Specification covers 4K, HDR, Wider Colour Gamut and Next Generation Audio
Production & Post
Sony unveils flagship PXW-FX9 camcorder
Combines high mobility with an advanced AF system
Media Delivery
Samsung, Amazon to play Premier League in 4K
Samsung's Quantum Processor can upscale to "pristine 8K quality"
News Releases
Slomo.tv serves slow-motion at IBC
Dominator AT/12G represents the world's most powerful 4K replay server
TVBEverywhere
TiVo could release 4K DVR
Provides built-in functionality for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Technology
Nevion Virtuoso adds JPEG XS encoding/decoding
Achieves visually lossless output at sub-millisecond latency
Technology
Argosy supplies cabling for 4K at newly promoted Premier League clubs
New cabling in line with latest broadcast standards
Production & Post
The Look upgrades Grass Valley Rio editing systems
Newly upgraded Rio suites allow the post facility to speed up its 4K and HDR pipelines
Features
How artificial intelligence gave new life to old Apollo footage
Apollo’s New Moon executive producer Thomas Lucas discusses the process of upscaling NASA images to 4K