Business
Looking back at 2024: the industry trends that stood out
From AI to IP, the cloud to virtual production, key industry executives take a look back at some of the biggest trends that impacted...
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Sponsored
Demystifying video encoding
A newly published white paper from Nevion, a Sony Group company, looks at the various needs informing the use of video encoding in live...
Audio
Sony extends range with new digital wireless mic
Two models will be available in Europe providing bandwidth coverage of up to 148MHz in the TV white space band / 375kHz channel plan
Artificial Intelligence
Protecting digital assets and preventing disinformation with C2PA
Bitmovin's Markus Hafellner, director of product management, VoD Encoding, explains how the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) is meeting the challenge...
Live Production
Sony acquires markerless motion capture technology company KinaTrax
The company said KinaTrax joins its sports businesses, with "a shared commitment to deliver best-in-class officiating, broadcast and digital solutions" to the world of...
Live Production
Czech TV selects Sony’s Media Backbone Hive for news operations
According to Sony, Media Backbone Hive streamlines workflows from acquisition and production through to delivery and archive
Business
CVP announces second Education Festival
The free event for students and educational leaders will feature over 70 workshops, seminars and demonstrations
Sustainability
Sony releases far-reaching sustainability survey results
The report highlights industry attitudes, cultures and barriers to becoming more environmentally conscious
IP Migration
BBC Northern Ireland’s first IP-based outside broadcast truck hits the road
The new truck is built around Sony's Networked Live ecosystem of solutions for live production with hybrid on-premises and cloud capabilities
Live Production
PhotoCineLive invests in 4K Ultra HD OB truck
The 12-metre-long, 4-metre-high and 2.6-metre-wide vehicle is equipped with a selection of Sony technologies
Live Production
Sony expands product portfolio with new monitors and SMPTE ST 2110 camera
The latest additions to Sony's product range integrate with the company's Networked Live ecosystem
Live Production
Sony leverages AI for two new 4K camcorders
Both cameras include AI subject recognition, auto focus (AF), and support for 4K 60p/120p recording
Virtual Production
Sony and Movie People bring virtual production to Milan
Sony's Crystal-LED VERONA, consisting of 280 Display Cabinets with a pixel pitch of 1.56mm, will form the centre of a 'main volume' operating space...
Live Production
Sony helps Reuters journalists shoot right around the world
Reuters is equipping its on-location video journalists across the world with Sony's Alpha and XDCAM cameras
Business
Paramount’s special committee ‘to recommend Skydance deal’
Paramount's board is expected to vote on the Skydance deal on Tuesday (June 4th) as part of the company's annual meeting
Business
Skydance submits new Paramount Global bid, Sony talks ‘still progressing’
According to multiple reports, the new bid from Skydance offers a better deal to Paramount's Class B shareholders, who were said to be unhappy...
Live Production
Opinion: The evolving landscape of news production
From digitisation and artificial intelligence, to a shift to hybrid cloud workflows, Hitomi Hamaba, head of product, news solutions at Sony, looks at five...
Business
Sony signs NDA with Paramount Global but is reticent about earlier plan
The New York Times said the move was "a significant step forward in their effort to court Paramount"
Live Production
Sony’s 8K cinema camera captures the action at Coppa Italia Frecciarossa
Behind the goal footage was enabled through the company's Sony VENICE 2 LIVE configuration camera
Business
Is Sony about to pull out of its bid for Paramount?
Sony and Apollo may decide to acquire Shari Redstone’s National Amusements, which is the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global
Business
Sony and Apollo ‘plan to break up Paramount’
Companies are expected to sell off Paramount's linear channels as well as close Paramount Plus
Business
Sony and Apollo submit $26 billion bid for Paramount Global
According to reports, if the bid is successful, Sony would be the significant majority shareholder of the new private company
Business
Could Sony be preparing a bid for Channel 5’s parent company?
The global electronics company is said to be considering joining forces with investment firm Apollo Management to bid for Paramount Global
Virtual Production
WWE gets in the virtual production ring
Studio 3 is equipped with disguise VX 4+ and Sony’s Crystal LED VERONA Display, making WWE the first US client to install the modular...
Live Production
Sony previews BRC-AM7 pan-tilt-zoom camera with AI-based auto framing
Weighing 3.7kg, the BRC-AM7 is said to be the world's smallest and lightest integrated lens PTZ camera
IP Migration
NRK chooses Nevion VideoIPath as broadcast control system
The solution aligns with the distributed nature of production envisaged by NRK through IP-based infrastructure
Live Production
Sony’s PTZ for PMQ
ITN deployed Sony's full-frame PTZ interchangeable lens cameras for automated operation at its flagship news studios in central London
Live Production
Sony’s new Portable Data Transmitter ‘enables any camera to be a portable camera’
The wireless communication device has both 5G and Ethernet connectivity and can be used in broadcast video production
Business
BBC, Amagi, Sony, Broadcom among Technology and Engineering Emmy winners
The awards are presented to a living individual, company, or scientific or technical organisation for developments and/or standardisation involved in engineering technologies that have...
Sponsored
Time to rethink network orchestration and broadcast control
Olivier Suard, VP marketing, Nevion, explains why the move to IP is similar to the move to the combustion engine
Audio
Sony’s Ci Media Cloud adds Dolby Atmos support
The integration with Dolby.io enables support for ADM (Audio Definition Model) BWF (Broadcast Wave Format) Atmos audio, said the company
Live Production
Denmark’s TV 2 trials 5G in a live studio production
Each camera was connected to the 5G network via a prototype of Sony’s CBK-RPU7 ultra-low latency HEVC 4K/HD remote production unit, and an Xperia...
IP Migration
Catalonian news broadcaster 3/24 transitions to IP
3/24 is using Nevion's VideoIPath from Sony's Networked Live ecosystem as a connection manager and the Sony HDCE-TX30 IP CCU to connect its existing...
Virtual Production
What’s in store in 2024: Virtual production, cloud, AI and IP-based workflows
Welcome to a new feature series looking back at the key trends in the media and entertainment industry during 2023 and what we'll be...
Business
Sony acquires iSIZE
The acquisition provides Sony with significant expertise in applying machine learning to video processing, said the company
Live Production
Sony helps the Vatican go 4K
Upgrades include remotely controlled PTZ cameras in St Peter's Basilica, as well a "cinematic feel" in St Peter's Square
Production & Post
New multi-camera video production flypack takes flight
'Flight' from Red House Streaming is built around Sony cameras and Dante audio, and offers an affordable HD option for live events that can...
Live Production
Gravity Media expands global camera fleet with Sony
The company has invested in HDC-3500s, HDC-5500s and HDC-P50s, which will be deployed around the world and within Gravity Media’s recently launched Production Centre...
Production & Post
Sony introduces new camera designed for single-camera operators and small crews
Using the colour science of Sony's VENICE cameras, BURANO features an 8.6K full-frame sensor, as well as the ability to shoot at full-frame, Super...
Virtual Production
Sony unveils four new Crystal LED displays for virtual production
Both new models, the ZRD-VP15EB/23EB and ZRD-VP15EM/23EM, also see about 27 per cent power consumption decrease when compared to the current ZRD-B15A model, said Sony
News Releases
Sony at IBC 2023: Creativity Connected
At IBC 2023, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from September 15th – 18th, Sony will showcase innovative solutions for the Media Industry under the...
Live Production
EMG Germany goes live with Sony’s XVS-6000 mixer
Six of the company's seven broadcast studios can be operated using the two new mixers, which can be assigned to individual studios depending on...