SYDNEY – Sony Australia has welcomed NEP Australia’s significant expansion of its 4K inventory, equipment and services in partnership with Sony Australia. The Sony products will be used for all NEP’s sports productions in Australia across its mobile fleet and at its world-leading all-IP Andrews Hubs, starting with NEP’s live ultra-high definition (UHD-4K) cricket coverage for FOX SPORTS on November 4. Director of Technology for NEP Australia Marc Segar explained: “From … [Read more...] about NEP expands 4K capabilities with Sony
Ka-Boom bolsters post-production business on EditShare
BASINGSTOKE – EditShare, technology leader in intelligent scale-out storage, AQC and media management solutions, has announced that post-production and creative facility Ka-Boom has invested in an end-to-end EditShare workflow solution that encompasses EditShare Flow and AirFlow media asset management (MAM), XStream EFS scale-out storage, EFS 40NL parking storage and EditShare Ark archiving solutions to support its growing media business. Located in the heart of Belfast, Northern … [Read more...] about Ka-Boom bolsters post-production business on EditShare
Disney Channel India launches “DuckTales” with special Hindi reprise
MUMBAI – Disney Channel India has geared up to launch DuckTales, the comedy adventures of Duckburg’s most epic family of ducks: Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and the triplets Huey, Dewey, Louie, on 1 October 2018. Created for kids, families, and kids-at-heart, with several nostalgic nods to the original, the series will also reach out to next generation of fans with adventurers Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby as they each embody characteristics of real kids and set examples for young viewers to be … [Read more...] about Disney Channel India launches “DuckTales” with special Hindi reprise
Imagine Communications’ Versio is playout platform of choice in industry
DALLAS – Imagine Communications’ groundbreaking Versio microservices-based playout solution has become the platform of choice for global media companies at every stage of the transition to next-generation technology. In the last three months alone, Imagine has put more than 100 channels on air with the award-winning Versio playout solution. “Imagine was a very early advocate for cloud-native and microservices-based innovation, and it took time for the industry to understand and … [Read more...] about Imagine Communications’ Versio is playout platform of choice in industry
Object Matrix to demonstrate hybrid cloud storage with MatrixStore and AWS Elemental
CARDIFF – Object Matrix has announced that it will demonstrate interoperability with offerings from Amazon Web Services (AWS) on its stand at IBC from 14 to 18 September. The demonstration features API integration between MatrixStore from Object Matrix and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Glacier. It also features interoperability with AWS Elemental MediaConvert for cloud-based video workflows and AWS Elemental Server and AWS Elemental Delta for on-premises and … [Read more...] about Object Matrix to demonstrate hybrid cloud storage with MatrixStore and AWS Elemental
Localised “YO! MTV Raps” series greenlit for Southeast Asia, UK, Germany, Africa
SINGAPORE – Global youth brand MTV International has greenlit local versions of its legendary hip-hop franchise YO! MTV Raps for Southeast Asia, UK, Germany and Africa. Like the original, each localised YO! will be a destination for current and new fans to discover the best in rap music and hip hop culture. Reinvented for the current generation of hip hop fans around the world, each international YO! will be anchored by two local presenters and feature regional emerging artists, … [Read more...] about Localised “YO! MTV Raps” series greenlit for Southeast Asia, UK, Germany, Africa