In today’s issue a trio of CTOs explore how the industry can unlock new realms of operational efficiency, content delivery and audiences globally; WPP Andy Hood explains why the future lies in human-machine collaboration; and the issue of disinformation in news is debated. We also share all the latest news from the IBC showfloor.
At IBC, Sony has introduced two 4K handheld professional camcorders with AI-based subject recognition autofocus, tracking, and auto framing. The HXR-NX800 NXCAM and PXW-Z200 XDCAM have 1in CMOS sensors, a new 20x optical zoom lens, variable neutral-density (ND) filters, and assignable lens rings.
With the introduction of a batch of new apps at IBC, the LawoHOME platform now hosts nine processing apps, and the company is promising more to come in the weeks following IBC.
Leading sports TV producer in the German-speaking region PLAZAMEDIA GmbH has partnered with the renowned Madrid-based MR Factory to drive developments in virtual production. The partnership was announced at IBC2024 in Amsterdam, with the aim to open the market for virtual production in German-speaking regions and beyond.
David Grindle is to conclude his term as Executive Director of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) on October 18.
Making its global debut at IBC, the plug and play ADDERView Matrix C-Range expands Adder Technology’s comprehensive KVM matrix portfolio and enables users to deploy and configure an IP KVM matrix easily.
Shooting for virtual production, visual effects plates, IMAX or even the Sphere? Achtel’s 9x7 Digital Cinema Camera shooting 18.7K can replace six 8K cameras stitched together in a relatively compact package.
Broadcast technology provider Evertz is using IBC2024 to introduce Fiber X-Link, the latest addition to its Nexx processing and routing solution.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) “views convergence as the defining trend that’s going to shape the media industry in the coming years”, involving the coming together of different types of content mediums as well as the technologies that will make this a reality, according to Samira Bakhtiar, General Manager of Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports at AWS.
The IP-4042 from Astrodesign is a realtime region of interest (ROI) extractor that gives a user the ability to create four simultaneous independent 1920x1080 cutouts from a single 8K source. It extracts all four independent HD images and outputs them as separate channels like a virtual camera.
