Leader Electronics Corporation, a manufacturer of high-end Test and Measurement solutions, today announces it has acquired UK-based PHABRIX Ltd, a global manufacturer of video and audio broadcast Test and Measurement instruments.

Actus Digital will demonstrate how its mandatory compliance solution is part of a much larger platform, providing cross-organizational benefits to the operations, marketing and research, and new media departments of broadcasters and media companies at IBC 2019.

Finepoint Broadcast has expanded its camera hire stock with the addition of a further 10 Sony HDC-4300 channels. These purchases follow on from recent investment in HDC-4800 4K/HD ultra high frame rate cameras, Sony PWS-4500 production servers and a range of 4K-UHD Canon lenses

For this year’s Wimbledon Championships, NEP UK deployed 15 Calrec consoles at the South West London tennis venue, alongside extensive Calrec networking and routing technology and I/O boxes. An additional three Calrec consoles were used in NEP OB trucks that covered Centre Court, Court One and Court Two.

H264 has been a staple of video production since its inception in 2003, and has now been updated thanks to the new H265/HEVC standard, which promises to be twice as efficient. It is already found in cameras from Panasonic including the CX350, EVA1, GH5 and now the S1. As a result, we wanted to provide an overview of the Codec and what it means for us.

TrueVisions, Thailand’s leading cable and satellite television operator, has expanded its Actus Digital video recording and compliance solution in its direct-to-home (DTH) platform.

Leader Electronics has announced two new 25 GbE options for the LV5600 portable broadcast-quality waveform monitor and its LV7600 rasterising equivalent.

Calrec Audio is set to debut its new VP2 virtualised mixing system in the European market at this year's IBC Show. Alongside the VP2, the company will also show its audio processing and routing engine, ImPulse core, and its IP Gateway products.

Last Champions League final was unique not only because of the presence of two English teams. BT Sport broadcaster is launching its HD HDR (high dynamic range) proposition for the match, providing higher contrast, more vivid colours and brighter images to enhance the action – alongside a specially filmed HDR promo featuring the band Interpol.

With the increased uptake in VAR, Hawk-Eye required a robust solution for providing power, transporting video, audio, HDMI and data to pitch-side viewing points where referees can review incidents which occur in the game. Bluebell, the market leader in fibre conversion has supplied bespoke solutions to Hawk-Eye for game-changing Video Assisted Refereeing (VAR) applications for soccer matches.