When it comes to location recording for any type of media production, Sound Devices has become a leading reference with its astonishingly complete and high quality range of portable recorders and mixers. Now, the company announced a new flagship model with… 32 channels of audio recording and 36 track mixer in a portable format roughly the size of the 688. It’s called Scorpio and it’s an impressively powerful machine, already with Dante I/O, USB-C and Bluetooth 5.

NewTek has released two new models in their Spark line of products which takes an HDMI input and converts it into NDI to be distributed on a network. Unlike the Connect Spark HDMI & Connect Spark SDI, the new Spark Plus models use full bandwidth NDI with virtually no latency and are visually lossless and not NDI|HX.

The 24-hour news cycle has meant that more and more content needs to be produced, presenting challenges not only in archiving and retrieval, but also in ensuring that the right clip can be found when it is needed. While electronic news gathering has been around for decades, today’s setup usually involves everything from a lone reporter and single camera to an entire crew on location. The latest developments in ENG tools empower news production teams by expanding the options in delivering content and metadata tagging.

Litepanels has launched the Gemini 1x1 Soft — an all-in-one, cine-quality LED light is easy to transport and quick to rig in the studio or on location. Gemini 1x1 Soft offers the highly accurate full-spectrum white light associated with all Litepanels fixtures and — as a full RGBWW light — delivers every color in the 360-degree color wheel and plus/minus green adjustment all in a single, lightweight, and easy-to-control fixture.

VizRT buys NewTek! This was an almost complete surprise. We know NewTek very well, and we didn’t see this coming. But it does make sense: more so, the more we think about it.

FUJIFILM will exhibit its new broadcast and cine lenses, as well as highlight a revamped line-up of cinema lenses at NAB 2019. On display will be the 8K lens series and the UA Series of broadcast lenses, which support 4K cameras equipped with a 2/3-inch sensor. For example, there will be the FUJINON UA46x9.5 portable 4K zoom lens for broadcast application equipped with a 46x zoom, and the FUJINON UA107x8.4 zoom lens, which features a 107x zoom and is optimal for shooting various scenes, such as sports and concerts.

At NAB 2019 TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP solutions, will introduce TVU G-Link, an Internet-based solution for live point-to-point transmission. TVU G-Link provides an affordable and reliable way to achieve high-quality transmission using only the public Internet to deliver HD video from one location to another with half-second latency. G-Link is ideal for applications such as news and sports broadcast looking to send live HD video from point to point.

Bluebell Opticom will unveil the new products at the NAB Show 2019 in Las Vegas. Bluebell designs and manufactures high-quality Fibre Optic links for the broadcast, satellite, telecommunications, and professional AV industries. Its products are used for the critical delivery of video, audio, and data services at live, world-class sporting events and venues requiring the transport of high-bandwidth signals over long distances.

Vizrt, the world’s leading provider of visual storytelling tools for media content creators, has acquired NewTek, world leader in IP-based, software-driven live video production solutions. The acquisition creates the largest company in the broadcast space that is dedicated to enabling IT based video production. The goal is to make it possible for people to tell their story using video, whether they are a kid in a classroom or a tier-1 broadcaster.

Cinegy, the global leader for broadcast playout software in the cloud, has announced that its whole entire product line-up is now 8K capable – including a number of new, 8K-ready products that take Cinegy into enterprise, IT and professional AV markets. In its current range, Cinegy is showing 8K capability with Cinegy Multiviewer, Cinegy Air PRO playout, and Capture PRO ingest.