As part of its new Premium Access subscription service, NewTek is hooking up live production graphics with Adobe CC tools and providing some other interesting innovations too. After first demoing it earlier this year at NAB, NewTek has made its new LiveGraphics package available as part of its Premium Access monthly subscription service.

My quick overall opinion on the Sony PXW-Z90 is this little 4K camera is a straight-up documentary / ENG/ grab and go camera designed to be fast and quick to grab those important documentary moments needed to tell an emotional story. The PXW-Z90 has a 4K sensor is reasonably light sensitive and has the kind of useful lens which can cover all your focal lengths.

TVB has bought two Artemis Beam's and one Artemis Light consoles as part of its continuing audio technology upgrade. The latest installations bring the total of Artemis consoles at TVB to eight.

Few theatrical productions are as eagerly anticipated as the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) production of Romeo and Juliet, now playing at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in historic Stratford-Upon-Avon. But while all eyes in the theatre are on leads Bally Gill and Karen Fishwick, behind the scenes the technical crew are benefitting from equally perfect casting in the shape of RTS ROAMEO fully IP-based wireless intercom.

VariCam 35 cameras have helped set the tone for the hit Netflix show “Ozark” in its first two seasons. The show, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, follows a family forced to relocate from Chicago to Ozark, Missouri under threat of a Mexican drug cartel. Since Netflix Originals all require 4K, Ben Kutchins, director of photography on Ozark, turned to the Varicam 35 for its ability to capture low light and its “filmic qualities.” Specifically, he captured 4K DCI (4096x2160) 12-bit 4:4:4 AVC Intra files in V-Log at 23.98-fps.

Cinevideo, a leading Italian sport production company, has once again chosen Sony to boost the live production capabilities of its Dolphin-7 HDR 4K/UHD OB van. The addition of Sony’s state-of-the-art HDC-4300 system cameras now allows Cinevideo to capture incredible sporting moments in 4K, HD and super slow motion, depending on broadcasters’ needs.

The Shanghai Media Group (SMG), one of China’s largest media organizations, has adopted Virtual Placement, ChyronHego’s industry-leading tool for incorporating striking virtual graphics into live broadcasts. SMG is using Virtual Placement to strengthen its brand presence and create new revenue opportunities during its broadcasts of Super League games of the Chinese Football Association.

Wikipedia, that fount of all knowledge for our times, defines master control as “the technical hub of a broadcast operation… the final point before a signal is transmitted. Master control is generally staffed with one or two operators around the clock, responsible for monitoring the quality and accuracy of the on-air product, ensuring the transmission meets government regulations, troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and preparing programming for playout. Regulations include both technical ones (such as over-modulation and dead air) as well as content ones (such as indecency).” How much of this is still relevant in our highly automated, machine learning, IP connected age?

The Optical Devices Division of FUJIFILM introduced the 4K UA70x8.7BESM field lens at IBC2018, in addition to the two 46x lenses. The UA Series is designed for UHD broadcast applications and made to optimize 4K HDR performance from today's new 4K 2/3" cameras.

Calrec Audio has increased its footprint in Asia with the sale of three Brio36 audio consoles in the Indian broadcast market. Sun Broadcast Equipments New Delhi installed the consoles with a major international sports broadcaster for use across a variety of live sports events.