Do you know about Hothead Silhouette solution from Bluebell Opticom? It's an end-to-end, self-contained power, control, and video tool for 4K robotic-camera productions that replaces copper cabling with one hybrid cable and, more importantly, allows camera operators to sit far away from the robotic head — a combination of benefits not previously available in conjunction with 4K UHD production and remote powering.

Panasonic announced release of firmware update version 1.10 for the Panasonic AU-EVA1 compact 5.7K Super 35mm cinema camera. Recently named one of the best cameras of 2017 by No Film School, the EVA1 is ideal for capturing true cinematic images thanks to its higher native resolution, the 5.7K sensor yields a higher resolving image when down sampled to 4K, UHD, 2K, and even 720p.

Vatican Media and Sony Professional Solutions Europe once again came together to continue their joint effort to study and evaluate future technology possibilities for capture and archive. For the first time on December 24th 2017, at 9.30pm in Rome, during the Christmas Eve Mass, presided by Pope Francis from St Peter’s Basilica, a trial capture in 8K took place.

LYNX Technik AG, provider of software-defined modular interfaces for broadcast as well as professional AV and industrial signal processing applications, announced that its highly anticipated greenMachine titan platform with 12G processing for 4K/UHD productions is now shipping worldwide.

TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP video solutions, is the recipient of NewBay’s Product Innovation Award from TV Technology. TVU Networks has been honored with an award for its new TVU Timelock technology – which enables multiple TVU Transmitters to synchronize together at a set latency, allowing mobile and wireless At-home/REMI productions without being tethered. With TVU Timelock, broadcasters are able to do more live video production at a fraction of the cost of traditional on-location multi-camera production, which typically requires much more equipment and personnel.

Since their launch in February of 2017, the MK Series of zoom lenses from the Optical Devices Division of FUJIFILM have received numerous accolades from noted industry websites, publications and cinematographers thanks to the lens’ lightweight, professional zoom performance and price point. Among those recognizing the FUJINON MK18-55mm and MK50-135mm T2.9 zoom T2.9 zooms are: No Film School (Best New Lenses of 2017); Pro Moviemaker (Launch of the Year); Philip Bloom (Best Video/Cinema Lens); Newsshooter (Best Cinema Lens); and The Camera Store (Best New Lenses of 2017).

NewTek introduced the NewTek 3Play® 3P1, the most cost-effective, easy-to-use and feature-rich replay solution in the world with native IP video processing. 3Play 3P1 offers both NDI® and 3G SDI input, cross conversion, and output. An intuitive dual-channel “first replay” telestration solution allows talent to draw over live NDI video, or optionally reverse-keyed on the field-of-play on any PC, tablet, or touchscreen with a single network cable.

A Calrec Audio Artemis Light is the audio mixing engine aboard High Rock Mobile Television’s first-ever production truck, High Rock 1. The 40-foot, dual-expando vehicle is designed to offer big-truck production capabilities in a smaller footprint, with Artemis providing superior sound quality, reliability, and seamless networking via Hydra2.

ATEME announced that D2, a UK-based media, broadcast and telecommunications services company, has selected ATEME’s TITAN solution for one of its clients. ATEME’s TITAN solution is being used for the UK-wide DTT services to encode more than 150 channels and deliver premium video quality to viewers.

Microsoft Azure users will now have access to Cinegy’s Air Cloud Pack, as the company has announced it is making it available on the Microsoft marketplace. The Cinegy Air Cloud Pack consists of the Cinegy Air Pro Bundle and Cinegy Multiviewer.