MKTG Sports + Entertainment, a marketing agency specialised in sports campaigns and fan experiences. They produce the in-venue coverage of AFL matches for the Scoreboard’s two big screens, separate from the broadcast coverage. The screens’ content is supplied mainly through two fixed stand cameras – one captures a tight shot with an 87x lens and the other uses a 40x for wider shots. Further supporting footage is recorded with a portable RF camera. Recently, the MKTG decided to replace the 87x lens with a newer, more powerful lens and purchased the Fujinon UA107 with a 107x zoom range and 4K imaging.

PHABRIX is delighted to announce that the 8000th of its Sx handheld unit is about to roll off the company’s production line. This significant milestone helps cement its position as the industry’s most popular test and measurement device despite only being launched not even 14 years ago.

Sony’s V.2.00 Firmware for the FX6 is now available to download. The firmware update includes RAW output over HDMI, AI-based real-time AF tracking, focus breathing compensation, bokeh control mode, a new picture cache recording function, and four-channel audio meters.

Dalet has announced significant updates to Dalet AmberFin, the standards-bearer in image quality for transcoding. This release features seamless integration with cloud-native Dalet Flex media logistics and Dalet Pyramid unified news operations platforms.

Sachtler has expanded its award winning aktiv fluid head product range. The new aktiv10T, aktiv12T and aktiv14T 100mm fluid heads bring the speed and control benefits of aktiv to camera operators with heavier payloads up to 16kg. The revolutionary aktiv fluid head - with SpeedLevel and SpeedSwap technology - allows camera operators to mount, level and lock the head in seconds and to switch quickly from tripod, slider or hand-held shots in an instant to capture the widest range of shots in the shortest time.

Greece-based OB and production services provider INA TV is using Calrec’s Summa console and Hydra2 networking technology to satisfy the complex UEFA technical specifications to broadcast European qualifying matches for this year’s World Cup.

Estonian radio STAR FM selects AEQ FORUM IP SPLIT mixer for its main broadcasting studio. The technical management has decided to choose the AEQ FORUM IP SPLIT digital console because of its robustness, user-friendly operation and modular design

Chyron released PRIME VSAR 1.7, which implements Unreal Engine 4.26, increases cameras per PRIME VSAR engine and adds new template-based tools to simply creating and managing broadcast-grade virtual sets.

The traffic and processing capabilities of Network Device Interface (NDI) video-over IP technology and its surrounding ecosystem of products make it a suitable choice for many complex broadcast IP projects, writes Three Media CTO Craig Bury

Dalet has recently announced that Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (RTVC) has trusts on Dalet Galaxy five for news operation. Based in Bogota, RTVC is Colombia’s national radio and TV public channel and it offers news, educational and cultural entertainment over three terrestrial channels. In 2020, the government approved a project to strengthen the infrastructure, information sourcing and news production in house.