Film and video post-production house Gorilla Group has invested in a Sony BVM-HX310 4K HDR master monitor. It is being used as the master colour grading reference monitor at the group’s headquarters in Cardiff Bay adjacent to BBC Wales’ Drama village.

Litepanels unveiled Lykos+ Mini LED panel. The new lightweight, compact mini panel from Litepanels delivers 40% brighter broadcast quality light for professional lighting on the fly than the original Lykos.

Canada-based Dome Productions has unveiled a new all-IP SMPTE 2110 OB mobile unit. Called Gateway, the truck is Dome’s first large scale, all IP, UHD/HDR unit and is currently being used for TSN and Rogers SportsNet on their hockey broadcasts. The deal has been managed by Calrec’s Canadian partner SC Media.

AJA Video Systems has unveiled T-TAP Pro, a compact, silent, and portable Thunderbolt 3-connected device that simplifies 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD/SD monitoring and output over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 on compatible Mac or PC computers. Ideal for a range of production scenarios, T-TAP Pro provides high-quality video monitoring, including High Dynamic Range (HDR) and high frame rate (HFR) technologies.

When the global pandemic struck last March, it transformed sports production around the globe, with professionals looking for solutions that could be relatively easily deployed not only at stadiums and arenas but in living rooms and dens. It also created a jump in interest for NDI-based systems, something Australian-based manufacturer BirdDog has been focused on since its founding.

Panasonic Corporation has announced the release of the AW-RM50AG Infrared Wireless Remote Control, which enables users to control and make various adjustments to PTZ Cameras using “simple button operations”. The AW-RM50AG is scheduled for release in March 2021.

Sony add new cinema camera ILME-FX3 in their Cinema Line Family. This is a quick look after one day with a newbie. In a nutshell Sony FX3 is the video version of the A7s III. They share the same sensor and processor and features like IBIS and 4K 120fps. On paper, the FX3 and A7s III match up wonderfully; in my hands, the new Sony Cinema camera is a bit of a different story.

Increasing consumer demand for high-fidelity video and audio content is raising the bar for commercial advertising. While legacy 3G-SDI infrastructures are adequate for HD production and delivery, commercial post facilities like Tokyo-based ATELIER ARTE are seeking the latest 4K/UltraHD and 12G-SDI solutions to future-proof workflows and scale to handle higher bandwidth content. AJA’s solutions helps ATELIER ARTE to overhaul its existing post-production infrastructure with a new and robust system capable of handling 4K and HD content simultaneously with streamlined single-cable 12G-SDI transport.

IBC has announced its strategic plan for 2021, focusing on the return of a live event in Amsterdam this year. The show revealed plans to deliver a hybrid (physical and digital) event from 10th – 13th September 2021 and unveiled a fall-back option in early December 2021.

LYNX Technik, provider of modular signal processing interfaces, announces that its greenMachine HDR Evie+ is a 2020 Product Innovation Award Winner. The Product Innovation Awards from TV Technology recognize excellence in manufacturing of products serving the TV/pro video industry. Each year the Product Innovation Award winners are chosen by a panel of working professional engineers and managers in TV, pro video and radio.