FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the availability of a ZEISS eXtended Data firmware update for the FUJINON Premista Series lenses. The 28-100mm T2.9 and the 80-250mm T2.9-3.5 can now be updated at any Fujifilm Optical Devices Service Center. The early 2021 delivery of the much anticipated Premista 19-45mm T2.9 will ship with full eXtended Data functionality.

XenData has launched the X20 and X40 Appliances, a pair of new products that manage a robotic LTO library and provide from 300TB to multiple petabytes of network storage. Designed to manage LTO libraries from a wide range of manufacturers, including Dell, HPE, IBM, Overland Storage, Qualstar, Quantum and Spectra Logic, the appliances allow file-based applications to archive seamlessly to LTO cartridges, the company said.

TVU Networks, the market and technology leader in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, recently helped KMBC overcome the technical challenges associated with producing a live, local news special on race and policing during a time when the COVID-19 pandemic restricted in-studio production by bringing in guests remotely and enabling them to interact with one another via TVU’s cloud solutions.

South African community radio station Bosveld Stereo, which broadcasts in Afrikaans across the North West Province, is the first station in South Africa to deploy Calrec’s IP-based Type R for Radio. Broadcaster used Type R’s modular approach to create the ideal system for own needs: a Type R for Radio core plus two hardware fader panels and one large soft panel. The system can be accessed remotely, which is crucial in today’s Covid-19 environment. Using AoIP (Dante), the audio is transported to the transmitter.

NDI has introduced its new NDI|HX Camera for Android app. The app is designed to turn Android smartphones and tablets into broadcast-ready camera systems capable of capturing 4K content by working with NDI tools.

Sony has officially released Firmware V6.00 for the Sony VENICE The CineAlta camera model will be able to shoot 5.7K 16:9 and 4K 6:5 video up to 72fps as well as 3.8K 16:9 up to 110fps. Firmware 6.00 will be available to download from December 15.

Pretty much all cameras that are released now have single sensors. What happened to the three-chip camera, and did they fall out of favour?

LYNX Technik, provider of modular signal processing interfaces, has announced a new 2x2 optical switch for its yellobrik line of “throw down” bricks. The OSW 1022 is designed to improve connectivity and security on fiber networks, serve as a fiber line emergency switch, provide restoration & reconfiguration over optical paths, route diversity as well as support a wide range of other fiber optic applications. It delivers optical network protection and flexibility in optical network connectivity for a Broadcast or Professional AV facility.

Ikegami Electronics (Europe) has chosen Leader's LV5600 broadcast-quality waveform monitor for integration into the technical facilities at its headquarters in Neuss. The new instrument is equipped with a 25G-SDI interface and will used be both for routine test and measurement and to demonstrate Ikegami's latest UHD cameras as well as the company's established range of HD-SDR and HD-HDR models.

For-A has announced that Mobile TV Group over the last year has added four FVW-700 telestrators to its fleet of live production trucks. Mobile TV Group is a provider of live production services, helping out with sports broadcasts for the NBA, NHL and MLB, as well as other types of projects. The FVW-700 helps deliver engaging sports content.