Sky News Australia has fitted out its six remote studios throughout the country with new solutions from Vinten and Autoscript. The 24/7 multi-channel network installed state-of-the-art robotic camera support systems from Vinten and Intelligent Prompting solutions from Autoscript to reduce operational costs through centralised, IP-based control of remote broadcasts.

PHABRIX has supplied three Sx handheld 3G/HD/SD video/audio monitoring instruments and an Rx 2000 rasterizer to Cingularity, the media network provider, for monitoring on location at two upcoming sporting events. The women's handball world championships, taking place in Japan in November and December, and the [ATP Cup] men’s outdoor hardcourt tennis tournament held in Australia in January 2020, will both benefit from these portable yet powerful units.

ATEME, the provider of video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, has announced that CJ Hello, the largest cable operator and a leader in South Korea’s media industry, has successfully deployed its TITAN Live software solution for MPEG-2 HD transcoding for delivery of high-quality video services to its viewers.

Panasonic will begin shipping its new AJ-CX4000 4K/HDR shoulder-mount camcorder by the end of December. The camera is equipped with a B4 lens mount and can be used with interchangeable lenses. Panasonic is targeting the camera at applications in network news, sports, blue-chip nature films and travel documentaries.

FS4 v2.0 firmware is now available, introducing 1080i output filtering control for improved 4K/UltraHD down-conversions; audio delay to automatically follow video timing delay adjustments for maintaining audio-sync; ancillary data pass-through and more.

The ultra-wide-angle lens AW-UE4 compact 4K pan/tilt/zoom camera from Panasonic is now available. With a 111° field of view and capable of video output through three interfaces (HDMI, LAN and USB), the AW-UE4 is ideal for large or small areas, from huddle spaces to lectures/meetings to esports production.

Litepanels has released the latest firmware update for Gemini 2x1. The upgrade expands a users' creative control with an extended colour temperature selection and a large library of popular gel colours, along with more extensive DMX and wireless control and other refinements.

Streamers like Disney+ and the upcoming HBO Max and Peacock rely heavily on their own or licensed content libraries to draw in subscribers. Nearly all broadcasters have access and use their content libraries to some extent, but according to new research by ATEME, many are failing to do so effectively.

Panasonic launches the AW-RP60GJ, a compact, hardware-based controller for the company’s complete line of professional pan/tilt/zoom remote cameras. The AW-RP60GJ is equipped with a 3.5-inch QHD 960 x 540 color LCD monitor to display a GUI menu screen with clear visibility, along with key camera information such as iris, zoom and focus. A larger, improved joystick facilitates comfortable pan/tilt operation, and supports up to 200 IP cameras, or up to five cameras connected via RS422.

As the largest privately held Spanish-language broadcaster in the US, Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media, Inc.), produces over 50 hours of original television programming each week. LBI Media’s fast-paced news studios require adaptable, quick to set up and easy to operate audio solutions. In order to shift focus as rapidly as the news itself, LBI Media relies on Calrec Audio’s Brio36 and Summa digital audio consoles.