Live Production
Small is beautiful for Proton
Claiming to be the world’s smallest broadcast-quality camera, the Proton Cam will launch at the NAB Show
camera
Live Production
Keeping it fluid with Sachtler
The latest generation of fluid head systems feature a multi-step counterbalance and can support payloads up to 8kg
Production & Post
Using augmented reality to take a subversive trip through time
TVBEurope talks to the production team behind an augmented reality walk through central London that blends voices from the past with the realities of...
Production & Post
Teradek, Frame.io partner on camera to cloud workflow
The Teradek Cube 655 video encoder can capture colour-accurate proxy files directly from camera video feeds and upload them into the Frame.io cloud system
Technology
Arsenal teams up with Blackbird, ORF upgrades with Lawo and more
TVBEurope wraps up today's top tech stories
Technology
Sony boosts production of 3D sensors for smartphone cameras
Apple has expressed interest in the 3D camera technology
Technology
PRO TV becomes first European adopter of Sony’s HDC-3500 camera
Romanian broadcaster has invested in eight HDC-3500 camera chains
Production & Post
Euro Media Group selects Grass Valley’s 4K UHD RF cameras
Cameras form part of EMG’s upgraded, RF high-speed wireless solution
Production & Post
Panasonic announces 4K 50p, HDR integrated PTZ camera
Features wide viewing angle of 75.1 degrees horizontally along with 20x optical zoom and 32x intelligent zoom
Production & Post
Facebook, RED partner on 3D VR camera
Companies have developed a bespoke 6DoF camera
Business
VMI launches new specialist recording media service
VMI has launched VMEDIA, specialising solely in renting recording media. VMEDIA’s media inventory is claimed to be extensive, and includes high-capacity 1TB and 500GB...
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport 1 launches free streaming in Germany
Eurosport 1 is now available as a free live-stream throughout Germany. The linear TV channel has been registered as an OTT service and...
Analysis
Moving up a grade
Camera technology is driving and exploiting a demand for ever higher resolution and high dynamic range, expanding creativity on the acquisition side. However, the
Features
IBC
Atomos offers HDR on Shogun and Ninja Flame
Cameras have been recording high dynamic range images for years, but when you check them on location, you generally just see a washed-out Raw...
IBC
Panasonic announces midrange 4K/UHD camcorders
Two new midrange 4K/Ultra HD cameras are set to be introduced by Panasonic to take over from its AVCCAM series of professional AVCHD camcorders, bringing...
Features
Rising from nothing
From its purpose built studios in Kensington, the channel produces five hours of news, arts and entertainment programing every day, which is targeted at...
Production & Post
TVC builds HD OB van for GDS TV
GDS has delivered a 24-camera high definition OB van to GDS TV in Georgia. The Lithuanian OB van specialist TVC was tasked with project...
News
Production & Post
Twentieth anniversary for Rory Peck Awards
The Rory Peck Awards, now in its twentieth year, returned to central London to honour the work of freelance cameramen and camerawomen in news...
News
Production & Post
Sony unveils XDCAM shoulder camcorder
Sony has announced the newest addition to its PXW series of shoulder-mount camcorders. The PXW-X400 promises stronger network and wireless capabilities, improved weight balance
News
Production & Post
Ikegami delivers 8K OB truck
Ikegami has completed its work on the first 8K OB production vehicle, complete with 22.2 channel surround sound. The 8K OB vehicle was delivered...
News
TVBEverywhere
Companies collaborate for 4K first in Turkey
Mediapro Turkey, Turksat and Samsung have collaborated to produce the first Ultra HD 4K broadcast to the general public, utilising seven HD cameras to...
News
Production & Post
Aerigon shoots Giant Killers for BBC
The Natural History Film Unit (NHFU), based in Botswana, chose the Aerigon UAV to capture aerial images of predators and prey for BBC Natural...
Production & Post
8K and Imaging of Things at Canon Expo 2015
Canon yesterday opened its Expo 2015 in Paris, a global event taking place once every five years, showcasing the breadth of the company’s technologies....
News
TVBEverywhere
Royal Opera House goes live with Romeo and Juliet
Audiences around the world got the chance last week to watch Kenneth MacMillian’s ballet masterpiece Romeo and Juliet, as part of the Royal Opera...
News
News Releases
Broadcast Solutions exclusive distributor for RobyCam products by Movicom
At IBC2015 Broadcast Solutions and Movicom, a manufacturer of special camera solutions including the RobyCam 3D aerial cable camera system, signed a contract for...
News
Production & Post
Canon launches two high performance 2/3” field broadcast lenses
Canon has introduced two new 2/3” 4K field lenses - the UHD DIGISUPER 86 (UJ86x9.3B) and UHD DIGISUPER 90 (UJ90x9B)
News
IBC
Egripment offers smooth updates for remote heads
Designed for smaller cameras, the new compact 205/D Digital Remote Head is being aimed at live operation, studio automation and VR/AR
Production & Post
Telestream unveils live streaming app
Telestream has introduced Wirecast Go, a stand-alone iPhone live streaming application that enables users to capture content using their phone camera, and stream live...
News
TVBEverywhere
Vislink helps BT Sport and Dorna Sports deliver UHD Moto GP
Vislink has delivered the world’s first 4K live wireless transmission, in partnership with BT Sport and Dorna Sports
Production & Post
Trickbox TV invests in 4K kit
Equipment includes first UK MultiDyne 4K camera fibre systems and 4K multi-camera PPU
News
Production & Post
NRK chooses Shotoku for news studio upgrade
NRK, Norway’s national public broadcaster, has upgraded its news studios in Oslo and installed a multi-faceted, multi-site camera control configuration from Shotoku Broadcast Systems
News
Production & Post
Wireless live streaming capability unlocked by Sony
Sony has announced new functionality that will allow newsgatherers to wirelessly stream live footage directly from cameras as they shoot, in a move designed...
News
Production & Post
New Presteigne camera system to run Premier League touchlines
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has introduced a new, packaged RF camera system, the SC100. Aimed particularly at sports, the package includes a mount to fit...
News
News Releases
Kasabian in the Wires
IR TV in HD: that’s the basic premise of Kasabian’s headline festival appearances, “The band wanted to present something special for T in the...
Videos
Production & Post
Canon launches full HD camera for low light conditions
Canon has unveiled the ME20F-SH, a professional multi-purpose video camera which the company claims is capable of capturing full colour images in extremely low-light...
Videos
Production & Post
Ikegami announces new HDTV camera for IBC2015
Ikegami has made a new addition to its range of broadcast quality television cameras. The HDL-57 is a compact high definition camera designed for...
News
Production & Post
FYI: ITN Productions selects VidiGo software solution
VidiGo has provided ITN Productions with a fully automated, software based live multi-camera production system, which has been integrated with the production hub’s entertainment...
News
Production & Post
National Theatre Live’s The Beaux’ Stratagem and Hamlet to be broadcast in Sony 4K
Two new National Theatre Live productions are to be captured in Sony 4K and projected to audiences across Vue Cinemas’ 84-site estate.
News
Production & Post
Timeline delivers UHD 4K OB truck for BT Sport
Timeline TV has designed and created the first purpose-built Ultra HD (UHD) 4K outside broadcast unit in the Europe.
News
Features
Poldark: Capturing the Cornish coastline
The stunning Cornish coastline is as integral to BBC One’s latest primetime drama Poldark, as the tangled lives of the characters.
Production & Post
Sony’s latest release captures UEFA final in 4K
The 2015 UEFA Champions League final in Berlin was broadcast live from the Olympiastadion in Berlin in ultra-high definition on Saturday, using Sony’s new...
News
Features
Linkline: thirty years in production
From a small shed in a quiet suburban garden are three telephone lines that remain constantly connected to some of Britain, Europe and America’s...