Live Production
Opinion: The evolving landscape of news production
From digitisation and artificial intelligence, to a shift to hybrid cloud workflows, Hitomi Hamaba, head of product, news solutions at Sony, looks at five...
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Business
Sony signs NDA with Paramount Global but is reticent about earlier plan
The New York Times said the move was "a significant step forward in their effort to court Paramount"
Live Production
Sony’s 8K cinema camera captures the action at Coppa Italia Frecciarossa
Behind the goal footage was enabled through the company's Sony VENICE 2 LIVE configuration camera
Business
Is Sony about to pull out of its bid for Paramount?
Sony and Apollo may decide to acquire Shari Redstone’s National Amusements, which is the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global
Business
Sony and Apollo ‘plan to break up Paramount’
Companies are expected to sell off Paramount's linear channels as well as close Paramount Plus
Business
Sony and Apollo submit $26 billion bid for Paramount Global
According to reports, if the bid is successful, Sony would be the significant majority shareholder of the new private company
Business
Could Sony be preparing a bid for Channel 5’s parent company?
The global electronics company is said to be considering joining forces with investment firm Apollo Management to bid for Paramount Global
Virtual Production
WWE gets in the virtual production ring
Studio 3 is equipped with disguise VX 4+ and Sony’s Crystal LED VERONA Display, making WWE the first US client to install the modular...
Live Production
Sony previews BRC-AM7 pan-tilt-zoom camera with AI-based auto framing
Weighing 3.7kg, the BRC-AM7 is said to be the world's smallest and lightest integrated lens PTZ camera
IP Migration
NRK chooses Nevion VideoIPath as broadcast control system
The solution aligns with the distributed nature of production envisaged by NRK through IP-based infrastructure
Live Production
Sony’s PTZ for PMQ
ITN deployed Sony's full-frame PTZ interchangeable lens cameras for automated operation at its flagship news studios in central London
Live Production
Sony’s new Portable Data Transmitter ‘enables any camera to be a portable camera’
The wireless communication device has both 5G and Ethernet connectivity and can be used in broadcast video production
Business
BBC, Amagi, Sony, Broadcom among Technology and Engineering Emmy winners
The awards are presented to a living individual, company, or scientific or technical organisation for developments and/or standardisation involved in engineering technologies that have...
Sponsored
Time to rethink network orchestration and broadcast control
Olivier Suard, VP marketing, Nevion, explains why the move to IP is similar to the move to the combustion engine
Audio
Sony’s Ci Media Cloud adds Dolby Atmos support
The integration with Dolby.io enables support for ADM (Audio Definition Model) BWF (Broadcast Wave Format) Atmos audio, said the company
Live Production
Denmark’s TV 2 trials 5G in a live studio production
Each camera was connected to the 5G network via a prototype of Sony’s CBK-RPU7 ultra-low latency HEVC 4K/HD remote production unit, and an Xperia...
IP Migration
Catalonian news broadcaster 3/24 transitions to IP
3/24 is using Nevion's VideoIPath from Sony's Networked Live ecosystem as a connection manager and the Sony HDCE-TX30 IP CCU to connect its existing...
Virtual Production
What’s in store in 2024: Virtual production, cloud, AI and IP-based workflows
Welcome to a new feature series looking back at the key trends in the media and entertainment industry during 2023 and what we'll be...
Business
Sony acquires iSIZE
The acquisition provides Sony with significant expertise in applying machine learning to video processing, said the company
Live Production
Sony helps the Vatican go 4K
Upgrades include remotely controlled PTZ cameras in St Peter's Basilica, as well a "cinematic feel" in St Peter's Square
Production & Post
New multi-camera video production flypack takes flight
'Flight' from Red House Streaming is built around Sony cameras and Dante audio, and offers an affordable HD option for live events that can...
Live Production
Gravity Media expands global camera fleet with Sony
The company has invested in HDC-3500s, HDC-5500s and HDC-P50s, which will be deployed around the world and within Gravity Media’s recently launched Production Centre...
Production & Post
Sony introduces new camera designed for single-camera operators and small crews
Using the colour science of Sony's VENICE cameras, BURANO features an 8.6K full-frame sensor, as well as the ability to shoot at full-frame, Super...
Virtual Production
Sony unveils four new Crystal LED displays for virtual production
Both new models, the ZRD-VP15EB/23EB and ZRD-VP15EM/23EM, also see about 27 per cent power consumption decrease when compared to the current ZRD-B15A model, said Sony
News Releases
Sony at IBC 2023: Creativity Connected
At IBC 2023, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from September 15th – 18th, Sony will showcase innovative solutions for the Media Industry under the...
Live Production
EMG Germany goes live with Sony’s XVS-6000 mixer
Six of the company's seven broadcast studios can be operated using the two new mixers, which can be assigned to individual studios depending on...
Production & Post
Sony launches new 4K camera for broadcast studios
The HXC-FZ90 includes HLG and S-Log3 built-in support for SR Live workflow
Virtual Production
The future for virtual production is Crystal clear
Sony launched its new Digital Media Production Centre (DMPC) on 16 May; the first virtual production studio in the UK to include the company’s...
Live Production
Sony’s cameras aim to “highlight the drama” of Italy’s Coppa Italia final
The game's main camera will be a Sony HDC-F5500 in combination with a Fujifilm HKZ-25-1000mm lens
Technology
Sony opens UK virtual production space at Pinewood Studios
The company is marking the ten-year anniversary of its Digital Media Production Centre (DMPC) at Pinewood Studios with a first UK virtual production unit...
Thought Leadership
Five ways we can make live production more sustainable
Sony’s head of live production Norbert Paquet looks at how to make the industry greener
Production & Post
Sony aims to improve pre-production and on-set workflows with new Virtual Production Tool Set
Tool set aims to improve performance and help solve common virtual production challenges such as colour matching and moiré to enhance in-camera visual effects
Live Production
RTVE Institute updates studio hardware to HD with help from Sony
The Institute, which trains RTVE employees as well as the local community, wanted to future proof its production technologies
Live Production
Italy’s Mediaset migrates live production facilities to IP
Broadcaster has updated its production centres in Milan and Rome with five of Sony's XVS-700 video switchers
Live Production
Sony includes AI analytics in latest PTZ cameras
The SRG-A40 and SRG-A12 cameras automatically track, and naturally frame presenters, regardless of movement or posture
Production & Post
Paris welcomes largest Crystal LED studio in Europe
The curved screen measures 18 metres wide and 5 metres high, and is composed of 450 "assortments" each including a combination of 8 LED...
Live Production
Can live production be sustainable?
Ahead of COP27 next month, Sony has published a whitepaper looking at the challenges around sustainability in live production
Audio
Sony introduces C-80 microphone for studio recording
The C-80 is a uni-directional condenser microphone that inherits the technology of the Sony C-800G and C-100 microphone, said Sony
Production & Post
Sony launches new 4K Super 35 camera for future filmmakers
The camera includes a number of professional features such as Dual Base ISO, Log shooting modes, and user-imported LUTs
Production & Post
Sony updates VENICE 2 motion picture camera system
The VENICE Extension System 2 is a tethered extension system that allows the camera body to detach from the actual image sensor block with no...
Production & Post
Sony unveils ‘world’s first’ full-frame image sensor PTZ camera
Sony believes the FR7 will be used on reality TV, in stadiums, on drama and film production, music videos, in studios