Monday, 24 November 2014

OBS TV to take on UK outside broadcast market with new 30-camera truck

Sports Video Group
OBS TV, the UK division of Irish outside broadcast and facility group Observe, is building a new 30-camera channel truck after a year of establishing its place in the marketplace.
http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/obs-tv-to-take-on-uk-outside-broadcast-market-with-new-30-camera-truck/

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

DOTS lands Hollywood studio for long term archive

BroadcastBridge

A rival to the Piql Preservation System for long term archiving of motion pictures has reportedly succeeded in getting one major studio to allocate budget for its use in 2015. Developed by Group 47, DOTS (Digital Optical Technology System) stores digital data onto metal alloy tape and is claimed to be archival for 100 years. It is non-magnetic, chemically inert, immune from electromagnetic fields including electromagnetic pulse and can be stored at room temperature.

https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/978/dots-lands-hollywood-studio-for-long-term-archive

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

3xScreen Media: Live Streaming Is No Longer Optional for Major Events



StreamingMedia

From the Vans x Crossfire Halloween Massacre to Ted Baker's fashion shows, the London-based streaming services provider is coming up with innovative ways to deliver live events online and compete with broadcast.

Monday, 10 November 2014

Film preservation for 500 years on film

Broadcastbridge

A new solution could have solved the riddle by storing digital files on film for up to 500 years Piql is the result of five years and €20 million R&D, supported by the EU and the Norwegian government.

https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/940/film-preservation-for-500-years-on-film

Friday, 7 November 2014

Video Platform Nideo Targets B2B



Streaming Media 
UK-based start up claims its platform, based on Microsoft Azure, offers analytics and tracking capabilities that are better suited to B2B video than YouTube, Vimeo, or Brightcove.