Thursday, 27 November 2014

SVGE Sit-Down: MD Steve Knee outlines how Cloudbass arrived in UK OB premier league

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With SIS Live’s exit the roll call of British outside broadcast suppliers would appear to have been reduced to four, each with a 20-25% share. But this is an inaccurate picture...

http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/svge-sit-down-md-steve-knee-outlines-how-cloudbass-arrived-in-the-premier-league-of-uk-ob/

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Gearhouse verdict on Hitachi SK-UHD4000

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Hitachi is one of several camera manufacturers unleashing 4K cameras with 2/3-inch B4 mounts and Gearhouse Broadcast made waves on its release at IBC2014 by announcing it would take the first 50 off the production line. Since then Gearhouse tested the camera to see how well the cameras worked in existing workflows and shares its findings with thebroadcastbridge.

https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/1011/gearhouse-verdict-on-hitachi-sk-uhd4000

SVGE Sit-Down: MD David Meynell on why SIS Live is now betting on connectivity

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SIS Live is reinventing itself as a connectivity provider to UK live events and plans to double the number of stadia connected with its fibre network to 100 by 2016. 
http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/svge-sit-down-david-meynell-on-why-sis-live-is-now-betting-on-connectivity/

Monday, 24 November 2014

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

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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

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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



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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.