KitPlus TV News - 27th April 2023

In this week's KitPlus TV news we talk about the latest industry news, focusing on what's been going on in the KitPlus press room over the last couple of weeks and of course news from the NAB 2023 show. 

So to start off with, we spotted IDX has a promotional deal on the Imicro-150 which is the smallest battery pack in the world at this capacity. Dejero connectivity solutions have been instrumental to the continued success of ‘sports entertainment group’ and North America’s premier sanctioning body for dirt track racing, ‘World Racing Group’, and the rapid growth of WRG’s DIRTVison brand.

Vislink Technologies took home a major accolade from the 2023 NAB show with the honor of its new 5G-Link being named a winner in the influential NAB Product of the Year Award, under the Remote Production Category. Amagi has announced the launch of its end-to-end FAST marketplace, Amagi CONNECT, to facilitate the discovery, connection, and monetization of digital content. Riedel Communications has announced an expansion of the company’s new range of live video production solutions.

Zero Density has announced ZD | Virtual Studio, a new software bundle that lowers the barrier of entry into virtual production. Matrox Video has announced Matrox ORIGIN which provides the foundation for tier 1 live production in the cloud without compromise. Among many recent news releases, Blackmagic Design has announced the new ATEM Television Studio 4K8 live production switcher that combines all the great broadcast features of the ATEM Television Studio HD with additional support for Ultra HD standards up to 2160p60.

Chyron has introduced version 4.7 of the PRIME Platform, their live production engine, with new tools and enhanced workflows that accelerate graphics design, data binding, and playout for live sports and other fast-paced production environments. Dalet announced the release of Dalet Cut, the cloud-native, lightning-fast multimedia and multiplatform editor fully integrated within the Dalet ecosystem.  

Vizrt announced that Viz Arena 5.2 will be the latest live production solution to be added to Viz Now. Vinten has announced the launch of VEGA, an advanced control system for Vinten robotic solutions that introduces AI-driven Presenter Tracking in partnership with Seervision. FOR-A has formed another vital partnership to enable it to provide complete solutions.

Object Matrix has announced the latest updates to its MatrixStore solution. Cinegy has formed a strategic collaboration with Supermicro, a leading global supplier of enterprise-scale servers.

InSync Technology has extended its relationship with FOR-A in delivering an 8k version of its motion compensated frame rate converter. LYNX Technik debuted a new AV Sync feature for its greenMachine testor. LiveU has announced the launch of its new fully cloud-native IP live video production service, LiveU Studio, the first to natively support LRT.

Ikegami announced a major addition to its line of broadcast-quality camera systems. AJA has released Dante AV 4K-T, which converts 4K/UHD/2K/HD/VESA SDI and HDMI 2.0 to Dante AV Ultra signals, and Dante AV 4K-R, which converts Dante AV Ultra signals to the afore mentioned list. Ross Video introduced Carbonite Ultra 60, a revolutionary new production switcher with big switcher performance, at the 2023 NAB Show.