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Wooden Camera Announces New Accessories For Panasonic’s LUMIX BGH1 July 28^th 2021 - 10:00 AM

Wooden Camera is now shipping a full range of custom kits and accessories for the Panasonic LUMIX BGH1.

Japan’s J SPORTS selects LiveU’s multi-camera remote production solution for baseball games.

Japan’s J SPORTS Moves To Remote Production With LiveU July 27^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Renowned Japanese broadcaster J SPORTS, with its production partner Express, has selected LiveU’s multi-camera, remote production solution for all of Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ baseball home games this season. J SPORTS’ OTT service, J SPORTS On Demand, will show over 70 matches where LiveU’s technology will play a key role in enhancing the viewing experience.

HDR: Part 29 - Promoting The Three-Dimensional Illusion July 26^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

When composing and lighting scenes, DOP’s usually seek to maximize texture and perspective. The rationale is simple: We live in a world that is unmistakably three-dimensional, so DOPs seeking to faithfully represent the natural world exploit a range of ways to promote the three-dimensional illusion.

Sport climbing makes its debut at Tokyo 2020 © 2018 Olympic Broadcasting Services / Owen Hammond

Olympian Effort: Tokyo 2020 Host Production Upgrades To UHD, IP And Cloud July 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) the host broadcaster for the Games was founded twenty years ago and has arguably gone through its hardest and most intense period of digital transformation for Tokyo 2020.

4K and HD PTZ cameras provide NDI|HX and SRT enhanced streaming features.

JVC Unveils New Line Of PTZ Cameras July 21^st 2021 - 10:00 AM

The new 4K KY-PZ400NW/NB and HD KY-PZ200NW/NB cameras provide optimal streaming image quality and performance for remote production over the internet and are equipped with NDI|HX and SRT streaming, H.265/H.264/MJPEG encoding and VITC (Vertical Interval Timecode) multi-camera synchronization technologies. A third option, the new HD KY-PZ200W/B, provides an economical solution, sans NDI|HX. All camera models are available in black or white variations to best match the ambience of the venue/project.

Leveraging an IP infrastructure in Tokyo, NBCUniversal will deliver 7,000 hours of Olympic content across its media distribution properties.

NBCU Decentralizes Resources To Produce And Distribute Olympic Games Live July 21^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

Aside from being the first Summer Olympics to be delayed a year due to a pandemic—shifting technical plans and causing strict work-arounds to comply with health restrictions—this year’s live coverage by NBCUniversal (NBCU) is noteworthy for its move to all-IP operations within the International Broadcast Center (IBC) onsite in Tokyo and for its use of the network’s extensive and disparately located resources to make the Games a success.

When Elon Musk launched his car in 2018, he also launched his first test-flight Starlink satellites. In August, Starlink will be worldwide.

Low Orbit Satellites - The Space-Age Future Of Live Streaming Video July 20^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The launch of new low orbit satellites for global network coverage will have a significant impact on remote live streaming for broadcasters and webcasters. With the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Amazon’s Kuiper, or one of the other vendors such as Oneweb vying for vertical space, the outlook for remote communications has never looked more open for change.

Thousands of eager NDI users, hungry for new NDI 5 Tools, have joined a growing release notification wait list.

Stand By For NDI 5 July 19^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

NDI Version 5 is loaded with highly anticipated new features and unseen capabilities, because it was announced a month ago and hasn’t been released yet.