Film and Broadcast News for Media Experts

NEP Acquires Logistics Company SOS Global Express

NEP Group announced that it has acquired SOS Global Express (“SOS”), an independent international freight forwarding and full-service logistics company that specializes in supporting clients in broadcast, entertainment, music, and professional sports teams and leagues. [Read more]

News: Production

disguise solutions power Ariana Grande’s Sweetener Tour

Ariana Grande’s Sweetener World Tour is underway with disguise 4x4pro media servers and OmniCal projector-calibration engine playing a key role in facilitating the ethereal, galaxy-themed visuals on stage. [Read more]

News: Production

NEP UK Powers Up ‘The Circle’

NEP UK, provider of outside broadcasting, fixed rig, remote production and media workflow solutions, has played a critical role as key technical partner for a second year for the largescale production of Studio Lambert’s social media reality TV series, The Circle, for Channel 4. NEP deployed over 135 cameras, the largest number of cameras NEP has deployed on a single production. [Read more]

News: Technology

Portugals´ SIC stays with RTS intercom

The move to a new state-of-the-art home gave SIC, Portugal’s first private television station, the opportunity to review its operations and invest in a range of new technology. While the broadcaster made many changes to its workflow, it decided to remain with RTS, the intercom brand that it has been using since the station’s launch. [Read more]

News: Technology

Best of Show Award for RoboEye2

At the IBC 2019 Telemetrics, a specialist in camera robotics and control products, boldly addressed customers looking to reduce the cost of highly precise camera robotics systems with the introduction of the PT-CP-S5 Compact Robotic Pan/Tilt Head and PT-RE-2 “RoboEye2”. The integrated PTZ Camera System received the “Best Of Show’ award vom TVB Europe. [Read more]

News: Business

FOR-A Finalizes VSG Investment

FOR-A has finalized its full strategic investment in Variant Systems Group (VSG), a provider of live broadcast production tools for the sports media and entertainment industry. FOR-A and VSG have also finalized a global distribution agreement whereby FOR-A will offer, on an exclusive basis throughout the world, VSG’s Envivo sports and live event replay solution. [Read more]

News: Job + Career

MediaKind appoints Allen Broome as Chief Technology Officer

MediaKind announces the appointment of Allen Broome as CTO. Broome brings more than 20 years of media technology leadership and software expertise to MediaKind and was previously VP Cloud Engineering at Comcast Cable. [Read more]

News: Technology

RTS debuts RVON+ card and PAP-5032 program assign panel

According to RTS Intercom the two new products RVON+ card and the PAP-5032 Program Assign Panel are demonstrating the brand’s ongoing commitment to backwards compatibility, long-term customer support, innovative new products and foundational platforms that are built for the future. Both products received their official debut at the recent IBC 2019 exhibition in Amsterdam. [Read more]

News: Job + Career

Liz Corbin becomes EBU Deputy Media Director and Head of News

Liz Corbin, currently Head of News for BBC World News, has been appointed Deputy Media Director and Head of News for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), effective from January 2020. Jeff Dubin, the EBU's current Head of News, will leave the EBU after nearly 30 years of service. [Read more]