In Broadcast - July 2017 - 6
6 www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 7 - Issue 6 InNews Avid Releases Updated NEXIS USA: Avid has announced that the availability of Avid NEXIS enabling new collaborative shared storage workflows for professional audio production. New high-performance storage groups (HSPGs) deliver up to 28.8 GB/s of bandwidth in a single Avid NEXIS system, providing the throughput needed to handle full-resolution media for online editing workflows. Avid Pro Tools, digital audio workstation, is now qualified on Avid NEXIS, enabling audio creative teams to leverage this powerful media storage environment. TVNZ Selects Telestream Vantage NZL / USA: Telestream's Vantage Media Processing Platform is powering New Zealand's leading free to air broadcaster, Television New Zealand (TVNZ). TVNZ has installed multiple nodes of Vantage Transcode Pro Connect with the Advanced Avid option which enables delivery of files and metadata into Avid Interplay. The Vantage Array provides peer-topeer system management with fail-over and CPU-aware load balancing. Telestream worked closely with regional channel partner, Auckland-based Amber Technology. Orban Enhances Website Experience USA: Orban has redesigned its website under the original www. orban.com URL. "This new website reinforces the message that Orban is stronger than ever and will continue leading the world of audio processing for many years to come," said David Day, Orban President. The updated website offers simplified navigation and enhanced search capabilities for quick access to Orban's product line, dealer database, and technical support. Orban recommends clearing the browser history and cache to avoid issues. ENENSYS Completes TeamCast Acquisition E NENSYS has completed the acquisition of TeamCast for an undisclosed sum. The combined group will provide an extensive product and software range across Video Delivery Infrastructure, especially in ATSC3.0, DVB-T2 and DVB-S2/S2X. "The announcement of the acquisition was perceived very positively by the market," said Regis Le Roux, President and CEO of ENENSYS. "The fact that there is essentially no overlap in the product range makes it straightforward for our respective customers. And businesswise we already see traction from TeamCast's established presence in the USA market". Jean-Luc Pavy, Co-Founder of TeamCast said: "All discussions were very positive. We are two innovation driven companies, and as such our teams have a lot in common. The geographical proximity has facilitated the acquisition as both companies are based in Rennes, France, the European centre of excellence for Digital Video Networks companies." To maintain customer focus, ENENSYS confirmed that TeamCast will L-R: Jean-Luc Pavy, Regis Le Roux, Eric Pinson, Christophe Trolet, Guenhael Le Roch, Eric Deniau and Gérard Faria continue to operate as a standalone company. TeamCast Co-Founders Jean-Luc Pavy and Gérard Faria will keep strategic management positions within TeamCast. AJA Ships Ki Pro Ultra Plus A JA Video Systems is shipping Ki Pro Ultra Plus, its multichannel recorder offering one, two, three or four-channel simultaneous HD recording up to 1080 50/60p, or in single channel mode, 4K/UHD/2K/ Multi-channel recorder: AJA Ki Pro Ultra Plus HD recording and playback, with full Users can record four channels of HD HDMI 2.0 input and output (up to 12-bit simultaneously as ProRes files, each capture and output). with different compression profiles, to Ki Pro Ultra Plus captures pristine AJA Pak 1000, 512 or 256 SSD media, 4K/UHD and HD video to standard with eSATA options also available. production codecs including Apple Additionally, the channels can be ProRes and Avid DNxHD MXF. Housed displayed on Ki Pro Ultra Plus' LCD in a portable 2RU half-rack, it also screen as a quad split during capture offers extensive I/O flexibility and a for confidence monitoring, which can range of connectivity options from also be output over HDMI, SDI, fibre, 3G-SDI to HDMI 2.0 and fibre. and the device's web-based UI. Ki Pro Ultra Plus feature highlights include: HDMI 2.0 support for full 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 capture/output at up to 4K/ UHD 60fps; 12-bit support on input for Apple ProRes 4444 and ProRes 4444 XQ encoding and HDMI 2.0 input and output; and built-in Ki Protect technology to ensure recordings are secure. TV 2 is planning to move to brand new production facilities in Norway's second-largest city, Bergen, in 2017. The new facilities in Media City Bergen (MCB) will be IP-based, with an SDN core network for all live production and broadcast routing requirements.