In Broadcast - July 2017 - 6

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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
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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.
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://www.enensys.com/ https://www.enensys.com/ https://www.aja.com/products/ki-pro-ultra-plus http://www.orban.com http://www.orban.com http://videoclarity.com/
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