The biggest Brazilian live DJ show in 2020 took place in xR, as local DJ and musician Alok attracted 750,000 people to his ‘Alive’ live stream in December, also clocking seven million views on YouTube. The disguise xR workflow drove the music special with a vx 4 media server and two rx platforms enabling the show to incorporate content from leading render engines Unreal, Unity and Notch. Alok is one of the most prominent icons in the Brazilian electronic music scene.  He was named by Forbes Brasil as one of the most influential people under 30 in the country. Following the cancellations ...

Boston, MA – January 27, 2021 – EditShare, a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, has joined forces with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to deliver best in class media management and storage solutions using HPE ProLiant servers. With its world class platform technology, support, and international logistics capabilities underpinning the solution, HPE provides the perfect foundation by extending industry-leading security, performance and versatility for EditShare‘s current hardware needs and future product roadmap, achieving economies of scale. “EditShare customers can look forward to an increased pace of innovation, while taking advantage ...

Steve Urban becomes Vice President. Jeremy Gordon reelected Treasurer; Christopher Reeves reelected Sergeant-at-Arms. Studio City, California –  The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) has elected Steve Urban to a 2-year term as Vice President, succeeding Bernard Weiser. Additionally, Jeremy Gordon was reelected as Treasurer and Christopher Reeves as Sergeant-at-Arms in the organization’s annual Board elections. They join Mark A. Lanza, who continues in the role of President, as board officers. Newly-elected as Board members at large are Peter Albrechtsen, Amber Funk, Scott Jennings and Charles Maynes. Re-elected board members include Miguel Araujo, David Barber, Daniel Blanck, Perry La Marca, Paulette ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Jan. 26, 2021 – TVU Networks, the market and technology leader in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, today announced Allan Delaurier joined the company on Jan. 4 as vice president of sales for Canada and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Based in the greater Toronto area, he is focused on helping to meet the growing demand for TVU cloud-based and remote production solutions in both regions. A 20-year industry veteran, Delaurier most recently served as sales manager for Canada at Avid Technology, where he rebuilt the company’s sales team and developed strong relationships throughout ...

Cameras Proved Critical to the Station’s Virtual Production of Bucheron’s “Anthony Awards” SACRAMENTO, CA, JANUARY 27, 2021 — Since 1986, Access Sacramento has been providing community members with the technology and guidance to produce local television programming and content for the greater Sacramento area. A public access station that operates two channels across three cable systems, Access Sacramento offers state-of-the-art equipment and tools through its TV studio, digital media lab and equipment loan program. Among these is a trio of GY-HC900 CONNECTED CAM™ cameras from JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation. The cameras were selected as part of the ...

Fremont, CA – January 27, 2021 – Blackmagic Design today announced that the Chinese hit film “A Little Red Flower” was graded by Beijing based post house Homeboy using Blackmagic Design’s latest DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 and DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel. Directed by Han Yan, costarring Yi Yangqianxi and Liu Haocun, “A Little Red Flower”, the second installment of Han’s “Life Trilogy” and follow up to the 2015 comedy “Go Away Mr. Tumor!,” tells the touching story of two families battling cancer. After premiering on December 31, the film had grossed more than $123 million US dollars as of January 5 ...

Development of an Event Signaling and Management technology standard and perceptual quality metrics recognized by NATAS MediaKind will be honored at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards Ceremony   FRISCO, TEXAS – January 27, 2021 – MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, has won two Emmy® Awards for Technology and Engineering. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) National Awards Committee’s Technology & Engineering Achievement Committee recognizes MediaKind for ‘Pioneering Development of Event Signaling and Management API’ and ‘AI/Optimization for Real-Time Video Compression.’   The Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards are awarded for the ...

Stockholm, Sweden 27 January 2021: Vionlabs, the industry leading provider of AI-powered content analysis, announces new funding and hires following major growth in revenue and customers. The company’s growth is attributed to the global acceleration in demand for streaming services to differentiate their video offerings by analyzing the emotional structure of their content libraries and create personalized recommendations. Vionlabs increased its revenues year-on-year following a surge of 700% in its international customer roster. In order to maximize the effectiveness of its services and better support the needs of its customers, Vionlabs secured new funding which it is has already put ...