Insight TV, the world’s leading 4K UHD HDR broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has announced the launch date and exciting new production details for the second series of its eagerly anticipated reality show, THRU. The 8 x 44-minute series, which sees two teams of nine brave competitors trek through highly challenging terrain following a straight line from point-A-to-point-B, will air on Insight TV and Insight.TV on 11th December 2018. Following the Blue Team’s series one victory in Greece, which saw Daniel and Ionut win more than twenty thousand euros in prize money, this year’s challenge takes place ...

Copenhagen, Denmark, November 20, 2018 – As community-based SFX marketplace A Sound Effect (www.asoundeffect.com) celebrates its fourth year in business, the independent sound effect market has never been stronger. The number of sound libraries continue to grow, with some weeks seeing up to 10 new releases from a worldwide community of sound effects creators. Sound designers and editors are increasingly turning to these specialized SFX libraries to enhance their existing libraries and spark creativity. A Sound Effect is now home to a highly-curated collection of more than 2000 individual sound effects libraries, covering everything from ambiences, animal and creature sounds ...

    Red Giant’s Annual 24-Hour Blowout Sale is Back on December 4th; 40% Off Everything in the Red Giant Online Store & Major Giveaways Coming Your Way For 24 hours only get 40% off all Red Giant VFX, motion graphics and filmmaking plugins for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and more. Spread the word and enter for a chance to win free software.   Portland, OR – NOVEMBER 20, 2018 – Red Giant today announced that its annual year-end blowout sale will return for 24 hours only on December 4th. From 8:00 a.m. PST ...

Weybridge, UK, November 20th, 2018 – Pebble Beach Systems, a leading automation, content management and integrated channel specialist, today announced that tpc Switzerland AG (technology and production center), the foremost broadcast service provider in Switzerland, has selected Pebble Beach Systems Marina automation and Dolphin integrated channel technology for the new, state of the art, IP-based facility which is currently under construction in Zürich. An independent subsidiary of SRG SSR (Swiss Broadcasting Corp), tpc Switzerland is responsible for production and technology for SRF (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen—Swiss Radio and Television). Scheduled to open in autumn 2019, the pioneering new broadcast facility ...

Pac-12 Networks, the sports media production arm of the prestigious Pac-12 Conference, is on a mission to transform the sports fan experience – reaching more viewers, at more locations, and on more devices. Their new approach takes advantage of AWS cloud technologies, including AWS Elemental Media Services, to re-imagine core master control production workflows as well as content archive, personalization, and monetization. The innovations demonstrate that higher-quality services can bring greater fan engagement and enhanced advertising revenue. By tying together a standardized video encoding source that feeds a comprehensive cloud production workflow and distribution network, Pac-12 Networks stands at the ...

Harmen Sipkema, producer and owner of Polycorp Media, has installed PMC MB2 monitors in his studio in The Hague and is using them to record, mix and post produce radio jingles. “As someone who both composes and mixes, these monitors are ideal because they provide a good balance between an analytical and honest sound and a stimulating pat-on-the-back sound,” he explains. “I’ve never had – or heard – a monitoring system that gives me so much in each of these aspects.” Founded in 1999, Polycorp Media provides a base from which Sipkema can conduct his creative audio work. His studio ...

New features of Dejero Control include automated and customizable metadata, expanded device sharing, and workflow automation   [Waterloo, Ontario, November 20, 2018] — Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions that provide video transport and Internet connectivity while mobile or in remote locations, has launched a range of new features within its cloud-based management system, Dejero Control. The expanded capabilities of Control further simplify the workflows of broadcasters and content providers enabling expanded device sharing and metadata generation.   Automated and customizable clip metadata Leveraging the integrated cloud workflow, a new automated and customizable recorded clip metadata feature allows users in ...

With Sky having commissioned Shine TV to produce the latest in ground-breaking factual entertainment – The Heist – the producers were faced with a considerable production challenge and, with the help of LiveU’s UK partner Garland Partners, found LiveU to be the perfect answer. Garland Partners oversaw technology supply and provided support. The Heist, which airs on Sky One from 9th November 2018, is a brand new factual entertainment format, produced by the company behind the Channel 4 series Hunted and The Island with Bear Grylls. The show is set in North Yorkshire, UK, in the town of Thirsk, and ...

Multiple lighting effects and optimum output power offer endless creative possibilities Edison, NJ – November 19, 2018 – The new Polaroid RGB LED camera and camcorder light offers photographers and videographers a professional, portable LED light system with powerful output for 99.00 USD. With a wide array of settings to create different moods, atmospheres, color backgrounds and special lighting effects, the easy-to-use light allows photographers to control and fine-tune the light source focus to capture the perfect shot every time. The free companion app allows users to fully control all aspects of the light, including color, brightness and saturation, for a fast and efficient ...

The 13 annual Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Awards took place tonight, honoring the accomplishments of industry luminaries, behind-the-scenes artists and outstanding engineering teams. The HPA Awards set the bar for creative and technical achievement, recognizing individuals and companies for outstanding contributions made in the creation of feature films, television, commercials, and entertainment content enjoyed around the world. Awards were given to talented individuals and teams working in twelve creative craft categories, including color grading, sound, editing and visual effects for commercials, television and feature film. Victoria Alonso, EVP Production of Marvel, was honored with the HPA Charles S. Swartz Award, and special ...

Fremont, CA – November 19, 2018 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Austin, Texas based full service production studio Zodiac Studios is using an ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K live production switcher and Video Assist 4K monitor/recorders for its ongoing Austin Music Live series. Cofounded by Robert Calder, owner and executive producer at Zodiac Studios, along with Producer and Creator David Christopher, the live streamed series celebrates the rich and diverse local talent that makes Austin the live music capital of the world. Austin Music Live supports and fosters the city’s $2 billion music tourism industry. Now in its third season, Austin ...

LOS ANGELES — Nov. 19, 2018 — Broadcast’s advanced monitoring and control solutions provider, SuiteLife Systems of California, has announced a partnership with DAC System SA, the Switzerland-based manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high-quality RF signal monitoring sensors and related technologies. DAC System builds an end-to-end monitoring system with which television and radio broadcasters measure RF power and signal quality in the channel combiners in transmitter rooms and in the antenna systems installed at the towers. “At SuiteLife Systems we continually seek to seamlessly expand the features and functionality of our ‘Manage, Monitor, and Control’ automation solutions, so we are ...

Insight TV, the world’s leading 4K UHD HDR broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has revealed that it has renewed its partnership with leading Pan-European satellite Pay TV operator M7 Group, expanding the deal to include German DTH subscribers. This announcement continues to highlight Insight TV’s strong commitment to growth and to delivering its content to a growing number of viewers around the world. The expanded partnership will see Insight TV’s UHD and HD channels offered to Diveo platform customers in Germany with fully localized feeds, in addition to the continued availability through M7 Group’s satellite TV platforms including: ...

Studio adds Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer Evan Benjamin and prepares to offer Dolby Atmos service as it benefits from New York’s production boom. NEW YORK— Sound Lounge is expanding its Film + Television division, which provides sound editorial, ADR and mixing services for episodic television, features and documentaries. The studio is upgrading the division’s main mix stage to support editing and mixing in the immersive Dolby Atmos format. It has also added veteran supervising sound editor, designer and re-recording mixer Evan Benjamin to its team. Benjamin is best known for his work in documentaries, including the acclaimed feature doc, RBG, ...

Koncept VR teams with Chapter Four to deliver spatial sound for unique virtual reality experience. NEW YORK CITY—Creative boutique Chapter Four recently applied its expertise in spatial sound to place consumers in the middle of the Disney’s hit Broadway spectacle Aladdin. Working under the direction of virtual reality studio Koncept VR, Chapter Four produced the soundtrack for a 3-minute VR video in which Aladdin’s cast performs the show-stopping number Friend Like Me. The work included recording the performance, creating a host of nuanced sound effects, and blending it all into an immersive soundscape. Viewers watching the piece through virtual reality ...

Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer Will Files and his sound team helped bring ‘Venom’ to life. Culver City, Calif.  – Box office hit, Venom, from Columbia Pictures, was among the first films to have its sound work completed through Sony Pictures Post Production Services’ expanded facilities on the studio lot in Culver City. Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer Will Files and his crew used a new theater-style sound design suite to create sound effects for the film, which stars Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as both the alien symbiote Venom and its human host, Eddie Brock. Bringing Venom ...

Fremont, CA – November 16, 2018 – Blackmagic Design announced today Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4.21 now supports Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink 8K Pro, DeckLink Duo 2 and DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G capture and playback cards. DeckLink SDK binaries and source code from Epic will also now be available free to download on the company’s Unreal Engine Marketplace. Unreal Engine is the most used real time engine providing the highest quality solution for creating virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences in the world. It is a complete suite of creation tools designed to meet the most ambitious artistic visions while being flexible enough ...

Vinten and Sachtler: flowtech100 Carbon-Fiber Tripod flowtech100 is the newest addition to the award-winning flowtech carbon-fiber tripod range. Compatible with all major 100mm fluid heads, flowtech100 supports a payload of up to 30 kilograms (66 pounds), making it the ideal tripod for electronic newsgathering, field production, and a wide range of commercial, educational, and documentary productions. Like its predecessor, flowtech75, flowtech100 is based on an exclusive carbon-fiber technology that includes the world’s fastest-deploying tripod legs. With unique quick-release brakes conveniently located at the top of the tripod, the flowtech100 legs can be deployed simultaneously and adjust automatically to the ground’s ...