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In today’s environment, live productions frequently require creative teams to work remotely due to on-site limitations and travel restrictions, and cloud-based solutions are playing a key role in enabling effective distributed production workflows, while driving down costs and increasing efficiencies. On the show today we are talking to Mike Cronk from Grass Valley about GV AMPP, a scalable SaaS p...

Multi format real time ingest, working remotely, controlling multiple interfaces and ingest services, and generating all versioning for the various archive and post production processes can be challenging and on KitPlusTV today we are talking to Lewis Kirkaldie about Cinegy Capture.  We look at how the solution can work for people who aren’t yet in the cloud, how much it takes to run the software,...

Catch up with KitPlus TV news on another another eventful week in the world of Broadcast and Pro AV where we give a quick venue insight of the 6th July KitPlus Show plus a shout out to the third BaM Live event on 23rd and 24th June from the IABM. Industry news starts with Norway’s biggest commercial broadcaster, TV 2 Norway, choosing the Grass Valley Kaleido-IP Video Multiviewer as part of its mig...

On KitPlus TV today we look at three announcements from AJA for their PAK Dock Pro media reader, the v4.1 firmware release for the FS-HDR HDR/WCG Converter and an update to the Mini-Config. Bryce Button is with us to explain it all....as well as a few wine suggestions! 17th June 2021

On today's show we welcome back Malcolm Harland from LiveU to look at the main trends they have seen over the last 18months and the launch of LiveU 360. 16th June 2021

On KitPlus TV Today we're talking powerful and intelligent storage solutions where in the the turmoil of COVID19 more and more companies are having to work out how to cater for their previous on-premise staff now working remotely, seeking a solution that can work in conjunction with current on-premise storage to give remote workers a seamless in-office experience.  To tell us about the challe...

On this week's KitPlus TV news round up we invite you to register for the upcoming KitPlus Show on 6th July at MediaCityUK, check out www.kitplusshow.co.uk... and then in the news we report on Nixer Pro Audio introducing the RL256 Monitor, music label Scruff of the Neck broadcasting live using the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Extreme and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and Mo-Sys™ Engineering rele...

The past year and half has really accelerated the demand for the uptake of cloud solutions for broadcasters and today we are looking at what could be the next logical step for remote production in newsgathering and media production. Today we are talking with Andy Clipsham from Dejero about one of the biggest challenges for remote production workflows, the technology that exists to ensure critical...

After your camera and lenses, it could be argued that the next most important item in your camera kit is your tripod. It has to be secure, smooth and lightweight and today we are talking to the company behind what claims to be the lightest video tripod in the world... the LIBEC NX. 9th June 2021

On the show today we are chatting to a company known for solving those remote production workflow headaches and another for graphics and overlay solutions onto live streams. With us are Adam Leah from nxtEdition and Mike Ward from Singular Live who have recently announced a partnership. If you're looking for graphics and overlays onto your live remote production stream then this is one to wat...

KitPlus TV news round up is back and this week features news from IBC with new dates for 2021 and the KitPlus Show plans for an event on 6th July this year. In industry news we report on the Salrayworks (NDI PTZ) and Digibox partnership, Pliant Technologies adding new features to MicroCom XR digital wireless intercom and Jose from Libec tells us why you should take a look at the Libec NX Series of...

Forget CBILS, forget Bounce Back Loans, now we're talking RLS, the Government Recovery Loan Scheme and with us to give all the insight is Paul Robson from Medialease. We're asking who the RLS is open to, how to apply, turnover limits, Government contributions as well as other funding options open to SME's and smaller companies. 4th June 2021

As Marshall introduce another new camera to their line-up (the CV568 and CV368) we catch up with Tod Musgrave from Marshall to give us all the information behind the latest release and why global shutter technology was appropriate to their cameras.  3rd June 2021

Today we're talking with David Ross from Ross Video about the last 12 months, how they are surviving the pandemic and whether the last year has been merely a bump in the road or will it signal a fundamental change in how we produce content going forwards? We look at efficiencies, robotics, automation and the Ross formula that has recently fuelled a massive employment drive for the global comp...

With the transition in broadcast towards an IP infrastructure and many broadcasters taking the leap to an all-IP facility then choosing a control system is probably one of the most important decisions to make, with signals that need to be routed and switched, whether that is a production facility, a playout centre, a regional broadcast station, or an OB truck.  In the world of SDI there are lots o...

With a lot of data and analytics generated on every single game, athlete or sport it's become an integral part of Live Sports broadcast. How do companies who generate this data decide on what kind data and analytics needs to be generated and how is the data and analytics delivered to the consumer?  On KitPlusTv today we are speaking with Christian Marko, Chief Innovation Officer of OPTA Stats...

On the KitPlusTv News roundup today we spotted our friends at the IABM have been shortlisted as a finalist for the International Association of the Year, Soho Editors are on the look out for advanced premier pro & After effects freelancers and Tyrell have been appointed as a new partner for Haivison in the UK and Ireland.  We’ve got featured news Ciaran from Rohde & Schwarz with the latest...

Today on KitPlusTv we catch up with Marc Risby from Boxer where we discuss the 'new normal' and following our ‘Apollo 13’ moment in the industry where new workflows were created on a wing & a prayer how we want to make these more robust. We've all threw a lot at getting through the last year and we’re now getting back to work, what will stick and what will we be glad to forget?

On today's show we speak with Mike Crimp, CEO of IBC who is joined by, for his first appearance on KitPlusTV, IBC Director Steve Connolly about the plans for IBC 2021. We're covering issues such as when we’re going see a decision on date and on what criteria that will be based on, what the show floor might look like, the visitor experience and are the help on offer for exhibitors to make...

Microphones for broadcast production undergo a large amount of stress during their working life. They're packed in & out of bags, tugged and pulled, and in some cases, exposed to extreme conditions in the name of capturing the perfect take. Whatever production you're working on, you need a reliable microphone system that can take whatever you might throw its way. When the red light i...

From the home of Dante and audio networking, today on itPlusTV, we're chatting to Glensound MD Marc Wilson. During the interview we are looking at the Glensound products that have allowed news reporters, journalists and commentators to work at home during the last 12 months or so with products like the Glensound Inferno commentary box. We'll also look at the Divine speaker, its developme...

On KitPlusTV News this week we feature Alison from Pebble after the launch of Pebble Control, Freddy from Nugen Audio tells us about Stereoizer Elements, Ciaran from Rohde & Schwarz announces the introduction of strategic new IP-related multiviewer functionalities within R&S®PRISMON and NVP joins forces with innovative start-up HiWay Media with Ivan Pintabona CTO of NVP telling us more. Mr...

The approach to building systems for broadcast and professional video workflows today is somewhat different to how it would have been only a few years ago. The technology driving the industry forward was evolving at an alarming rate, and then of course The Pandemic Effect and all of this means that flexibility, efficiency, reliability and support is that much more important. Today we’re joined by...

Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London recently embarked on an ambitious project with Altered Images and Newtek to keep the Gold Medal Competition from being missed... for the first time since 1915! So how did they do it, what technologies made it possible, how did the talent react and what will be the lasting legacy of introducing all of this because of the Pandemic threatening to stop t...

Today we're talking with John Johnson (JJ) from HHB about the last 12 months, remote working, Dolby Atmos and the industry trends they have seen. Changes in how people work might remain permanent. starting off as a bit of a scramble, physically getting voice over kit to the talent at home with go bags, stock limits of high quality mics, no engeineers on site, through to building a Dolby Atmos...