Canon bolsters its cine servo lens line-up with the new CN20x50 – a high performance, ultra-telephoto zoom lens for sport and nature TV production. Leveraging Canon’s long-standing and unparalleled expertise in lens design, the CN20x50 delivers superb image quality and exceptional creative control, and is the first lens of its type to combine a built-in 1.5x extender, class-leading 20x magnification and a removable servo drive, with a native 50-1000mm focal range that expands to a huge 75-1500mm.

Panasonic announced the immediate availability of its highly-anticipated VariCam models, the VariCam 35 and VariCam HS.

Panasonic has announced the AJ-PX800, a new 2/3-inch, three-chip shoulder-mount camcorder with AVC-ULTRA recording. Weighing a little over 6 pounds, the PX800 is the industry’s lightest camcorder in its class. Delivering the trifecta of low weight, low power consumption and affordability, the PX800 is ideal for virtually all broadcasting needs as well as sports or live events. Built-in network functions support wired LAN, wireless LAN and 4G/LTE connections, enabling on-site preview, streaming and uploading data to a server quickly and easily at low cost with a PC/Mac, tablet or smartphone; or users can connect to the camera via WiFi to control, add or edit metadata, view proxies, or watch live streaming for logging or monitoring.

IBC2014, September 12, 2014 – Snell today introduced the xStream platform to provide realtime processing in the IP production environment. XStream is a software-based media processing engine that offers a cost-effective solution for customers looking to make the transition to IP production without losing continuity with existing workflows. The xStream platform and related products integrate with Snell’s forthcoming IP routing and control solution to make workflows as easy and intuitive as ever.

IBC2014, Booth 8.B70: Amsterdam, September 12, 2014 – Snell announced today the introduction of new web-based interfaces and apps for the industry-leading Morpheus automation, ICE channel in a box, and Momentum media asset management systems. Providing browser-based and mobile access to Snell products via a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, the new solutions enable control and monitoring from anywhere while reducing broadcasters’ cost of ownership and operational complexity.

Amsterdam, IBC Show, 12 September 2014: Sony today unveiled a new addition to its XDCAM range of solid state memory camcorders, the PXW-X200. The new camcorder is a successor to Sony’s PMW-200, which has been well received by many videographers and broadcasters due to the outstanding image quality offered by its 1/2 inch-type 3CMOS sensor and MPEG HD422 (50 Mbps) recording capability.

Amsterdam, September 12, 2014: Sony has today launched the PXW-FS7, the first 4K XDCAM camera to feature a Super35 CMOS sensor. Capable of shooting in 4K Quad Full HD (QFHD) and super slow-motion Full HD, the latest member of the XDCAM family has been designed for documentary, music video, online content creators and corporate filmmakers looking for beautiful picture quality and an unrivalled choice of recording formats.

Pixel Power has announced major enhancements to all of its product lines with the introduction of a new 64-bit hardware architecture and new version 10.0 software for all its systems. The new platform, which will make its first appearance at NAB 2014, will enhance the performance of all Pixel Power hardware products and provide the foundation for future feature enhancements on the company’s product roadmaps.

Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission critical applications, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the previously announced offer to purchase Grass Valley, a leader within the Broadcast market.
“We are extremely excited to have Grass Valley join the Belden family. By combining Grass Valley and Miranda, we will create the broadcast industry’s largest and most complete portfolio,” said John Stroup, CEO of Belden.

Quantel and Snell – two great companies with fantastic track records for innovation, quality and support – have combined to create a new force in the broadcast and media technology market.
The new organisation offers a more comprehensive product range – all existing products from Snell and Quantel will continue as there is zero product overlap between the two companies. The combined business has more regional offices facilitating local access and even better support across the world. Future products and systems will combine best in class technology from Quantel and Snell. The combined organisation has the scale, resources and expertise to respond quickly to new market demands.