The ultra-wide-angle lens AW-UE4 compact 4K pan/tilt/zoom camera from Panasonic is now available. With a 111° field of view and capable of video output through three interfaces (HDMI, LAN and USB), the AW-UE4 is ideal for large or small areas, from huddle spaces to lectures/meetings to esports production.

Litepanels has released the latest firmware update for Gemini 2x1. The upgrade expands a users' creative control with an extended colour temperature selection and a large library of popular gel colours, along with more extensive DMX and wireless control and other refinements.

Streamers like Disney+ and the upcoming HBO Max and Peacock rely heavily on their own or licensed content libraries to draw in subscribers. Nearly all broadcasters have access and use their content libraries to some extent, but according to new research by ATEME, many are failing to do so effectively.

Panasonic launches the AW-RP60GJ, a compact, hardware-based controller for the company’s complete line of professional pan/tilt/zoom remote cameras. The AW-RP60GJ is equipped with a 3.5-inch QHD 960 x 540 color LCD monitor to display a GUI menu screen with clear visibility, along with key camera information such as iris, zoom and focus. A larger, improved joystick facilitates comfortable pan/tilt operation, and supports up to 200 IP cameras, or up to five cameras connected via RS422.

As the largest privately held Spanish-language broadcaster in the US, Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media, Inc.), produces over 50 hours of original television programming each week. LBI Media’s fast-paced news studios require adaptable, quick to set up and easy to operate audio solutions. In order to shift focus as rapidly as the news itself, LBI Media relies on Calrec Audio’s Brio36 and Summa digital audio consoles.

At InterBEE 2019 in Japan, Fujinon was demonstrating their A 107x8.4 AF Outside Broadcast Lens with Auto Focus for the first time. This lens was originally announced prior to IBC in September and was only being shown under glass. Today we got to get some hands on time with the new lens and see how the auto focus system performed.

AJA Video Systems has announced at the InterBEE show, in Japan, the OG-12GDA-2×4, an openGear 12G-SDI distribution amplifier, featuring support for High Dynamic Range video and Ross DashBoard software for remote monitoring.

At Interbee 2019 in Japan, FXLION was showing what could well be the World’s smallest quad V-Lock battery charger. The very compact and lightweight quad battery charger (FX-NANO4S) is capable of charging four mini V-lock batteries simultaneously.

Sony Professional Solutions Europe has launched Optical Disc Archive Generation 3, the latest version of high capacity archive drive inclusive of USB desktop drive units (ODS-D380U), fibre-channel library drive units (ODS-D380F) and media cartridges (ODC5500R) developed for secure, long-term enterprise data storage.

The Tiffen Company has introduced two new 138mm full field diopters to their existing family of close up optics, expanding the options available for filmmakers and videographers.