ITN Productions, the award-winning creative production arm of ITN, has chosen ChyronHego’s PRIME Graphics platform for a major English sports federation’s live OTT match coverage. PRIME Graphics is the universal graphics engine for ITN Productions’ new all-IP-based broadcast operation, which supports an expansion of the sports league’s OTT service into the U.K. with live streaming of more than 1,800 matches every season.

Eredivisie, as the top league in Dutch football, is the latest major European football league to adopt ChyronHego’s award-winning TRACAB™ optical tracking system. Eredivisie is using TRACAB to collect and share real-time data on player and ball movements for every match, enabling powerful insight on team and player performance for all 18 Eredivisie clubs, as well as other stakeholders.

Virgin Media Television in Ireland has deployed Pixel Power StreamMaster BRAND, a powerful new branding and graphics playout platform following a requirement for a new graphics system that would deliver efficiencies across the design and transmission departments, automatically handle schedule changes with the right graphics and branding, and offer the ability to easily override the system with a simple user interface in a ‘breaking news’ situation.

Pixel Power, the global automation, branding and graphics innovator, is increasing support for IBC TV, the on-site broadcaster at IBC2018, with two important additions: a Pixel Power graphics workflow automation system that frees edit suite time and resources and a bespoke software application in partnership with BG+C to automate the IBC Info Channel production & delivery.

Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID), the leading technology provider of software tools and platforms that power the media and entertainment industry, today announced that European Athletics is relying on the award-winning Avid Maestro™ | Designer for advanced 3D graphic design and branding in the international television broadcasts of the European Athletics Championships. The European Athletics Championships is part of the inaugural European Championships, a major new multi-sport event hosted in Glasgow and Berlin from August 2-12.

Sonnet Technologies today announced the Echo™ 11 Thunderbolt™ 3 Dock, the company’s latest product in its comprehensive line of Thunderbolt 3 expansion products. Compatible with both Mac®- and Windows® systems, the slim desktop dock connects a user’s multiple peripheral devices and links them to their computers through the included Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable. Through the same cable, the Echo 11 delivers up to 87 watts to charge and power compatible notebook computers, such as the MacBook Pro® 15-inch computer, allowing users to leave their computer’s power adapter packed away when connected to the dock.

Polar Graphics Ltd are pleased to announce that Peter Kavanagh has joined their team as Technical Director.

Peter has been in the industry for 28 years working in such companies as Sony, Snell, DPS, Digital Rapids and Harris/Imagine .

Pixel Power, the global automation, branding and graphics innovator, is extending its highly customisable, evolutionary platform with a new set of functionality. StreamMaster PRODUCE will be launched at IBC2018 and builds on both the company’s 30-year track record in graphics excellence with its modular, software defined media processing technology platform.

MagStor Announce the Appointment of Polar Graphics as Their Exclusive UK & European Distributor

MagStor and Polar Graphics have teamed up to develop and grow MagStor’s business in the UK and European markets.

Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic eGPU, a high performance graphics processor for pro creative software such as DaVinci Resolve, 3D games and VR. Designed in collaboration with Apple, the Blackmagic eGPU features a built-in Radeon Pro 580, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, HDMI 2.0, 85W of charging power and four USB 3.1 connections. It comes in an integrated design that brings high-end desktop class graphics processing to MacBook Pro for professional video workflows, 3D games and immersive VR. And, the Blackmagic eGPU is the first to support Thunderbolt 3 displays.

At BroadcastAsia2018 (26–28 June, Suntec Singapore), Imagine Communications will showcase technologies designed to help media companies successfully navigate an industry in transition. To underline its depth of support to the flourishing Asia-Pacific market, Imagine will present its demonstrations in collaboration with two local partner companies: Broadcast Engineering Services Pte. Ltd. (Level 6, booth 6F3-04) and Broadcast Technology Ltd. (Level 4, Booth 4T1-01).

Sonnet Technologies today announced the Solo10G™ PCIe® Card, the latest product in the company’s expanding line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) solutions. The Solo10G card adds lightning-fast 10GbE network connectivity to any Mac®, Windows®, or Linux® computer with PCI Express® (PCIe) slots, and to Mac and Windows computers with Thunderbolt™ ports when the card is installed in a Thunderbolt to PCI Express card expansion chassis. This Sonnet adapter card enables users to easily connect their computers via copper cables to high-speed network infrastructure and storage systems using the 10GbE standard, while its performance, wide compatibility, and simple setup make it ideal for use in a variety of workflows and environments.