Polygon Labs, an innovative studio pushing the boundaries of interactive data applications and visual branding, has announced that one of its long-standing customers, APTN is using Polygon solutions for its news coverage of the Canadian Election. Based in Winnipeg, Canada, APTN is the world’s first national Indigenous broadcaster and connects with its audiences through genuine, inspiring and engaging entertainment on multiple platforms.

Cinegy has appointed ElectronicVerve as its exclusive master reseller for India. ElectronicVerve is a specialist in helping broadcasters and media organizations to design and implement IP workflows, ensuring a smooth transition as customers migrate from their legacy infrastructures. With its IP expertise and its strong relationships in the broadcast, gaming and corporate sectors, ElectronicVerve is strongly placed to help Cinegy meet the needs of a dynamic Indian market.

ATEME, the leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable TV, DTH, IPTV and OTT, today announced that Indian multi-system operator DL Gtpl Digital TV & Broadband Services (DL Gtpl) chose ATEME’s TITAN headend solution to upgrade its cable-TV platform.

Dejero and Dazzl are facilitating uninterrupted coverage for French production company, Sea Events, as it live streams the dramatic departures and arrivals of each stage of the Solitaire du Figaro sailing race, currently taking place over 1,830 miles across some of Europe’s roughest waters.

LiveU’s mobile broadcasting solutions have enabled an ambitious multi-cam live production that was managed by Rocket Beans Entertainment GmbH as part of the annual gamescom industry show. Organized as a joint venture between the Rocket Beans, Freaks 4U Gaming and INSTINCT3, the Gamevasion Championships took four popular German influencers to different locations in Hamburg where they competed in both video and physical games. Several camera crews followed the participants all around town, utilizing a total of 12 LiveU field units to deliver broadcast-grade live video back to a central control room where the feeds were mixed fully remotely. All LiveU technology as well as technical assistance was provided by netorium, LiveU’s trusted German distributor.

Rascular, designers of software-based powerful, customisable control and monitoring applications for third-party, professional video technologies, has today announced the launch of ViewMaster, a flexible and simple-to-use NDI® stream multiviewer. It joins the company’s RouteMaster and RouteMaster Lite NDI routing and stream management applications.

The MLB at Field of Dreams Game broadcast, produced by FOX Sports, in collaboration with MLB, was nothing short of a cinematic masterpiece paying homage to the renowned classic movie from Universal Pictures and relaying the excitement of live sports. Watched by nearly six million viewers, the FOX Sports production team pulled out all the stops to create a unique experience for global audiences. LiveU and T-Mobile played an integral role in the live production, enabling the two aerial production drones to output High Dynamic Range (HDR) over T-Mobile’s 5G network using a single 5G SIM card in LiveU’s LU800 production-level field unit and a LiveU 5G modem.

Advanced Systems Group today announced it has partnered with Vizrt to integrate the Viz Vectar Plus software-based live production switcher into ASG’s Virtual Production Control Room using Vizrt’s NDI (Network Device Interface) video-over-IP protocol. NDI is also a key component in the VPCR ecosystem.

Dejero has successfully enabled Italian production companyNextingto provide live coverage, edited highlight packages and high-quality interviews from the Summer Games in Tokyo to a range of Italian broadcasters.

Dejero and Montreal-based multi-media production company, Scratch Takes, were behind the successful live streaming of a new world record attempt for the highest number of caber tosses in one hour during the 45th annual Montreal Highland Games earlier this month; despite limited onsite network connectivity.

LiveU, the leader in live video streaming and remote production solutions, played a pivotal role in this year's Summer Games, bringing all the excitement and results live daily from Tokyo to viewers around the world. The Tokyo Games saw a 400% increase in LiveU deployment compared to Rio 2016, reflecting the growing trust and reliance on LiveU's solutions for high-quality, reliable and cost-effective live broadcasts, replacing traditional satellite and fiber methods for main event coverage as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes.

Video interface and IP workflow innovator Magewell today announced its new Magewell Cloud multi-device management software. Available free of charge for installation on an on-premises server or cloud hosting platform, the Magewell Cloud software provides centralized configuration and control of multiple Magewell IP encoders and decoders plus powerful stream management features including protocol conversion and SRT gateway functionality.

Neva SGR, Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s venture capital firm focused on the tech industry, is placing its bets on the growth of V-Nova, a high-growth company based in London but with Italian roots, operating in the compression of video and image data. Thanks to Neva First, the alternative investment fund managed by Neva SGR, V-Nova has completed its series C round, having raised a total of €33 million.

SEQUOIA, an R&D project partnership between iSIZE, the BBC R&D and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has been awarded £700k from Innovate UK following a competitive grant submission, and a rigorous review and award process (<5% acceptance rate). Innovate UK is part of UKRI, the national funding agency investing in science and industrial research in the UK.

LiveU announced today that global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired the Company from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. Details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, are not being disclosed.