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sophisticated web analysis for internet television and radio broadcastersIdeal for live-event or VOD integration and general website real-time stats

Get Hip & BeSquare

ATLONATechnologies

Q-BallRobotic Mini Cam

YelloBrik3Gbit SDI to HDMI

Vision MixTactile Switching

IP KVMCAT 5/6/7

GoSquaredreal-time stats

ITX PlayoutMiranda solution

Studio 500from Livestream

UltraCagefrom RedRock Micro

Synologyaffordable storage

Sony VegasPro version 12

with GoSquared analytics for Broadcasters

4K for under 1K€Blackmagic Design's 4K DeckLink Extreme card comes in at around 1K (Euros), for the currency traders among you, a little back-to-back arbitrage could mean acquiring this beauty for even less.

At 4 times the resolution of 1080 HD and a copy of DaVinci resolve free to grade your masterpeice, you can overthrow governments with your inspired film production! The Dual Link 3Gb/s SDI connections easily handle 4:4:4 video, 1080p60 frame rates and dual stream 3D stereoscopic capture and playback as well as full resolution 4K monitoring.

So, hook your DeckLink 4K Extreme card up to an LG OLED TV monitor and start blowing minds!

Get Square Daddy-oThe mad scientists at GoSquared Labs in the UK have created one of the most sophisticated and certainly the funkiest real-time analytics packages for website monitoring. Easy to understand layouts give you access to all your key data to know who is visiting your site(s), when and how. For small, medium and large internet broadcasters the live MapView can easily be integrated in to your workflow and any native app you use where you can retrieve an IP address from MapView will allow you to visualize user locations and habits immediately. By integrating this Bond-like app into your set-top-box network for example, you can easily monitor all vital information that would otherwise require costly end-point licences from middleware providers. So, Get Hip and Get Square with GoSquare. Full article coming in Plug & Playout Magazine.

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Livestream Studio 500Livestream have entered the studio-in-a-box market with their new live HD switcher the Livestream Studio 500. The compact Samsonite style briefcase contains everything you need to stream live including 5 in and 5 out SDI, HDMI, Component, S-Video and Composite connections. Built to television standards the Livestream Studio 500 offers real-time multi viewing, cut and fade, graphics overlay, video clip playback and recording and full audio support.

The unit is SMPTE standards compliant and with built-in encoder offers live event broadcasters a truly portable solution.

Netia Content Management and DeliveryPunch above your weight with Netia management and content delivery systems.

Netia is a GlobeCast company and subsidiary of France Telecom a leading provider of content management and transmission services to the global broadcast industries with Netia CMS used in over 200 installations in 40 countries worldwide, so if you need a robust carrier-grade solution for your channel(s) be sure to check out the wide range of services from Netia.

Other products and services worth checking out include Radio-Assist for digital radio broadcasters.

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IT-based Automated PlayoutMiranda Technology's iTX is one of the most advanced IT-based automated playout platforms available for linear and on-demand television. The streamlined end-to-end workflow offers ingest, content management, archiving, monitoring, interfacing to traffic and transmission control and is a high-end product for top-tier facilities and replaces proprietary broadcast playout and processing with enterprise level IT servers resulting in significant reduction in space and power requirements plus simplified maintenance. If you need enterprise level end-to-end playout take a serious look at Miranda's iTX platform.

Cage the Beast with RedRock Micro RedRock Micro have introduced the UltraCage|Blue for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. An essential accessory for the BMCC that adds zero width to the camera and its modular design allows a build-out of the rig to satisfy all types of shooting styles.

The UltraCage comes in several pre-designed rigs including the ultraEvent, ultra Field Cinema Bundle and the ultraStudio bundle.

Take your rig to the next level by adding accessories such as the powerPack, backPack, rigLight, and microTies cable management to fit all budgets.

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Synology DiskStation StorageSynology's RS and DS range of desktop and rack mount storage servers for home and business work groups offer excellent value for internet broadcast businesses. The DiskStation DS112 is 10 times faster than USB 2.0 and offers not only affordable network storage but also features a built-in mail server, USB printer sharing and can act as a VPN server giving you secure access to your assets from remote shooting locations and also has a nifty app for iPhone, iPad, and Android users to connect via the internet.

There's a lot more to Synology products than meets the eye and offer internet broadcasters a unique solution that goes far beyond simply storing and retrieving assets. Check out their rack mount range and discover everything from cross platform file sharing to virtualization that gives Synology products a five star rating for flexibility and price.

Wireless Follow Focus SystemAnother leap forward for new generation film makers is the microRemote Wireless Follow Focus from RedRock Micro.

The all digital system is claimed to be the first to employ iPhone/iPod Touch to control all aspects of focus and works with virtual all lenses.

The microRemote is a complete modular system that brings together all the traditional components for world-class wireless focusing and adds ground breaking hardware and software advances in one incredibly affordable solution.

Features include real-time view of focus, DOF, subject distance, adjustable hard stops can be tethered or untethered, still lenses can calibrate to full cinema rotation for precise focusing and is Apple certified, if that is any consolation!

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Next Gen IPTV STB'sAmino Communications is a UK based manufacturer of IPTV set-top-boxes powered by the latest Intel processors and offering affordable triple-play solutions to telcos and IPTV channels. The Aminet A140 and A540 units should be of special interest to internet television operators by providing a cost effective STB deployment solution to establish a local community tv station footprint for example. The aminet A540 includes a large capacity hard drive and PVR functionality. New OTT features include HTML5 audio and video tags to support the H.264 codec in .flv and mp4 formats and the unit is supported by an extensive supplier network of middleware applications including conditional access, browsers and DRM options. Full review coming in Plug & Playout Magazine

Sony Vegas Pro 12Sony Vegas Pro is by far the most intuitive and under rated NLE on the market. Its capabilities are impressive and remain largely invisible for unknown reasons. Perhaps it's because rival NLE's make more marketing and promotional waves, perhaps it's because there's a real lack of official videos showing how this unique NLE can be when used in major television and film production work, but where ever the problem of visibility lies the brilliance of this editor cannot be underrated. Its ease of use goes beyond FCP and Premier Pro and offers editors an instinctive workflow. Sony Vegas Pro 12 raises the bar further with drag-and-drop editing for formats including SD, HD, 2K, 4K and stereoscopic 3D and with an ever expanding range of 3rd party plugin's Sony Vegas goes from strength to strength. Complimentary products include Acid Pro and Sound Forge audio tools that provide editors and post houses with an integrated end-to-end workflow.

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