In Broadcast - February 2015 - 14

www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 5 - Issue 2 | February 2015

InNews
Reuters & Perform
Global Sports Service
GBR: Perform and Reuters have
announced a strategic partnership.
The alliance will see Reuters sports
footage integrated into Perform's
video news service Omnisport
Ready. Omnisport journalists will
select stories from Reuters output
and voice it in multiple languages.
Content will be available via
Perform's
embeddable
video
player ePlayer. Reuters will have
a non-sports video news channel
in ePlayer. The Omnisport Uncut
video news service for broadcasters
will now be available to Reuters
broadcast news customers.

Christie Acquires
coolux Media
USA: Christie has acquired Colognebased coolux GmbH, a worldrenowned developer and supplier
of 3D compositing and rendering
systems, best known for its
Pandora's Box product family.
Christie said the company was
committed to supply "a total
solution for advanced applications
such as projection mapping,
broadcast delivery and all manner
of large-scale digital canvas
creation".
coolux will be integrated into
Christie's Global Market Solutions
team, maintaining its office in
Cologne, Germany.

APN Delhi Powers
Channel With GV
D

elhi's Access Press News (APN)
powers its 24/7 news channel
with a robust line-up of future-ready
solutions from Grass Valley.
The broadcaster's purchase includes
six LDX Flex advanced imaging
cameras, a K2 Summit media server,
EDIUS editing software, Densite signal
management system and a mixedformat routing switcher.
"Managing a 24/7 news channel is a
paramount responsibility. When news
breaks in the Delhi region, we want to
be the first to air it, so it's crucial for us
to have the most up-to-date newsroom
technologies in place," commented
RS Chauhan, Group Head BO&E, APN
India.

millions of viewers across the Delhi
region, delivering breaking news,
weather and business affairs.
This sophisticated combination of
newsroom technologies will enable
APN India to rely on a powerful
workflow
and
deliver
superb
programming without interruption,
which is crucial to the smooth running
of a 24/7 station.

Gripix System For GoPro
A

Vislink Partners On
HERO Transmitter
USA: Vislink and GoPro has
announced a partnership to
provide GoPro HERO4 cameras
with a professional grade, live,
HD wireless broadcast solution.
The two companies have been
working together on a transmitter
that is small enough to be worn
or mounted to provide novel
perspectives on live sports and
events. The solution will be
showcased during popular live
events this winter, including Winter
X Games 2015 Aspen, select AMA
Monster Energy Supercross events
and other live sporting events.

"We've
been
a Grass Valley
customer for many
years,
having
worked with their
LDK
range
of
cameras.
We're
always impressed
with their knowledge of the industry
and customer service, so when the
time came to upgrade our cameras,
the LDX Flex was the natural choice for
us.
The LDX Flex gives us stunning
image quality at a price that meets our
budget."
APN India's news channel is
broadcast entirely in Hindi and reaches

Six Grass Valley LDX Flex
cameras for Hindi channel

The ergonomically designed
Gripix Wi-Fi Trigger Handle

t CES, Gripix launched a system of
ergonomic accessories designed
to enhance the capabilities of GoPro
action cameras.
Gripix gives users the ability to start/
stop recording, smoothly without a jolt
or inhibiting creative image capture.
The Gripix quick change camera
mount options work together making a
GoPro camera simple to handle.
At the heart of the system is the
Gripix Wi-Fi Trigger Handle that is
ergonomically designed and soft to the
touch to maximise ease of handling.
Essential to the system is the
intuitive Swift-Lock adapter (patentpending) that offers quick yet secure
interchangeability when going from
one Gripix mount to the next.
The Gripix Wi-Fi Trigger Handle

houses GoPro's own legacy Wi-Fi or
new Smart Remote within the handle
via a hinged door and a recessed
viewing window shows the Wi-Fi
display screen.
Gripix also offers a modular system
of versatile camera mounting option
solutions.
The
Low-Pro
suitcase
grip
attachment swiftly locks to the Wi-Fi
Trigger Handle for handy positioning
low to the ground up to eye level.
A Hi-Top adjustable camera pole
mounts the Gripix Wi-Fi Trigger
Handle at one end of the lightweight
telescoping arm while the GoPro
mounts on the other end.
Coming soon is a Side Grip Cage
Attachment and more solutions will
slot in to the Gripix line later this year.

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