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InNews
LTN Global
LTN Flex

USA: LTN Global has announced
that over the past three months, its
LTN Production business unit has
produced more than 50 college and
professional sports events using
its innovative LTN Flex at-home
production model.
Following the 2019 acquisition
of Niles Media Group, LTN claim
that LTN Flex offers the quality of
traditional broadcast production
at a price point that opens up new
content creation opportunities
for all levels of sports leagues and
organisations.

Zaxcom Nova
Software V2.0
USA: Zaxcom has launched
software version 2.0 for the Nova
recorder / mixer / receiver.
Version 2.0 increases the recording
track count from 12 to 16,
introduces an adaptive threshold
Automixer algorithm, support for
the Oasis control surface, a Walkie
Talkie interface, and a mirror file
list. As with all Zaxcom recorder /
mixers, it can mix and record any
combination of ISO's or mix tracks
to any of the 16 tracks.
The adaptive threshold Automixer
algorithm
helps
take
the
guesswork out of unscripted
dialogue - it automatically opens
and closes microphones so
dialogue is smooth with minimal to
no background noise.

Geneva Production
Gallery Desking
GBR / CHE: Custom Consoles has
completed a twin-desk project for
the Geneva offices of a globally
active service organisation.
Designed
and
supplied
in
partnership with Swiss broadcast
systems integrator Visuals, the
desks comprise an L-shaped
Module-R for use by up to five
production gallery operators
and a rectangular Module-R Lite
configured for two operators.
Visuals' Peter Sullivan said the
desks formed "a core part of a new
television studio" which is used for
a wide range of productions.

TVN24 Opts For Sony
PXW-Z750 Camcorders

P

oland's 24-hours news
channel TVN24, the largest
and the most-watched in the
country, has become the first
customer to receive ten Sony
PXW-Z750 4K camcorders to
future-proof its infrastructure
for advanced 4K/UHD output
and increase the agility of its
news broadcasting operations.
Jaroslaw Kielmel, Technology
Department
Director
at
TVN Discovery Polska said:
"Having invested in various
Sony broadcasting solutions over
the years, we were keen to work
with Sony to help us future-proof
our news production capabilities,
ready to migrate to 4K in the years to
come. We're incredibly impressed by

provides us with, the PXW-Z750
is fast becoming our go-to
camcorder for our 24-hour
news broadcasting operations."
As an existing Sony customer,
TVN24's
investment
into
the latest PXW-Z750 4K
camcorders will help replace
more than 80 PDW-700 and
PMW-500
Sony
shoulder
camcorders currently in use.
With the Z750 camcorders,
the news channel's production
team will now be able to shoot
Hiroshi Kajita, Sony's Head of Media Solutions, and in 4K, High Dynamic Range
Jarosław Kielmel, TVN's Chief Technology Officer
(HDR) and High Frame Rate
the picture quality of the PXW-Z750, (HFR), delivering 4K image quality
particularly when shooting in HD with high sensitivity and vivid colour
thanks to its 3CMOS sensors. Combined reproduction, ideal for news and live
with the increased flexibility it production.

Shine TV Expands Use of LiveU Tech

A

fter the success of the first series
of The Heist, Sky commissioned
a second series from UK production
company Shine TV.
Once again Shine turned to LiveU
to create an innovative production

gallery, as well capturing onscreen
footage, with the company also
deploying LiveU to create a flexible
nationwide filming and comms system
for its series, Hunted and Celebrity
Hunted.
LiveU's UK partner
Garland
Partners
oversaw technology
supply and provided
support. The filming
of this year's series
of The Heist differed
in two main ways:
the use of HEVC via
five LU600 units
and five LU300s;
Shooting
The Heist - Series 2
(Shine TV/LiveU)

and a significant increase in the use
of LiveU's smartphone app LU-Smart
with a 30% growth in footage captured
using this technology.
Executive Producer Tom Hutchings at
Shine TV, said: "We were excited to see
what difference HEVC made and it was
simply brilliant. The images were crisp
and clear even at 1Mbit/s; we were
very impressed."
Filming The Heist has unique
challenges as the groups of 'thieves'
must evade former real-world
detectives.
The challenge comes in having the
producer/directors see what the main
camera teams are shooting while also
being able to see what the thieves are
up to in order to tell the best story
possible.
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