Angenieux has announced a new range of Optimo prime lenses. The Angenieux Optimo Primes finally allow cinematographers to capture that signature Angenieux look in a complete 12 lens set that will match the companies range of zooms.

Hong Kong free-to-air broadcaster, ViuTV, is preparing itself for an Audio-over-IP (AoIP) future with the purchase of an Artemis Light console, a Brio12, a Brio36 and AoIP interfaces from Calrec. ViuTV produces a range of entertainment shows, known for its small-scale live performances and talk shows.

Cinegy will feature Cinegize, which uses Cinegy's Daniel2 GPU encoding technology to provide extremely low latency, purely software-based KVM-Over-IP; and Cinegy Air PRO 8K™ playout, now optimized to be extremely scalable both locally and in the cloud at Broadcast Asia 2019.

PHABRIX released the new AV Delay Generation and Analysis option for PHABRIX Sx handheld instruments. It offers an end-to-end solution for the measurement of audio to video differential delay through a broadcast chain.

Sony’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Edge Analytics solution, the REA-C1000, is now shipping. The new technology allows users to create video content in real time, without the need for specialized training, additional staff or equipment.

With a diverse customer base ranging from content creators and freelancers to large independent production companies and major broadcasters, VI Rental specialises in providing custom rental solutions to meet clients’ specific requirements. So far, numerous VI Rental clients — including “Food Unwrapped,” “Drive to Survive,” and other Netflix productions — have benefited from the flowtech tripod’s versatility, light weight, and easy operation. Rental Division of Leading UK Broadcast Equipment Provider Visual Impact Adds 40 flowtech100s and 18 Video 18 S2 Fluid Heads to Inventory.

ES Broadcast Hire, the company’s broadcast hire division, has announced the purchase of a large quantity of Panasonic’s AW-UE150 and AW-HE130 PTZ cameras, for high-end 4K and Full-HD remote production across a range of verticals. The Panasonic’s PTZ camera line-up has been recognised as an essential addition to ES Broadcast’s dry hire fleet, due to its industry leading position in the market.

Kanal D, a nationwide television channel in Romania, has acquired 33 Sony PXW-Z280 and PXW-Z190 professional 4K handheld camcorders in a bid to further bolster its wireless news production capabilities.

Paris-based TV sports channel L’Equipe’s main and secondary control rooms now respectively house new Calrec Audio Summa 36+8 and Brio36 mixing consoles, which are being used for live mixing, commentary and sports programming that includes cycling, biathlons, rallying, judo and the Pétanque Championships.

The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE deployed TVU Networks’ Nano Router and TVU Anywhere to contribute SDI video over wireless networks from the remote and difficult conditions of the Dakar Rally in Latin America live to the RTVE studio in Barcelona. The Dakar Rally is an off-road rally endurance race that has been going on for more than 40 years.