Leader Electronics has expanded the feature set of its ZEN Series SDI/IP range of waveform monitors and rasterizers. As well as enhanced IP test and measurement capabilities, the newly introduced Version 6.5 software adds extra capabilities that SDI-based customers have been requesting. Among these are additions to the vectorscope toolset which is now equipped to display a color bar scale and an HDR transfer characteristic.

BirdDog has announced the immediate availability of its cloud-based NDI remote delivery and management software, BirdDog Cloud 3.0 along with a new website for customers to access Cloud 3.0 - www.BirdDog.cloud

Chyron has unveiled PRIME 4.6, the latest release of its software-based live production platform that offers enhanced capabilities to support uncompressed production workflows in the cloud.

AJA Video Systems has released new firmware updates that bring improvements to the OG-Hi5-4K-Plus, OG-HA5-4K, and OG-12GM openGear cards, which support an expansive range of signal conversion needs spanning broadcast, production, post, and live events.

AJA Video Systems released BRIDGE LIVE v1.13.2, a new update that expands NDI capabilities and introduces new performance enhancements for AJA’s multi-channel UltraHD (UHD) and HD live video solution for remote production, contribution, collaboration, streaming, and delivery. BRIDGE LIVE v1.13.2 adds new features to simplify streaming workflows, including support for NDI discovery servers and NDI groups, enabled 4K NDI output at 60fps, new MBAFF H.264 interlace detection capabilities, and expanded NDI input support for more than 100 sources.

Panasonic has announced a next-generation 4K PTZ camera which the company says offers high-quality video production shooting in an easy-to-use design. The AW-UE160W/K provides great low-light image capture perfect for broadcasting, live events, streaming, and overall video production.

The XLI Men's European Basketball Championship was held in Germany, the Czech Republic, Georgia and Italy from 1st to 18th September 2022 under the title EuroBasket 2022. The event is organised by the European Basketball Confederation (FIBA Europe) and the basketball federations of the host countries.

Panasonic has announced the AK-PLV100GJ 4K studio camera, which will be released in the first quarter of 2023. The AK-PLV100GJ has a Super 35mm 5.7K MOS sensor and PL mount, inherited from the VariCam camera, and is designed for cinematic video with a shallow depth-of-field.

Fujifilm has announced the FUJINON HZK25-1000mm F2.8-5.0. This box lens features a native PL mount, a zoom ratio of 40x, and a telephoto focal length of 1000mm, which makes it the highest combination of magnification and telephoto reach available to date for any lens that can be used on S35 and large format sensors.

Want to monitor NDI networks? The first customer shipments of BirdDog PLAY, the industry’s newest and smallest HD and 4K NDI player (with handy full support for NDI 5) are now underway. It’s a neat little device and makes it disarmingly simple for users to connect to, and monitor, global NDI networks using any standard HDMI monitor or television.