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Sony Pictures Networks India partners with Imagine Communications

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), with a reach of over 700 million viewers across 167 countries, is setting new standards with its facility in Mumbai, powered by Imagine Communications’ Versio integrated playout platform. The need for a reliable, future-ready solution drove SPNI’s decision to partner with Imagine Communications. Gaurav Sahni, Head of Broadcast Operations and […]

September 11, 2024

Zee chairman: “India’s regulator is corrupt”

Subhash Chandra, chairman emeritus of Zee Entertainment, alleges the recent merger plan between Zee and Sony was deliberately scuppered by the Securities & Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) chairwoman Madhabi Puri Buch. In hard hitting comments, Chandra said he was taking legal advice against Puri Buch as he is convinced that the “SEBI Chairperson is […]

September 4, 2024By Chris Forrester

Sony bets on content

Sony Corp is taking a major bet on a multibillion-dollar push into producing more original content, as part of a “creation shift” it says should bring it a greater share of the $3 trillion entertainment industry. Chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida told the FT that Sony needed to shift its focus from distribution to the creation […]

September 4, 2024

Nevion VideoIPath extends cloud orchestration capabilities

Nevion, a Sony Group Company and provider of virtualised media production solutions, has extended the cloud capabilities of its media orchestration platform, VideoIPath, to enable routing of flows between processing resources in the cloud, including spinning-up and down those resources, as needed. This functionality not only enables seamless hybrid live production workflows involving ground and […]

August 28, 2024

Nevion Virtuoso extends video compression options

Nevion, a Sony Group Company and provider of virtualised media production solutions, is increasing video encoding choice in its versatile Virtuoso software-defined media node with the addition a low latency H.265/HEVC capability. The new media function, which provides low bitrate and low latency encoding and decoding without compromising on quality, is the ideal solution for bandwidth-constrained […]

August 21, 2024

Sony, TAV team for Vasco Rossi concert and film

Trans Audio Video (TAV), an industry player and one of the leading brands of cine-video-photo production products, and Sony Europe supported the creation of exclusive images during Vasco Rossi’s live concerts held in Milan from June 7th to the 20th and then in Bari from June 25th to the 30th. For the first time as […]

August 7, 2024

Sony, Movie People expand collaboration to create virtual production system

Against the backdrop of the transformation of the media sector linked to the meeting of physical and virtual audiovisual production scenarios, Sony and Movie People have established a partnership aimed at integrating cutting-edge technologies with the most advanced industry expertise. The prestigious ultra-modern Virtual Production project will be realised in the Movie People production studios […]

July 1, 2024

Live images with 5G from Deutsche Telekom at Euro 2024

RTL Deutschland’s and n-tv’s coverage of the Euro 2024 opening match in Munich between Germany and Scotland was enriched with live broadcasts by reporters via Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network. The match at the European Championship on June 14th offered a whole range of possibilities for the use of innovative network solutions, enabling various live broadcasts. […]

June 21, 2024

Reuters selects Sony cameras

Sony has announced that news agency Reuters has selected Alpha and XDCAM cameras, G Master lenses and audio equipment to equip its video journalists across the world. The fleet will be using Alpha 7S III, and PXW-Z280 as their main shooting kit, paired with UWP-D wireless audio. Since its launch, the Alpha 7S III has […]

June 12, 2024

Survey: Live events top choice for 40% of TV viewers

Live events are the preferred type of broadcast content for 40 per cent of TV viewers around the world, proving more popular than any other type of programming. This is according to a survey of consumers in the UK, US, Spain, Germany, France and the Nordics. The independent research was commissioned by Nevion, a Sony […]

June 7, 2024