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Ideal Systems to build hybrid SDI/NDI TV news studios

TVS, a regional TV broadcaster based in on the Island of Borneo, has selected cloud and broadcast systems integration company Ideal Systems to design and build its next generation News Studios and Newsroom Computer Systems (NRCS) in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. In a first of its kind, the state-of-the-art News Studios and MCR (Master […]

March 16, 2021

disguise democratises Virtual Production with new solutions for integrating Unreal Engine

disguise has announced new features for its xR software. This upgrade will further enhance its integration of Unreal Engine and address the continued demand for immersive content of the highest quality, detail and frame rate across Extended Reality (xR) and Virtual Production. In the past year, disguise has become a major player in Virtual Production […]

March 15, 2021

Research: Pandemic drives demand for virtual studios

The demand for virtual studios has increased exponentially since March 2020, with companies and broadcasters looking to shift to a virtual production in light of ongoing restrictions, according to research from transmission and production facilities search site Videstream. Historic analysis

March 9, 2021

The Carlyle Group acquires disguise

Livingbridge, the mid-market private equity investors, has announced the sale of disguise, a global player in Extended Reality (xR) technology, to The Carlyle Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, disguise is a technology platform which enables creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular visual experiences. The platform combines […]

March 9, 2021

disguise partners with The Carlyle Group

disguise has announced new backing from The Carlyle Group which will allow the company to enter a new phase of its growth development. This new partnership will consolidate disguise’s position as the global ‘platform of platforms’ for the creation and delivery of visual content at any scale and location. disguise partners closely with a strong […]

March 8, 2021

YouTube ‘redefining’ video experience

YouTube has shared details of its efforts to open what it describes as “a new chapter for video” with enhancements including easier navigation and 4K viewing options. In a blog post, Investing to empower the YouTube experience for the next generation of video, Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer, YouTube, notes that with video becoming an […]

February 18, 2021By Colin Mann

EVOKE Studios, disguise partner with Siemens for virtual showroom

Multinational giant Siemens partnered with EVOKE Studios and disguise to host 8,000 customers from 90 countries at their Digital Enterprise SPS Dialog. The event offered customers engaging virtual content and introduced the new Siemens virtual showroom which showcased innovative 3D visualisations and tours using disguise xR. The disguise xR workflow, implemented by EVOKE Studios, powered […]

February 8, 2021

Supersphere puts spotlight on Austin with VR Concert Series

Supersphere brings their ‘Three Cities Musical Tour’ to a close this February by keeping Austin weird with six nights of broadcast performances filmed live in late 2020 at the Mohawk venue in downtown Austin, TX. The series will run weekly from February 5 through early March, beginning with the experimental indie pop group, The Octopus […]

February 4, 2021

Spanish Virtual Cinema now on Magine PRO

Spanish movie distributor A Contracorriente Films has signed with Magine to put their TVOD service SVdC on the Magine Pro platform. The concept of Virtual Cinemas has expanded in different countries during the 2020 lockdown. However SVdC is taking this further. Being a joint effort together with movie theatres, SVdC is inviting all cinemas and […]

February 2, 2021

Chance the Rapper to premiere Virtual Holiday Concert Film

Supersphere will premiere Grammy-winning Chance the Rapper’s virtual holiday concert film Chi-Town Christmas. The performance will air exclusively in the Venues app (available on the Oculus Quest platform) on December 18th at 6 PM Pacific, with encore performances throughout the month. Using Supersphere’s production platform, they will help premiere the latest virtual concert inside the […]

December 17, 2020