Cooke Optics’ new 35-140mm Anamorphic/i wide angle zoom (pictured) will make its UK debut at next month’s Media Production Show in London. The 35-140mm zoom is a front anamorphic with oval bokeh throughout the zoom and focus. Also on display at the show will be the ... Read More

NewTek has partnered with Marquis Broadcast to enable automated ingest of content to Avid. Marquis’s workflow automation software, Medway, now supports NewTek’s TriCaster multi-camera video production system. “The key benefit of the integration is that content can now be transferred automatically from TriCaster to Avid via Medway while the ... Read More

Cantemo has released the latest version of its media asset management system Cantemo Portal 2.4. The new version includes support for dynamic and static access rules within the Cantemo Rules Engine. Dynamic rules are applied only as long as the metadata rule matches the asset metadata. With static access ... Read More

The government has backed a proposal for the BBC to adopt a Technology Advisory Board (TAB) and called on the broadcaster to undertake a detailed review and cost-benefit analysis of all its R&D activity. The proposals, which also include the removal of a commitment to develop ... Read More

Brighton-based facility Brown Bear Audio has launched a cloud-based audio post service. Clients can upload their files and have editing, mixing, sound design and music composition completed remotely. Throughout a project they can attend virtual studio sessions via a live stream from Pro Tools. Founder ... Read More

Co-chair of The Farm Group Nicky Sargent and Goldcrest managing director Patrick Malone will kick off the discussions in the Post Production Theatre at the Media Production Show. Sargent and Malone are among the industry leaders who will take part in the ‘State of the Nation’ ... Read More

SeaChange International has bought DCC Labs, a Warsaw, Poland-based set-top and multiscreen device software developer and integrator, to advance SeaChange's set-top, multiscreen subscriber device and application strategies. The transaction closed on May 6, and SeaChange paid approximately $8 million in cash and SeaChange stock for DCC ... Read More