INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—Wednesday morning at the HPA Technology Retreat started with concession, contradiction and tales of copyright antics. SILVERMAN BOWS Leon Silverman, whose day job is general manager of Disney’s Digital Studio, started the morning by stepping down as HPA president, literally handing a baton to Seth Hallen, whose career ... Read More

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.— Debra Kaufman led a virtual reality panel that launched with a look at Nokia’s Ozo 360-degree camera, a device that resembles a multi-eyed, softball-sized guppy. What’s up with Nokia making a VR camera, Kaufman asked Nokia’s head of worldwide sales and “presence capture,” Stuart English.... Read More

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—It’s all right there in the numbers. From the key to interactive advertising to creating responsive content. It’s in the data, Steve Wong of Siemens and media technology consultant, Christy King, said Wednesday at the HPA Technology Retreat. Wong talked about the necessity of having the proper ... Read More

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—NASA is now making preliminary plans for deep space human exploration, likely starting with development of a presence at a Lagrange point—a sort of parking place in space—and then, after sorties to the Moon or asteroids, embarking on a crewed mission to Mars or one its ... Read More

NEWARK, N.J.—WFMZ-TV is settling into its new studio in downtown Allentown, Pa., with the addition of nine Panasonic AW-HE130 mounted remote control cameras. Five of these pan/tilt/zoom cameras will be set up in the new downtown studio, while the other four will be used at the station’s main ... Read More

REEDSBURG, WIS.—It’s a family affair now, as Sound devices has announced that its CL-12 linear fader controller is now compatible with the entire 6-series line of field production mixers with its recent firmware update. Originally only for the 688 mixer/recorder, version 2.11 of the CL-12 is now able ... Read More

MONTCLAIR, N.J.—When Montclair State University’s new School of Communications and Media Building opens in the spring of 2017, it will feature the latest in Sony 4K and HD technology, as well as professional training, as part of a strategic, long-term partnership with Sony.... Read More