KitPlus TV News - 17th May 2023

In this week's KitPlusTV News we report on the latest industry news in the KitPlus press room.To start with CVP (0:14) has announced the launch of a new event dedicated to lens technology, the European Lens Summit. DigiBox (0:38) has announced a new partnership with Cinnafilm. Cinegy (1:38) is working with Tyrell to deliver a cost-effective playout solution.LucidLink has awarded Jigsaw24 Media (2:14) gold-level partnership status in their recently restructured Channel Partner Programme. Continuing the momentum from ISE 2023 and last month’s NAB Show, Magewell (2:52) is bringing exciting demonstrations of its latest solutions to InfoComm next month.Pixotope (3:24) has released Pixotope Pocket. The app gives aspiring virtual production professionals what they need most: easy, unfettered access to augmented reality and virtual studio tools and workflows. Vizrt (4:07) has announced the availability of three new products – Viz Flowics, Viz Data Connectors, and Viz Social after integrating Flowics’ unique offerings into the wider Vizrt product portfolio.TV Direct has upgraded its ingest, channel branding and automated playout infrastructure to a full PlayBox Neo (4:07) system in corporation with playout service-provider PSI Broadcasting. CJP Broadcast Service Solutions (5:19) took a leading role in the design, engineering and implementation of the practical facilities at the School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University.Mr Mxf (6:17) talks about PHABRIX and its new QXP portable waveform monitor which was shown at MPTS 2023.disguise (7:42) has announced that for the first time, Cannes attendees will be able to access five days of virtual production activities powered by its platform at the film festival’s inaugural Virtual Production Summit.A new location has opened up for Video Europe (8:18) in Cardiff which has long been an important centre for media, and it continues to thrive with major studios and production companies active in the region. Another new location for ES Broadcast (8:48) who has opened a new equipment hire office in Reims, France.The use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) systems continues to gain momentum around the world and Broadcast Solutions (9:19) has delivered another mobile VAR unit to the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA). Angekis (9:47) has announced the launch of its latest product, the Saber X, a professional PTZ camera designed for high-end video production.