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Hybridity, AI Top Tech Trends For ’24

Top executives from Tubi, Tegna, Sinclair, Cisco and Lawo told a TVNewsCheck webinar Tuesday that hybrid technology architectures and business models would be a major dynamic in 2024, along with an expanding and promising use of generative AI that also compels great caution. To watch the video of the full webinar, click here.

Lawo Expands Executive Management Board With New CFO Claus Gärtner

Lawo, A German-based provider of IP video, audio, control and monitoring solutions, has increased its executive management board. Claus Gärtner has joined Claudia Nowak (CFO and “Vorstand”), Jamie Dunn (CCO), […]

Lawo Unveils New Crystal Broadcast Console

At a special launch event on Oct. 24, streamed live from its studio at the company’s headquarters in Rastatt, Germany, Lawo unveiled its new Crystal versatile broadcast console for broadcast […]

NAB Show New York: Lawo To Showcase Expanded IP Portfolio And Solutions

German technology company Lawo is heading to NAB Show New York (Oct. 24-26, Javits Center). Located at Booth 617, Lawo will present an extended IP portfolio tailored to the broadcast […]

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Efficiency Is IBC’s 2023 Mantra

Post-pandemic normalcy returned to Amsterdam as broadcasters and vendors convened, but a palpable sense of economy and efficiency blanketed the International Broadcasting Convention.

IBC: Lawo To Showcase Enhanced IP Solutions

Lawo, a provider of IP video, audio, control, and monitoring technology for the broadcast industry, is set to unveil its latest innovations at IBC (Sept. 15-18, RAI Amsterdam) at Stand […]

Lawo Introduces The mc²36 xp Console

The mc²36 xp desk is the latest addition to Lawo’s audio production console range. Physically identical to the mc²36 MkII, but without on-board processing, the mc²36 xp supports up to […]

NAB Show: Lawo Intros Power Core Rev3

Lawo is set to unveil the newest generation of its Power Core software-defined DSP mixing engine and I/O gateway – Power Core Rev3 – at NAB Show (April 16-19 at […]

Lawo Establishes CTO Office

Germany-based Lawo, a designer and manufacturer of network, video, audio, control, and monitoring technology, has established a CTO Office staffed with experts from all areas, dedicated to achieving the overall […]

Lawo Names Sam Schauland Executive Vice President North America

Lawo, which designs and manufactures pioneering network, video, audio, control, and monitoring technology, today promoted Sam Schauland to executive vice president North America with overall responsibility for Lawo’s business there. […]

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Fox Is Following Its IP Playbook For The Super Bowl

For Fox’s 10th Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., this Sunday, the broadcaster will integrate modular “flypacks” built for the FIFA World Cup along with new augmented reality graphics. Above, State Farm Stadium and the Fox pregame set (Christian Petersen/Getty Images).

RAI Production Center In Rome Upgrades With Lawo VSM And V__Matrix

Italy’s large public broadcaster, RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana, recently upgraded its Broadcast Production Center in Rome with a new control and signal distribution network based on Lawo IP infrastructure solutions. […]

Lawo Diamond Broadcast Console And Power Core Get Software Upgrade

New software has just been released for Lawo’s award-winning diamond broadcast mixing console, Power Core DSP engine, and VisTool graphical control interface and On-Air Designer configuration software. Release 7.0.0 PL-001 […]

Lawo Diamond Broadcast Console And Power Core Get Software Upgrade

New software has just been released for Lawo’s diamond broadcast mixing console, Power Core DSP engine, and VisTool graphical control interface and On-Air Designer configuration software. Release 7.0.0 PL-001 adds […]

Lawo Company Founder Peter Lawo Dies

Peter Lawo, founder of the German provider of broadcast and media technologies named after him, died on Nov. 24. The company said the engineer and entrepreneur founded today’s Lawo AG […]

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Immersive Audio Still A Work In Progress For NextGen TV

Most of ATSC 3.0’s audio delay in the U.S. is attributable to the same factors that have held back the rollout of UHD content: there is still a small base of NextGen TV-capable sets; the distribution chain from networks to stations is not fully ready for new formats; and broadcasters are somewhat hamstrung in experimenting with their 3.0 content because of FCC rules that require them to effectively simulcast their 1.0 programming. But despite that, progress is being made.

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At IBC, Returning To A New Normal

In Amsterdam this week, there was plenty of talk about broadcasters’ ongoing transition to IP and the cloud, along with the supply chain issues and labor shortages hampering it, but most people were too grateful to see old friends, colleagues and clients to complain.

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Multiviewers Take On Bigger Workloads

Whether offered as a standalone unit or combined with other components of the broadcast workflow, multiviewers are tackling a mix of formats and a higher volume of content to monitor. Above, Studio Berlin uses the Apantac KVM over IP solution for its multiviewers.

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Cloud And IP Tech Dominate NAB Show Floor

With less hardware to demonstrate and a much-reduced exhibition floor footprint, the first post-pandemic NAB Show pointed the way to a future where software demos of cloud, IP and hybrid environments have become the new norm.

NAB Show: Lawo Shows Off Its HOME In The AWS Cloud

Lawo, a provider of video, audio, control and monitoring applications, says its IP infrastructure management platform, HOME, which was launched in April 2021, has been successfully deployed in more than […]

Lawo Introduces .edge IP Video Infrastructure Platform

During a global online event, German IP broadcast manufacturer Lawo unveiled its new .edge IP video infrastructure platform at the NAB Show (through April 27 in Las Vegas) at Booth […]

Lawo Strengthens North American Presence With Relocation Of Jamie Dunn To US

In a move to strengthen the commitment to its North American customer base, Rastatt, Germany-based Lawo has moved Jamie Dunn, its chief commercial officer, to the United States. Lawo, a […]

Lawo’s Vmatrix vm_udx Converts In All Directions

To celebrate five years of Lawo’s Vmatrix platform, which enables a wide range of video and audio workflows and supports the transition to a fully IP-based environment, Lawo has rolled […]

RTV Noord Chooses Remote-Savvy Lawo Solution

RTV Noord, a 24/7 regional public broadcaster based in Groningen which serves the northern part of The Netherlands, has just commissioned its brand-new Lawo mc²36 audio console and A__stage64 audio-over-IP […]

New UHD/HDR OB Van From MMG Equipped With Lawo Audio-Over-IP Tech

Media Mobil GmbH, specializing in the production and broadcast of sporting, cultural and entertainment events, has placed Lawo AoIP audio infrastructure at the heart of its new flagship OB van, […]

Singapore Parliament Selects Lawo AoIP For Technical Upgrade

Parliaments around the world have come to trust in Lawo Audio-over-IP technology for critical audio infrastructure. The latest to choose Lawo solutions is the Parliament of Singapore, which recently conducted […]

Enhanced Lawo App Goes Higher, Faster, Stronger

Lawo’s vm_avp app for the software-defined V__matrix C100 ecosystem has been enhanced again with major features, most of which are provided by license options. The new +ab_dsk license option adds […]

Lawo Names Oliver Frenzel Business Development Manager For SMART Portfolio

Lawo, the German manufacturer of IP audio, video and control infrastructure solutions, has appointed Oliver Frenzel business development manager for its SMART line of IP network monitoring solutions. Frenzel, who […]

Lawo’s V_matrix Gets Boost With 3 New Rear Plate Models

For more than five years, Lawo’s V_matrix IP-broadcast core infrastructure ecosystem has allowed users to transform their installations into a flexible, future-proof production and/or delivery facility. Its C100 processing blades […]

Lawo Unveils Next-Generation Diamond Broadcast Console For Radio And TV

During a special launch event on Nov. 16, streamed live from its studio at the company’s headquarters in Rastatt, Germany, Lawo unveiled its new Diamond broadcast console for radio and […]

Jasper Promoted To Lawo Senior Sales Director Middle East And CIS

Lawo, the German manufacturer of pioneering IP-based audio-video systems and control solutions, has appointed Klaus-Joerg Jasper senior sales director Middle East and CIS, immediately assuming responsibility for the additional sales […]

Lawo’s HOME Platform And Zurich Opera’s IP Remote Production Project Win Awards

Lawo has won two industry awards that recognize significant and promising new products and technologies. First was the 2021 NAB Show Product of the Year Award in the category IT […]

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IP Workflows: Upsides Aplenty, Complexities, Too

Broadcasters are embracing IP workflows as a “ramp to the cloud” and are still contending with variable costs and concerns over security, latency and interoperability, not to mention the different skills that labor must bring to bear. However, IP workflows can bring benefits like scalability, flexibility and security to broadcasters, such as NBCU Boston (above).

Cinevideo 4K 12G OB Van Uses Lawo VSM For Overall Broadcast Control

Cinevideo’s newest OB van, a 20-camera 4K OB Van, based on 12G SDI technology, uses Lawo’s VSM Broadcast Control System for overall management and operation in combination with a set […]

UK Broadcaster STV Upgrades News Tech With Lawo

Scottish commercial broadcaster STV has undergone a full technical upgrade of its news production and sound control rooms and studio at its Glasgow HQ. Live programming is now on air, […]

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TVN Tech | Multiviewers Manage A Growing Juggling Act

Broadcasters are calling on multiviewers to work in traditional, hybrid and IP environments, monitoring many different formats and high numbers of input and output signals. Vendors say they’re keeping up, while advancing in virtualization, compression and resolution. Above, TAG’s probing, monitoring and multiviewing platform for real-time video.

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TVN Tech | TV Inches Toward Audio Over IP

Television is slowly following radio into the adoption of audio over IP technology, but the transition has been hampered by infrastructure costs, the challenge of preventing audio latency and concerns over standards and security. Above, the University of Miami adopted Dante and AOIP for its live sports production workflows before COVID introduced the need for social distancing.

Next-Generation Lawo Audio Console Core And Most Compact mc² Mixing Console Unveiled

In a debut streamed live from the Jazz Club Karlsruhe, just a few minutes from Lawo headquarters in Rastatt, Germany, the company on Wednesday unveiled two new additions to the […]

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TVN Tech | Pandemic Puts New Priority On IP Routing

Remotely working broadcasters are increasingly seeing the advantages of IP routing systems to easily control equipment and monitor feeds. Those who adopted IP routers prior to the pandemic were “well ahead of the game,” says one vendor. Above, the BBC’s SMPTE 2110 facility in Cardiff, Wales.

Michael Mueller, Lawo VP Of Sales, Dies At 66

Michael Mueller, vice president of sales at Lawo North America, which designs and manufactures network, control, audio and video technology, died Sept. 26, after what the company said was “a […]