Jacob Waite

INFiLED Shares Customer-Centric Vision with New Solutions for ISE 2025

INFiLED, a leading global manufacturer of high-end LED display solutions, is reaffirming its commitment to innovation and creativity, and 

celebrating its enduring, collaborative relationships with its customers across the globe, at Integrated Systems Europe 2025 (4th–7th February). 

 On stands 3B100 and 3B150, INFiLED will showcase several new products and technologies that reaffirm its ability to meet the demands of multiple industries and applications – including rental, corporate, DOOH, control rooms, broadcast and retail – and attest to its customer-forward approach towards product development 

 Stand 3B150 will be dedicated to broadcast solutions, with a full TV studio showcasing award-winning products including the new STUDIO Series, as well as talks, presentations and panel discussions in collaboration with technology partners including Disguise, Brompton Technology, NovaStar Technology, RED, Canon, CTF, G&D, Intertech and Cyviz. 

The end results of this collaborative process, three new product lines are set to debut at ISE. The first, the MC Series, offers unmatched versatility, seamlessly adapting to any rental set-up with options such as flat screens, 

curves or multi-face cubes. Designed for effortless integration with other INFiLED rental series, the MC Series is equipped with three cutting-edge technologies which ensure exceptional durability, reducing the risk of damage during transportation or use. It also allows for vibrant and accurate colour reproduction under all conditions, delivering unparalleled performance and a high-quality visual experience like no other. 

MC Series’ pixel-pitch options range from 2.6mm to 4.8mm, delivering sharp and vibrant images suitable for diverse environments, and it is IP65 rated for water and dust resistance, ensuring reliable performance in outdoor environments.  

For corporate and retail environments, the OL Series is a cutting-edge LED touchscreen display, meticulously designed with a sleek, modern thin bezel. It delivers vibrant, detailed colour reproduction that brings content to life, making it ideal for a variety of indoor environments. The OL series is specifically designed to streamline presentations and information exchange, emphasising an intuitive user experience and seamless integration of modern technologies. The screen's components are designed for easy transport and consist of an intuitive pre-assembled set of LE

D module columns, speakers, and a 4K camera with 100° wide-angle lens, completing the screen’s functionality. 

Last but not least, the WV Series brings precision-engineered reliability and performance to mission-critical operations. Flexible, reliable, silent and ready to operate 24/7, the WV series features a remote power supply, ensuring quiet operation and minimal heat generation, as well as easy replacement in the event of power failure, making it ideal for control rooms where continuous uptime is a must. Its ultra-thin design (just 49mm thick) with magnetic assistance further ensures easy inst

allation and access. 

In addition to these product launches, INFiLED will highlight four transformative technologies created in partnership with – and des

igned to meet the diverse needs of – its clients across all sectors of the AV industry: 

• ColdLED 

ColdLED technology delivers a cool, touchable display surface, ensuring a comfortable viewing experience. It provides thermal pattern relief, stabilising light wavelength and luminous efficiency for consistent, high-quality performance during prolonged use. By reducing screen temperature, it protects LEDs, extending both component and screen lifespan.  

• CBSF 

INFiLED's game-changing CBSF (Color & Brightness Shift Free) technology marks a significant leap in the xR/VP market. Convention

al LED chips used in the xR/VP market often fall short of enabling accurate colour reproduction due to technical limitations such as colour shifts in the vertical and horizontal viewing angles and uneven brightness.  

• ArmorLED 

INFiLED’s ArmorLED technology sets a new standard for the durability and reliability of large LED screens. This advanced technology provide

s 3–5 times the thrust of standard LEDs, significantly reducing the risk of damage during operation, installation and transportation.  

• SolidSkin 

SolidSkin tech represents INFiLED’s latest technological innovation. This proprietary glue-on-board (GOB) process creates a transparent protective layer over LED modules, offering exceptional resistance to dust, moisture and impact. Uniquely, SolidSkin tech enhances both durability and visual performance.  

Marco Bruines, CEO of INFiLED EMEA, comments: “We view technology not just as atool, but as a pathway to bring our clients’ visions to life. We’re with our partners every step of the way, providing support, expertise and the right tools to help turn their dreams into reality”. 

by Jacob Waite

Interview: Isabel Lugo, JT Tech

MONDO | STADIA had the pleasure of interviewing Isabel Lugo, Chief Operating Officer at JT Tech.

The wide-ranging chat touches on her career, the impact of technology and the work that JT Tech are doing across the industry, as well as the exciting future for sporting venues.

You can read the full interview in ISSUE 38 below:

https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/mdst38_digitallr/12

by Jacob Waite

Ross Video Launches Ultricore Tally

Ross Video, a global leader in video production technology, today announced the launch of Ultricore Tally, a full-featured and versatile tally control and management solution with easy-to-use, efficient workflows for coordinating even the most complex live productions.

As a software application that is installed on Ultricore BCS, Ultricore Tally can be used either as a standalone tally solution or in conjunction with other functionality from Ultricore to deliver a rich control experience. This comprehensive solution goes beyond the basic functionality of tracing on-air signals from origin to monitoring point and offers a range of interoperability, scalability, and configuration flexibility.

Interoperability

Direct support for an extensive collection of industry-standard communication protocols to interface in real-time with equipment from Ross Video and third-party devices. Built on the rock-solid and widely deployed foundation of Image Video technology, Ultricore Tally integrates with any workflow.

Scalability

Ultricore Tally provides the flexibility to operate in virtually any environment - from small to more complex systems - with shared resources across multiple control rooms, including remote studios and mobile broadcast trucks.

 Configuration

The Tally System Console allows for easy, centralized configuration and management of Ultricore Tally.  Any number of different configurations may be saved and quickly recalled to suite the needs of different productions or operator preferences.

“Since we acquired Image Video back in 2020, we have continued to develop and enhance the tally control platform to support different environments better and to ensure seamless integration with Ross Video’s suite of solutions,” said Todd Riggs, Director, Product Management - Hyperconverged Solutions. “We are pleased to offer our customers a state-of-the-art tally system, with features that go well beyond traditional tally functionality and support from world-class experts who can help solve the toughest tally use cases and interoperability challenges.”

For more information and to see Ultricore Tally in action, visit Ross Video at stand 8.B91 at IBC2024, September 13-16 in the RAI Amsterdam Convention Center.

by Jacob Waite

LiveU Unveils LiveU IQ

18 years after inventing video-over-bonded-IP and the wireless IP-video protocol, LiveU Reliable Transport (LRT™), LiveU has today announced a revolutionary new technological breakthrough in IP-video transport that propels connection, resiliency and performance to previously unreachable heights.

LiveU IQ (LIQ™) dynamically and intelligently switches mobile network operators to provide the highest performing set of cellular connections available in any location. This is made possible by leveraging a number of innovations across eSIMs, AI, and hybrid local and cloud-based data and algorithms.

Samuel Wasserman, LiveU’s co-founder and CEO, said, “Customer-centric innovation is deeply ingrained in LiveU’s DNA. We founded the company to make video production easier, more accessible, and efficient for broadcasters and content creators, and that mission still drives us today. LiveU IQ means that connectivity options are no longer limited to a preselected, fixed set of cellular operators. Now we can dynamically and smartly switch to the best performing network configurations, live and on air."

“Unlike current cellular bonding set-ups, where one or more modems may be tied to networks that are not performing as well as others for a given location,” continues Wasserman,” LiveU IQ always plays to the strengths of our network operator partners by automatically swapping to higher performing ones, even in rural or congested network areas.”

LIQ enables a LiveU field encoder to deploy intelligent bonding, dynamically selecting the best performing cellular connection options available to it at any given time and location. LiveU IQ means that video crews can simply trust that they will experience the best available cellular connectivity profile whenever and wherever they seek to transmit from.

LiveU’s pioneering LRT protocol ensures the reliable transmission of video-over-bonded-IP by merging the available IP connection links into a more robust, higher bandwidth connection. Drawing on a data depot created from the activity logs of hundreds of thousands of SIMs, LIQ adds another dimension to this by ensuring that the cellular components of the bonded link are always the very best available.

“LiveU IQ consists of three main elements: LiveU’s own universal eSIMs, able to work with any operator network; a cloud-based decisioning engine working with our big data set of network performance logs; and LiveU Analytics, showing users the dynamic switching events and exactly how their session performance has improved,” added Gideon Gilboa, LiveU’s Chief Product Officer. “With LIQ, it’s easy for our customers to see how they can ‘Go Live. Better."

LIVEU IQ and LiveU's complete IP-video EcoSystem – spanning contribution, production and distribution – will be demonstrated on LiveU's stand at IBC2024 in Hall 7 – 7.C19. Visit the IBC2024 page to schedule a meeting.

by Jacob Waite

New Dante Connect Ecosystem Partners Announced

Audinate Group Limited (ASX:AD8), developer of the professional AV-industry-leading Dante® AV-over-IP solution, is pleased to welcome new cloud-based solutions from Calrec, Gallery Sienna, LAMA, Lawo, and Telos Alliance® to the growing list of applications that support native Dante audio in cloud-based production workflows. The recently released SDK for Dante Connect enables software developers to build Dante audio transmission and reception natively into their cloud-based applications.

Calrec, Gallery Sienna, LAMA, Lawo, and Telos Alliance join the expanding ecosystem of cloud-based software applications to choose direct integration of Dante into their applications. Integrating Dante directly into cloud-based applications enables end customers to connect any existing Dante hardware or software to cloud-based software applications using Dante Connect.

These new Dante integrations give broadcasters and audio engineers a vast array of new products to choose from when building cloud-based Dante audio production workflows.

The new integrations join existing Dante-native cloud-based tools from Solid State Logic and Waves, as well as solutions connected by Dante Virtual Soundcard from Grass Valley, Harrison, Riedel, and Vizrt. The ecosystem now includes eleven professional tools that broadcasters can selectively integrate into their workflows.

Following its development preview at NAB 2024, Calrec joins Audiotonix’s sister company, Solid State Logic, with the integration of a cloud-based DSP mixing engine and software on demand, which will make its debut at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam. Calrec’s ImPulseV, hosted entirely in a public cloud environment like AWS can be accessed from anywhere in the world and is suitable for all broadcast audio production workflows. It delivers the same audio quality and feature set as Calrec’s hardware-based ImPulse processing cores.

“By using Dante Connect, we give customers maximum flexibility for audio production with an on-premise Calrec hardware and cloud-based audio DSP mixing engine,” says Henry Goodman, Director of Product Management at Calrec. “As new cloud functionality and flexibility is adopted by our customers, Calrec continues to develop and deploy new audio equipment and software designed to exceed customer demands.”

Gallery Sienna has integrated Dante into the Sienna ND Processing Engine. Dante support enables broadcasters using a variety of video protocols, including NDI and SRT to seamlessly bridge embedded audio streams to Dante Native systems in their workflow.

"As we see the growth of cloud-based workflows, dedicated audio mixing platforms are increasingly required, and many of these are native Dante", says Mark Gilbert, Chief Technology Officer of Gallery Sienna. "Adding Dante support to the industry standard infrastructure platform, Sienna ND Processing Engine connects the embedded audio in video streams with Dante-based mixing platforms and also adds new mechanisms for remote contribution of Dante audio from the ground to the cloud, along with remote monitoring of cloud-based Dante streams."

LAMA, Lean And Mean Audio BV, brings Dante integration to their software-based audio solutions to enable new options for audio mixing in broadcast productions.

“Audio production and orchestration is critical to broadcast productions and cloud-based software solutions give engineers and A1s new options for additional flexibility,” says Ewan Cameron, Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of LAMA. “Adding native Dante connectivity within LAMA Connect enables broadcasters to quickly connect existing Dante hardware to the cloud-based software toolset.”

Lawo brings Dante integration to their HOME Apps platform to support productions, including television broadcast and on-air radio, performing arts, houses of worship, and professional AV.

“The integration of Dante into HOME Apps is an important milestone for Lawo’s open, unified HOME platform,” states Jamie Dunn, Lawo’s Deputy CEO. “Providing Dante integration on a server-based microservice level yields a vast range of creative benefits for operators as it helps them navigate the transition to future-proof hardware-abstracted processing.”

Telos Alliance adds Dante into the cloud-based Telos Infinity® VIP intercom system, the first professional intercom system to support cloud-based Dante workflows.

“Adding Dante to the Telos Infinity VIP intercom system enables customers to expand the integration of additional audio signals from any Dante device into the Telos Infinity intercom network,” says John Schur, President of Media Solutions. “This provides customers the flexibility and scalability of intercom systems without requirement of additional hardware costs.”

Using the Dante SDK, software developers get free access to send and receive Dante audio to any Dante-enabled hardware and software. This enables end users to send audio from existing on-premises Dante hardware to cloud-based mixers, DSPs, and orchestration software, providing maximum flexibility in configuration.

Licensing for Dante audio support is managed by Dante Connect, freeing developers to add functionality without additional costs. End customers license Dante Connect, enabling native Dante connections and cloud-based Dante Virtual Soundcard integrations.

To learn more about Dante Connect, visit us at IBC Booth 8.A95 or online at www.getdante.com/DanteConnect

by Jacob Waite

Cortex Launches to the Sports Market

MACH-powered content, data & marketing technology provider, Cortex launches to the sports market.‍

Built for sport, Cortex offers quick-to-deploy technologies that connect data, content and commercial inventory, elevating the fan experience and generating new multi-channel revenue opportunities, unlocking the real value of digital sports marketing

‍Driving Change in Sports Marketing

After 9 years of development in direct partnership with rights holders, agencies, brands and technology leaders across the sports landscape, Cortex launches this month to better serve the digitally diverse sports marketing industry, helping them meet the demands of the modern sports fans with unparalleled agility, scalability and technical innovation.

“There has been a marked shift in fan engagement and brand investment towards digital channels, yet sports marketing continues to focus primarily on linear television audiences. The launch of Cortex is about equipping our customers with the technology to build fully integrated and connected content, data, and inventory ecosystems,” said Aidan Cooney, Director, Cortex.

“This enables sports organisations to engage fans across both digital and linear platforms, leverage data to enhance fan experiences, and seamlessly integrate marketing messages into the fan experience as an organic part of the story, wherever and whenever they engage. Modern marketing leaders require this level of sophistication to justify increased investment. Cortex technology transforms sports marketing from opaque practices to a first-party data-driven, transparent approach with real-time performance metrics, resulting in significant revenue growth for our customers.”

‍MACH-powered content, data & marketing technology

Cortex’s cutting-edge microservices, API-first, cloud-native, and headless technologies (MACH) are delivered across four key product verticals;

• Content & Activations
• Data & Marketing
• Commercial Inventory Management
• Stadium Display

By providing interoperable products across these verticals as well as seamlessly integrating with a wide range of third party providers, Cortex helps customers create seamless user journeys, optimise digital fan experiences and unlock new commercial opportunities enabling revenue to flow and their businesses to thrive.

Core products include a sport-specific headless Content Management System, a unified SSO, a centralised Fan Data Platform, online asset allocation, standardised reporting systems and ground-breaking digital playout software. This unrivalled range of products gives Cortex customers the flexibility to build a tech stack entirely tailored to their current goals and objectives whilst future-proofing the development of their digital ecosystems.

‍Committed to Excellence

Cortex's leadership team brings a wealth of experience from game-changing businesses such as Opta, WPP, and InCrowd. Their deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by sports organisations has driven the development of Cortex's suite of products, all committed to being:

• Simple and Easy to Use: Products that are intuitive and efficient for any sports or media organisation.
• Seamlessly Connected: Enabling efficient data, content, and inventory flow across any tech stack.
• Data Powered: Leveraging data and personalization for targeted campaigns and reporting.
• Revenue Driving: Enhancing fan experiences and driving better returns from sponsorship and marketing.

Cortex is trusted by a roster of leading sports organisations including EuroLeague Basketball, Premiership Rugby, RL Commercial, URC, Crystal Palace FC, SA20, ECB, The Hundred and SportFive.

www.cortextech.io

by Jacob Waite

TGI Sport Continues Sweeping Transformation with Agreement to Acquire Supponor

TGI Sport, the global leader in sports technology and media rights, announced an agreement to acquire Supponor, the leading live media virtual advertising specialist, with proprietary technologies and software that delivers virtual ads across thousands of live sports broadcasts worldwide. It will join an impressive portfolio of capabilities to round out a best-in-class virtual ad tech practice with incomparable capabilities in a rapidly growing sector. The deal is scheduled to close mid-summer and is the latest in a series of moves that have transformed the company.

Since 2019, TGI Sport has been a Supponor minority shareholder, collaborating on several projects with the 24-year-old company. Supponor will operate within TGI Sport’s technology division, adding its complementary capabilities to other recent TGI Sport acquisitions including virtual advertising company Brand Brigade and media rights and production companies ISG and Sportseen. Supponor’s AIR technology and experienced AI tech developers further bolsters TGI Sport’s Virtual Tech offering, whilst Supponor’s commercial and R&D teams add to the business’ leadership in tech development. Importantly, TGI can bring to the market a fully integrated model to create unparalleled monetisation opportunities for this newly combined and incomparable client network. TGI Sport is backed by Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity.

Since 2020, the NBA, MLB, Formula 1, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, MLS, dozens of regional sports networks, and several others have begun using virtual ads in live broadcasts. In 2023, Supponor was named one of Sports Business Journal's Most Innovative Sports Tech Companies - primarily for its work leading the NHL's league-wide adoption of virtual advertising. Overall, TGI Sport's tech and software will support virtual advertising integrated into more than 4000 live sports productions this year. Its clients include NHL, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. TGI is also working with MLS on its exclusive Apple multifaceted partnership.

“We are delighted to welcome Supponor fully into the TGI Sport group," said TGI Sport CEO Martin Jolly. "With this latest acquisition, we are establishing the industry's best practice in a growth sector with tremendous momentum. We are also positioning TGI Sport to capitalise on all the new opportunities built around AI and, in doing so, maintaining our standing as the leader of live sports technology development and media rights sales well into the future. Combining our collective resources with their incredible potential is very exciting for all of us.”

"We are thrilled with the outcome of this transaction," said Sir Martin Broughton, Chairman of Supponor. "The company began as Virtual Advertising Solutions (VAS) in 2001 and has for more than two decades built a robust and innovative company that in 2021 launched Supponor AIR®, an AI-driven by machine learning solution to virtual advertising in live sport. The decision by TGI Sport to fully acquire Supponor validates the hard work of our entire team and underscores their confidence in the long-term vision and potential of Supponor. We are confident that TGI Sport will continue to drive the company forward with the same commitment to excellence and innovation that has been our hallmark."

Advising TGI Sport on the transaction were:  Simpson Thacher, PwC, and Axis Arbor. Supponor was advised by Hogan Lovells, Grant Thornton, and BDO.

by Jacob Waite