The "NAB Show Daily News" brings you "First Look," a weekly glimpse at the innovations in technology and new products you can expect to see at the NAB Show, along with some exhibitor viewpoints. Join us each week as we prepare to head to Las Vegas for the opening of the NAB Show exhibit floor on April 13.
Extreme sports fans will get a new perspective on their favorite Winter X Games events with ESPN's announcement that the sports network will use a drone to capture all the action at a selected venue. Learn more about the use and regulation of drones at the NAB Show Aerial Robotics and Drone Pavilion.
Ned Soltz recently reviewed the URSA 4K camera, introduced at the 2014 NAB Show. Blackmagic Design is on the exhibit floor once again to unveil its latest products.
The logistics of managing live broadcasts at sports events can be staggering. As radio adopts more wireless devices for remote coverage, frequency coordination becomes a challenge. Learn more about the technology and products to reduce this challenge at NAB Show.
The two companies have been working together on a transmitter that is small enough to be worn or mounted to provide new perspectives for people watching their favorite live sports and events. GoPro and Vislink will both be on the show floor.
Imagine Communications' advertising management platform will be used by Alarab TV for detailed scheduling of both program content and commercials, as well as advertising sales. Show attendees can see demos of the management systems on the exhibit floor.
Technical Director Tom Hartnett: "As in recent years, the hot trend will still be studio-based IP audio. My hope is more effort will be shown by the big players toward interoperability."
Basque broadcaster Euskal Irrati Telebista (ETB) has deployed a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system within its production center in Miramón (Donosti-San Sebastián). Don't miss the latest from Riedel on the NAB Show floor.
Reality TV producer Authentic Entertainment is using a Sound Devices 970 audio recorder on the second season of the Esquire Network's "White Collar Brawlers" to capture dialog. See the latest audio tools from Sound Devices on the exhibit floor.