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Broadcast BeatVideoMagewell Launches Director Plus 4K All-in-One Production System at InfoComm 2026 More signals, higher quality, and outstanding ingest and streaming flexibility deliver professional results in a small, all-in-one footprint NANJING, China — June 2, 2026 — Magewell, a developer of…

Broadcast BeatVideoMagewell Expands Director and Pro Convert IP Lines at IBC2026 in Stand 7.A30 New products continue to enable any signal, anywhere for creators NANJING, China — August 26th, 2026 — Magewell, a developer of innovative, high-performance video I/O and IP workflow solutions, will…

Broadcast BeatVideoTVNZ+ Launches Pay-for-Sport Model with Evergent TVNZ and Evergent have successfully debuted a new hybrid streaming model for TVNZ+, offering premium sports content via one-off purchase of an Event Pass, with the FIFA World Cup 2026™ marking a…

Broadcast BeatVideoVIDA Launches Scene Search for Instant Video Content Discovery VIDA introduces Scene Search, an AI-powered indexing feature that makes video content searchable at the moment level, eliminating the need for manual logging and enabling quick access to key moments…

Broadcast BeatVideoDigital Alert Systems Unveils DAS-Link™ AIR at 2026 TAB Show Digital Alert Systems will showcase the DAS-Link™ AIR, a secure over-the-air CAP dissemination system, at the 2026 TAB Show, enabling secure transfer of validated alert information for…

Broadcast BeatVideoQuickLink Introduces StudioPro™ AnywhereTally for Remote Tally Control QuickLink unveiled StudioPro™ AnywhereTally at IBC 2026, a cloud-based tally solution for modern live production, offering reliable real-time control and integrated integration with the StudioPro™…

Broadcast BeatVideoEvergent Unveils AI Agents for Streaming Retention at IBC2026 Evergent showcases its Agentic Revenue Orchestration Platform, featuring AI agents that transform subscriber data into real-time revenue intelligence, helping businesses reduce churn and optimize…

Broadcast BeatVideoMorgan & Morgan's 'Merman' Ad Takes Legal Marketing to New Depths Morgan & Morgan's latest campaign features a merman lifeguard rescuing a distressed swimmer, blending humor and overqualified solutions in their unique legal advertising approach.

Broadcast BeatVideoEncompass to Deliver Managed Playout Services for Channel 4 Encompass Digital Media has been chosen by Channel 4 to provide managed linear playout services, including channel origination and content supply chain support, using its cloud-native Altitude…

Broadcast BeatVideoBlackmagic Unveils UltraStudio Mini 12G for Broadcast Quality Video Blackmagic Design introduces the UltraStudio Mini 12G, a versatile Thunderbolt capture and playback device for high-quality broadcast use, supporting SD, HD, and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60.

Broadcast BeatVideoGame On Live Studio Streams 750 Matches with Blackmagic Design Game On Live Studio utilized eight ATEM live production switchers and Blackmagic Replay to stream all 750 matches of the 2026 Tropical 7s youth rugby tournament, showcasing the power of…

Broadcast BeatVideoEncompass to Deliver Managed Playout Services for Channel 4 Encompass Digital Media has been chosen by Channel 4 to provide managed linear playout services, using its cloud-native Altitude platform for a resilient and flexible broadcast solution.

Broadcast BeatVideoLiveU Sets New Records with Massive Football Coverage in 2026 World Cup LiveU deployed 1,700 portable field units and supported 31,000 live transmissions during the 2026 World Football Championship, showcasing its LIQ technology for ultra-low latency and high-quality…

Broadcast BeatVideoMix Technician Uses NUGEN Audio to Ensure Perfect Audio Mixes NUGEN Audio's tools help mix technician Blake Bunzel maintain clarity and consistency in various projects, from sitcoms to fantasy series, ensuring every mix meets spec and every story lands as…

Broadcast BeatVideoMediagenix Reveals Real-Time Media Innovations at IBC2026 Mediagenix showcases its Real-Time Media Enterprise platform with new workflows like Context-Aware Scheduling and Performance-Based Scheduling, aiming to enhance editorial decisions and audience…

Broadcast BeatVideoiWedia Launches Teatro Factory for Streamlined DTV Operations iWedia introduces Teatro Factory, a new software factory designed to help telecom and pay TV operators manage digital TV devices more efficiently, addressing the complexity of modern device…

Broadcast BeatVideoDASDEC Platform Meets New FCC Password Security Mandate Digital Alert Systems' DASDEC software already supports the FCC's new 15-character password requirement, allowing customers to comply without updates or additional software installations.

Broadcast BeatVideoSDVI Unveils Next-Gen Rally Platform and AI Integrations at IBC2026 SDVI will showcase its next-generation Rally platform and new AI-powered integrations for ad break detection, speech translation, and subtitle correction at IBC2026, providing media organizations…

Broadcast BeatVideoRiedel's RefCam Shines in International Soccer Debut Riedel's RefCam® Live was used for the first time during an international soccer match between Germany and Ghana, providing unique perspectives and enhancing viewer understanding of critical game…

Broadcast BeatVideoArts Academy Promotes Charlee Mackey to Editorial Roster Arts Academy has promoted Charlee Mackey to its editorial roster, recognizing her emotionally resonant storytelling across various brands and campaigns, including Visa, Bank of America, and Snapchat.

Broadcast BeatVideoWitbe Demonstrates Self-Building AI Tests and Explainable Monitoring at IBC2026 Witbe showcases AI-native testing and monitoring at IBC2026, featuring self-building tests on real devices and an AI-driven SDK that measures performance KPIs with human-like assessments.

Broadcast BeatVideoInterra Systems Puts Trust in Media AI at IBC2026 Interra Systems showcases AI-driven QC, monitoring, and captioning solutions at IBC2026, focusing on scalable, explainable intelligence for media workflows, setting new standards for quality and…

Broadcast BeatVideoSetplex Unveils AI-Powered Solutions at IBC2026 for Enhanced Streaming Setplex will showcase new AI capabilities in its Zapflex platform at IBC2026, aiming to improve subscriber retention, streaming quality, and monetization for video service providers.

Broadcast BeatVideoViaccess-Orca Unveils Growth Foundations at IBC2026 Viaccess-Orca showcases its comprehensive portfolio and industry expertise at IBC2026, demonstrating how secure and efficient operations, new monetization opportunities, and trusted partnerships…

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The hot shoe is where the flash goes, and the microphone, and the monitor, and whatever the next decade bolts on. Every camera has one and nobody photographs it. This magazine is named after it because that is where the whole business meets: the body, the glass, the light, the sound, and the person holding it.

I shot news in Gothenburg for nine years and documentary for hire after that, then stopped taking assignments to write about the tools. Since 2021 I live in Tokyo, ten minutes from the used-camera shops of Shinjuku, which is not an accident: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Ricoh and Sigma make almost everything worth pointing at a subject, and their own press writes about it first, in Japanese. So this magazine reads it there, and in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and in English from the reviewers who actually put a card in the slot — around eighty sources and thirty channels, counted and plotted so you can see what is moving.

Bodies and lenses, cinema cameras and drones, film and the darkroom, firmware and the software that finishes the picture, the rumours before the launch and the reviews after it, and the photographers and shows the rest of it is for. I test what I write about on a job before a word goes down. I shoot film on Sundays and do not think that makes me interesting.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link to whoever reported it. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the photographer or the maker. A story written in Japanese appears in Japanese, as its author set it down; the link goes to the original.

— Mara Lindqvist, Tokyo