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At IBC2025, Paul Richards from PTZOptics demonstrates Hive Studio, a brand-new cloud-based platform designed to transform the way PTZ cameras are controlled. Traditionally managed over local networks, PTZOptics has now created a secure dashboard that lets operators control cameras from anywhere in the world with less than 200ms delay - perfect for live productions, classrooms, stadiums, and more.

Paul demonstrates Hive’s intuitive interface, which supports up to 400 PTZ cameras. Features like Cine Frame allow operators to easily set cinematic shots, offering both fast-frame and cinematic-frame options for different production needs. With free trials available, Hive opens new possibilities for houses of worship, education, corporate video, live entertainment, and beyond.

At IBC2025, Silke Brown from PTZOptics, talks about the launch of the new Studio Series cameras, available as the Studio SE (1080p) and the Studio 4K. Designed as sleek, all-in-one solutions, these cameras include a tally light, beamforming microphone, and time-of-flight sensor for professional conferencing effects such as background blur. With versatile mounting options and outputs including USB, HDMI, SDI, Power over Ethernet, and NDI® out of the box, the Studio Series is ideal for podcasting, radio shows, sports coverage, and flexible studio setups.

Silke also demonstrates the brand-new Super Zoom feature, which allows a 12x optical zoom 4K camera to double to a 24x zoom when outputting in 1080p. Alongside this comes EPTZ functionality, enabling users to drive a fixed camera as though it were a PTZ by reframing within the 4K image. 

At IBC2025, Silke Brown from PTZOptics demonstrates the MOVE 4K PTZ camera and its latest intelligent automation features. Originally launched two years ago, MOVE 4K has continued to evolve, now offering built-in facial recognition tracking and new levels of customisation to simplify automation for podcasts, radio shows, sports broadcasting, and live production.

Silke also introduces voice tracking, powered by integrations with leading microphone brands such as Sennheiser, Shure, Yamaha, Nureva, and Televic. This allows the camera to automatically pan to the active speaker in real time. With MOVE 4K, PTZOptics continues to deliver cutting-edge PTZ solutions that evolve with user needs.

Join us at IBC2025 as we speak with Thomas Tang from Apantac about their latest openGear SYNC generator package. The bundle includes two OG SYNC cards, an auto changeover card, and a pattern generator - making professional-grade synchronisation more accessible than ever.

Thomas also highlights the expansion of Apantac’s OG-5000 series with new OG-5500 and OG-6000 cards, supporting DisplayPort to SDI and SDI to DisplayPort conversion. With DisplayPort gaining traction across KVM environments and even the US military recognising it as more secure than HDMI, these cards address a growing industry need.

At IBC2025, we speak with Thomas Tang from Apantac about their latest SDI to IP Encoder/Decoder solutions supporting SMPTE ST 2110. The setup includes encoding SDI into 2110 and decoding it back into SDI, with a key highlight being the use of an SDM module to turn compatible displays into native ST 2110 receivers.

Fully compliant with NMOS, these new gateways offer seamless integration into IP-based workflows while maintaining compatibility with traditional SDI infrastructure.

Join us at IBC2025 as we speak with Thomas Tang from Apantac to explore their latest Dante-enabled solutions, including the MT HOOD series and models like the DA-HDTV-DANTE-TX-UHD, DA-SDI-DE 12G DANTE, and DA-SDI-EM 12G DANTE.

One standout innovation is the ability to take a Dolby Atmos signal embedded in HDMI and decode it into Dante. From there, users can view 16 channels of audio in the Dante Controller, render down to formats like 5.1 for monitoring, or re-embed into SDI for production workflows.

At IBC2025, we speak with Thomas Tang from Apantac about their latest KVM over IP solutions. Designed for flexibility and high performance, the system supports 4K and 1080p video over a standard 1 Gig Ethernet network - maintaining just 17ms of latency.

Thomas also highlights Apantac’s free, license-free control software that makes system expansion seamless. Users can manage transmitters, receivers, USB over IP, serial connections, and more through a distributed interface that works across any computer on the network. With built-in previews, operators never have to work blind, ensuring efficient and reliable workflows for a wide range of applications.

At IBC2025, we speak with Mauricio Angel from Vizrt about their latest scalable sports solutions, including the newest version of Viz Arena and Viz Libero. With Viz Arena 6.0, calibration times have been drastically reduced, taking as little as 30 seconds to just a few minutes, making setup faster and more intuitive across a wide range of sports.

Mauricio also introduces Viz Libero, Vizrt’s advanced tool for post-game, halftime, and highlight analysis. With data-driven graphics, 3D flights, and dynamic visualisation, Viz Libero empowers broadcasters to deliver deeper insights and more engaging storytelling.

Join us at IBC2025 as we speak with Russell Johnson from Hitomi Broadcast about their expansion of MatchBox into software workflows.

Russell explains how MatchBox software introduces "probes" within workflows, like measurement points in a multimeter, allowing operators to track latency and lip-sync across multiple stages of production. With integrations such as Grass Valley’s AMPP suite and forthcoming cloud-based deployments, users can instantly identify where delays occur, diagnose lip-sync issues, and ensure precise timing across complex software chains.

At IBC2025, Russell Johnson from Hitomi Broadcast talks about the expansion of MatchBox into software workflows. Russell demonstrates how the new MatchBox software solution can monitor multiple camera feeds at once, with up to 22 inputs and measurement points available simultaneously. This means timing and synchronisation checks that would normally require extensive hardware can now be achieved entirely in software, making large-scale productions more efficient and more accessible.