Lectrosonics is pleased to announce the introduction of a new miniature IFB (Interruptible Foldback) Receiver pack, the IFBR1B, as well as the companion CHSIFBR1B Dock Charging System. The next-generation receiver unit is nearly half the size and weight of the industry-standard IFBR1A receiver that it is replacing and uses a slim 3.7V LB-50 rechargeable lithium ion battery instead of the archaic 9V type.

As part of its forthcoming Bundesliga broadcast rights tender process, the German Football League has revealed plans to produce 176 matches per season in 4K UHD. The DFL said as well as producing matches in 4K UHD, it also intends for Sportcast, its in-house production company, to use 26 cameras at each match, including aerial camera systems, drones and corner flag cameras.

Lectrosonics has introduced its new MTCR—Miniature Time Code Recorder. Small enough to be hidden in garments, the MTCR can be placed on a subject to capture audio, synchronized with timecode, when using a wireless mic is not practical.

TVN24 in Poland has become the first customer to receive ten Sony PXW-Z750 4K camcorders to future-proof its infrastructure for advanced 4K/UHD output and increase the agility of its news broadcasting operations.

The National Association of Broadcasters is postponing its April NAB Show, the organization announced Wednesday. The show will not be held in April due to public health concerns about coronavirus, but NAB is considering its options for a future date.

TVU Networks has announced that it will no longer have an exhibit on the show floor at the 2020 NAB Show because of concerns over coronavirus (COVID-19), instead it seeks to find an alternative way to participate in the show.

Vizrt Group, the parent company of Vizrt, NewTek and NDI, will be going digital to help share its news and announcements from the upcoming 2020 NAB Show in Las Vegas for those unable to attend because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). It will do so via new VizrTV and NewTekTV “digital-first” communications platforms.

TVU Networks will demonstrate 5G, remote production deployments, and its Emmy-winning Video-Over-IP technology at NAB Show 2020.

PHABRIX will be launching its QxL 25G IP rasterizer at NAB 2020, booth C9515. The QxL is the world’s most flexible UHD-25G rasterizer, created to address the needs of professional broadcast media IP networks in a compact form factor.

Pixar, Amazon Prime Video, LG, and the American Society of Cinematographers and Warner Bros. conducted a study to see if consumers can see the difference between 8K and 4K. Here are the results. Using clips from Dunkirk to A Bug’s Life, a recent double-blind study by Warner Bros. revealed one thing: most consumers can’t see a difference between 4K and 8K. In fact, reveals the test, more prefer 4K.