60 GRAVITY GOES GLOBAL
SPORTS CAMERAS SAY HI AND BYE TO HITACHI
Kokusai Denki Electric Europe
BY DAVID FOX Newton: ‘As one global brand, we will push the envelope’
Gravity Media BY DAVID FOX
Following the successful integration of broadcast facilities fi rms EMG and Gravity Media, the combined entities have now formed one “global powerhouse brand”: Gravity Media. Gravity Media Executive Chairman and CEO, John Newton, said: “The plan for Gravity Media moving forward is to strengthen our creative and facilities offerings, grow our global presence and provide even more value and better solutions for our clients. As one global brand, we will push the envelope that is underpinned by our constant drive for innovation, embracing the very latest technology and employing the best people.” Gravity’s growing global
footprint spans 37 locations across 11 countries with over 2000 employees, more than 100 outside broadcast trucks, plus 30 studios and production facilities. Recent major events it has covered include Wimbledon tennis and the Women’s Euro 2025 football tournament in Switzerland. Wimbledon is its biggest annual
project. This year it supplied 44 remote camera systems to Wimbledon Broadcast Services, from compact rail systems, PTZ cameras, robotic heads and its own specialist units mounted on the umpire’s chair, to a special gimbal-mounted hoist unit more typically found on a helicopter. In Switzerland, it deployed OB units at seven of the eight venues, including in-goal mini cameras and RF links. 10.C43
Kokusai Denki Electric is making its IBC debut – at least under that name. It was previously Hitachi Kokusai Electric, but ownership has changed since the last IBC, following the takeover of the broadcast and production business by Nisshinbo Holdings. The company says the change has given it “renewed energy” and it is showing its latest cameras, with a particular emphasis on sports production, at IBC, alongside a demonstration of ST 2110 camera workfl ows, enabling SDI cameras to be integrated into IP networks. It is also hosting sister company Nisshinbo Micro Devices, which makes electronic devices and microwave products, including products for satellite
communications for Ka and Ku bands. On show is the
SK-UHD7000 4K/UHD camera, with three 3840x2160 2/3in CMOS image sensors, and the SK-UHD7000-S2 – a 1080p HD camera that is upgradeable to 4K/UHD via licence. Both offer high-frame-rate options (up to 4x HD slow motion) and can be enabled for MoIP remote production and studio operation. The DK-H700 4K box camera fi ts the SK-UHD7000’s sensors and optical block in a more compact package, as do the Z-HD6500 multi-format HD camera and Z-HD6500-S1 UHD/HD switchable camera, which are optimised for cost-effective and streamlined UHD/HD production supporting both HDR and SDR workfl ows. 10.B40
The adaptable SK-UHD7000 UHD camera
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