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Andrew Bond, Sales & Marketing Director, ETL Systems What are the biggest
challenges facing the media and entertainment industry? Broadcasters are navigating a fast-moving shift to IP-based infrastructure, alongside growing demand for bandwidth to support UHD/4K/8K content, remote production and live contribution from new satellite networks. Ensuring reliability, managing global operational complexity, and future-proofi ng infrastructure for evolving delivery models are all major industry pressures.
How is your company helping its customers to address these challenges?
ETL Systems supports the broadcast sector by simplifying and strengthening satellite signal infrastructure. Our in- house engineering services cover full system design, build and commissioning. We’re also enabling virtualised, software- defi ned workfl ows through advanced digitisation, allowing
analogue RF signals to be converted into IP streams for fl exible, centralised control. Our technical expertise supports higher-frequency use and greater satellite bandwidth, crucial for reliable media delivery.
What do you think are the main drivers in your market sector? Key drivers include the shift towards cloud-based workfl ows, increased data throughput for video, and the rise of hybrid satellite/IP networks. Predicted growth in edge broadcasting and mobile contribution is creating demand for reliable, resilient systems. Interoperability standards and energy-effi cient infrastructure are also increasingly infl uencing investment decisions.
What are the main areas of focus for your company during IBC2025?
IBC2025 is a chance to have meaningful conversations with broadcasters and satellite ground
station customers. We’re focused on listening: understanding evolving needs, discussing the realities of infrastructure transition, and ensuring we remain aligned with customer priorities. It’s also an opportunity to evaluate how we’re responding to the wider broadcast landscape to ensure our technology is relevant. Collaboration is key! We’re using IBC to explore how our RF engineering and integration strengths can support fl exible, IP-based workfl ows across traditional and next-gen platforms.
What sets your company apart as a technology leader? ETL combines proven RF satellite engineering with a commitment to innovation. Our modular, scalable RF systems, focus on signal digitisation, and integrated delivery capabilities help customers future-proof operations, whether upgrading teleports, expanding capacity, or enabling virtualised workfl ows
for global content delivery. This is particularly relevant with the new LEO constellations and VHD satellite networks. 1.A42
CAPRI VIDEO WALL FOR VIRTUAL PRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR Sony BY DAVID FOX
The Crystal LED Capri is Sony’s latest LED wall for virtual production, offering a maximum brightness of 1500cd/sqm with a 2.5mm LED pitch size at a “more accessible price”. It also boasts high refresh rates (up to 7680Hz), a wide colour gamut (over 98% of the DCI-P3) and anti-refl ection coatings, as well as installation fl exibility, streamlined maintenance and compatibility with Sony’s ecosystem of virtual production technologies. The new models, the ZRD-VS25FB and the ZRD-VS25FM, are compatible with the Brompton controller and the Megapixel controller, respectively.
Afford Capri: Sony’s Crystal LED Capri makes virtual production more accessible Capri complements Sony’s
fl agship Crystal LED Verona series, using the same controllers and featuring the same luminance. This should maximise fl exibility by allowing Capri to be used on
the ceiling where Verona is the main wall.
Sebastian Leske, Head of Business Development, Sony Europe, said: “We’ve broadened our line up to offer more cost-conscious choices,
which expand the market in support of high-quality virtual production at every level and ensure the growth of Sony’s distinctive virtual production ecosystem.” 13.A10
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