Get Ready for the IBC Show

Looking to set up hybrid operations or to transport your high-quality audio, video and data? Get news to air faster? Or enjoy total freedom for cinematic creativity? We invite you to download these informative whitepapers leading up to the show.

Live Production

CTO Roundtable

The CTO Round Table provides a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing technology leaders in media, offering practical lessons learned from those at the forefront of this exciting and ever-evolving industry. We express our gratitude to all CTOs who shared their valuable insights.

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Reimagining broadcast control whitepaper cover with Sony and Nevion logo and an image of a crowd at a concert

Network and Resource Orchestration

This whitepaper explores how different productions are changing and why broadcast control systems must be reimagined to fully leverage modern production infrastructures.

Cinematic Look for Live

Learn how you could bring a cinematic feel to your live productions. Explore new possibilities and read about how other pioneers use our VENICE, VENICE 2, BURANO, HDC-F5500, FX9 and FR7 cameras to create exceptional viewing experiences.

Sony VENICE camera for cinematic look
Sony’s camera recording live football match

Hybrid Processing and Operations

Discover the strategic shift toward hybrid live production, and practical solutions to industry challenges. This whitepaper offers a roadmap for transforming your approach and optimizing live production workflows.

Media Transport

Live production relies on transporting multiple signals, often limited by available bandwidth. Video compression helps but involves trade-offs in quality, latency, and compression ratio. This whitepaper explores common encoding methods and guides on choosing the right compression for various needs.

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Whitepaper: IP Architecture For Live Production

Discover how IP technology is transforming live production workflows. This whitepaper offers a brief overview of common IP LAN architectures for live media production, highlighting their pros and cons.

Whitepaper: Infrastructure as the Backbone of Sustainable Live Production

Explore how modern infrastructure is enabling more sustainable live production practices across the media and broadcast industry. This whitepaper outlines how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are shaping strategic decisions and how infrastructure can support these goals.

Whitepaper titled 'Infrastructure as the Backbone of Sustainable Live Production' by Sony and Nevion, featuring an image of a city with green overlays indicating sustainability
A whitepaper titled "Cloud orchestration in a hybrid live production world," co-branded by Sony and Nevion, featuring an aerial view of a cloudy cityscape on the cover

Whitepaper: Cloud orchestration in a hybrid live production world

Discover how cloud technology is revolutionising broadcast workflows, from file-based processes to live production and playout. This whitepaper explores the specific requirements for cloud orchestration in live production environments and the benefits of hybrid production models.

News and Production Workflows

Break the news first with C3 Portal

Discover how the C3 Portal app turns smartphones into powerful, cost-effective broadcasting tools, enabling broadcasters to break news faster.

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Imaging

Digital imaging brochure

Digital Innovation SDK Brochure

Learn how we empower developers to bring their visions to life in a more innovative, interconnected, and user-centric environment by providing Digital Imaging Solutions through SDK.

Virtual Production

Virtual Production Toolset

Camera and Display Plugin for Unreal Engine and the Color Calibrator application improve the quality and creativity of virtual production. Now updated with new features, some of them under a paid license.

Camera and Display Plugin for Unreal Engine