US broadcast supplier Joseph Electronics handles fibre-optic broadcast systems through its Joseph Fiber Solutions (JFS) sister company, and has recently extended its product portfolio to include the supply of Lawo video products to the North American broadcast market.
Lawo’s video line includes the V__pro8, a digital eight-channel video processor for managing multiple video feeds and associated multichannel audio. Joseph Electronics will also introduce Lawo’s V__link4, to the US.
V__link4 has been developed to address remote broadcast production applications and features multiple user-selectable video codecs, accepts 3G/HD/SD-SDI and Madi I/O, and incorportes Ravenna networking. In addition to delivering audio, video and data streams over WAN and LAN networks, it offers processing tools for broadcast production. Designed with Lawo’s proprietary ‘virtual cabling’ capability, the unit features GUI operation to provide a one-box solution for IP video contribution.
‘Lawo is a worldwide leader in digital mixing consoles, routing systems, and video solutions for the professional broadcast industry, so adding these Lawo products to our broadcast portfolio is a big win for our customers,’ says Joseph Electronics President and CEO, Yohay Hahamy. ‘These innovative products save on money and rack space while providing processing and IP-delivery solutions that are an ideal fit for many of our customers.’
‘Lawo’s video products are gaining rapid acceptance in the industry, having been used on several North American studio productions as well as in fly packs and mobile production vehicles for major global sporting events,’ says Don Bird, VP of Business Development at Lawo North America. ‘Joseph Electronics has strong relationships and a great reputation in the US market. We could not ask for a better, more capable partner to sell, service and support Lawo’s V__line products. We look forward to continued innovation as both JE and JFS work to incorporate a broad range of Lawo products in their respective product portfolios and system packages.’
