Cobalt Digital is returning to NAB Show New York (Oct. 24-26, Javits Center) with an award-winning lineup that includes its recently launched ultra-low latency PACIFIC encoder / decoder solution and its […]
intoPIX, a provider of image processing and video compression technologies, is partnering with Cobalt Digital. This strategic collaboration introduces a “game-changing” addition to Cobalt’s product portfolio, the Sapphire BBG-2110-H/S, the Sapphire […]
Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, is introducing its new WAVE family of […]
Cobalt Digital will present its UltraBlue IP-MV line of IP multiviewers, WAVE RTR 64×64 router line optimized for 12G SDI, the new Pacific ULL Decoder and a new 20-slot frame compatible with openGear at […]

Multiviewers continue on an evolutionary fast track for broadcasters, taking on multiple forms of video, becoming NDI capable and even adding browser-based options for more flexibility.
Cobalt Digital will be featuring its new Sapphire BIDI-2H2S openGear card at NAB Show (April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center) in Booth C 2108, bringing new 3G and HD […]

Chrystelle Le Gall (right), Ateme’s lead cloud solutions architect, and Suzana Brady, Cobalt Digital’s SVP sales and marketing and chair of the RIST Forum, have played key roles in helping broadcasters accelerate the transition from hardware to software-based infrastructure and the cloud. They’ll receive their awards at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 18 at 6 p.m.
Cobalt Digital will be at NAB Show New York (Oct. 19-20, Javits Center, booth 915) with numerous new solutions that target the top trends challenging an industry in transition. The designer […]
Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, has received a Superior Technology Award from Smart […]
Cobalt Digital plans to demonstrate its Indigo 2110-DC-01 SMPTE ST 2110 solution on its 9904-UDX-4K card at IBC 2022 (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12) at stand 10.B44. The new option offers support for high density native […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group thinks it has found a cost-effective solution in conversion technology that can take standard-dynamic range (SDR) content and transform it to high-dynamic range (HDR) content in real-time, a technology it demonstrated at last month’s NAB Show.
Cobalt Digital will introduce a new series of BlueBox Group (BBG) EO/OE 12G mini-converters at the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas) in Booth N3713. The lineup consists of five 12G […]
Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner of openGear, has increased its international sales team with Berend Blokzijl, now […]
Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, has kicked off 2022 with the launch […]
Cobalt Digital has announced plans to fill the IBC void with live-streamed demos of solutions that were to be highlighted at IBC before the in-person show was canceled. The designer […]
Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, has unveiled Indigo ST 2110, an openGear-based uncompressed […]
Cobalt Digital has released an enhanced version of its 9904-UDX family of openGear advanced scaler/frame synchronizers. The 9904-UDX series of Up/Down/Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Embed/De-Embed Audio Processors now accepts 3G Level B-DL signals in addition […]
Gene Zimmerman, president of Cobalt Digital, today announced the promotion of four key team members noting that the multiple moves “are an indicator of the company’s unprecedented growth in difficult times.” […]
Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, says that its implementation of the Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) Main Profile now includes full […]
Cobalt Digital, a designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, has acquired the IP and […]

Costs are inhibiting a flood of 4K sports production, but 1080p HDR offers numerous practical advantages, among them that the improvement in picture quality is more readily apparent to consumers than the gain from 4K resolution. Above, Sony tested an 8K camera at the Sony Open in Hawaii last year, but doesn’t expect 8K to be used for regular sports production for several years.

A hefty list of organizations plans live and on-demand webinars, briefings and demos this week. TAG, latakoo, Cobalt Digital, Palo Alto Networks and the Media Financial Management Association are on the list. There’s also continuously updated coverage of new product announcements and, starting this week, press conferences, here and for TVNewsCheck’s day-by-day coverage of how broadcasters are coping with stay-at-home orders while covering the pandemic, visit here.
Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting Co., which owns and operates stations in nine markets in addition to MeTV and other digital multicast networks, is using Cobalt Digital’s software-defined 9922-FS-DSP platform for openGear frames […]
Cobalt Digital will showcase its card-based 4K and HDR workflow solutions for openGear frames at IBC 2019 (Sept. 13-17, RAI Amsterdam) at its stand 10.B44. Product highlights will include its new […]
Cobalt Digital today announced the promotion of Kyle Wilken to vice president of firmware. Wilken joined the company in 2013 as a senior FPGA engineer, and was previously promoted to embedded […]
Cobalt Digital will demonstrate its new 9971 Series of UHD multiviewers for the openGear platform next month at the NAB Show (booth SL9111) in Las Vegas. The new cards support a […]
Cobalt Digital today announced a partnership with Starfish Technologies, a U.K.-based broadcast technology company, to provide transport stream splicing using the Starfish Technologies TS Splicer software and the Cobalt SCTE-104/35 insertion […]
Cobalt Digital is one of the recipients of the 70th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards that will take place in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters at the NAB […]
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Cobalt Digital
Cobalt Digital | Booth SL6505 | www.cobaltdigital.com Cobalt Digital Inc. designs and manufactures 12G/3G/HD/SD and IP-based conversion, terminal, throwdown and multiviewer technology for broadcast television. Cobalt Digital has introduced the OG-PC-x86 […]
IBC 2017: Signs Of A Quickening IP Transition
The media and entertainment industry, which now ranks as the most disrupted in the world according to the Global Center for Business Transition, more fully embraced IP and virtualized technology at the annual international tech exhibition in Amsterdam this week. Imagine’s Charlie Vogt (above) says his company is investing “hundreds of millions” to keep pace.
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Cobalt Digital
Cobalt Digital | Booth N3308 | Website: www.cobaltdigital.com Cobalt Digital announced the launch of Channel Integrator, a new product that provides a single point of audio and video processing and […]
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Cobalt Digital
Cobalt Digital | Booth N3308 | Website: www.cobaltdigital.com Cobalt will introduce a new system that combines FAST (frame-accurate SCTE 104 trigger) insertion with enhanced HLS SCTE 35 streaming on a […]
Cobalt Digital has bought ImmediaTV, a Silicon Valley company focused on IP-centric video processing solutions in both openGear and stand-alone formats for broadcast, live event, streaming and IPTV applications. The […]
From The IBC Exhibit Floor: Cobalt Digital
Cobalt Digital | Stand 10.B44 | Website: www.cobaltdigital.com Cobalt Digital will highlight new tools to assist in monetizing content, including the new +SCTE104-FAST option that adds frame-accurate DPI trigger insertion […]
Cobalt Digital today debuted its 9941 series, a range of compact routers for the openGear platform. These openGear offerings enhance the density and flexibility available to system designers who are increasingly […]
Cobalt Digital today announced updates and additions to the popular Blue Box Group family of fiber-interface converter boxes. MK2 is the second generation of fiber optic BBG units. MK2 supports […]
Cobalt Digital today announced the release of two new fiber cards for its openGear modular terminal gear system. The 9410DA Series of 3G/HD/SD-SDI single-channel, dual-channel, and transceiver fiber cards provides […]