LAS VEGAS—swXtch.io has announced a new brand, swXtch.ai, and the swXtch AI Router, a platform that brings AI into live media production through a simple chat-driven interface.

The AI Router acts as a virtual broadcast engineer by translating operator intent into fully deployed, production-ready AI pipelines without requiring AI or networking expertise. The platform integrates with Microsoft Fabric and NVIDIA AI infrastructure to connect enterprise data and real-time AI inference directly into live workflows.

"With the AI Router, we remove the hardest parts of deploying AI in live production," said Brent Yates, CEO of swXtch.io. "Operators can describe what they need, and the platform teaches, guides, and builds the solution. The AI router leverages models from any provider, with enterprise data connected through integration with Microsoft Fabric."

In launching the new brand and production, the company noted that the gap between AI experimentation and production deployment remains the central challenge for media organizations and that the AI Router is designed to solve that challenge.

Using a natural language prompt, operators can route live audio and video from on-premises or cloud environments into AI models from any provider and deliver processed outputs globally in the formats their workflows require.

At the center of the platform is an AI Marketplace. The marketplace is a curated catalog of video and audio inference models across providers, with off-the-shelf integrations ready to plug into live workflows. Operators can test multiple models within the same pipeline, compare performance in real time, and optimize for accuracy, latency, or cost without reconfiguring infrastructure.

The platform integrates with NVIDIA NIM microservices for real-time AI model access and NVIDIA Holoscan for Media to bridge on-premises environments with cloud-based AI pipelines.

Through integration with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft 365 Copilot, the AI Router incorporates enterprise data, like Microsoft Teams communications, email, and operational context directly into live workflows. This enables context-aware pipelines that combine live media with business intelligence for real-time decision-making.

"Live media moves fast, and AI has to keep up," said Simon Crownshaw, CTO & worldwide strategy director, media and entertainment at Microsoft. "swXtch.io is putting the power of Microsoft Fabric directly into the broadcast workflow so media teams can act on data and AI in the moment, not after the fact.”

swXtch.ai will demonstrate the AI Router at NAB Show 2026 within the Microsoft booth (West Hall, Booth W1731) and in private meetings.

MUNICH—NEP Belgium has taken delivery of core technology from Imagine Communications, including the company’s Platinum IP3 router, for a major refresh of its Unit 14 outside broadcast truck.

“Our Unit 14 still had many kilometers in it, but with a technology platform that was life-expired,” said Geert Thoelen, transitions manager at NEP Belgium.

“We wanted a solution that would fit into the existing space, would give us all the functionality we need today and be ready for the future, including increasing use of IP connectivity. And we could really only take the truck off the road for little more than a month earlier this year, so our partner had to be capable of moving swiftly to install and commission.”

Imagine and VP Media Solutions, its Belgian dealer and partner, were able to meet the tight deadline for the refurbishment, said Imagine.

The new Platinum IP3 router, which was delivered with a single 15RU chassis, offers high-density switching of HD-SDI signals and the capability to seamlessly integrate uncompressed video over IP, making it ready for a migration to IP connectivity, such as a move to Ultra HD signals, the company said.

The router installed in Unit 14 is also fitted with Platinum SX Pro multiviewer cards, which reduces the amount of rack space needed as well as power consumption. Overall system control is provided by Imagine’s Magellan SDN Orchestrator. It delivers unified operational interfaces in a hybrid environment, making the transition between SDI and software defined IP infrastructures easier.

“The small frame size fitted well into the truck, but what really made it the right choice for us was the integrated multiviewer,” Thoelen said. “The multiviewer is also much more flexible than our old monitoring setup. Unit 14 might do football Friday, Saturday and Sunday, then entertainment and concerts during the week, so we constantly need to change the configuration. We can set up as many PiPs as we need for whatever the director wants.”

The refresh of Unit 14 took five weeks. It returned in time to cover a Ladies of Soul concert in Amsterdam.

More information is available via Imagine Communications.

Umea, Sweden, 15 July 2019 - Intinor Technology, Sweden’s leading developer of products and solutions for high quality video over IP networks, has announced the sale and implementation of its Direkt encoders to Lagardère Sports, a leading global sports marketing agency.

Lagardère Sports needed a more cost-effective way to provide contributions from its global coverage of the ATP Tour 250 series.

The ATP Tour 250 is a series of men’s tennis tournaments that are a part of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) calendar. Lagardère Sports required an ecosystem that would remain reliable and robust whether the tennis was being played in France, Brazil or Australia.

The solution in this case was Intinor’s Direkt link encoders, which include Intinor’s proprietary Bifrost Reliable Transport (BRT™), which are used to secure a stable connection to Lagardère’s master control room regardless of where in the world an ATP World Tour 250 event was held.

The combination of Direkt encoder BRT stream protocol provided Lagardère with a high-quality, fully redundant stream.

According to Lagardère Sports Senior Manager of Broadcast Services, Martin Ekeberg, “We set up a small contributions network using Direkt technology and it works brilliantly. In addition to the excellent support from the people behind the Intinor’s Direkt technology, we now have far better control of every aspect of our delivery.”

Intinor’s Direkt encoders, routers and receivers are highly regarded as being both effective and reliable. Moreover, they are easy to understand and operate. They are also noted for being far more cost efficient to own and deploy.

Ekeberg added, “You don’t have to be a computer wizard to run Direkt. And because it is more cost-effective than, for example, satellite, we can spend more on production, which enables us to make better products for our clients.

“Regardless of whether we are transmitting from the building next door or across the Atlantic, Intinor technology enables us to deliver content efficiently with minimum latency and no compromise on quality.”

Intinor CEO Roland Axelsson continued, “Our solutions for sports coverage, especially live broadcasts, continue to be recognised by many major broadcast and production companies around the world and we are delighted that Lagardère Sports has been able to use Direkt to such great advantage, both to itself and its many customers.”

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About Lagardère Sports
Lagardère Sports is a leading sports marketing agency with a global network of local experts dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that meet our clients’ needs. We believe sport inspires emotions and passion that are essential to enriching people’s lives and generate powerful collective experiences. At Lagardère Sports, we dedicate our expertise and passion to providing our clients with privileged access to the infinite opportunities of sports. Lagardère Sports is part of Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, a company with more than 1,700 employees worldwide and 50 years of experience. For more information, please visit lagardere-se.com, or follow us on LinkedIn.

About Intinor
Intinor develops its own products and comprehensive solutions for high quality video over IP networks. With solutions for contribution, as well as for distribution and web TV, Intinor has customers ranging from small production to major television channels. Intinor also work as consultants with product development and has extensive experience in developing custom-designed systems to meet specific needs. For more information, visit www.intinor.com

Company Contact:
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daniel.lundstedt@intinor.se

GRASS VALLEY, CALIF.—Customers interested in AJA’s new compact 3G-SDI router, the KUMO 6464, can skip the Black Friday shopping, as the company is now accepting orders. The KUMO 6464 features 64 3G-SDI inputs and 64 3G-SDI outputs for signal routing, long cable runs, and minimized signal interface.

AJA’s latest router provides signal control and the ability to route video with embedded audio to BNC outputs with auto reclocking of SDI rates. As part of the KUMO family of routers, KUMO 6464 can be configured for ganged dual and quad port routing, which allows users to group together multiple inputs and outputs for Dual Link, 4K and UHD workflows.

Additional features include 75 ohms impedance; Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2V or 4V) looping, nonterminating reference input; pass through rates of 3 Mbps – 3 Gbps; 1x RS-422 Grass Valley Native Protocol; 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45), REST API; and an embedded web server for remote control on a standard web-browser.

Standard market price for AJA’s KUMO 6464 starts at $7,995. AJA will begin shipping it next week.

OSLO, NORWAY—Nevion’s Sublime X2 family of routers is going 4K, as the company has announced that the hybrid, compact system can now process and route quad-stream UHD/4K in addition to SD, HD and 3G signals. The Sublime’s new processing capabilities include audio embedding, clean-switching and line synchronized quad-stream alignment.

Nevion’s Submlime X2 video and audio router is currently available in 32x32 and 64x64 sizes. With its new software update, the router can handle UHD/4K streams and 3G/SD/HD simultaneously through sectioning of the ports, which allows for both square and non-square routing configurations. These configurations can be changed on the fly without interrupting unaffected signals.

In addition, the Sublime X2 router is designed to help with the transition to IP in facilities, according to Nevion.

SALT LAKE CITY—KSPS-TV, the PBS affiliate in Spokane, Wash., is looking to bring new levels of flexibility, modularity and signal processing power with the addition of Utah Scientific’s Utah-400 Series 2 router.

The Utah-400 is expected to be at the center of the operation for KSPS-TV, which includes three broadcast channels, six educational channels and provides master control operations for two other stations. The router features a 144x144 frame configured for 96 inputs and 72 outputs, and comes with Utah Scientific’s SoftPanel-2 software and UCP-Series panels providing router control. KSPS-TV expects the router to be fully operational by September.

Utah Scientific is a provider of routing switchers, master control switchers and related control software.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.—All Mobile Video, a New York-based production company, is prepping for the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament and has decided to go with PESA’s Cheetah 288XE coax and fiber routing switcher and DRS digital audio routing system as part of its international distribution system.

AMV will use the PESA router to receive signals from the host broadcaster and distribute them to on-site and off-site United State Tennis Association clients. The production company will house the router in a trailer across from Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The Cheetah router features 288 inputs and 480 outputs. During the tournament AMV expects the router to receive 90 video and audio sources from the host broadcaster, as well as more from on-site broadcasters and monitoring inputs for a total of 272 inputs. This will result in embedding and de-embedding of audio, much of which will be in MADI format. The router supports both fiber and coax I/O for cable management flexibility, and fiber sources can be connected directly to each frame.

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will begin on Aug. 29 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.—PESA is sending its own team to Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics, as it has assigned customer service personnel to the International Broadcast Center in Rio de Janeiro. The personnel will be on hand to support the setup and configuration of PESA’s Cheetah 864XR digital video routing switcher.

The Cheetah system will provide live and pre-recorded video feeds from all of the Olympic venues for local distribution, as well as satellite feeds to the U.S. With 800x800 BNC connections and 64x64 fiber connections, the router will be controlled through a Lawo VSM control and monitoring solution. A separate PESA router will also be utilized in a mobile production truck to handle golf coverage.

PESA’s customer service personnel will be on hand to assist additional customers, including the Korean Broadcast System and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place from Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro.

Read more about how broadcasters are covering the Rio Games at our Live@TheRioOlympics social media hub.

SALT LAKE CITY—Omega Broadcast Group is providing a 4K-capable mobile broadcasting vehicle to the Austin, Texas market, complete with a UHD-12G digital routing switcher from Utah Scientific. The new truck will be used for local events like Austin City Limits and South by Southwest music festivals, and the Formula One Grand Prix, Austin.

The UHD-12G is an enterprise-class router that enables distribution of a full range of 4K SDI video signals, including data rates from SD up to 12G, in a single-link interconnect, per to Utah Scientific. It is configured as a 144x144 chassis in Omega’s truck and will be used to route quad-link 4K signals with an expansion path for switching single-link 12-Gbps 4K signals in the future.

Utah Scientific is a provider of routing switchers, master control switchers and related control software.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.—Cobalt Digital has launched the 9941 series, a range of compact routers designed for the openGear platform. The 3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI versions of these router cards are available in 12x12 or 24x24 square sizes, or a 12x4 asymmetrical I/O configuration; a 12x4 12G-SDI version is also available.

The router cards come with a built-in Ethernet port and multiple serial and GPI/O ports for physical control and monitoring. Customers have the option of the type of coax connector for channel density, between BNC, HDBNC or DIN. The cards also support Cobalt’s JSON-based ReFLEX, SNMP and third-party router protocols for integration with A/V control and automation systems. Native GUI options include an integrated HTML-5 Web server and support for the DashBoard control system. Cobalt plans to integrate the 9941 router card with PESA’s CATTRAX control system, which will reportedly simplify operation and status-checking via PESA’s relegendable or source-per-crosspoint control panels.

The 9941 series is built on a FPGA platform and have integrated frame and line syncs. This allows for processing features like +CS for video and audio switches between asynchronous sources. Other FPGA-based features, like +QC Quality Check audio/video/metadata-monitoring technology, will be made available as licenses for the router cards.

In addition, the 24x24 router configuration can work as an add-on to the 9970-QS series of quint-split multiviewers.

SALT LAKE CITY—Utah Scientific has unveiled its new digital routing switcher, the UHD-12G. This enterprise-class router allows distribution of a range of SDI video signals, from SD rates up to 2160p60 data rates, in a single-link interconnect, according to Utah Scientific. The company designed the system for live acquisition of UHDTV content by reducing rack space and cables needed for processing 4K signals.

The UHD-12G is compliant with SMPTE ST 2081 and ST 2802 standards for SDI video. The company also says it is compatible with all Utah Scientific products. The product can be controlled by any version of Utah Scientific’s current routing control systems, including the SC-4, SC-40 and SC-400.

Utah Scientific is now shipping the UHD-12G in 32x32, 144x144 and 288x288 frame configurations.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.—PESA, a provider of streaming, routing, and AV integration products, has arrived on the campus of Ryerson University, as the Toronto-based school has installed a Cheetah 128NE digital video router for the RTA School of Media. The router was installed in September and manages the audio and video signals throughout the Rogers Communications Centre, as well as the Global Campus Network, an international collaborative student media initiative.

The RTA School of Media at Ryerson University is using a PESA Cheetah 128NE digital video router (inset) to manage audio and video signals throughout the Rogers Communication Centre and the Global Campus Network, an international collaborative student media initiative

The Rogers Communication Centre houses the Ryerson School of Journalism, the School of Professional Communication, and the RTA School of Media. With the Cheetah router, projects from every school can be routed anywhere throughout the building, including the internal digital signage network. The three studios of the RTA School of Media are also connected through the PESA router. The Cheetah is also a component of the school’s Allan Slaight Radio Institute.

Ryerson’s faculty and students use Cattrax, PESA’s Windows-based system control software, to monitor and manage the Cheetah router. The software offers an intuitive, menu-driven interface and salvos, which simplify the execution of a series of operations.

The PESA Cheetah router is a modular system for HD-SDI and 3G-SDI applications. It has a 7RU footprint and features an integrated Matrix Fame Controller, fiber I/O cards, support for redundant power, control, and a hot-swappable cross-point matrix.

WUPPERTAL, GERMANY & ASCOT, ENGLAND—While planes fly as fast as possible around the aerial track during the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, Riedel Communications is helping to reduce the signal-distribution infrastructure required to support the race with its MetroN core router and MediorNet real-time media network.

Inside the Riedel control room at the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

The MediorNet MetroN fiber router provides 640 gigabytes of real-time signal-routing in 2RU. By adding the router to the MediorNet system, large volumes of high-bandwidth signals are able to transported without compromising the flexibility of the network.

Each race plane is equipped with two HD cameras that deliver video through a Riedel RF link, which are then passed along through the MediorNet network to facilitate distribution of video captured.

The MetroN moves all of the HD signals for the broadcast master control room, on-site video walls and race control. With IT tunneled through the MetroN, Riedel is able to support the event’s IT without adding a single cable. To integrate MediorNet with the event’s mixing console, Riedel interfaced audio signals via MADI through its RockNet digital audio network.

Riedel adds additional support to the Red Bull Air Race with its Artist digital matrix intercom system; the Riedel Juggler integrates with a trunked TETRA radio installation; the Riedel RiFace interface for the support of analog radio; and the STX-200 professional Skype interface to maintain streaming video and communication.

MONTREAL – Grass Valley has announced that its Nvision 8500 Enterprise Routers has crossed the 1,000 mark in terms of units sold worldwide to broadcasters, studios, mobile production and playout facilities.

The Nvision router is known as a “hybrid technology routing platform” and is able to support increased levels of processing, bandwidth and connectivity. The NV8576 was the first router launched, supporting SDI over coax and fiber as well as Async AES. The 8500 series has added the NV8144, NV8280, NV8576-Plus and the NV8140.

Along the way, updated Nvision features included bigger frames, integrated video and audio processing, and the IP Gateway card, allowing customers to bridge the gap between SDI and IP infrastructures.

Customers for Nvision 8500 routers have included IMG Studios, LeSea Broadcasting Network, the MLB Network, and _wige Media AG.