Jeff Rosica, senior vice president of Grass Valley, opened the company’s NAB Show press conference with an update on its pending sale, noting that “discussions are still ongoing with interested buyers.”

Rosica then touted the company’s recent successes in mobile production, noting a “dramatic increase in the amount of business we’ve done in this part of the broadcast industry.”

New customer deployments include the integration of 10 Grass Valley LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam HD cameras and a Kayenne HD Video Production Center in Token Creek’s Olympian HDX OB truck.

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Grass Valley is featuring a 3D demo that highlights its LDK 8000 cameras and switchers, as well as recording and server compatibility with the new Panasonic AG- 3DA1 3D camcorder.

Rather than focusing on new standalone products, Grass Valley is concentrating on upgrading existing products to 3D capability. “There are no 3D-specific products,” said Ray Baldock, company CTO. “Our existing gear is 3D-ready today.”

New product launches include Ignite Konnect, which provides automation control of Grass Valley Kalypso and Kayenne switchers, as well as several new features for the K2 Dyno Production Assistant.

—Tom Butts, TV Technology