Studio Berlin expands Grass Valley partnership with cinematic upgrade

Grass Valley has expanded its partnership with Studio Berlin to upgrade the German media company’s cinematic live production capabilities and build on its existing infrastructure.

The deployment includes 12 LDX 135 UHD/HDR camera systems alongside 12 LDX 180 Super 35mm cinematic cameras, including two compact LDX C180 units.

Based in Berlin-Adlershof, Studio Berlin is one of Germany’s leading television and media production service providers, delivering studio, OB and post-production services.

A long-standing Grass Valley customer, the company has worked with its camera technology for decades. This investment extends that relationship, introducing cinematic capture while maintaining continuity with its established LDX workflows.

The new systems allow production teams to move between broadcast and cinematic formats within the same environment.

Cameras can be mixed on a single production, with shared XCUs, viewfinders, shading and accessories ensuring a consistent operating model for crews. 

“We wanted to extend our production capabilities with a new generation of cameras that support cinematic live workflows while staying aligned with our existing setup,” said Matthias Alexandru, CTO of Studio Berlin. “The combination of LDX 135 and LDX 180 systems gives us ultimate flexibility in upgrading to a cinematic live production environment without changing how our teams operate day to day.

“The connectivity flexibility of Grass Valley’s cameras to work in traditional XCU environments as well as our distributed studio campus camera network (DirectIP) or natively in SMPTE 2110, and the ability to switch between these in a matter of seconds without any additional hardware, makes these cameras an essential part of our production environment.”

“Production teams are looking for more flexibility from their camera systems, without adding complexity to established workflows,” adds Adam Marshall, CPO, Grass Valley. “The LDX platform allows customers to extend into cinematic production while maintaining a consistent operating model, which is a key requirement as production demands continue to evolve.”

“This investment supports how we plan to develop our production offering through enhanced cinematic storytelling,” said Nick Zimmermann, CEO of Studio Berlin. “It gives us the flexibility to take on a wider range of projects while building on a platform our teams already know and trust. That continuity is important for both efficiency and future growth.”