Hitomi Backs On Air 2026

On 22 October 2026, Hitomi will support Media Talent Manifesto’s On Air 2026 as an industry partner, giving students hands-on access to technology used every day in professional broadcast environments.

On Air is a global student broadcast designed to provide authentic responsibility, real tools and direct links to industry. Hosted at the University of Westminster’s Harrow Media Campus, this year’s event will span five channels — Culture, News, Sport, Film and Kids — bringing students together to deliver a large-scale live production.

As part of its role, Hitomi will supply MatchBox Panorama and MatchBox Glass for the project. MatchBox Glass is a free iOS app for iPhone and iPad that can be held in front of a camera, enabling teams in the main control room to capture latency and lip-sync readings within MatchBox Panorama.

This setup gives participants a clear, practical view of how timing is tested and controlled throughout a live production chain. The resulting data highlights delays between cameras or between picture and sound, allowing engineers to compensate before viewers are affected.

For Hitomi, the collaboration is about helping students grasp a vital, often unseen, part of professional production through direct experience. Timing and synchronisation typically go unnoticed when correct, yet they strongly influence how polished a programme feels, especially during camera cuts or live speech.

Using MatchBox Glass alongside MatchBox Panorama will equip students with practical knowledge of measuring latency, lip synchronisation and audio alignment in real-world production workflows.

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