"BroadcastAsia comes at an exciting time for Riedel. We've not only completed a significant expansion of our Sydney operations, but also have extended both our area sales team and our rental stock. As a result, we're even better positioned to meet rising demand for our solutions in the Asia Pacific market. We look forward to demonstrating those solutions throughout the BroadcastAsia show."
— Joe Tan, General Manager Southeast Asia

The most challenging part of having a final with as much international interest as the UEFA Champions League Final in Wembley Stadium was that the main compound is not large enough to accommodate all of the porta cabins and HD OBVan units required. So while the host compound is tucked nicely within the stadium the 11 other broadcasters were located in the green parking lot. That required a massive fibre infrastructure to connect not only the two locations to each other but also to the eight pitch-view studios that were installed inside the stadium.

The best Broadway musicals transport audience members into the world of the show, making it as real to them as the neon lights and towering buildings of nearby Times Square. That’s why staff members working on the new Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella turned to DPA Microphones’ Miniature. Not only do the mics provide a transparent sound for the show’s cast and orchestra; their compact size keeps them hidden from the audience, allowing spectators to enjoy the show without being distracted by the sight of bulky equipment.

Ross Video partners with VCR, a distributor in the audio and video market to expand their presence in the Colombian market. VCR is located in Bogotá, ideally suited to cover the entire country of Colombia. VCR supports customers on choosing, buying, operating and maintaining production and post- production professional video and audio equipment.

MediaCityUK-based media services provider, dock10, has formalised the appointment of technical support firm Gallowglass to fulfil the vast majority of its labour requirements at The Studios – the studio complex at the heart of MediaCityUK.

•    Men’s Champions League for Canal + > Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich at Wembley > in collaboration with CTV Outside  Broadcast, an EMG subsidiary
•   Women’s Champions League for Eurosport > OL vs. VfL Wolfsburg in the Stamford Bridge Stadium in Chelsea > in collaboration with STV, an EMF subsidiary
•   French Football Cup for France Télévisions > Evian vs. Bordeaux at Stade de France
•   Top 14 for Canal + and France Télévisions > Toulon vs. Castre at Stade de France
•   French Basketball Cup for Canal + > Paris vs. Nanterre in Bercy
•   French Women’s Handball Championship for BeIN > Metz vs. Fleury round-trip

“We shop at home, we surf the Web ... at the same time, we feel emptier, lonelier and more cut off from each other than at any other time in human history...” – Palmer Joss, Contact, 1997
Right after storage firms, chip companies are the most unappreciated folks in the industry. They plug away making things that do more and more for less and less and all you say is ”so”?

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, recently released the Ki Pro Quad file-based recording device for professional 4K and HD workflows. Alex Buono, Director of Photography for the Saturday Night Live Film Unit, recently used the AJA Ki Pro Quad together with a Canon C500 camera to capture "Kanish,” a 1970s cop show spoof starring Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader. Ki Pro Quad is the only tapeless recorder that supports live debayering of 4K Canon RAW camera data with simultaneous recording to Apple ProRes 422 or ProRes 444 files.

Teledifusão de Macau (TDM), is the public television broadcast network in Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. In an ongoing effort to enhance efficiencies while improving production versatility, TDM continues to expand its studio production operations with Telemetrics’ scalable camera robotics and control system. The additional camera system in TDM’s live TV studio further streamlines production operations and provides highly efficient workflow strategies.

King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands was inaugurated on April 30th, 2013. After 33 years on the throne, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her son Willem-Alexander. The event – the first inauguration of a Dutch king for 124 years – was followed by a television audience of millions around the world.

Up to 6.53 million viewers watched the finale of 'Deutschland sucht den Superstar' (German Idol) broadcast live on RTL from MMC’s studio 30/31. On Saturday, May 18th, Beatrice Egli (age 24) was voted as the winner of the 10th season of German Idol. The hit singer from Switzerland won with 70.25 percent of all audience votes against her competitor Lisa Wohlgemut (age 21) from Neundorf.

Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that Italian broadcaster RAI used Riedel MediorNet and RockNet networks to enable real-time distribution of audio, video, and communications signals throughout its coverage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia cycling race May 4-26. During the 96th Giro d'Italia, which began in Naples and concluded 3,405 kilometers later in Brescia, the Riedel gear provided host broadcaster RAI with a flexible fiber network linking the announce booth, finish line, and remote production areas.

Belgian sound engineer Joris Verniest, from betterliVe.be, has been introducing DPA Microphones’ new d:facto II Vocal Microphone to some of the country’s top bands after being blown away by the natural sound quality it delivers on the live stage.

Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, announces the installation of its Kaleido-Modular multiviewers in CSP Mobile Productions’ new “HD-2” outside broadcast truck.

Brahma Kumaris, World Renewal Spiritual Trust has recently constructed Godlywood Studios in its Shantivan Complex at its International Headquarters at Abu Road, Rajasthan. This highly advanced electronic media studio creates television programs and films dedicated to spreading spiritual knowledge and Raja Yoga meditation. This ambitious studio project is intended to create and air various spiritually oriented TV programs and films was conceived and initiated by BK. Ramesh Shah, Managing Trustee of the Brahma Kumari Organization. To help achieve this vision, Godlywood Studios has installed a HARMAN Studer Vista 1 mixing console to serve at the heart of its audio system.