Chyron today announced that Belgium's Télé Bruxelles is using the Channel Box² channel branding system to bring rich branding and graphical elements into live productions. The Brussels-based broadcaster initially deployed the Channel Box² to enhance its October 2012 coverage of municipal elections. As it completes a new graphics package for daily newscasts, Télé Bruxelles will leverage the Chyron system to incorporate dynamic presentations into its live news productions.

Global event management, facilities and services consultancy Rushmans has formed a joint venture with Destination Sochi to create the ultimate resource for broadcasters, teams (NOCs), sponsors and others working in the Black Sea city during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and future events.

"At Snell, we're committed to delivering solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges in today's digital media and multi-screen operations," said Andy Giles, head of sales, Middle East and Africa, at Snell. "At CABSAT 2013, we'll show how our uniquely flexible solutions — such as ICE channel-in-a-box, Morpheus automation, and Kahuna 360 — can transform broadcast operations of all sizes. We'll also feature our high-performance and flexible routing solutions, including the Vega flexible asymmetric router and Sirius 800 range with Advanced Hybrid Processing."

Merging Technologies finished a highly successful year with the official release of new software for its award winning product range. This release represents thousands of man hours of work and makes available the most cutting edge technology for professionals using Pyramix, VCube, Ovation, MXFix and Horus.

Garland Partners Ltd (GPL) provides comprehensive professional video solutions to the UK market. GPL is the UK partner for LiveU (www.liveu.tv), the leader in portable HD video-over-cellular solutions.

The essential UK event of broadcast and production technology is coming up: BVE 2013. From February 26-28, the British broadcast exhibition welcomes visitors and exhibitors to the Exhibition Centre London. Presenting their ControlCenter-Digital at this year’s show, German KVM experts Guntermann & Drunck GmbH will bring KVM one step closer towards the future.

Lieven Vermaele is to step down as Director of Technology & Innovation at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) after six distinguished years of service.

Vocal processing expert TC-Helicon and audio specialist Sennheiser today unveiled their cooperation in the field of vocal effects microphones. Bundling their extensive expertise in tools for vocalists and microphone technology, the two brands have been working on joint research projects since 2011, and will launch a joint product at NAMM in January 2013.

Spain’s national broadcaster TVE has made a significant investment in Jünger Audio’s loudness control technology, which it is using to normalize the audio across a number of its television channels.

The CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2013 highlights were the 2nd Screen, content in the Cloud and eye-poppin’ monster TVs. Of course, we’re the same person who got caught up in the show buzz and swore netbooks and 3D TV were going to circle the globe. We all know how that turned out.

Harmonic is a worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure for emerging television and video services. The company's production-ready innovation enables content and service providers to efficiently create, prepare, and deliver differentiated services for television and new media video platforms.

Viva Forever!, the musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, had recently its World Premiere in London's West End. Jennifer Saunders has penned a dramatic narrative that demands the broadest pallet in terms of look and design. Sets range from a TV talent show with all its accompanying signature lighting and ambiance, a houseboat and on to a rather exotic looking Spain that provides the backdrop for the Salsa driven “Spice Up Your Life”.

More than 100 premium discharge lamps from PR Lighting have been specified and installed at the new Tianjin Grand Theatre — in the city’s new 90-hectare Cultural Centre.

During the 61st New Year's Four Hills Tournament from Garmisch-Partenkirchen HDwireless transferred the signals of six Sony HDC cameras from the ground and from the air wirelessly to TopVision's HD OBVan Ü4. Host Broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk had engaged the Berlin based OBVan company to support production.

Lighting designer and operator Ed Warren of Next Level Lights turned to Martin Professional’s MAC Viper Profile for Mumford & Sons’ “Tour of Two Halves” (first half theatres, second half arenas), which hit dates in the UK and Ireland in November and December as a leg on their extended “Babel” world tour.