As announced today by Ms. Amparo Di Fede, General Manager of SPORTEL, the market has closed doors on another high with 2409 participants, representing 980 companies of 75 nations. Overall presents another significant increase of 20% of new companies compared to 2011!

Jennifer Lopez’s dynamic Dance Again World Tour came alive in Minsk with the help of a super-bright rig of Clay Paky luminaires.

sono Studiotechnik GmbH is expanding its rental portfolio by 2 Standard Converter Snell Alchemist Ph.C-HD. Beside the newest software version, the devices are equipped with the software options for timecode and Dolby E. The devices are available from now on.

LiveU, a pioneer of portable video-over-cellular solutions, has announced that Chelsea TV, Chelsea Football Club’s TV channel, is using LiveU cellular uplinking technology to provide live video coverage of its games, enhancing its communication with its fan base. LiveU’s LU70 units have been used to transmit pre- and post-match interviews with managers and players, giving greater access to key personnel, and expand its live coverage of matches at home and abroad.

The new G-Force Master fills the gap between G-Force Pro and G-Force Advanced in ABC Products’ balance system series. With its 11kg payload it is the ideal equipment for working with cameras of the newest generation such as system cameras with film lenses.

Mosart Medialab today announced a partnership with EVS, a leader in broadcast production technology, to bring greater productivity to producers and newscasters through the control of EVS XT/XS series production servers by Mosart® automation. Mosart leverages the LinX API in the EVS XT/XS series production servers to enable control and configuration and, in turn, improve workflow efficiency through automation of key processes and automated playout control of EVS servers.

The „Vienna Volksoper“ (“Volksoper Wien”) is Vienna’s grand house for operetta, opera, musical and ballet, providing superior musical entertainment. Colourful, multifaceted and joyful, the Volksoper is the only concert house in Vienna attending to the genre “operetta”. The building from 1898 was up for the improvement of fire precautions also in those rooms accommodating the audio technology. This offered the opportunity to renovate and modernise the digitally equipped control rooms and re-fit them completely with new interior and state-of-of-the-art technology. For the recording control suite the Vienna Volksoper decided for a mc²56 mixing console from Lawo.

NAC Image Technology is pleased to announce the first sale of its Hi-Motion II™ Ultra Slow Motion camera system to mainland Europe. Netherlands-based full-service rental house Broadcast Rental has bought one of the units for work across its portfolio of high-profile European clients.

Studio Berar recently provided an extensive HARMAN audio system for The Prodigy’s Warriors Dance Festival at the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Serbia. Co-promoted by the team behind Exit Festival, the event featured an eclectic and innovative lineup, while the sound reinforcement system included JBL VERTEC® powered line arrays and Soundcraft Vi6 digital audio consoles.

The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) today announced that the organization's annual conference will be held Nov. 29-30 at the Mercure Windsor Castle Hotel, Windsor, U.K. Open to all within the broadcast and media technology supply industry, the 2012 conference titled "Adapt or Die!" will focus on strategies for creating a profitable future through business innovation. A series of keynote presentations and discussion groups will examine the challenges of maintaining technology suppliers' business value, profitability, and growth in today's changing industry.

South London based technical production specialist Presentational Rentals (PR) supplied all technical elements for the recent London launch of rock legends’ Led Zeppelin’s “Celebration Day” movie – featuring their one-off 2007 reunion concert at London’s O2 Arena.

After taking last summer off, the Dave Matthews Band is back on the road with a North American tour previewing their upcoming album, “Away From The World”.  The tour features 16 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures specified by the band’s longtime lighting designer Fenton Williams and supplied by Theatrical Media Services Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska.

The vehicles of Heinen Studios, one of Germany’s leading mobile recording and outside broadcast companies, are a familiar sight at many events including concerts, sporting events, conferences, religious services and televised debates. Recently the company has invested in the Dugan-MY16, which has made a huge difference to its recording and live broadcast of discussion-based radio and television programmes.

The Red Bull Stratos, the 120,000 feet skydive from the edge of space was a mission that transcended human limits. Riedel Communications – one of the leading providers of real-time solutions for video, audio and communications – provided the entire communications solution for this outstanding project, integrating both wireless and wired digital intercom systems. Additionally, Riedel furnished the fiber-based video and signal distribution as well as the wireless video links from the capsule’s onboard cameras – enabling the stunning pictures delivered from the Red Bull Stratos capsule.

Austria's Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission. Baumgartner reached an estimated speed of 1,342.8 km/h (Mach 1.24) jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified will make him the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall and set several other records* while delivering valuable data for future space exploration.