Leader Instruments has chosen Argentine broadcast electronics show CAPER 2012 as the launch venue for its LV 7770-01 remote control unit. Designed for use with Leader's LV 7770 multi-standard rasterizing signal analyser and the award-winning LV 5770 compact multi-monitor, the LV 7770-01 has similar front-panel controls to the LV 7770 and the same 1 rack-unit width and height but much more compact front-to-back depth.

FLOVEL Company Japan, a company in partnership with FOR-A Corporation, introduced its new FZ-B1 high-sensitivity HD camera at FOR-A’s booth during the 2012 IBC Show held last month in Amsterdam. FOR-A is the exclusive distributor of FLOVEL brand cameras in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, Africa, and sections of Asia. The new camera—designed for government and high-end security applications—will be available through FOR-A’s worldwide sales offices beginning next month.

The independent Woodstock Film Festival will host its 13th annual event on October 10-14, but something will be different this year – AJA Ki Pros will allow producers to screen portions of the festival digitally for the first time in festival history. Previously, the festival relied on HDCAM tape for all screenings, a tedious process that required lots of physical storage space for the myriad tapes.

Disney’s Pair of Kings is an unusual multi-camera series, to say the least. It is filled with incredible battles and amazing stunts as well as special effects and “lots of really funny stuff,” says Director of Photography Johnny Simmons ASC. “We shoot both four-camera and single camera style; maintaining the use of all four cameras, shooting coverage inside the proscenium.

At the 2012 SMPTE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, EVS product development manager, Werner Ramaekers, will present a paper on delivering live multi-camera content to smart devices through cloud platforms. The conference, which brings together world-renowned technology thought leaders from the media content business, takes place on October 23-25 in Hollywood, California.

The Hålogaland Theatre in Tromsø, Norway, is putting its new DPA d:fine™ Headset Microphones through their paces on a production of Les Misérables, which opened on September 6th 2012.

Riedel provides the communications infrastructure for some of the largest international sports and entertainment events in the world including the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Euro, the Eurovision Song Contest, the Tour de France and the Formula 1. As well as supplying thousands of radios and intercom stations to allow the events personnel to communicate with each other, Riedel also provides some of the facilities for transmitting video and audio for broadcast.

In a bold move designed to facilitate the transition to fully progressive workflows, Snell announced today that it will now offer 1080p functionality at no additional charge for all 1080p-capable products, thereby bringing down one of the most significant barriers to the adoption of 3Gbps equipment: extra cost.

The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) Training Academy today announced the launch of two new training courses designed specifically for engineers working in the broadcast technology sector. Each of the two-day courses, "Network Essentials for Broadcast Engineers" and "Compression Fundamentals and Applications," offers intensive training led by experienced trainers and experts in the field.

Leading Australian outside broadcast (OB) and broadcast service company, Gearhouse Broadcast, has announced the appointment of Manny Papas as Sales Director. Papas joined Gravity Media – Gearhouse Broadcast’s parent company – in April 2011 as Business Development Manager and his new role is effective immediately.

Upstaging is supplying Martin Professional’s new, award-winning MAC Viper Profile automated spot fixture for Latin music icon Luis Miguel’s current world tour, which sees the Grammy Award winner on the road until June 2013.

HARMAN Professional announced its AKG Acoustics, JBL Professional and Lexicon brands are maintaining their status as official “P&E Wing Sustaining Partners” with the renewal of their sponsorship of The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® through 2013. This sponsorship will include cooperation in a variety of events and activities throughout the year, a presence on the P&E Wing section of the GRAMMY365 member Web site and sustaining sponsorship of the P&E Wing Manufacturers Council.

Ireland’s largest commercial broadcaster TV3 has announced a technology partnership with Sony which will see the broadcast technology and solutions company provide the latest in High Definition Camera and support equipment for its new HD Studio in Ballymount, Dublin. The deal follows a series of discussions which culminated in an agreement at IBC 2012 and will see the new studio – which will be Ireland’s biggest fully HD studio – named The Sony HD Studio Dublin.

Euro Media Group, Europe’s leading provider of broadcast facilities and services, is delighted to announce the arrival of Thierry Drilhon as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Effective since October 1, 2012 Alexander Shirokikh has been appointed to the position of Key Account/Business Development Manager of Harris Communications CIS.This position was previously held by Maxim Sverdlov.