Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, announces that its Telecast Fiber Systems brand signed a distribution agreement with Bexel, a global provider of broadcasting technology and equipment. As a platinum-level distributor, Bexel will promote, sell and provide technical support for the full range of Telecast Fiber Systems' fiber optic solutions for broadcast production.

The Eurovision Song Contest recently completed its 57th year, held at The Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, a brand new multi-purpose indoor arena with a capacity of 23.000 spectators. The Baku Crystal Hall was commissioned by the City of Baku specifically for this event and construction was completed in a mere eight months. A perfect venue to host Eurovision, the show that continues to captivate audiences worldwide and its fans are proof of this.

DPA Microphones played an important part in delivering a fantastic evening of classical music to over 10,000 people who attended a summer concert organised by Heritage Events at Leeds Castle in the UK.

Camera Corps (part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company) announces a versatile introduction to its range of specialist cameras and remote control systems. Scheduled for introduction at IBC2012, the new DS-1 digital stills head gives professional photographers the freedom to capture high quality still images from practically any location under full remote control.

100 million viewers in 16 countries across Latin America to watch 2012 Olympic Games in high definition (HD) through the internet: Ericsson is supplying a flexible video processing solution and support services to Terra, the largest Latin American internet company, for the portal's broadcast of the 2012 Olympic Games from London.

Dejero, creator of the award-winning LIVE+ bonded cellular newsgathering solutions, along with IDX, its European distributor and exclusive UK partner, today announced that the provision of mobile services has been completed at key venues for the London Olympic Games with 7th Wave Broadcast Services, provider of live-shot stand up positions, studios and broadcast facilities at the Olympic Park.

Raycom Media, among the largest U.S. broadcasters, has selected Harris Corporation’s Selenio™ media convergence platform to exclusively upgrade over-the-air digital broadcast signal encoding services at 43 TV stations.  The transition will deliver new efficiencies for Raycom including improved High Definition/Standard Definition signal quality, higher channel capacity and stronger signal redundancy to maximize on-air reliability.

When it comes to radio broadcasting the main sports event in 2012, KVM devices from German manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck will play an important role. They will be applied by German radio stations SWR and NDR as they broadcast this summer's sporting highlights.

Matrox Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of Matrox® MicroQuad, a four-channel SDI-to-HDMI® multiviewer priced at just $995 US. New features have been added since the product was originally announced at the 2012 NAB show.

AJA Video Systems announced the compatibility of its KONA family of professional video solutions with Sonnet Technologies Inc.’s family of PCIe Thunderbolt™ expansion chassis. The joint effort allows video professionals to simultaneously tap the processing power and flexible conversion capability of AJA KONA hardware, and the enhanced computer performance and connectivity of the Sonnet expansion chassis.

Chyron announced that Spanish state-owned television broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) will implement the Chyron BlueNet™ end-to-end graphics workflow for its on-air look at the London Games July 27- August 12, 2012.

PR Lighting effects are being used heavily on the latest series of Algerian TV game show Takdar Tarbah (which translates as You Can Win).

PA company, Production Hire was contracted to provide sound reinforcement for the live band element of the Rock of Ages film premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square recently.

At the Australian Broadcast Exhibition (August 7-9), at Sydney’s Manly Pacific Hotel in Manly NSW, Grass Valley™ will give attendees a hands-on look at its latest file-based technologies for live event production and pre-taped studio programs.

AVnu Alliance, an industry forum dedicated to bringing AVnu-certified Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products to the market, has unveiled the certification mark for devices that have passed AVnu Alliance interoperability testing to become an AVnu-certified AVB product. This certification process helps assure that once a product is certified, it will interoperate with other AVnu-certified AVB devices.