Camera Corps (a Vitec Group company) announces the latest in a long line of television sports support projects. Working in partnership with Pittsburgh-based outside broadcast production company NEP Visions, Camera Corps has provided a wide range of support equipment for a fast-action sponsored television games series shot during April, May and June in Europe and South America.

When the Rolling Stones arrived at London’s Hyde Park on July 6 to perform the first of two concerts at the AEG-Barclaycard British Summer Time 10-day season, they were safe in the knowledge that their glorious oeuvre of classic rock favourites would reach the 65,000 or so fans situated in proximity of any of the ten delay towers courtesy of an Optocore redundant fibre distribution system.

Digital mixing console sales have increased dramatically since their introduction in the 1990s. Yamaha sold more than 1000 PM5D mixers in the first 15 years and other manufacturers are seeing increasing sales of their digital products. Digital mixers are more versatile than analog ones and offer many new features, such as reconfigure signal routing at the touch of a button. In addition, digital consoles often include processing capabilities such as compression, gating, reverb, automatic feedback suppression and delay. Some products are expandable via third-party software features (called plugins) that add further reverb, compression, delay and tone-shaping tools. Several digital mixers include spectrograph and real time analyzer functions. Some incorporate loudspeaker management tools such as crossover filtering and limiting.

Bristol UK creative visual design practice SMASH Productions has taken delivery of the first Martin Professional M6 control console in the UK and Europe, which will be available for rental and also in action for assorted shows and productions in which SMASH is involved.

DPA Microphones played a significant role at the recent Big IF rally in London’s Hyde Park by ensuring that celebrities and VIPs such as Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and film director Danny Boyle were clearly heard by the 45,000-strong crowd.

HSL supplied lights, LED screen and crew to the latest Moody Blues UK and European tour, working with the band’s long term LD Mick Thornton.

C2S Systems, the broadcast System Integration arm of WTS Group, has completed installation of a new studio complex with post-production facilities for MNET and SuperSport in Kenya. The four-studio complex has been designed for flexibility to support production both of MNET’s new prime-time drama-serial titled “Kona”, as well as front-end presentation coverage for SuperSport of east African sports events.

While there’s plenty of bad news around for 3D-TV, with ESPN and the BBC saying that they will not be making any new 3D investments once their current projects are completed, BSkyB is staying loyal to the technology.

Robe moving lights were at the hub of the show lighting for the recent Skol Sensation Party staged at Anhembi Parque in Sao Paulo. The hugely popular event, attended by over 50,000 dance music fans, enjoyed a stellar line up of DJs and megamix sessions from Mr White, Sunnery James, Ryan Marciano, Anderson Noise, Do Santos, Funkagenda, Michael Woods, Deniz Koyu, DBerrie and many more.

Panasonic Professional Camera Solutions is pleased to announce the new AK-HC3500A broadcast studio camera, along with a line-up of dedicated studio system options available from September 2013 and to be exhibited at the International Broadcast Convention 2013.

Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that London's Neg Earth, a leading independent entertainment lighting company based in the U.K., has incorporated Riedel intercom gear into its rental and service stock to ensure clear, flexible communications in demanding live environments.

RTW, a leading vendor of visual audio meters and monitoring devices for professional broadcast, production, post production and quality control, has introduced a new BLITS instrument option for its line of TM7 and TM9 TouchMonitors. Part of the SW20013 software license recently issued by the company, the BLITS instrument is designed to generate and analyze BLITS test signals. The new software license with this option is now shipping.

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, Internet and satellite-based services. Beginning in July 2013 and continuing through 2014, CBC/Radio-Canada’s Montreal facility is undertaking an upgrade of its broadcast studios, including the purchase and installation of four HARMAN Studer Vista 1 digital mixing consoles, a Route 6000 routing and signal processing system, three Vista Compact Remote Bays and interfacing equipment. The consoles were sold through Studer distributor Soundcraft Canada.

A dazzling array of pure beam Sharpys, rigged in a magnificent two-tier array around the Oslo Spektrum Stadium and pointing directly at the audience, has added superstar sparkle to the final of Norwegian Idol.

In 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, Simon Green took a gamble in launching Green Rock –a boutique post production shop based in London. Five years later, the reward proved greater than any risk. Today, the studio is thriving with several high-profile projects under its belt, including concerts for musical artists like Justin Bieber, Neo and The Killers that air on MTV UK, as well as documentaries and TV shows for the BBC. The studio’s six-person team recently wrapped up its first stereo 3D series, “Monster Trucks,” for Sky 3D, Europe's first 3D TV channel.