CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is one of the world’s biggest circuses on the globe with acts of all shapes, sizes and quality; each hungering for the cheers of the crowd. It isn’t often you see a lawyer as the ringmaster, but Shapiro (Gary, head of CEA – Consumer Electronics Association) does a pretty good job of handling the tempermental acts.

"As the U.K.'s largest broadcast, audio, and video show, BVE is the ideal forum for us to highlight Snell's award-winning family of digital broadcast infrastructure and signal processing solutions," said Mark Gardner, sales director, Northern Europe and Africa, Snell. "We're looking forward to demonstrating how Snell's uniquely flexible products, such as the new KudosPro MC500, can transform broadcast operations of any size, and it will be an excellent platform for us in the run up to our London technology seminar in March."

"Chyron is committed to providing broadcast professionals with simple, flexible, and efficient graphics solutions that help them to tell great stories and create engaging visual brands. To this end, we'll be taking advantage of the 2013 NAB Show to highlight our latest advances in cloud-to-ground graphics creation, graphics over IP, social TV, and second screen solutions." — Michael Wellesley-Wesley, president and CEO of Chyron.

When it comes to making its piano and string instruments shine, the Media Services department at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) counts on DPA Microphones. The department recently upgraded its aging instrument mics to a stereo pair of DPA d:vote™ 4099P Instrument Mics for piano, taking its musical performances to the next level.

Audio specialist Sennheiser showcases its passion for sound through their new digital magazine, the "Blue Stage" iPad app, which offers interactive storytelling coupled with explorative navigation. A new edition is released every month in order to examine the subject of sound from a different perspective. The Sennheiser iPad app is free and is available now, in English, from the iTunes store. Other languages available are German, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. A Russian translation is also planned for the near future.

At this year’s BVE, taking place from 26-28 February 2013 at London’s ExCeL, EVS will introduce Enriched Live Production, which considers the challenges faced by the industry in ensuring quality content is delivered more quickly, more creatively and more efficiently to the consumer. The show will also see the Belgian provider of high-speed broadcast technology highlight its latest product enhancements for an integrated live production workflow.

Ross Video has moved to improve its sales management capacity in the USA with the promotions of both Jared Schatz and Pete Ross to Director of Sales each with responsibility for ½ the country and with the promotion of Julian Fraser to Director of Sales, Canada.

Leader America announces the relocation of its headquarters to 11095 Knott Avenue Suite B, Cypress, CA 90630.

Canadian new wave /indie band, Metric, recently completed a successful tour in support of their fifth album Synthetica.

British rockers Level 42 have been living up to their 1984 album Standing in the Light by performing under a rig of Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 700s at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

One of the country’s most culturally important theatres, the Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) has been at the heart of contemporary French performing arts for over 90 years. Moving from Paris to Villeurbanne 40 years ago, a comprehensive refurbishment has seen a Yamaha digital audio system installed in the theatre’s two performance spaces.

HARMAN’s Soundcraft is kicking off 2013 with new dates for its popular “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series, starting with two sessions in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, February 6. Hosting the sessions will be James Lawrenson, front of house engineer for Foster the People and a Soundcraft Vi6 user. The sessions will be held at the headquarters of A/V rental & staging company Audio Visual Actions, Inc. (AVA),

An Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system is currently on a national tour of the UK with the hit musical, Bugle Boy, which traces the life, career and mysterious disappearance of the late bandleader and composer Glenn Miller.

Last November, Vinny Osborne was on deadline, preparing for Singin' in the Rain to be performed by the Port Laois Musical Society in Ireland.  He had a special need for an earset microphone which could better handle water immersion as well as deliver impeccable audio quality.  The celebrated Irish sound designer—who has been nominated 11 times (winning seven) for Best Technical Award by the Association of Irish Musical Societies—got to work.  He did his research, performed rigorous testing, and chose Point Source Audio’s CO-5w waterproof microphone for his lead actor.

Creative Audio is a company that lives up to its name, always on the lookout for new and better products that enable the company to deliver better sound and lighting to its audiences and clients. For years, Creative Audio has supported country, comedy, rock and pop music tours in the U.S. and Canada for artists ranging from Larry the Cable Guy and George Lopez to Trace Adkins for his 2012 “Songs and Stories” tour. Adding HARMAN’s JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers to its inventory was Creative Audio’s logical next step.