TSL Professional Products Ltd. (PPL), manufacturer of hardware and software audio monitoring, tally and power management solutions for the broadcast industry, introduced a new TallyMan Control Panel at IBC 2012. Designed to simplify the control interface, the TallyMan Control Panel provides a common workflow for engineering operators, with the added capability of addressing nearly limitless numbers of routers and control units through a tactile and easy-to-install panel. The panel comes in 16-button and 32-button versions.

As a ‘must attend’ event for the movers and shakers of the world’s broadcast industry, Amsterdam’s International Broadcast Convention (IBC) has to provide the very best facilities. Key amongst these are high quality audio systems, to ensure that the many conference sessions come across clearly. With Yamaha CL series mixers and the company’s latest loudspeakers dominating this year’s event, not a single nuance was lost.

TV Technology Europe has recognized FOR-A as a recipient of the publication’s 2012 IBC Show STAR Awards for its FT-ONE full 4K high resolution variable frame rate camera. FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, unveiled the FT-ONE earlier this year at Cine Gear Expo in Hollywood, while IBC 2012 marked the camera’s European debut.

EuroLinX, the wireless entity of the Alfacam Group, the leading European provider of wireless television production facilities and services, has installed Sencore's modular card-based receiver-decoder systems across its entire wireless fleet — OB truck, helicopter, plane — used for mobile coverage of high-profile outdoor and sporting events, including the recent 2012 London Games. Sencore's aG4800 openGear™ Chassis, featuring aG4802 receiver-decoder cards, enables EuroLinX to supply high-quality HD feeds from aircraft- and motorcycle-based cameras, as well as its OB vehicles.

F&F Productions, a premiere mobile production company based in Clearwater, Fla., will be expanding the capabilities of its fleet of high-definition (HD) outside broadcast (OB) trucks with the additional purchase of four new Kayenne™ Video Production Center switchers, which will be upgraded to—or installed as—the new Grass Valley 3G-ready Kayenne Video Production Center with the new K-Frame available in Q4.

MIRA Mobile Television, a veteran mobile production company based in Wilsonville, Oregon, has converted its M-6 standard-definition production truck to full high-definition (HD) operations, based around multiformat live production technologies from Grass Valley®.

“If you’re asking me ‘What is the most underestimated power of filmmaking?’ that would be sound,” says filmmaker Geert Verdickt. To remedy this situation, the multi-award-winning video journalist has joined forces with audio specialist Sennheiser to develop a series of tutorial videos dedicated to the subject of audio for video filmmakers. In a total of five episodes, Geert Verdickt shows ambitious filmmakers how to record perfect sound for their videos, and does it in a way that is both professional and entertaining. From 19 September onwards, a new tutorial video will go online every two weeks at www.sennheiser.com/ audioforvideo.

For broadcasters of world-class major sporting events or music concerts, a single SoundField mic is all that's needed to generate simultaneous stereo and 5.1 audio for SD or HD transmission. Even audio already captured in stereo, such as recorded archive material, can now be converted into phase-coherent 5.1 by utilising SoundField upmix processors.

Orad announced today that Canal+, France’s leading sports broadcaster, is utilizing the Orad PowerWall solution to create video wall graphics in HD for its new sports program, Grande Soirée du Samedi.  Broadcasted weekly, Grande Soirée du Samedi combines elements from popular Canal+ sports shows, Jour de Foot and Jour de Rugby, offering viewers highlights of the week’s most powerful sporting event moments across France as well as major European leagues.

Riedel Communications, one of the leading manufacturers of real-time signal transport solutions for video, audio and communications, and Grass Valley, renowned manufacturer of HD camera systems, reveal the new MediorNet interface card for integrating Grass Valley cameras into MediorNet fiber networks at this year's IBC in Amsterdam.

The first presence of BTS broadcast technology solutions at IBC 2012 was an overwhelming success. Hundreds of potential clients visited the OB van exhibited at IBC and were impressed by the skills of the BTS staff and the advanced technologies inside the van. It was the record breaking OB van number 555 since the re-start of the company in 1951.

With phase one of its transformation complete, Grass Valley™ is now a profitable independent company, with a unified product line, modernized services, efficient supply chain, and a cohesive global administration. The next phase of the strategic plan now focuses on transforming the sales and marketing organization to better serve its growing customer base by creating four new executive roles; three Regional Presidents and a Chief Marketing Officer, all reporting to Alain Andreoli, President and CEO. However at IBC the focus was on the introduction of new products.

RTW, a leading vendor of visual audio meters for professional broadcast, production, post production and quality control, is pleased to announce that it will be settled into  its new office on September 25. The new company headquarters, still located in Cologne, will now occupy two floors of a building that was once home to the German staff of Sony Corporation.

Canon announced the new BU-47H,  a remote control pan-tilt camera head that stands at the very top of its class. Like its predecessor, the Canon BU-46H, it is dedicated to reproducing high picture quality and high resolution. However, with an extensive upgrading of camera functions, including finely-graded video adjustment functions that dovetail neatly with user preferences and shooting applications, it is custom-made for the broadcast market.

PortableACPower.com, Inc. announces availability of the new Freedom-1™ take-anywhere portable AC power solution, which allows production professionals to take high-quality 110V or 230V AC power anywhere in the world.