As of 1 September 2012 Sennheiser is acquiring a 100 per cent stake in the Swiss company Bleuel Electronic AG. This move is to allow the acoustics specialist to offer customers in Switzerland and Liechtenstein even greater proximity to Sennheiser and further reinforce its position in Europe. Marc Staubli (Marketing and Sales) and Björn Grefer (Finance and Operations) will be taking over the management of the new Sennheiser subsidiary, while Alfred van der Kolk (previously President of Sennheiser Benelux) will be Chairman of the Board of Directors.

EVS, the leading broadcast production systems provider has announced an open workflow collaboration with Adobe®, one of the world’s largest and most diverse software companies. The initiative includes Adobe’s flagship video editing tool, Adobe® Premiere® Pro Creative Suite 6 software, integrated with EVS’ industry-leading XT/XS high-speed production servers.

Ross Video announced the appointment of Sven Krueger as Director of Sales for the DACH Region and Poland and the appointment of Dave Scott to the role of Regional Sales Manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Internationally renowned recording engineer and lecturer Akira Fukada made an enormous impact at the New York AES Convention in 1997 when he unveiled the Fukada Tree seven microphone arrangement – a totally new technique for recording orchestral music in surround sound for subsequent broadcast or CD release.

At IBC 2012 Sennheiser has unveiled Digital 9000, a digital wireless system that can transmit completely uncompressed audio, artefact-free and with superb dynamics. Targeting broadcasting professionals, (musical) theatres and high-profile live audio events, Digital 9000 sets a new benchmark in digital wireless transmission. The system, which includes the EM 9046 receiver, SKM 9000 handheld and SK 9000 bodypack transmitters, and a comprehensive suite of accessories, has been meticulously designed for the highest channel counts in today’s increasingly dense frequency environment.

BTS broadcast technology solutions has reached a new record by completing the 555th OB van in its factory at Weiterstadt, Germany since the company has restarted production in 1951 after World War 2.

One of the longest established technology suppliers to the broadcast system camera market, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe, has opened up IBC 2012 with an announcement that will sting many of its competitors. Hitachi has formed a strategic sales and market development agreement with international broadcast rental, project solutions, systems integration, equipment sales and outside broadcast company, Gearhouse Broadcast. The agreement provides Gearhouse Broadcast with prime distribution rights to all Hitachi broadcast cameras in many international territories.

NAC Image Technology has successfully implemented the world’s first real time flicker suppression system for ultra slow motion broadcast HDTV camera systems. NAC’s Hi-Motion II™ is the only ultra slow motion camera system available that allows the operator to adjust the camera “on the fly” during a live broadcast, mitigating and greatly reducing the flicker effect caused by stadium lighting.

The leading designer of broadcast and production systems won a STAR 2012 Award for superior technology from TV Technology Europe Magazine. It was also recognised by Sports Video Group for an Outstanding Technical Achievement in Sport Broadcast award, presented to UEFA for its innovative use of EVS’ C-Cast second-screen media delivery platform for UEFA’s coverage of the Euro 2012 Football Championships.

TV Globo, the largest TV broadcaster in Brazil has become the first Latin American broadcaster to acquire the I-MOVIX X10 continuously streaming ultra slow motion system. TV Globo will add X10 to the existing complement of SprintCam Vvs HD systems embedded with its sports production crews, to provide further innovation to its coverage of major sporting events

The South African pay-TV provider SuperSport has just added a new vehicle, OB4HD, to its fleet of high definition outside broadcast trucks. OB4HD was equipped to be multi-functional by Sony Professional Solutions Europe in Basingstoke and will be used by SuperSport primarily to provide live coverage of sporting events.

Bassist and vocalist artist Esperanza Spalding is currently touring with her new project Radio Music Society with a set-up of DPA microphones, including the new DPA d:facto™ Vocal Microphone that she is using for her vocal performances.

ATG Broadcast has completed an expanded playout system for the Icelandic Broadcasting Service, RUV. Two new 1080i high-definition channels, TX2 and TX3, have been installed at the network’s headquarters in Efstaleiti, Reykjavik.

IBC today announces its attendance figures from IBC2012 which took place in Amsterdam between 6 – 11 September 2012. As the exhibition closed at 16:00, the number of attendees – conference delegates, exhibition visitors and exhibitors – was a record 50,937. This compares with the record year 2011 which had 50,462 attendees, showing a growth in 2012 of 0.93%.

Orad will unveil Morpho 3.0, the latest version of its 3D character generator, at IBC2012 (stand 7.B27). Morpho is a native 64-bit application offering 3D real-time graphics rendering. Smart graphic design tools and flexible playout capabilities are integrated within the application, facilitating an efficient and easy 3D workflow. The new Morpho version 3.0 introduces many new features; improves usability, workflow, ease of use and connection to external systems and data sources.