The Le Mans 24-hour endurance race is one of the most spectacular and storied events in the motorracing calendar. Since 1932, the best sports car drivers in the world have made an annual pilgrimage to the small town south-east of Paris to compete in this most gruelling of tests.

Practice makes perfect – certainly for RTV Slovenija, who are broadcasting the FIFA World Cup™ in full HD for the first time after fine-tuning the process at the Beijing Olympic Games and at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. “Beijing was a test event for us in HD and then Vancouver was the first major project where we relayed everything to our viewers in HD – it gave us great experience for this event,” explained Producer Mateja Mir.

TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP video solutions, announced that Spanish public broadcaster RTVE chose TVU equipment to follow this year’s Rally of Morocco, which took place from the 3rd to the 9th of October. RTVE’s coverage was a unique blend of action captured at close range with a smartphone running TVU Anywhere and more static moments shot using a standard camera setup with TVU One.
 

EVS, the leading provider of live video production systems, has been chosen by host broadcaster, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), to provide a range of its solutions for live coverage of the 15th FINA World Championships held in Barcelona (BNC2013) from 19 July to 4 August 2013. EVS technology, including servers and storage solutions, were deployed in OB vans at each of the four event venues to provide a fully integrated solution from ingest to archive. Spanish audiovisual services provider Lavinia Group was also commissioned to supply and install the live production workflow.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices, is proud to announce that Sonotechnique, a longtime RTW dealer in Canada, sold eight SurroundMonitor 10809X-PLUS and one SurroundControl 31900 systems to CTV a major Canadian private broadcaster. The equipment is being used to broadcast the 2010 Winter Games in Canada, which are being held February 12 – 28.

Here is some fascinating news for the numerous motorcycle enthusiasts in the show lighting world: as from today Clay Paky and RUMI will be inseparable partners in the "Moto 3" category of the Italian Speed Championship (CIV) motorcycle races.

Rushmans Destination Sochi (RDS), which was set up to provide the ultimate inside track knowledge, resource and support service for broadcasters, teams (NOCs), sponsors and others working in the Black Sea city during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and future events, has attracted significant attention from across the sports industry since its launch last month.

Global event management, facilities and services consultancy Rushmans has formed a joint venture with Destination Sochi to create the ultimate resource for broadcasters, teams (NOCs), sponsors and others working in the Black Sea city during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and future events.

Orad and Liga-TV, a media rights management company and official broadcaster of the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL), have raised the bar on sports broadcasts. Thanks to Orad’s powerful graphics platform, millions of Russian football fans can see, in real time, exhilarating full-screen and lower-third graphics presenting complex and sophisticated football statistics. The graphics are displayed live from the studio during the games themselves, as well as in pre- and post-match shows.

On a Sunday evening that will be forever etched in the memory of Portuguese football fans, there was more than one reason to celebrate in the Stade de France. Having made history by defeating hosts France and winning its first UEFA EURO title, Portugal have also guaranteed their first-ever appearance at the FIFA Confederations Cup, the next edition of which is in 2017. The “Tournament of Champions” is set to take place between 17 June and 2 July, in four Russian Host Cities: St Petersburg, Kazan, Moscow and Sochi.

“Our slogan for this World Cup is ‘Feel it, it is here!’,” explains Diane Stanton-Lourens, Head of Produc­tion for SABC Sport. It is hard to disagree with this sentiment. SABC will be broadcasting all 64 matches in SD, across three channels, as well as “simulcasting” across 18 radio stations in all eleven of the officially recognised South African languag­es. Diane, working on her sixth FIFA World Cup™, has 22 years of experience in televised sporting events, having worked her way up from her start as a production assistant to her current position.

Cambridge, UK – 28th June 2010 –– Pixel Power, the leading supplier of broadcast graphics systems, has today announced that it has secured a major graphics technology contract from SABC, for initial use on the broadcaster’s comprehensive Fifa World Cup 2010 coverage, then for deployment across its output. The deal has been overseen by Pixel Power’s South African partner Zimele Broadcasting.

The new half-billion-dollar venue that is home to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings opened last fall as one of the nation’s most advanced facilities for sports, events and entertainment. The Golden 1 Center was designed to cater to the desires of fans and offers an immersive experience based on the latest broadcast and replay capabilities managed by a massive network infrastructure. Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, was instrumental in providing the necessary camera, replay, production switching, routing, multiviewer and signal processing technology to achieve the ambitious goals set by owners.

AVIWEST, a global provider of video contribution systems, today announced that SailTracks, a German video producer specializing in sailing competitions, deployed AVIWEST PRO3 bonded cellular transmitters and StreamHub transceiver for live coverage of world-renowned sailing races, such as the Medal Races at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series in Enoshima, Japan. SailTracks streams the races directly onto Facebook and YouTube, providing all followers with real-time results and insights. Compact and robust, the PRO3 Series has been directly installed aboard SailTracks’ vessels, which track sailors closely during the competition.

Former Dakar Rally champions Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah used their experience to navigate their way safely through Tuesday's stage three of the 2020 edition in Saudi Arabia as Kevin Benavides and Matthias Walkner shone on their bikes.