Carlos Sainz extended his car lead following Sunday's stage seven of the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, while the convoy's thoughts were with the family and friends of bike rider Paulo Gonçalves who died after falling during the stage.

Carlos Sainz held his nerve on the final stage of the 2020 Dakar Rally for his third title after 7,500km of the world's most fearsome offroad race, while Ignacio Casale and Andrey Karginov also won at the maiden Saudi Arabia staging.

Two-time winner Carlos Sainz regained control of the 2020 Dakar Rally car category from his long-time rivals Nasser Al-Attiyah and Stéphane Peterhansel after they lost over 10 minutes each to the Spaniard during Wednesday's stage 10.

The 2020 Dakar Rally really started to take shape on a wild Stage 5 which was dominated by sandy terrain. Carlos Sainz, Toby Price, Cyril Despres and Dmitry Sotnikov all bagged victories but Sam Sunderland suffered a heavy crash and is out of the race. With the Rest Day in Riyadh now just one day away, we’re witnessing world class off-roaders going full speed at the 42nd edition of the world’s toughest rally.

"As in 2012 our technology will be supporting the sound reinforcement and especially the TV broadcasting of this major international event, as on many previous occasions", explains Stephan Salzbrenner, one of the Managing Directors of the SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP. "The demand for high-quality mixing equipment and reliable audio networks is so high that we have sent a number of additional components to Sochi to extend the existing set-up temporarily."

 

Samsung has been named the Official Mobile, TV and Display partner of Hollywood Park, a 298-acre sports and entertainment destination, inclusive of SoFi Stadium and a 6,000-seat performance venue. The videoboard has the largest LED content playback system ever deployed. With nearly 80 million pixels, each panel can be uniquely or congruently programmed with statistics, live and/or animated content.

They say the stars shine brighter in Hollywood and thanks to Samsung Display technology, Hollywood Park will be the brightest of them all. Samsung’s outdoor LED products were exclusively used to build SoFi Stadium’s 70,000 square-foot dual-sided center-hung videoboard and five levels of fascia display which will be used to elevate the fan experience to unparalleled heights. The state-of-the-art videoboard not only features the most LEDs ever used in a sports or entertainment venue, but also has the first and only 4K end-to-end video production in a stadium.

Snell Advanced Media (SAM) today announced that BT Sport has used its LiveTouch replay and highlights system for its first ever 360/VR UHD production of the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday, June 3, 2017.

On March 27th, 2010 the German heavyweight hope Steffen Kretschmann faced the Russian Denis Bakhtov at the Hamburg Sports Hall for a PABA championship fight. In addition "ran-boxing" offered additional highlights. A total of 13 fights were on the card. From 18.30 h the undercard fights were streamed live on ran.de. At 22.20 Fight Night was broadcast live on Sat. 1.

As the only 2010 FIFA World Cup™ broadcast­er for the Korean Republic, SBS’s Deputy Chief Engineer, Taeyoug Kwon hopes for big things from the event. “At the Olympic Games in Van­couver,” Kwon says, “we had 50% of the Ko­rean public as viewers – we expect more for this event.”

German Bundesliga team, SC Freiburg, has upgraded its Mage Solar Stadium’s broadcast capabilities to full HD to help its fans get closer to the action on the pitch. The system is built around Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher, ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel and Compact Videohub, which are used in the production of live content for the team’s in stadium television channel.

Austria’s Schladming is well prepared to kick off the season highlight event in Alpine Skiing, the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. On 4th February, FIS President Gian Franco Kasper will officially unveil the event at the Opening Ceremony which will begin at 18:30 CET in the Planai Finish Area. The secret but by all accounts spectacular show can also be followed live through Public Viewing at the Medals Plaza.

From February 4th through 17th 2013 the focus of international ski competition shifts squarely to Schladming. During the 14 days of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, a total of 400,000 visitors are expected. In eleven different competitions with a field of around 450 athletes from 70 nations, 33 medals will be handed out. Over 3,000 media representatives from around the world will provide comprehensive coverage.

SCHOEPS is once again the supplier of the main surround microphones as well as stereo and single microphones for recording the audience in all twelve football stadiums in Brazil. A total of 132 SCHOEPS microphones are being employed. Working together over the years with the host broadcaster HBS, SCHOEPS has developed optimal microphone setups for recording the ambience of large sporting events.

The latest name in Formula 1 renewed the sport’s tradition of hosting a live launch presentation on Friday evening as Scuderia AlphaTauri, the racing team named after Red Bull‘s premium fashion brand, unveiled its new car and innovative teamwear. More than 500 guests and media representatives from around the world were given a first glimpse of the AT01 racing car with its new livery at the Salzburg event – while some 600km away in Milan a replica of the car was simultaneously unveiled on the facade of the prestigious Rinascente fashion store.