Broadcast Sports, Inc. has developed another revolutionary wireless camera system that puts television viewers on the field and in the action of their favorite sports. The Ref Cam is a person-wearable wireless camera configuration that uses an HD mini POV camera paired with BSI’s HD mini transmitter. The camera is positioned at the eye level of a referee giving viewers his first-person perspective of the field. It debuted at the Stade Francais vs. Toulon rugby match last month and the reaction from broadcasters and fans has been overwhelmingly positive.

As every football fan knows, the roar of the crowd at a major game is just as important as the action on the pitch when it comes to truly experiencing the excitement of the event. With this in mind, Outside Broadcast specialist United chose DPA Microphones’ 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone to capture the ambience of the Amsterdam Arena when SL Benfica played Chelsea in the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final.

Mediapro, the host broadcaster in Spain, managed the distribution of the international signal produced by Formula One Management (FOM) at the Spanish Grand Prix, which was seen in 72 different countries around the world. The Mediapro group provided services for 27 broadcasters who produced customised viewer signals. The broadcast on Antena 3 notched up an impressive 49.2% share and 5.6 million viewers who tuned in to see Fernando Alonso win the race at the Montmeló track.

Infostrada Sports – a leading full service sport and media company – will produce the UEFA Europa League final on behalf of RTL Netherlands and the UEFA.

The DTM thrill – millions of motorsport fans are again experiencing the captivating races this season as closely as if they were personally at the race track watching the events live: The DTM is available around the world by app, TV or web streaming. In 2013 fans will be in direct touch with the DTM on more than 90 TV channels.

Imagina Brasil has presented last week its offer for the provision of services for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Representatives from the TV rights-holders from around the world were in attendance at the event held on Copacabana. The event saw Mediapro provide a detailed break-down of its proposed service deployment for prospective clients covering the World Cup next year.

Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, has been awarded a prestigious Sports Emmy® Award in the category of "Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage" for the production of the Red Bull Stratos project. As a contributor to the project, Riedel received the famous award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, held May 7 in New York City.

Infront Sports & Media, the media and marketing partner of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), has extended the national media rights agreement for IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF through to 2017. Austrian ice hockey fans can look forward to five more years of top-class ice hockey on free TV.

Infront Sports & Media, the exclusive media and marketing partner to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), has introduced an enhanced media production operation for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, featuring an Ultra High Speed Camera (in use from the semi-finals onwards) along with two additional remote cameras positioned behind each goal. Running from 3 to 19 May in Stockholm (Sweden) and Helsinki (Finland) this year’s tournament will deliver the very best viewer experience to date for its fans.

Top-level ice hockey action only one click away: The 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship running from 3 to 19 May in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland will again be featured free-of-charge on a dedicated YouTube channel. Starting this Friday, near-live coverage of all 64 games will be available. The streaming is complemented by an on-demand service – offering every game in full length as well as daily highlight clips including best action shots, goals and saves.

An Allen & Heath digital iLive system was employed by Scottish sound hire company Ward-Steedsy Audio for the recent Red Bull Chasers cycle event in Edinburgh.

On Saturday 30 March at 2.50pm Euro Media France produced a new genre of images for Canal+ thanks to a camera placed on the head of the referee during the Stade Français-Toulon match.

As the leading distributor of transactional movies, sports and events to video providers across North America, iN DEMAND delivers a huge amount of programming from more than 150 program suppliers to major cable operators and telcos.

DIXON Sports Computing has partnered with CIS Group to expand their market coverage into Latin America, with a focus on the Brazilian marketplace.  CIS Group specializes in designing, engineering and integrating, file-based turnkey solutions for the creation, management and distribution of video, film, audio, and data.

Major League Ultimate is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Elemental Technologies to provide the key video encoding technology behind the MLU Live game streams for the 2013 season. Elemental offers industry-leading solutions for multiscreen video delivery, and the integration of its product into the MLU game production will assure that fans can watch high quality Ultimate anywhere in the world.