Kimi Raikkonen put himself on top Down Under with an emphatic and unexpected victory for Lotus in the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Fernando Alonso came in second, Sebastian Vettel third.

AFP (Agence France-Presse) has selected digital sport media group deltatre to provide AFP's clients with a premium digital solution for the Olympic Games, starting with the sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

The second edition of SPORTELRio closes its doors today and proved to be a sensational success! General Manager, Ms. Amparo Di Fede stated: “Before the market, we had high hopes for SPORTELRio 2013 and we are delighted that the market has exceeded our expectations“. She continued, “2012 saw Brazil provide the venue for a number of major sporting events and the world looks forward to 2013, 2014 and beyond.

Elemental Technologies, the leading supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, and deltatre, a recognized leader in providing digital media, production and technology solutions to major sports federations and broadcasters, today announced a comprehensive technology and marketing partnership to deliver a turnkey digital video solution for sports rights-holders and broadcasters worldwide.

- TV coverage in over 140 countries worldwide
- Sponsor brands in the spotlight across 4,000 meters of advertising space
- Over 30 tons of equipment for 4,000 VIP guests

ORF is the world’s number one when it comes to covering alpine winter sport events – a number of international awards prove this, also the fact that ORF employees are regularly invited to cooperate with foreign broadcasters when they have to cover alpine ski events. And in Schladming 2013 ORF wanted to top everything done so far. HBORF was able to fulfill this ambitious goal and delivered the best broadcasting of a world ski championship so far. Millions of people got more than an impression of the exciting medal competitions, but also of the magnificent scenery and the unique atmosphere during all the events in Schladming.

From the 8th to the 13th January, this season’s Biathlon World Cup was contested in the Chiemgau Arena in Ruhpolding, Germany. During the five days of competition, some 70,000 spectators visited the village in Upper Bavaria to watch the world’s elite biathletes in action.

BTS broadcast technology solutions received an order from Grass Valley to develop and construct an outdoor broadcast (OB) van for the 27th South East Asia Games to be held in Myanmar in December 2013.

In September 2011, the RIA Novosti Group, built around Russia’s leading multimedia news agency, was awarded the status of host national agency and photo pool of the XXII Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2014 by the IOC.

Q-Ball remotely controlled pan/tilt/zoom cameras and 13 MiniZooms from Camera Corps delivered high-definition close-up images to broadcast television audiences around the world watching the Bobsleigh, Skeleton and Luge World Cup competitions in Sochi mid February.

Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announced that it supplied several wireless camera solutions and audio/video signal distribution services for the 2013 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Feb. 4-17 in Schladming, Austria.

The first ever SPORTEL in South America held in March 2012 was a sensation in the sports media industry! Nearly 600 attendees from all over the world came to do business in and with Brazil. In fact, the market was the most successful SPORTEL ever to be hosted outside Monaco.

With the popular event also attracting growing sponsorship interest, Infront signs Red Bull as Title Sponsor of the Three-Point Shoot-out

Infront Sports & Media, new exclusive media rights agency to the International Cycling Union (UCI) for the UCI Road, Track, Mountain Bike and BMX World Championships as well as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, has successfully secured broad international media coverage for the upcoming 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – held in Minsk, Belarus, from 20-24 February 2013. Most broadcast partners will provide live coverage to cycling fans around the globe.

Mediapro was the main CAF TV technical operator, the official host broadcaster of the African Cup of Nations which took place from 19th January to the 10th February. The company provided staff and technical services to help the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) cover all the matches in the competition.