Vimond Media Solutions announces that Marketing and Communications Director Henriette Saether will participate in a panel discussion at the Sports Video Group (SVG) Europe Football Production Summit in Paris on Wednesday, March 6 at 17:00. The session, titled "The Multi-screen Experience: Beyond Broadcast," will cover what it takes to create the second-screen experience football fans want.

Robe lighting is sponsoring Czech MotoGP racer Karel Abraham for the 2013 Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix – the premier championship in the world of motorcycle road racing.

LMC LiveMotionConcept GmbH - manufacturer of UltraSlowMotion cameras and specialist in providing professional production services for sports TV - supplied multiple Antelope systems as well as a variety of analysis tools at the Alpine Skiing WC in Schladming Austria.

Soccer (football) is ingrained in Brazil’s spirit. The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira) is the most successful men’s soccer team in the history of the FIFA World Cup with five championships, and Brazil is the only national team to have played in every World Cup.

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.

At the Alpine Skiing World Championship in Schladming, the host broadcaster ORF once again plays a pivotal role in alpine skiing by broadcasting live POV camera images from the skier’s perspective for the first time. The wireless camera solution was developed by Riedel Communications, a leading provider of video, audio and communications solutions, in collaboration with the International Ski Federation FIS, the Ski Austria ÖSV and Austrian public broadcaster ORF.

Providing audio services for the Super Bowl for the 16th straight year, ATK Audiotek deployed its custom-designed, cart-based audio system for Super Bowl XLVII, held at the Superdome in New Orleans. Once again, ATK Audiotek equipped its carts with HARMAN’s JBL VERTEC® line array loudspeakers for the Halftime Show of the National Football League’s championship game. The carts were also used for the rendition of “America the Beautiful” featuring the Sandy Hook Elementary School Choir and Jennifer Hudson, as well as Alicia Keys’ performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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.

New Orleans is the center of attention for Super Bowl XLVII, with football’s championship contest more highly anticipated than ever before. CBS Sport says it will use up to 70 cameras to capture this Sunday’s 47th Super Bowl game in New Orleans, and six of them will be native 4K high frame-rate For-A FT-One cameras.

Issue 28 of Sportcal Magazine is now available and will be distributed at a range of major international sports conferences and events in the early months of the year, including Sportel Rio in March.

The UEFA Executive Committee has confirmed the ten venues for UEFA EURO 2016, presented by the tournament hosts, the French Football Federation (FFF).

The UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament will be staged in thirteen cities across Europe, following a decision taken on 25th January by the UEFA Executive Committee at its first meeting of 2013 at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

EVS, a leading provider of broadcast and media production systems, helped Qatar-based Al Dawri wal Kass (Al-Kass), one of the most popular sports channels in Arabia, broadcast the 21st edition of the biennial Gulf Cup of Nations football. The competition kicked off on Saturday 5 January 2013.

SPORTEL is the only executive business meeting of the global sports media industry in the world. For 24 years, SPORTEL is globally accepted as the one “must-attend” business market for any sports media company involved in aspects such as broadcasters, sport organizations or content rights holders, media technology or new media.