Biathlon in Ruhpolding and Fallas in Valencia

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Raycom Signs Major Formula 1 Deal with Gearhouse Broadcast

With the new F1 season approaching wireless audio specialists Raycom to supply Wisycom radio microphone systems to Gearhouse Broadcast for their contract with Sky Sports for the new F1 HD channel. The all-new approach being taken by Sky Sports F1 HD has all audio being delivered wireless from pit-lane remotes to studio interviews.  To achieve this, Raycom have specified a range of Wisycom radio equipment including the new intermod-free transmitters in belt-pack and hand-held form which feature the widest frequency tuning range in the world of 232MHz for global use.

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NEP Acquires Trio Video

NEP has acquired Trio Video’s four HD mobile-production units and engineering and support staff, giving NEP a deeper hook into the concert-touring and music-festival business. Trio co-founders Gary Meagher and Jack Walsh will remain to help run the Trio brand, and the company’s Chicago facility will remain in place, with operations coordinated out of NEP in Pittsburgh. “This acquisition was a great fit for both companies,” says NEP CEO Kevin Rabbitt. “Both NEP and Trio have similar cultures, rooted in supporting our talented people as they deliver superior service to our clients. Trio’s reputation for excellence in regional and national sports, as well as concert tours and music festivals, complements NEP’s existing business.”

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Biathlon World Championships 2012 in Ruhpolding

The media has played a big part in the planning just as it has taken over the years in the development of the sport to reach the common goal of presenting Biathlon at its best. Over the one and a half week of the 2012 championships the host broadcaster ARD/ZDF showed a worldwide audience the best Biathlon entertainment, each day filled with thrilling competitions and the emotions of the athletes and fans, achieved with the inclusion of numerous special cameras giving a detailed insight into the fascination of the sport of Biathlon. The television coverage of the eleven events was unprecedented, with thirty-nine cameras covering every angle in the stadium and on the tracks.

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Olympic Games 2012: Handball

Speed, skill and stamina are key attributes for competitors in modern Handball, a fast and exhilarating team sport. Handball offers plenty of physical contact and non-stop, end-to-end action. High scoring and a quicksilver pace will combine to make Handball a truly thrilling team sport and should draw big crowds throughout the competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games. For London 2012, the preliminary rounds of both the men’s and women’s competitions, as well as the women’s quarter-finals, will take place at the brand new Copper Box in the Olympic Park. The competition will then move to the Basketball Arena, also in the Olympic Park, for the men’s quarter-finals, all semi-finals and all medal matches.

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Olympic Games 2012: Hockey

At the London 2012 Olympic Games, men’s and women’s teams will be shooting for gold and glory at the new Riverbank Arena in the Olympic Park. Hockey demands speed, stamina and a mastery of intricate hand-eye coordination. Played by teams of 11 on an outdoor pitch, the sport is a long-time Olympic favourite, offering non-stop action over 14 days of competition. The sport made a brief appearance in the London Games of 1908 and returned at the Antwerp Games 12 years later and has been a staple of the Olympic programme ever since. Women’s hockey was introduced in 1980.

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CT Provides Vision to The Voice

Featuring an unblushingly brazen set, Creative Technology (CT) is involved in setting the scene for the striking backdrop to the show. Alongside the creative talent of Julian Healy, the production designer on the series, CT had a set and light period of only three days, in which time over 150m2 of LED screens as backdrops and floor covering were rigged. With the main set screen comprising of 30m2 of Chromatek Black Faced 6mm LED screen, the fragmented Flyer 18mm banner screens, positioned either side of the main screen, enable the show movement and fluidity of scene changes. Beneath the artists’ feet is a further 30m2 of Flyer 12mm display, all of which provides a seamless flow of graphics and media content to enhance and intensify the overall look of the stunning set design. CT also supplied 550 metres of Video Flex, used to edge the set and to create further movement between the talent and judging areas.

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JBL, Crown and Soundcraft Deployed for 2012 PRG Live Entertainment Awards

Comprising multiple Soundcraft Vi Series digital consoles, Crown’s new V-Racks with BSS Omnidrive HD signal processing and configuration and control via HARMAN Professional’s new workflow-based HiQnet Performance Manager™ software, this high-profile system deployment also serves as the European launch of JBL’s new flagship VTX line array series loaded with JBL’s revolutionary D2 compression driver to provide lower distortion and extended high-frequency response.

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Labrinth Makes the Earth Move with Neumann and Sennheiser

Neumann’s KH 120 active studio monitors are proving to be one of the year’s major success stories for distributor Sennheiser UK. Joachim Walker, engineer at Labrinth’s north London studio and his club DJ, heard them and urged the artist to give them a try. “Joe instantly loved them and said ‘give them a chance’. And I thought, if Neumann makes speakers, they’ve got to be the best. So I did and now I think they’re great,” says Labrinth. “They are very clean and smooth, but quite punchy - you get a lot of bass out of them, which I didn’t expect because they are so small!”

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Eyeheight canalettoMDi to Take the Field in 2012 Grand National

Installed in one of several vehicles which will be on site from the SIS LIVE fleet, the canalettoMDi will receive live high-definition video of the event from a gyro-stabilised camera aboard a helicopter. It will allow fast adjustment of colour balance to match feeds from other cameras positioned along the course. “Eyeheight colour correctors have contributed to successful coverage of many outside broadcast events as well as in studio productions, video post and telecine grading,” comments Eyeheight Sales Director Martin Moore. “Four canalettoMDi units were deployed by SIS LIVE during outside broadcast coverage of the Six Nations rugby tournament at Murrayfield and Twickenham. The canalettoMDi system was also used by SIS LIVE during the 30th London Marathon to grade video from cameras on two motorcycles and two helicopters tracking the run.”

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NAB Preview

Every industry employs audio and video to communicate, educate and entertain. They all come together at the NAB Show® for creative inspiration and next-generation technologies to help breathe new life into their content. No matter where you are in the Content Lifecycle – from creation to consumption, the NAB Show is a must-attend event if you want to future-proof your career and your business. Explore the tools and techniques that foster the collaboration of art and technology, and bring your content to life. Find all you need regarding capture, digital artistry, filmmaking, production, post-production, sound, Web design, and more. Our second preview indroduces new products from

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LMC releases Antelope PICO at NAB 2012

Antelope PICO is the newest member of LMC´s Antelope camera family. It is based on a State-Of-The-Art 2/3“ CMOS chip providing 2K capabilities,a Global Shutter and extreme photo-sensitivity at 600ISO 0dB. The camera head measures a small 29x29x50mm and therefore fits in surroundings where no other Slomo Camera has gone before. In-Goal, on-board or underwater – Finally it will be possible to display stunning action not just as live-camera but also as UltraSlowMotion replay.

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3D Production of the "Fallas" Festival in Valencia

The Fallas is a traditional celebration held in commemoration of Saint Joseph in Valencia. The term Fallas refers to both the celebration and the monuments created during the celebration. A number of towns in the Valencian Community have similar celebrations inspired by the original in Valencia. Mediapro / Medialuso, together with Kronomav, were taking part in the Glauka Films project to make a film documentary about the “fallas” festival. The documentary is targeting a global market as well as Spanish viewers. It sets out to explain the festival to people who’ve never seen it, who’s behind it, why they do it, what its significance is as well as showcasing the 3D technology.

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CCTV Select Ericsson to Power First 3D Channel for Chinese Viewers

The first nationwide 3D TV channel for the People’s Republic of China could reach a potential audience of over 113 million homes following the deployment of an advanced 3D solution from Ericsson. China Central Television (CCTV), the state television broadcaster, has selected an advanced compression solution from Ericsson to deliver premium content in 3D to its viewers across China for the first time, enabling them to experience sports and live events like never before. “The Chinese TV market is the largest in the world, and the appetite among the public for more enhanced experiences continually drives us to innovate and meet consumer demand. This year is a massive year for sport and the backing for Chinese competitors is always huge, so we are proud to be the first to enable viewers across China to watch events unfold in 3D, helping them feel closer than ever to the action,” said Mr. Zhang Baoan, director of Broadcasting and Transmission Center, CCTV.

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Cel-Soft to Launch Cel-Scope3D Version 2.00 Stereo Analyzer at NAB 2012

"New features of Cel-Scope3D version 2.00 include additional easy-to-read graphical disparity scales for common parameters such as depth range, rotation errors, vertical miss-matches and luminance imbalances," details Cel-Soft Managing Director Robin Palmer. "These supplement over 60 different existing multiple display modes which users can choose from to suit their needs. "One of the most popular displays on Cel-Scope3D is the recently-introduced depth spectrogram. Even better than a depth chart, the depth spectrogram enables an operator to see if the 3D is approaching acceptable limits or is jumping around too much for comfort, based on a timeline history. An active cursor can explore this display with a read-out of both spot disparity and timecode values and the timebase can be set to vary from seconds to hours.

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