LiveU and Athletic Sport Group (ASG) are joining forces to offer broadcasters and publishers a full service for sports production and the distribution of live content over IP. The solution offered by ASG Broadcast Services, incorporates LiveU’s cloud-based Matrix video distribution platform, which enables sports rightsholders and content owners to live stream their sporting event reliably and cost-effectively to multiple destinations and TV stations worldwide.

Gymnastics holds a special place in the hearts of Russians. As arguably the most successful gymnastics country of all time, the sport is followed closely and is conducted at the highest level with facilities dotting the country at all stages.

More than 50,000 EDM fans descended on a former NATO missile base in August to experience the massive Nature One Festival, known for world-class DJs, multi-stage spectaculars and immersive visuals. Germany-based GERDON Design specified two Green Hippo Boreal+ media servers for the main floor, to power live IMAG feeds, Notch effects and pre-made content.

Established in 1994 by Composer, Sound Designer and Dialogue Director Rob King, Green Street Studios has accumulated over 20 years of experience in audio and music production for video games, film, music and other media. Whether a project calls for sound design, music scoring, voice recording, casting & direction, sync to picture or all of the above, this private boutique sound studio – located in Sherman Oaks CA, just over the hill from Hollywood – has done all that and more for high-profile projects including Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Activision’s Call of Duty: Heroes Expansion, and Activision’s James Bond: Quantum of Solace, and for prominent directors and producers including Michael Bay and Jeff Probst, and commercials for clients such as Honda and Levi’s.

Following the footsteps of a successful 2019 season, the beach volleyball elite will return once again to three of the most iconic locations for the sport in Europe. Stops in Gstaad (July 7-12), Vienna (August 12-16) and Hamburg (August 19-23) will draw thousands of fans to the Red Bull Beach Arena (2019: 300,000 visitors). Goosebumps will be guaranteed when the top players in the planet will battle an incredible prize money of 600.000 USD.

China-based Shanxi Television has chosen a Calrec Brio36 audio console for its news programming and multi-purpose talk shows. The Brio is installed in a new studio, which was initially used for covering the China National Youth Games, held this August, with more than 10 hours of live broadcasting produced in the studio each day. This is the broadcaster’s second Brio installation with the first installed a year ago.

NEP Group, the leading worldwide outsourced technical production partner supporting premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, announced that it has acquired SOS Global Express (“SOS”), an independent international freight forwarding and full-service logistics company that specializes in supporting clients in broadcast, entertainment, music, and professional sports teams and leagues.

The tour supports the artist’s fourth and fifth studio albums, ‘sweetener’ and ‘thank u, next.’ It kicked off in March 2019 in New York and wraps in December 2019 in California, comprising three legs and a total of 102 dates in North America and Europe.

Exploration into the endangered habitats of bears and the global crises that threaten the species recently aired in a landmark broadcast event for South Korean audiences. In January 2019, leading domestic television network MBC broadcast “Bear,” an episodic nature documentary series exploring the impact of climate change and urbanization on pandas, grizzlies, polar bears and beyond. This marked the first simultaneous broadcast of HDR and SDR programming in South Korea, providing audiences with UltraHD HDR displays the opportunity to view the engaging wildlife documentary in more vibrant and vivid hues in a wider dynamic range.
 

With its renewed commitment to sound reinforcement and expanded roster of related presentations, the Audio Engineering Society’s 147th Pro Audio Convention in New York City will be a valuable experience for any live audio production engineer, from novice students to seasoned professionals. And on stand 629 of the Javits Center’s exhibition hall, DiGiCo will be taking advantage of the gathering to share its latest exciting software enhancements and product offerings with those in attendance.
 

Founded in the 1990s, International Visual Audio Solutions (IVAS) started as a family owned AV installation company in Croatia’s capital, Zagreb. The company expanded into the PA rental business in the early 2000s, gaining a large share of that market, and today is one of Croatia’s most prominent PA companies, remaining at the forefront of the market through consistent investments in equipment and staff.  Expanding their business, with an objective to taking on more ambitious arena and touring projects, IVAS Group has invested in an L-Acoustics flagship K1 line array system.
 

The Switch, the platform for the production and global transmission of live video, was pivotal in delivering uninterrupted live linear TV broadcasts and online streaming of the ninth Hengshui Lake International Marathon in September, leveraging its extensive network in China to bring the event to audiences around the globe. Working in partnership with Chinese media production and content packaging company New Force Media, The Switch utilized its established experience and the global reach of its transmission network to deliver flawless coverage to international broadcasters – as well reaching marathon fans worldwide via live streaming websites.

The Mida Performance Store in Changsha, the capital
city of China’s Hunan province, is a new concept that offers a high-spec live performance
venue, bar and social media experience for music lovers. It provides an open stage for
anyone wanting to give free rein to their singing talents in front of an appreciative audience
of their peers, and the entire performance space is equipped with Genelec 1032C and 4030C
loudspeakers for a high quality audio experience for both performers and audience members
alike.

MMC location ‘Coloneum’ to become hotspot for innovative production technologies. With effect from October 11^th, 2019, Hacik Kölcü and Jens Wolf have been appointed to the management team of MMC Holding GmbH in order to jointly manage the group of companies and its subsidiaries. The business operations of Crosscast GmbH and the MMC Group will be merged. Following the successful restructuring of MMC, the former managing director, Philip Borbély, is now leaving the company as planned.

Presented at Grass Valley’s channel partner meeting at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, the award recognises the outstanding multi-million pound growth achieved by ES Broadcast in FY 2018/19. Ben Murphy, Managing Director of ES Broadcast, said: “This award underlines the continuing importance of our partnership with Grass Valley to our sales, systems and hire businesses. The success of the last 12 months and more demonstrates that Grass Valley solutions are a perfect fit for a broad spectrum of our clients.”