Wohler Technologies today announced that Tarek Shaikh has been promoted to the role of channel manager for EMEA. In this new position with Wohler, Tarek will lead the company's efforts in strengthening its partner community, assuring superior service and support for customers, and increasing adoption of its solutions within the EMEA markets.

The MA VPU (Video Processing unit) which has been on the market for some time recently underwent a complete technology change. MA’s product manager Rene Berhorst, accompanied by managing director Michael Althaus, presented training at DWR Distribution, South Africa recently. It was aimed to bring users up to date with the power of MA VPU over an intense three day period.

The Anvil Concert Hall in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK is something of a regional gem. With performances that range from stand-up comics like Jack Dee, through to the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davies and Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells “For Two”, the in-house lighting system needs to be flexible to say the least. The venue has been designed to transform into various configurations: as an orchestral concert hall it has 1,400 seats and when it becomes a theatre with a proscenium arch, an open stage or a flat floor extended stage it can accommodate up to 1,150.

Calrec Audio announced today that British outside broadcast (OB) specialist NEP Visions is using a network of Calrec digital consoles to provide HD and 3D coverage at the Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

The Institut National de L'audiovisuel (Ina) is one of the most important and influential multimedia and training organisations in France. For nearly 40 years it has been one of the top European training centres for AV and, more recently, the digital media professions. Recognising the importance of Yamaha’s flagship Nuage system to the audio post-production industry, Ina has recently added Nuage to its training portfolio.

Paul McCartney’s ‘Out There’ world tour kicked off in Brazil with three shows and a mind-blowing lighting design created by Roy Bennett.

Detroit is one of the cities where electronic dance music originated, and it’s only fitting that one of the genre’s biggest festivals is held in Detroit’s Hart Plaza every year. The Movement Electronic Music Festival kept more than 100,000 electronic dance music (EDM) fans grooving over Memorial Day weekend with performances by Detroit techno pioneers Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Carl Craig, plus Moby, Squarepusher, John Digweed, Francois K, Big Gigantic and many more. Livonia, Michigan sound contractor Thunder Audio knew they had to think big for this one—more than 90 HARMAN JBL VTX Series line arrays big.

The much-anticipated Version 4 of Yamaha’s StageMix iPad® app is now available to download, free of charge, from the iTunes Store.

Progressive Rock icon Rick Wakeman recently completed three concerts in the UK to help raise money for the Cathedral of Gloucester. The first event took place in the intimate surrounding of Blackfriars Abbey, a medieval building in the heart of the City of Gloucester, while the remaining concerts took place on consecutive nights at Cheltenham Racecourse.

One of the newest sports facilities in North America, Investors Group Field opened its doors on May 26, 2013 on the grounds of the University of Manitoba campus. The 33,422-seat stadium is home to the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers and University of Manitoba Bisons football team, and will host games for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. When local systems contractor Advance Pro was hired for the sound system installation, Pro Audio Specialist Ted Parnell-Best, Systems Engineer Wayne Edel and Project Manager Garth Coates and team fielded a system based around HARMAN’s JBL PD Series loudspeakers and BSS Audio components.

Other than a beautiful person of the opposite sex, there is probably nothing that smells better and looks nicer than a new car.
 
With each new model, they are becoming just as difficult for a guy (O.K., me) to understand and figure out all the new options.
 
I sorta’ miss the days when you could just sign the papers, grab the keys and head out.

Panasonic Professional Camera Solutions is pleased to announce its partnership with French optical fiber transmission specialists ERECA to produce the Topas ET120 optical fiber transmission solution for the Panasonic AW-HE120 HD integrated camera.

Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, announces the installation of its NVISION 8280 Hybrid router and Kaleido KMV-3911 multiviewer modules in France Télévisions Productions’ two 3G/HD/SD-SDI “Challenger” outside broadcast trucks. The Challenger trucks are 8-to-15-camera 3G production studios mounted on 32-ft trailers and are the latest additions to France Télévisions Productions’ OB fleet.

Italy’s national public broadcasting company RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana S.P.A.) has purchased a Q-Ball robotic camera system from Camera Corps, a Vitec Group Company, and a leading innovator of specialty remote cameras, tracking systems and camera support systems. Initially used for coverage of the most recent papal conclave in Vatican City, the Q-Ball is now a mainstay in Saint Peter’s Square.

When it comes to helping his customers at U.S. broadcast stations comply with the CALM Act, Alan Vernick, president of Vernick Technology Incorporated (VTI), a manufacturers’ representative, value-added reseller and broadcast technology systems integrator, turns to RTW, a leading vendor of visual audio meters and monitoring devices for professional broadcast, production, post production and quality control. Since 2012, the Florida-based Vernick Technology has implemented RTW’s TM3 TouchMonitor audio meter at its customer broadcast stations across the country, providing them with a simple, easy-to-use solution for monitoring audio levels in order to normalize them, throughout several stages of the broadcast production process.