At last month’s 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, commonly referred to as “E3,” Nintendo, one of the world’s largest gaming companies, relied on The Switch® for exclusive distribution of Nintendo’s linear feed and streaming feeds across multiple, worldwide over-the-top platforms.

IBC is pleased to announce that the most exclusive and high-powered gathering in the global media, entertainment and technology industry, the IBC Leaders Forum, will return to IBC on Thursday 13 September at the RAI, Amsterdam.

NEP Group, the worldwide outsourced technical production partner supporting premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, announced it has acquired Big Picture in Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Sydney with additional operations in Auckland, Big Picture is a leading supplier of video production and equipment for concert tours, music festivals, broadcast, corporate and special events.

NEP New Zealand officially opens its doors and begins trading under its new name and branding today, completing the integration of NZ Live into NEP Group, the worldwide outsourced technical production partner supporting premier content producers of live sports and entertainment.

No doubt still smarting from Real Madrid’s defeat of his beloved football team in the Champions League Final, Ian ‘Mac’ McCulloch ambled across a smoke-filled stage at the Royal Albert Hall as the Merseyside band he has fronted for the best part of the last 40 years prepared to bring their latest UK tour to an elegant close. And a rather unusual tour it was.
 

Sony will return to IBC 2018 to present its latest solutions that help customers build their brands and audiences under the banner of “Go Make Tomorrow”. On stand 13.A10, Sony will showcase its fully integrated, end-to-end services and technologies that empower media companies to create more amazing content and more engaged audiences, more profitably.

Entec was honoured to supply and co-ordinate a 360° production package for American ‘supergroup’ the Hollywood Vampires for their recent tour of UK arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, culminating in a sold-out spectacular at Wembley’s SSE Arena on June 20th.

Belgian TV presenter and singer Niels Destadsbader teamed up with composer, pianist and music producer Miguel Wiels in a special ‘Niels & Wiels’ duo to present four exclusive concert performances… For which they wanted a unique show design that captured the essence of the collaboration.
 

HDwireless is now expanding its wireless communications product portfolio with Clear-Com HelixNet and Clear-Com FreeSpeak II for broadcast and event projects. In addition to wireless camera systems and camera controls, HDwireless now offers this innovative communication solution for directing and production teams. The wireless intercom systems of the manufacturer Clear-Com stand for reliability with the highest audio quality. The usability is easy and intuitive.

Beach volleyball makes its annual breath-taking pilgrimage to the stunning scenery of the Swiss Alps this week – and all eyes will be on three new Brazilian teams at the Swatch Major Gstaad as the South Americans go in search of glory.

The public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are relying on dry hire equipment from Qvest Media to broadcast the World Cup from Russia. As before during the Winter Olympics in South Korea and earlier international sporting events, the internationally active systems architect and rental provider will complement the broadcasters’ technical infrastructure with IT, AV and broadcast technology and provide their technical teams with advice.

Since June 2017 the new European Construction Products Regulation (CPR) 305/2011 pursuant to EN 50575 has been in force. The directive rates communications, control and power cables, which are intended for permanent installation in buildings and affect the building’s efficiency, by their flame propagation and heat development in seven new fire protection classes: Aca, B1ca, B2ca, Cca, Dca, Eca und Fca. It applies to cables which have a flame-retardant effect and guarantee a low release of caustic gases and smoke. Functional endurance cables are not subject to the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation.

Step into the Caesars Event Space in Las Vegas, and it has all of the conventional trappings of a major sports production. Cameras and a host of broadcast equipment surround an elaborate set dressed with stadium-style bleacher seating, a commentator desk and interview stage, in addition to 75 gaming stations in the round and a decagon of overhead displays. 75 pro gamers gather in the space each week for an “H1Z1” Pro League eSports competition, which pits teams of gamers against one another as they play Daybreak Games’ battle royale hit “H1Z1.”

Slamhammer recently deployed a host of Martin by HARMAN fixtures to elevate of “PRINCE: Live on the Big Screen”, a live tribute concert that was held at Target Center arena in Minneapolis.

Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that the quality and versatility of its Philips Vari-Lite stage lighting fixtures have helped to conjure the magic of the big-top for the sumptuous Circus 1903 - The Golden Age of Circus. The dazzling show, complete with life-sized elephant puppets, thrilled audiences at its most recent run at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Grand Theatre.