At CABSAT 2012, the Middle Easts largest digital media & satellite expo, Egripment BV, will showcase a variety of Camera Support Equipment such as our GenieJib, Protraveller System, 305 Remote Head, Matador Dolly and Focus Dolly Light.

The EBU announces today that the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the newly constructed Baku Crystal Hall. The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, the governing body of the Contest on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), approved the venue proposed by the Host Broadcaster, Ictimai TV.

Research Lab Utilizes Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Solutions to Complement and Strengthen Sennheiser’s Expertise in Electro-Acoustics and Wireless Transmission

VPLT – The Professional Lighting & Sound Association of Germany - is Europe's biggest trade association in the area of Media Systems and Entertainment Technology. The annual turnover of VPLT's 1,100 plus membership consistently reached over 3 billion euros over the past few years. The Association has its headquarters in Hannover and represents the Industry on a political level, in the areas of creation of norms and standards and in education and vocational training.

The Polecam team are offering visitors to their stand B10 at BVE in February the chance to be in seventh heaven – and try out a Polecam rig in its full 8-metre long glory for the first time at a show.

December saw the chance for over 100 up-and-coming bands to reach a potentially huge audience as London’s O2 ran its December Sessions music programme, giving music fans the opportunity to enjoy 20 nights of live music at no cost. With Sennheiser equipment featuring on every show, one unique performance saw the company unusually embracing the sound of silence.

LGZ Broadcasting Tech proudly announces that the innovative SlowMotion and replay system “just.REPLAY” now features a super slowmotion option for triple Speed Cameras in SD and HD. With the newest software version 3.0 it is possible to switch between the standard 3in/1out mode and the super slowmotion mode to connect three-phase signals from cameras like the LDK 23 or LDK 8300 from Grassvalley or Sony’s HDC 3300. The upgrade to 3.0 is free of charge for all existing users and the SSM option is from now on included in the list price of 18.500 €.

Glensound Electronics’ Chief Engineer Paul Grant, will deliver a seminar introducing the broadcast benefits of HD Voice.  This is to be held in the  Audio Room on Thursday 16th February at 15.00.

By adding HD-capable broadcasting technology to its playout center, public broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR) has paved the way to simulcast broadcasting: From May 1st 2012, the channel will broadcast its regional content for the Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate regions both in SDTV and high resolution HDTV format by satellite. System integrator Wellen+Nöthen is responsible for the upgrade and redevelopment of the infrastructure as well as for the supply, technical integration and implementation of the new HD components.

The new Io XT Thunderbolt-enabled professional video I/O device is now shipping from AJA Video Systems. As the only Thunderbolt-enabled video I/O device on the market with dual Thunderbolt ports, Io XT opens up a host of new workflow capabilities to video professionals.

On Moscow City Day, the capital hosted a unique visual event: Alfa-Show 4D, a magnificent video projection show on Sparrow Hills dedicated to Alfa-Bank’s 20th anniversary. For half an hour, the facade of the main building of Moscow State University became a giant screen 25,500 square metres in size, as a multitude of spectators (nearly 800,000 people who attended the celebration) witnessed a strikingly beautiful audiovisual show.

Sound Devices, makers of production sound and video products for field production, announce the purchase of a new facility for its U.S. headquarters in Reedsburg, WI. The company is expected to relocate and settle into the 27,000-square-foot facility in the first half of 2012, where it will continue to manufacture audio mixers and recorders, and video recorders for feature film, episodic television, documentary, news, and acoustical test and measurement applications.

TV2 Hungary, one of Hungary's top-rated television networks, is placing Mosart® Newscast Automation at the heart of its new broadcast studio. The studio is being implemented by Somos Broadcast Media, a systems integrator and reseller serving the Hungarian broadcast market.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices for studio recording and radio and TV broadcast applications,  is pleased to announce the recent installation of the company’s TM9 TouchMonitor at ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion GmbH. Based in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany the station is one of nation’s top TV producers. A subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, the production location will equip its four HD control rooms and eight edit suites with a total of 12 TM9 units to meet the EBU R128 loudness requirements.

UK theatrical suppliers Hawthorns recently supported the Breakin’ Convention International Festival of Hip Hop Dance at Sadler’s Wells Theatre with a charitable loan of 9 Clay Paky 1200 Profiles.