Full-service daylight screen rental company LEDVision, one of the Gearhouse Group of Companies, is the first South African LED rental company to stock the recently launched DuoLED product from Lighthouse.

Solid State Logic is pleased to announce the installation of a C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Console at WLS TV, Chicago, an ABC owned television station. The console was installed as an upgrade for the TV1 production control room and put into service for the station’s new program, Windy City Live.

Aerial dance troupe Blue Lapis Light uses alternative spaces as their stage. Their recent aerial work, entitled Devotion, was dedicated to the waters of the Earth. The setting was alongside and suspended over Lady Bird Lake in Austin, TX. Their canvas? The vacant Power Plant Intake Building.

Iron Maiden’s “Final Frontier” year-long world tour covered 101 shows in 40 countries for 2 million fans. From June 2010 until the first weekend in August this year, the self-proclaimed heavy metal champions of the world entertained with a grand spectacle that included 9 High End Systems SHOWBEAM 2.5s controlled on a Wholehog 3.

JVC Professional’s expanded family of 3D products will be on display at IBC 2011 in Amsterdam in September. The JVC Professional stand (10.D41) will feature the soon to be released GY-HMZ1 3D ProHD handheld camera, along with the new GD-323D20 32 inch Medical 3D display/production monitor, our popular DT-3D24G1 monitor and the upgraded IF-2D3D1 2D to 3D Converter.

Panasonic Corporation announced the launch of four professional products to the broadcast market.  The company is releasing two new LCD video monitors, a live switcher and a new full HD integrated video camera, all of which will be showcased at the BIRTV exhibition in Beijing this week.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), working with Futuresource Consulting, today announced the launch of new research into the key business challenges and future opportunities for European broadcasters in an evolving market.

Creative Technology (CT) has become the first supplier of specialist Audio Visual equipment to the live events, broadcast and entertainment industries in Europe to invest in the new real-time capable Digital Audio Platform D-Mitri from Meyer Sound.

Ravensbourne, a leading university sector college driven by the creative use of digital technologies, has invested in SGO's Mistika to enhance its Stereoscopic 3D, 2D and DI curriculum, and equip its students with cutting-edge tools.  Ravensbourne is a prestigious centre of excellence, industry accredited and a Skillset Media Academy. It also aims to become an official SGO Mistika training centre in the future.

América TV is one of Argentina's three biggest television channels. Currently broadcasting from the Palermo neighborhood in Buenos Aires, América TV's programming includes news broadcasts, comedy, sports and talk shows.

Meduza Systems, the Mario Award winning producer of the Meduza Camera, will launch the Delta 4K S3D Meduza Lens, the first built for purpose, matched pair, 3D lenses designed by Kenji Suematsu, at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam, Sept. 8-13.  The announcement was made today by Chris Cary, CEO of the UK 3D Tech start-up, 3D Visual Enterprises, parent company of the 3D lens  and 3D camera developer, Meduza Systems.

The Le Mans 24-hour endurance race is one of the most spectacular and storied events in the motorracing calendar. Since 1932, the best sports car drivers in the world have made an annual pilgrimage to the small town south-east of Paris to compete in this most gruelling of tests.

3ality Digital, considered to be the leading innovator of the most sophisticated S3D production technology in the industry, announced today it has acquired Element Technica, a company long-known for its manufacturing expertise, accessories, and mechanical engineering of motorized S3D camera rigs. 3ality Digital has been named in the 2011 Inc. 500 list and is considered one of the fastest growing private companies in the nation.

The 14th edition of the World Gymnaestrada recently concluded, drawing almost 20,000 participants from 55 nations, making it the world’s largest general gymnastics exhibition and the biggest sports event ever held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Event specialist Skynight SA of Geneva used HARMAN’s Studer Vista 5 SR console to mix the opening ceremonies while simultaneously producing a feed for television networks.

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company will showcase new workflow enhancements for production and news that tighten interoperability across multiple systems, reduce complexity and improve customer ease of use at IBC (RAI Convention Center, Amsterdam, September 9-13).