The Masonic has been a landmark in San Francisco since opening in 1958 and is now operated by concert promotion company, Live Nation. The venue recently underwent a massive renovation that included the addition of a new concert stage, luxury VIP boxes and flexible, tiered open floor space for both general admission and seated shows—which brought capacity to 3,300. Among the several major enhancements unveiled, The Masonic now features a new stage lighting system with more than 45 of HARMAN’s Martin Professional MAC Viper and MAC Aura fixtures.

Rory McIlroy beat Tiger Woods by one shot in an 18-hole exhibition event in Haikou, China, to claim victory in the event for the second year in succession.

A report from the technical control centre of this global mega event.

Bernd Suchanek, Ferenc Varga, Abrie Grobler and Rainer Hans make up the MEDIA BROADCAST team in the Technical Operation Center (TOC) at the World Cup stadium in Cape Town. Along with our teams in other venues across South Africa they are responsible for making sure that the HD connections from the "hot spots" of this World Cup, the stadiums, to the IBC (International Broadcasting Center) in Johannesburg work without a hitch.

MTI was founded in 1993 and is Germany’s leading media backbone operator connected to all major broadcasters, media houses and distribution platform operators. The facilities are located right in the heart of Germany’s media hub in Unterfoehring connected via fiber and satellite to the world’s media centers. The 100% owned infrastructure such as a full fiber ring throughout Germany, two satellite teleports and state-of-the-art Data Centers form the basis for a high reliability network for prime content for almost all major broadcast players in the German market.

As is becoming usual, the Mediapro Group worked closely together with Formula One Management (FOM) to provide the very best coverage of the F1 European Grand Prix which took place over the 22nd, 23rd and 24th June on the Valencia Street Circuit.

Medialuso, the MEDIAPRO group company based in Portugal, together with its tech’ partner Kronomav and with the support of the MEDIAPRO R+D department, produced the Deolinda concert in 2D and 3D which took place last Friday in the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon.

The MEDIAPRO group has taken another step forward in its 3D production project with coverage of a round of the surfing world series.

MEDIAPRO carried out the 3D production of the concert for the group Klepht, broadcast live for clients of the Portuguese cable platform ZON on 30th October.

Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Sudan, Tunisia, Angola, Chile and Canada are just some of the countries which saw Mediapro Group staff provide sporting broadcast services last weekend. The Group teams and the technical equipment (which includes OB vans and DSNG’s) provided production and broadcast services for high-profile competitions such as the FIFA Under-20’s competition, the Copa America, the Women’s World Cup as well as official qualifying games for the 2016 European Championships and the CAN 2017. 15 countries across 4 continents.

As on past occasions, the MEDIAPRO group worked closely with Formula One Management (FOM) to provide the TV coverage of the European Grand Prix held from 24th to 26th June in the Valencia Street Circuit.

Last weekend, the MEDIAPRO Group produced 119 football matches spread over 11 countries around the world, providing logistical coverage and a major technical challenge, being the first and only production company in the world to do so. For this, MEDIAPRO deployed more than 3,500 professionals and 70 Outside Broadcast units, with backing from the technical support of Overon, at football stadiums to broadcast the signals and face the production challenge.

The Meduza TITAN, the first fully controllable, lightweight, 3D precision single HD camera with 1080p dual sensors, a solution for 3D television production, developed by the Irvine, CA based 3D technology company, Meduza Systems, has launched today.  The announcement was made by Chris Cary, CEO of 3D Visual Enterprises, the UK parent company of Meduza Systems. Cary will preview the TITAN at a special New Technology Press Luncheon presentation, hosted by Createasphere, the Entertainment Technology Exposition, Wed., Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Marriott Hotel in Burbank.

The Meduza, the first single beyond 4K digital stereoscopic 3D (S3D) camera ever developed, unveiled by Meduza Systems at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) last week in Las Vegas, is the recipient of the 19th Annual Mario Award given by TV Technology Magazine. The announcement was made today by Chris Cary, CEO, 3D Visual Enterprises, the UK based parent company of Meduza Systems. Mario Awards are given out annually by TV Technology Magazine, the industry’s leading magazine for technology news, at the NAB convention to companies that demonstrate forward thinking and technical excellence in their products.

Only an exceptional event would do for an exceptional OB truck, so AMP VISUAL TVdecided to debut this new mobile unit at an ultra-famous race. The Millenium Signature 12 combines a multitude of excellent features, so it has a huge range of assets and advantages.

The Moody Blues wrapped another successful run with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The British rock band boasts 18 platinum and gold albums with retail sales of more than 70 million units, proving that the Moody Blues are one of the longest lasting artists of the famed ‘British Invasion.’