It is ready for the future, innovative and equipped for (amongst other things) business to business productions, internet productions and streaming, smaller sporting events and screen recordings with a smaller crew.

Hilversum-based video systems specialist United has chosen Leader's LV5490 as the test and measurement core of a 4K ultra-high-definition flyaway production system for Amazon Prime's new motoring television series, The Grand Tour. The show reunites presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. An initial 36 episodes are being produced for release on Amazon Prime. The LV5490 was purchased via Leader's channel partner Fofic BV, based at Diemen near Amsterdam.

United has been a long-term user of Merging Technologies’ Pyramix audio workstation and has recorded a multitude of live and sports events in the Netherlands, including concerts by music sensation, André Rieu. As a leading TV post-production facility, the preservation of audio quality has always been a high priority. The choice of console was obviously a critical matter for the United team. AMS Neve offered the perfect hybrid scenario.

MILAN - will be responsible for the complete registration of the MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA) in Milan. The company has flown in 80 staff members to ensure that one of the world's biggest and most spectacular music events runs smoothly. "Our key words are 'cool', 'huge', and 'lots'," says Bolke Burnaby Lautier, operational manager at United.

United is sending three satellite vans and one OB truck to Poland and Ukraine for NOS, Brazilian TV Globo International and Infostrada Sports to record programmes on the European Championship.

On Saturday 6th July this year, United undertook the recording of Muse’s concert at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Following Coldplay and Andrea Bocelli’s concerts in 2012, this year United was asked to record the video and audio for Muse’s concert in a unique manner. A dual workflow was developed for the concert, which on one hand worked in HD 1080 25Psf for Blue Ray, and on the other, recorded a complete 4K programme for a possible cinema release. All this, in the highest quality, with digital film cameras and lenses in a multiple camera situation. United managed to break new ground.

Airing in more then 160 countries and territories, the 20th anniversary of the MTV EMA awards took place on November 9th in Glasgow. With performances amongst others by U2, Alicia Keys and Ed Sheeran, the 2014 edition of the MTV EMAs set a new record with millions of viewers worldwide and 389 million mentions across social media platforms. To ensure a seamless broadcast of the live event, the organizers relied on Hilversum-based broadcasting specialist United. For the high profile event, United brought in five OB trucks and an additional audio truck.

In July, the British band Muse gave a concert in Rome’s Olympic Stadium. The audience of over 50,000 enjoyed a superlative show, as the live recording of the event – DVD and Blu-ray discs are currently in production – will shortly testify. The task of capturing the concert-going experience as vividly and authentically as possible was assigned to the Hilversum-based media full service and broadcast specialist United, as the company – part of the Euro Media Group (EMG) – had already established a tremendous reputation in the field with its spectacular live recordings of acts like Coldplay and Andrea Bocelli.

RTS intercom matrices and keypanels provided a solid communications backbone for the broadcast of the prestigious MTV Europe Music Awards 2015, via five on-site outside broadcasting (OB) trucks from Hilversum, Netherlands-based broadcasting specialists United.

This Autumn, online streaming service Amazon Prime will be introducing its new car show, 'The Grand Tour'. As an expert in the field of 4K, United was asked to take care of technical solutions for the show worldwide. United has built a custom flypack for this assignment, giving the show its first novelty. This mobile set includes a specially developed record rack to process the volume of data in real time.

The international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling, United World Wrestling (UWW) has selected slomo.tv as its technology partner for video-refereeing in all its matches. Based in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, UWW includes representatives from 176 national federations and its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling for men and women, as well as others.

United, a member of Euro Media Group, is the first company in Europe to be awarded the Dolby Vision certification. ‘This way we can strengthen our footprint in UHD and HDR’, says Thijs van de Kamp, United’s HDR and Dolby Vision expert.

Last month, United Broadcast Facilities (UBF) – the facilities management company based in Hilversum – moved a large number of its business units to a historic building in the city's Media Park: the completely rebuilt Muziekpaviljoen (Music Pavilion). The remaining businesses will follow shortly. From today, all businesses will be known under one single name: United.

Changing generations of computer signals can lead to high follow-up costs. To guarantee a long operating life of existing systems, G&D developed the Bridge function to bridge the gap between analog and digital worlds.

SOMMER CABLE presents the new OCTOPUS HYBRID PUR 443 fibre-optical hybrid cable.