Countless parties take place on May Day in Germany and this year one of the best took place in Cologne as hometown band Brings rocked Lanxess Arena with a high-energy Polka Party. TSL Production of Cologne supported the event as the full-service technical provider and used a full complement of Elation lighting gear to support the howling rock ‘n’ roll show.  
 

The creation, distribution and on-air display of broadcast graphics are perhaps the most complex, labor and time intensive parts of the news production process. That’s why it’s important for news department staff to work collaboratively and in many cases simultaneously to get the story out before the competition does.

Since coming to the global stage with appearances on Britain’s Got Talent and opening for Penn and Teller in Las Vegas, Swedish magicians Brynolf and Ljung have been leaving audiences across the world dumbfounded with their stylish take on street magic.

Adlib was delighted to be chosen by the production team from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, to supply lighting, audio and crew to the recent UK arena tour by the stars of the CMT hit musical drama TV show, “Nashville”. 

TVSUD is a local French television channel, founded in 2011, which broadcasts across the cities of Nimes, Montpellier and surrounding areas. As well as programming on news, culture and local interest stories, the channel also broadcasts live events. In order to produce broadcast quality content, for both live reports and content for pre recorded items, TVSUD’s technical team relies on a compact flyaway kit built around a Blackmagic Design broadcast workflow.

Nothing says live music is back more than the PYRO of a Green Day concert. This summer the multi-platinum selling punk idols teamed with fellow alt rock legends Fall Out Boy and Weezer for the Hella Mega Tour, a pandemic rescheduled globe trekking 50 date event across 2021 and 2022.

As the live events arm of the GAME UK group, Multiplay Events is at the very heart of the UK’s gaming community. The team is responsible for the Insomnia series, the UK’s biggest gaming festival, where more than 60,000 gamers come together to check out the latest tech and games, meet their favourite content creators and of course, watch the very best players battle for major prize pots. 

Spanish party phenomenon Elrow Town recently took over London’s Olympic park again following their debut one day festival last year, bringing a stratosphere of craziness, eccentricity and an expanded 2-day schedule, action-packed with a pumping dance and DJ line-up to match the soaring temperatures of the UK’s sizzling summer!

Fans making the trek to the 14th annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival arrive with high expectations, not least of which is that they’ll be fully immersed in musical performances that inspire all their senses. That expectation levies tremendous pressure on the musicians and crew that put their reputations on the line as soon as the first note sounds.

At NAB2017 on 25 April Lise Cosimi, Chief External Relations HBS, exchanged views about Gender Equality in the broadcast industry, with Muriel de Lathouwer, EVS’ CEO and the initiatives the two companies have been setting up to allow women broader access to tech/broadcast training.

Despite audiences’ ever-changing viewing habits, weekly, event-based studio shows still remain an incredibly popular format for broadcasters across the world. However, producers still have a challenge to ensure their show stands out from its competitors. As staging and production values become increasingly sophisticated, so too must the studio camera solutions.
 

The 16.0” Full HD VAIO Display Premium brings entertainment to life with a brilliant 3D image that’s optimised for comfortable, flicker-free viewing. Just press the 3D button and switch instantly between 2D and 3D viewing. ‘Native’ supported 3D content includes movies on Blu-ray Disc™, games and videos. You can also enjoy 3D panoramic still images captured with Cyber-shot™ digital cameras and α DSLR digital cameras by Sony. In addition, 2D movies on Blu-ray Disc or DVD can be instantly up-converted to simulated 3D video at the touch of a button.

“Our aim is to prove that pop music can still be alternative and exciting,” declares singer Shingai Shoniwa of British indie rock band the Noisettes. Along with guitarist Dan Smith, the Noisettes have been shaking up crowds across the United States and Europe with their incendiary live shows and rowdy mix of rock, funk, pop, soul and other less-categorizable sounds. The band has released two albums, What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf? and Wild Young Hearts with a third due out in the spring of 2012.

Multi-Award winning - and Sheffield UK’s finest - metalcore rockers Bring Me The Horizon played a huge one off show at London’s Wembley Arena closing a phenomenal year,  celebrating the conclusion of their 18 month global ‘Sempiternal’ album cycle … and their 10th anniversary.

The Switch, the platform for the production and global transmission of live video, has expanded its The Switch At-Home^TM service with the launch of an additional at-home/remote production facility in Burbank, California. The investment is designed to meet rising demand for live content, driven primarily by sports events. Broadcasters and rights holders can now leverage The Switch’s unique combination of high-end production capabilities and unmatched network reach to cost-effectively capture, edit and package even more sports and live event content, delivering it to viewers anywhere in the world, on any device.