The Honduran broadcaster is putting up a new digital HD infrastructure with VSN coveringthe Ingest, Content management, News production and Master Control areas.

Televideo S. A., a premiere production company in Bogota, Colombia, has purchased a wide variety of live production equipment from Grass Valley™ to improve the capabilities of its high-definition (HD) production studio and mobile production trucks. Videoelec S.A., Grass Valley’s local distributor, coordinated the deal. Both the studio and the trucks will be operational in April 2012, and ready to cover the Colombian Soccer League Games.

The largest multimedia operation in the Spanish-speaking world is currently undertaking a major technical upgrade based around IP-based mixing and routing systems from German broadcast technology innovator, Lawo.

Vizrt, a leading provider of content production systems for the digital media industry, today announced that Mexico’s Televisa will use Viz Libero, Viz Virtual Studio and Viz Engine for a unique football (soccer) analysis presentation during the World Cup.
Televisa Deportes, a division of Mexico’s highly rated television network Televisa, recently gave viewers in Mexico a preview of the technology to be used during the World Cup this summer.

SMPTE was the recipient of the esteemed Philo T. Farnsworth Award by the Television Academy at last night's 66th Primetime Emmy® Engineering Awards Ceremony, during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The award honors an agency, company, or institution whose contributions over time have made a significant impact on television technology and engineering.

Independent production house, Television Agency of South Australia recently installed a Ross Video Carbonite 2 Multi-Definition Production Switcher in their OB Van. Television Agency offers a complete range of services for the television industry. The Ross Carbonite 2MLE will be used in their OB Van for concerts, theatre, corporate and a variety of sports coverage.

NewTek, a worldwide leader in video and 3D animation products, will present the second annual "Broadcast Mind" event at this year's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. Some of the most successful digital media influencers in the industry will discuss how to succeed in the new television landscape. The free event will be held Tuesday, April 12 at the Renaissance Hotel Ballroom (adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center), beginning with a cocktail reception at 6:00 p.m. PT, followed by a 6:30 presentation.

Bruce Rosenblum,President of Warner Bros. Television Group and Television Academy Chairman/CEOFeatured in 2012 NAB Show Super Session Series and Ben Silverman, Founder and Chairman of Electus to Keynote NAB Show Disruptive Media Conference.

Viewers are being asked to share their favourite TV moments in celebration of World Television Day – the United Nations led initiative backed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) and egta, the Brussels based association of television and radio sales houses.

The capacity of television to engage audiences in critical issues will be recognized on 21 November as part of a United Nations led initiative supported by public service and commercial broadcasters, sales houses, as well as trade associations around the world.

IBC, one of the largest global gatherings of the world's electronic media and entertainment industry, today announced that Professor Brian Cox, the world-renowned physicist and multiple award-winning broadcaster, is to speak at IBC2014. Brian will take part in the IBC Conference keynote session “Television’s Expanding Universe” on Sunday 14 September.

In a recent global survey of consumers of OTT and live services, conducted on behalf of Nevion, almost three-quarters (70%) of respondents said they still watched the majority of programs on a television, while only one-fifth (20%) regularly view content on their laptop.

Leading Ukrainian broadcaster TV Channel “Ukraine” is upgrading its facilities to move to high-definition production and delivery, with a major order for Grass Valley™ equipment. The order includes 14 HD cameras, two large production switchers, and all necessary modular equipment.

Shotoku, the well-established leader in manual and robotic camera support and virtual reality tracking, has announced that Televisão de Moçambique (Television of Mozambique) has gone on-air with a robotically controlled camera configuration comprised of the Company’s VR-enabled flagship SmartPed robotic pedestals and an expandable 8-channel TR-XT control system.

• Telex introduces its Airman 7 and Airman 8 models, the next generation of its industry-standard Airman 750 and Airman 850 headsets
• Significantly increased durability and improved comfort