Legendary filmmaker and 3D visionary, James Cameron has teamed up with acclaimed cinematographer and fellow 3D pioneer, Vince Pace to form CAMERON - PACE Group (CPG), which seeks to accelerate worldwide growth of 3D across all entertainment platforms including features, episodic and live television, sports, advertising and consumer products, pioneering a new generation of camera systems, services and a variety of creative tools that are innovative, powerful and easier to embrace. Cameron and Pace unveiled the new company during a press conference at the 2011 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

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.

Creative Technology has had one of the most exciting and dynamic trading periods over the two years. Recovering from the recession in 2008/9 to achieve its best ever performance in 2010, CT has invested heavily in both people and equipment and re-established its position as the premier high end AV specialist in the UK and Europe.

France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster has selected Sony Professional through a public tender process, to bring together under a unified management infrastructure all of its Televisions channels properties.

Blackmagic Design announced a new range of ATEM Production Switchers, with new powerful features, smaller size, lower cost and the ability for users to customize their solution for their needs and budget. ATEM Production Switchers now start from a low $2,495.

Late March saw Hong Kong host the 35th annual Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens tournament, at which 24 international rugby teams competed in front of thousands of fans for the events prestigious Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield. For the sixth year, Lighthouse provided LED screens to bring all the action in unsurpassed detail to the Hong Kong Stadium North Stand and Sevens Village at the Indian Recreation Club.

Rugby World Cup (09 Sep – 23 Oct) will be broadcast in 3D technology for the first time after Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) appointed 3DLive as Official 3D Broadcaster of RWC 2011 in New Zealand.

Magic Media Company (MMC), one of the largest studio facilities businesses in Europe, is converting another of its production studios to high-definition with Grass Valley™ technologies. The order includes cameras, production, and routing switchers, and an extension to the K2 Summit™ media server SAN (installed in 2010) used for tapeless production. The order, placed in January 2011, is valued at approximately €700,000 (US$1,016,000).

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, introduced a new range of multiviewers and routing system enhancements to address increasing broadcaster requirements for managing hybrid baseband and IP infrastructures at the 2011 NAB Show.

At the NAB 2011 conference in Las Vegas, Sony Professional showed its commitment to developing end-to-end 3D production solutions for a wide range of applications including broadcasting, movies and live sports.

At NAB 2011 in Las Vegas, Sony Professional presented new developments inspired by the company’s vision of providing creative professionals with new tools for content creation and workflow in HD, in 3D and at resolutions ‘Beyond HD’.

Vinten®, a Vitec Group brand and a global leader in camera supports, has launched its new Vector 75 pan and tilt head at this year’s NAB2011. The cost effective Vector 75, suitable for both professional studio and OB use, offers an outstanding camera carrying performance and includes standard features typical of Vinten’s high quality camera support products. Vinten was also demonstrating it is 3D ready with the launch of the company’s new 3D wedge adapter.

Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, offered customers an exclusive first look at their newest line of products at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C2946). For the first time in company history, Sound Devices will soon bring its recording technology to video with the introduction of the PIX recorders, consisting of two products — PIX 220 and PIX 240.

AJA Video Systems opened up myriad workflow possibilities with the launch of FS2, a universal frame synchronizer and converter with two completely independent channels that can be used separately or together, all in a compact 1RU design. Each FS2 video channel supports virtually any input or output: analog component or composite, 3G/HD/SD-SDI, Dual-Link and HDMI I/O—and each channel has its own still-store, keyer, and video proc amp/color corrector. FS2 offers dual independent streams with full input and output signal routing and dual 16 channel audio processors making it ideally suited for broadcast facilities, production trucks and other multi-format production environments.

AJA Video Systems previewed products-in-development featuring the breakthrough Thunderbolt™ technology for new high-framerate 2K 3D, 4K and 5K workflows, and portable HD connectivity.