Minute to Win It, the hit game show first seen on NBC, is even better in Dutch—thanks to great slow-motion replays using the Grass Valley™ LDK 8300 Super SloMo camera. Netherlands broadcaster RTL added the “PowerCam” to the production, with a handheld LDK 8300, to get audiences even closer to the action.

At this year’s Prolight + Sound, on booth M91 in Hall 8, Lawo will be showing new products as well as their complete product range.Lawo will introduce the newest member of their on-air radio and TV broadcast console family — the sapphire. This system offers desirable functions and proven Lawo technology in an innovative new design.

Trilogy Communications, the global provider of digital intercom systems and Master Reference Generators to the broadcast industry, today announced that all their Intercom communications systems are compliant with the requirements of the recently announced EBU Tech 3347 Standard for Audio over IP Production Intercoms.

Sachtler, a Vitec Group brand, presents the Cine DSLR fluid head at NAB 2011 in booth C6032. The new camera support is ideal for digital single-lens reflex cameras with video function for three reasons: the unique proprietary camera plate features an anti-twist retainer for HDSLR cameras, the professional ten-step counterbalance system, as well as Sachtler’s signature damping that offers three vertical and three horizontal grades of drag (+0) to fulfill the requirements for precise panning and professional operation.

The 3D live broadcast of the concert by the German hip hop stars “Die Fantastischen Vier” took place on September 28, 2010 during the two and a half day innovation congress "Forward2Business: The Magic of the Third Dimension" (27. to 29. September 2010) conducted by the Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum Halle/Saale (MMZ), Germany.

"Carmen 3D" strikes a delicate balance between theatrical music performance and 3D cinema and in the process introduces a new operatic experience. Shot during live performances, "Carmen 3D" captures a night at the opera, from the pre-curtain call tension and backstage preparations to the spectacle of Bizet's drama of love, lust and heartbreak. How was the work of two directors--one stage and libretto and the second motion picture--united into a single vision?

3ality Digital, world leader in advanced technologies to empower creative digital stereoscopic 3D acquisition, has been chosen to supply its systems for the highly anticipated film THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, which is now in production from Columbia Pictures and will be released on July 3, 2012. Directed by Marc Webb, the film is using 3ality Digital’s new TS-5 wireless and handheld beamsplitter mirror rig.

EVS will introduce the third generation of its XT servers at NAB. The new XT3 production server, which offers eight flexible channels SD/HD and six channels 3D/1080p capabilities, combines EVS’ world-class speed and reliability with the ultimate capability and performance. The XT3 system, available from July 2011, will be unveiled at NAB Show in Las Vegas (10-14 April) at the EVS booth C9508 (Central Hall).

From February 7-20, the resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria was overrun by some 100,000-plus fans attending the 2011 edition of the FIS (or Fédération Internationale de Ski) World Championships. In addition to spectacular races, visitors were treated to a varied programme of entertainment that more than justified the organizers' claim that – far more than simply a sporting event – Garmisch-Partenkirchen was offering visitors a “festival in the snow”. Medal Plaza, for instance, in Michael Ende Park, was the scene each evening not only for the presentation ceremonies but also for shows featuring top German and Austrian acts like Ich + Ich, Culcha Candela, Christina Stürmer and DJ Ötzi, each drawing audiences of up to 4,000 fans at a time.

This year at the NAB Show, Ericsson expects to generate plenty of buzz on the transmission side of things with the unveiling of its Voyager II DSNG encoding system. The system, which is aimed squarely at television sports production and news gathering, supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC up to 10-bit precision and 1080p50/60 resolution and allows multichannel operations for both HD and 3D contribution — all in a single hot-swappable 1RU chassis.

PRG Institute's hands-on introductory training in the NYC area in May 2011 at the PRG offices is an ideal opportunity to learn the equipment that is setting new industry standards in entertainment technology. Learn the PRG proprietary products that are the choice of top professionals in theatre, film, television, concert touring and global special events.

DSC Labs, an eco-friendly developer of innovative products for image quality improvement, is pleased to announce NorthernLights, a unique new test target designed to help optimize image quality in digital cinema and HD television. Named after the stunning Aurora Borealis light display, NorthernLights shatters the typical test chart handicap of "narrow color gamut." NorthernLights provides test elements that function well outside the Rec. 709 color space, which is particularly useful for those working with digital cinema and other high-end camera systems.

WestCom Media Group, which produces live daily content for the Northern Westfalia region of Germany, recently installed a 24+8-fader Solid State Logic C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console in its new studio facility. WestCom Media Group produces content for the private television station SAT.1, the television news channel N24, the public service channel ZDF, and the German PBS station WDR, among others. The C10 HD provides WestCom Broadcast Services GmbH with a streamlined, feature-rich and cost-effective console that is able to tackle the various projects produced at the facility.

Engaging television viewers via social media just got much easier. VDS, a leading developer of broadcast automation software, content design and plug-in products, today introduced the first automated social media tool for television, called Watercooler.

Hamlet, celebrating its 25th anniversary year of providing excellent, practical and affordable test and measurement solutions, is launching three new products at NAB2011. Together they provide a complete range, with test tools for production and for file-based workflows, and high quality, image-critical monitors.