They were the rock idols of the Munich ‘Schickeria’, and in the 80s and 90s were Bavaria’s hottest rock exports throughout the whole of Europe … we are talking about Barny Murphy, Günther Sigl and the Spider Murphy Gang. Their recent 40th anniversary concert showed they had lost none of their fire, and Marc Lorenz from CUE Design provided the perfect lightshow at the Olympiahalle.
 

London 2012 set a new benchmark for the coverage of sport. More action was delivered to audiences worldwide across more platforms and devices, creating a menu of content with the consumer in control of what they watched and when and where they watched it.

Stergen Hi-Tech is proud to announce that it has cut a licensing deal with the Sports Channel of Israel, also known as Sport 5. The Sports Channel has chosen Stergen Live system as the Channel’s conversion solution for its upcoming 3D broadcasts, starting on April 16th, 2011.

Vinten has been making camera support equipment for more than a hundred years. It makes us one of the oldest businesses in the industry – and it means we have some understanding of what is really important to camera operators.

Vinten, a leading provider of robotic camera support systems and a Videndum brand, has provided advanced robotics solutions to Spanish regional broadcaster, Aragón TV, in the recent upgrade of its studio facilities in Zaragoza. Recognising the importance of incorporating the latest broadcasting technology into their production workflows, Aragón TV engaged Madrid-based Moncada y Lorenzo to commission new robotic camera systems and teleprompters.

The audience holds their breath, as the opera house seems to collapse. Fortunately, this is only the effect of a surprisingly realistic 3D projection: the opera house in Yerewan’s Liberty Square — the venue for a ‘KOHAR with Stars of Armenia’ mega event – is still intact!

A number of new ALEXA cameras, capabilities and documents have become available in 2012 that combine to make the ALEXA family of cameras the most versatile digital camera system yet.

The Staves, a British folk rock trio of sisters, recently toured Europe with a world-class audio system featuring HARMAN’s Soundcraft Si Performer 2 digital mixing console and AKG C5 microphones.

The Stereophonics, one of Britain’s most instantly recognisable bands, have just completed a major UK arena tour to promote their new album Graffiti On The Train.

Porto. Portugal’s second largest city, some 300 kilometres north of Lisbon. An historical centre located along the Douro River and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

So with their 14th century buildings and azulejos facades, how did Porto and Gaia, the municipality on the other side of the river, decide to host a competition featuring planes capable of slaloming at speeds up to 230 knots?

THE SWITCH, North America's leading video solutions service provider, has acquired Pacific Television Center, Inc. (PacTV), a U.S. based transmission and live production provider with an extensive international network, a global presence, and a well-established customer base.  Concurrent with this acquisition, THE SWITCH has announced an equity investment from True Wind Capital that will support the company's next phase of growth.

The Switch, the platform for the production and global transmission of live video, has partnered with MTI Teleport, Germany’s leading media backbone operator, to combine and extend the global reach of the two company’s production services and transmission networks. The move makes it easier and more cost-effective for customers of the Switch and MTI to acquire live feeds and distribute content seamlessly via a reliable, extensive international network.

Taking its at-home-production efforts to the next level, The Switch debuted Cumulus, its first cloud-based, real-time television production service, at the 2017 National Association of Broadcasters NAB2017 Show. Cumulus leverages the company’s advanced FiveNines rich transmission network, which is optimized for the success of live broadcasts and enabled The Switch to demonstrate a live television production environment that incorporates production control surfaces that can be located anywhere in the world. 

The Switch, the platform for the production and global delivery of live video, has launched MIMiC, an on-demand cloud-based production-as-a-service offering that gives broadcasters, streaming services, rights holders and enterprises access to remote production capabilities for live and virtual events of all sizes. Content producers can now leverage The Switch’s unique combination of agile cloud production capability and global network reach to cost-effectively meet increasing demand for efficient and flexible broadcast quality production and for social media engagement for any live event.

Today, Tellyo announces that The Switch, the platform for the production and global delivery of live video, has selected Tellyo’s Stream Studio and Tellyo Pro as core elements of its new cloud-based TV Production-as-a-Service offering, MIMiC, which went live this month. As part of the agreement, Tellyo is providing a suite of cloud production technologies, based around its Stream Studio and Tellyo Pro platforms, to The Switch. MIMiC enables content producers to leverage The Switch’s unique combination of agile cloud production capability and global network reach to cost-effectively meet increasing demand for efficient and flexible broadcast quality production and for social media engagement for any live event.