SGT, a leading European software vendor in the broadcast and media industry, announced that Cognacq-Jay Image, a company of the TDF group, has migrated its media management and playout platform to VEDA. As a leading systems integration provider for the broadcast industry, Cognacq-Jay Image offers, among others, production and distribution services for TV channels. With the new VEDAbased platform, Cognacq-Jay Image can now easily manage and maintain the control room for multiple and diverse channels, and benefits from a unified system in a homogeneous environment.

Seventy-five Camera Corps HD cameras plus a large inventory of remote control systems, motorised mounts and jungle-proof covers are now active in the Australian jungle, covering the 10th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The series is being produced by ITV on a round-the-clock capture basis with equipment supplied by Gearhouse Broadcast.

BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia - the unique Singapore-based exhibition and conference - looks set for a major success next year as it completes plans to relocate to the city's vibrant financial and hotel district. The joint events bring together digital media and infocomm technologies, providing the largest and most established business networking platform for the broadcasting, media and ICT industries anywhere in Asia.

 The Christian University Azusa Pacific University just recently installed a MediorNet fiber backbone solution from Riedel Communications to provide signal transport and routing of HD video signals on their Campus. California-based system integrator Enders & Associates supplied the equipment that was installed by the Azusa Pacific University.

Broadcast television cameraman John Gillan of JG Broadcast has completed a month of 3D shooting in California for UK-based production company Electric Sky. The project involved capturing motocross, jet skiing, BMX biking, rock-climbing, skate-boarding and other extreme action sports for 10 one-hour programmes. These will be transmitted on the US Discovery 3D channel, a partnership venture between Discovery Communications, IMAX and Sony which will be the first US channel to broadcast 24/7 3D television content.

AXON will make its debut at this year's GV Expo, held from December 1-2 in the Walter E Washington Center, Washington DC, booth number 331. Axon will be showing examples from the extensive range of Synapse modular interfaces, SynView multiviewer, Cortex monitoring and control software and 3rd generation video air check / compliance recording system TRACS2. AXON is also pleased to announce that George Barker has joined the company as US Senior Systems Engineer.

Snell announced that the company's routing, control, and monitoring technology is at the core of The Post Group's new state-of-the-art production facility. Located in Hollywood, the Snell equipment is providing consolidated operations for The Post Group as well as its sister companies, Lightning Media and iO Film. Driven by the Snell control and monitoring system, Snell Sirius and Cygnus routers form the comprehensive signal routing and control infrastructure for the new facility.

The construction work at the Kandahar race track is getting up to speed. For the first race of the World Championships, the Ladies' Super G on February 8th, all preparations are exactly on schedule. A helicopter has now brought all the platforms for the cameras and trainers to the track.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2010, providing a unique look into the diverse teleport sector of the global communications industry. Rankings are reported in three categories: the Independent Top Twenty, the Global Top Twenty, and the Fast Twenty.

DSC Labs, developer of innovative products for image quality improvement, is bundling their most popular charts and accessories into affordable packages just in time for the holiday season. Utilized by award winning DP's and engineers worldwide, DSC Labs produces a wide range of precision test patterns that have been developed and designed using input and suggestions from customers. Whether you are a working in 3D, film, or television, this is your chance to purchase DSC's distinguished charts and accessories in package deals that are hundreds of dollars off normal pricing.

For the first time in 59 years of existence the Four Hills Tournament presents an own brand identity. Infront Sports & Media, the tournament`s new marketing partner, not only developed a new logo for the Four Hills Tournament but also a completely new, comprehensive concept for all four component events in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen. In the past the tournament`s appearance was always visually characterized by the so-called title sponsor.

When you are organising the nation’s favourite musical talent show then only the very best audio broadcast equipment and studio solutions will do.
That’s why for the seventh year running Talkback Thames have awarded the radio microphone and audio equipment contract for their ratings topping flagship show to broadcast solution specialists Gearhouse Broadcast.

The concert hall at Berlin’s University of Arts (‘Universität der Künste’ or ‘UdK’), is one of the finest examples of 1950s architecture, and as such is regarded as a gem in Berlin’s cultural scene. Just in time for the highlight of the 2009 concert season – the ‘Konzert der Nationen’ (Concert of the Nations) – the festival hall presented itself with renewed splendour. Built in 1954, and designed by the architect Paul Gotthilf Reinhold, it has undergone extensive renovation. In the first phase, the roof, floor and walls of the concert hall were replaced, and new seating was installed; the hall now has the blue colour scheme that was originally specified by the architect.

For more than three decades, the Meadowlands has been a part of life for New York area football fans. When plans were begun to replace the aging arena, some fans were surprised to learn that, rather than a modern domed structure, the new stadium would be built in much the same traditional open-bowl style as the old one.

On 1st November, Christian Struck, who joined Lawo in 2007 as a member of the Product Management Team, became the ‘mc² series Product Manager’ in the team of Felix Krückels, the Senior Product Manager for mc² series. Struck’s foremost task in his new field of activity will be the supervision of R&D for the mc² series.