While college football fans have been watching games in high definition (HD) for some time, the 2010-11 season marks the first that officials will be getting their instant replays in HD -- in uncompressed quality that is far superior to what viewers see at home. The system delivering this evolution is the XOS HD Replay, based on video technology from AJA Video Systems.

On October 14th, 2010 the German Comedy Awards 2010 ceremony was recorded at the Coloneum in Cologne. Magic Media Company (MMC) was responsible for the technical realisation of the gala show and the set construction.

Following an international search, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today announced the appointment of Graham Warren as Director of Network & News, starting on 1 March 2011.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on 21 October announced Schwarzkopf, a leading brand of German-based consumer goods company Henkel, as the Presenting Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The three shows, Semi-Finals on 10th and 12th of May and the Final on 14th of May 2011, will be televised live, hosted by the German public broadcaster NDR.

BT has entered into an agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the video-on-demand rights in the UK to all the 3D movie titles the studio will release over the next 12 months. BT has also signed an agreement with Vertigo to show StreetDance, the first British movie to be shot in 3D, featuring Diversity, winners of Britain's Got Talent 2009, and Flawless BGT finalist and Street Dance Champions.

The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most-watched faith channel, reaching 104 million households worldwide. Recently, the Trinity Broadcasting Network revamped its Nashville production facility from standard-broadcast analog to high-definition digital, and selected a Studer Vista 8 console as a key component of its upgrade. In addition to the Vista 8, TBN has outfitted seven control and edit rooms in its Nashville facility with JBL LSR4300 Series studio monitors.

Utah Scientific, a leading provider of digital and HDTV routing switchers, today announced that it is expanding its market presence in Europe by instituting a new partnership with French reseller and systems integrator PGM Télévision. PGM Télévision was selected because its roster of customers and customer projects are an excellent fit for Utah Scientific's range of analog, digital, and HDTV routing switchers, master control switchers, and related control software.

Harris Broadcast Communications has created a new business region by combining its existing Europe and Africa (EA) teams. Under the direction of Mathias Eckert, vice president of sales and service for Europe and Africa, the new EA operation aligns sales and services in the region, and delivers increased flexibility in the allocation of commercial and technical resources in-country.

German audio specialist beyerdynamic is very pleased to debut the world’s first wireless ribbon microphone at this year’s AES Convention in San Francisco. The RM 510 interchangeable ribbon capsule for beyerdynamic’s Opus 9** and Opus 600 wireless systems is a giant leap forward in ribbon technology and brings a new dimension to live vocal performances.

In October 2010, the Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal took place from the 7th to the 18th of October in Peniche.For this competition, wTVision together with MEDIAPRO, provided a simultaneous production to MEO, Portuguese TV Cable Network, RIP Curl and ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals).

CNBC Arabiya has renewed Arqiva’s contract for a UK backhaul and SNG capacity service. Arqiva will continue to provide full time satellite capacity and uplinking to distribute feeds between CNBC Arabiya’s London and Dubai studios. Additional full time satellite capacity will also be provided for their SNG uplinks to Dubai.

The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) honors the ARRI ALEXA digital camera tonight as the very first acquisition system to receive an Engineering Excellence Award at their annual gala. The recognition signifies ALEXA as a major step forward for the post-production industry by enabling ultrafast workflows, unrivaled image quality and sensitivity to redefine motion picture capture.

— The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) today announced that Clyde Smith, senior vice president of global broadcast technology and standards for the Turner Broadcasting System, will be a guest panelist at the upcoming IABM conference. An annual gathering of broadcasting professionals from all areas of the industry, the 2010 conference will take place Dec. 2-3 at the Savill Court Hotel in Windsor Great Park, U.K.

Marseille dragged themselves back into contention to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League with an emphatic 7-0 victory over Slovakian champions MSK Zilina.Andre-Pierre Gignac netted a hat-trick, with Lucho Gonzalez adding a brace and Gabriel Heinze and Loic Remy also on target for Didier Deschamps' men, who drew level on six points with Spartak Moscow by securing their fifth win in a row in all competitions.

Broadcast Pix™ yesterday announced the shipment of its 100th Granite™ live video production system. The 100th unit was purchased by Cisco Systems in October, and is the company’s second Granite system.