In July, the British band Muse gave a concert in Rome’s Olympic Stadium. The audience of over 50,000 enjoyed a superlative show, as the live recording of the event – DVD and Blu-ray discs are currently in production – will shortly testify. The task of capturing the concert-going experience as vividly and authentically as possible was assigned to the Hilversum-based media full service and broadcast specialist United, as the company – part of the Euro Media Group (EMG) – had already established a tremendous reputation in the field with its spectacular live recordings of acts like Coldplay and Andrea Bocelli.

RTS intercom matrices and keypanels provided a solid communications backbone for the broadcast of the prestigious MTV Europe Music Awards 2015, via five on-site outside broadcasting (OB) trucks from Hilversum, Netherlands-based broadcasting specialists United.

This Autumn, online streaming service Amazon Prime will be introducing its new car show, 'The Grand Tour'. As an expert in the field of 4K, United was asked to take care of technical solutions for the show worldwide. United has built a custom flypack for this assignment, giving the show its first novelty. This mobile set includes a specially developed record rack to process the volume of data in real time.

The international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling, United World Wrestling (UWW) has selected slomo.tv as its technology partner for video-refereeing in all its matches. Based in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, UWW includes representatives from 176 national federations and its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling for men and women, as well as others.

United, a member of Euro Media Group, is the first company in Europe to be awarded the Dolby Vision certification. ‘This way we can strengthen our footprint in UHD and HDR’, says Thijs van de Kamp, United’s HDR and Dolby Vision expert.

Last month, United Broadcast Facilities (UBF) – the facilities management company based in Hilversum – moved a large number of its business units to a historic building in the city's Media Park: the completely rebuilt Muziekpaviljoen (Music Pavilion). The remaining businesses will follow shortly. From today, all businesses will be known under one single name: United.

Changing generations of computer signals can lead to high follow-up costs. To guarantee a long operating life of existing systems, G&D developed the Bridge function to bridge the gap between analog and digital worlds.

SOMMER CABLE presents the new OCTOPUS HYBRID PUR 443 fibre-optical hybrid cable.

Miami based Universal Music has boosted its territorial representation of Powersoft digital products in the CALA territories (Latin America and the Caribbean), after being appointed distributors for Brazil.

Video rental specialist, Universal Pixels (UP), has supplied a 162sqm Leyard CLM10 screen for The Prince of Egypt at London’s Dominion Theatre. Configured as a single 18m x 9m screen, it provides a stunning backdrop to the dynamic scenic design.
 

Snow Patrol returned to packed arena shows between December and February, as fans flocked to hear material from their first album in seven years. The band pulled no punches with a unique stage design, including a video package from award-winning video rental company, Universal Pixels.
 

Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems, will be part of the communications setup for Summer Universiade 2011, a prestigious international multi-sport event for university athletes, taking place August 12-23 in Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China. A 48-port Clear-Com Eclipse-Median digital matrix intercom, 117 V-Series control panels, three IVC-32 32-channel IP matrix cards and a ConcertTM software-based intercom system will provide a vital communications link between broadcasters working in the International Broadcasting Center (IBC) with those in the 27 sports stadiums hosting the games.

As host broadcaster of the coming Universiade in Kazan, ANO Sports Broadcasting (Panorama) will produce a high-definition international broadcast signal from July 6th through July 17th, covering 17 out of the 27 Universiade sports. The Games will be broadcast by Russian nationwide networks. Meanwhile, RussiaSport.ru will not only offer live broadcasts of the events, but also over a thousand additional videos to boot, featuring interviews, best competition moments, game reviews, reports, etc.

The University of Central Lancashire has created a future-proof UHD-capable studio for improved teaching using Panasonic Professional Camera Systems. The £550,000 studio upgrade enabled the university to move from SD to UHD with the option of HDR, and a 12G workflow environment to reduce cable requirements, in a six week project carried out before the new academic year.

“The Realm” has certainly caught the eyes - behind polarized glasses - of audiences who experienced its April 20 debut at the University of Alabama. Dept. of Theatre and Dance faculty member John Virciglio created The Realm, a theatrical dance performance using stereoscopic 3D to create a virtual environment for live performers in real time. The 3-D elements came from 12 High End Systems DL.3 digital lighting fixtures, controlled with a Road Hog Full Boar. Mainlight Industries supplied The Realm with the DL.3 fixtures.