Omneon Inc. today announced that leading French media company Métropole Télévision Group (M6 Group) is using seven Omneon Spectrum™ media servers, an Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system, and six Omneon ProXchange™ transcoding systems in an end-to-end file-based workflow for on-air delivery. The Omneon video infrastructure supports M6 and W9 digital terrestrial channels, Paris Première, and TEVA pay-per-view channels, three music channels, and preparation and distribution of content for video on demand (VoD), IPTV, and iPhones®.

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has expanded its broadcast multiviewer line to support increasingly convergent baseband and broadband workflows. With the introduction of two IP-based solutions, the Harris multiviewer portfolio now offers powerful, cost-effective options to meet the requirements of any baseband, hybrid or fully broadband monitoring application in both broadcast and government markets.

Since its introduction, the Grass Valley™ K2 Dyno™ Replay System has become one of Grass Valley’s fastest growing product category in its history, with more than 150 systems now sold worldwide to date.

Element Technica, designer of the leading family of 3D rigs for stereoscopically mounting cameras and lenses for television and motion picture 3D production, premiers its Pulsar 3D rig at the 2010 IBC exhibition. The Pulsar, which provides stereoscopic mounting of mid-sized high resolution digital cameras with ENG-style lenses, gives Element Technica a complete range of Technica 3D rigs for the largest to the smallest professional digital cameras.

Solid State Logic, a leading manufacturer of audio consoles for the broadcast industry, announced the release of ‘SDI-MADI’, a 4 x 16 channel audio de-embedder with four auto sensing 3G SDI inputs and 64 channel MADI fibre and AES Digital audio outputs at IBC 2010 (Stand 8.D83).

Miranda Technologies Inc., a worldwide provider of infrastructure, playout and monitoring systems for the broadcast and cable/satellite/IPTV industries, today announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding shares of privately held OmniBus Systems Ltd., the pioneer of IT-based media management and delivery solutions for television and internet broadcasters, from Palamon Capital Partners, a leading pan European private equity firm.

Sound Devices will introduce the USBPre 2, an all-new version of its popular USBPre computer audio interface at IBC 2010 (Stand 8.E72). The two-channel USBPre 2 offers professionals a powerful, yet easy-to-use, portable interface to interconnect audio sources to Mac OS and Windows computers over USB. Featuring an entirely new electronic design, USBPre 2 uses the same extended-bandwidth, low-noise microphone preamplifiers and digital converters as Sound Devices award-winning 7-Series Digital Recorders.

The system integrator and OB truck specialist Broadcast Solutions from Bingen/Gemany will introduce a new unique OB production vehicle at IBC’2010 which sets the mark for a new class of functionality.

Thomson Video Networks (formerly the digital headend division of Grass Valley) has announced the ViBE EM2000 Quad, a new four-channel MPEG-2/4 encoder delivering exceptional picture quality at minimal bitrates for satellite, cable, IPTV, and terrestrial network applications. The ViBE EM2000 Quad allows broadcasters to increase infrastructure density and features an industry first — the inclusion of built-in DVB subtitle transcoding capabilities.

Newtec is showcasing its DualFlow™ technology in Europe at IBC2010. In line with day-to-day contribution, DSNG and distribution operations, DualFlow is Newtec's innovative answer to the growing IP convergence in the broadcasting market. Already adapted by major internationally renowned broadcasters, DualFlow provides a practical implementation for satellite transmissions that is in touch with broadcasting reality and its migration towards IP.

• Henning Kaltheuner to Expand Riedel's Product Management Team

• Oscar Mezquita Joins Riedel's International Sales Team

ATG Broadcast, working in partnership with BBC Studios and Post Production, has completed a major upgrade to Studio Six at Television Centre in London. Studio Six becomes Britain's first 1080 50p HD studio and the fourth permanent HD studio at Television Centre.

ATG Broadcast announces the completion of a major expansion for TV4, one of Scandinavia's largest independent broadcasters. Completed in just eight weeks from order placement, the project equips TV4's transmission partner, Ericsson, to playout 13 Canal Plus sports channels: Sport 1 (Sweden), Sport 1 (Denmark), Sport 2, Sport 3, Sport Extra, Sport Fotboll (Sweden), Sport Fotball (Norway), Sport Hockey, Sport Extra 1, Sport Extra 2, Sport Extra 3, Sport Extra 4 and Sport HD. All channels are equipped to allow live recording for instant re-run on any channel.

A unique, reconfigurable card that gives broadcasters and post production houses a cost effective route to embrace HD technology will make its European debut at IBC 2010.

Frontniche will now be demonstrating the new 3D Ortho-stereoscopic camera at IBC from 'Outside' the exhibition halls with the 2 new 3D monitors (23" & 40") being hosted by courtesy of the Euro Media Group (EMG) booth OE115.