mxfSPEEDRAIL S1000 and mxfSPEEDRAIL F1000 now have the ability to record and ingest HD media encoded with the high-performance AVC-Intra video codec and with QuickTime file format and supported video codecs. This allows mxfSPEEDRAIL to provide real-time editing when required to record and ingest SD or HD signals using either Final Cut Pro or Avid video editing applications.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices, proudly announces that Sony China Professional Solutions Group has deployed the company’s SurroundMonitor 10800X-PLUS for use on its new HD OB van. In one of its first applications, the RTW sound meter is helping production team members on the van quickly and easily monitor audio for live broadcasts of some of Asia’s biggest events, including EXPO 2010 and the upcoming 2010 Asian Games.

Pulsar Television went live with its brand new HD 3G 3DReady OBVan last Sunday for the Hockey BDO FIH WORLD CUP, WOMEN 2010, that´s taking place in Rosario, Argentina during the next 2 weeks between the teams of Argentina, Australia, China, England, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and South Africa.

TV One will be demonstrating 3D processing possibilities at the IBC 2010 Exhibition being held in Amsterdam next month on Stand 7.C27. Using the exclusive CORIO® Technology, TV One will be showing how their products can accept and process 3D resolutions and also provide additional capabilities.

After giving a successful debut to its Keyframe Concept workflow tool for digital film production at last year’s IBC, Norway’s Drylab returns to Amsterdam this year with the focus on Keyframe Camera Report – an easy-to-use iPhone/iPod Touch application for advanced on-set metadata input: Stand 7.B20

International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) - the 50/50 joint venture between HBS and IMG that delivered the Host Broadcast Operation of the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar - has signed a contract to implement the event-time broadcast deliverables for the upcoming Games in Kazakhstan. The contract, signed in accordance with the Olympic Committee of Asia, also involves Ssang Yong, the Korean IT and Timing Company, another partner involved in the much acclaimed implementation of the Doha Asian Games.

Perform, a world leader in broadcasting and commercialising sports content in digital media, has made a substantial investment in Avid solutions for the ingest, creation, management and distribution of its sports content to various mediums including digital TV, the web and mobile phones.

•„ The ‘Sonnenrot’ Festival took place for the second time in Eching – 13,000 people attended over one weekend
•„ Highlights included acts like Jan Delay, Maximo Park, 2Raumwohnung, Donuts, The Notwist, Adam Green, and Stereophonics
•  Magic Event- & Medientechnik deployed systems from Electro-Voice for both stages

The 45-day-long “Salalah Tourism Festival” (STF 2010) in Oman recently kicked off with a spectacular pageant staged by some 2,500 performers. Every year the festival draws thousands of tourists from Oman and the other Gulf states. This year’s programme was specifically created to coincide with celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of Oman’s renaissance under His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Soundcraft Studer has appointed Angel G. Perez to the newly created position of Applications Engineer, Intercontinental, as part of its continuing initiative to better serve the emerging and established markets of the Intercontinental region.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices, will be giving international broadcasters at this year’s IBC 2010 (Stand 8.E76) an advance look at its innovative new TouchMonitor series.

Sound Devices is unveiling the 2.10 firmware update for its 788T and 788T-SSD multitrack digital audio recorders, along with the 1.15 upgrade to its Wave Agent software at IBC 2010 (Stand 8.E72). The 788T update, available to all 788T users on the company’s website, allows for the linking of multiple 788T recorders, as well as other Sound Devices 7-Series recorders. Wave Agent 1.15, meanwhile, features a new Control Mode.

When TV Asahi decided to replace their current production to playout workflow, they put it into practice by implementing a combined solution from DVS and IMAGICA DIGIX. Thanks to an active exchange of ideas, the involved parties settled for a tailor-made VENICE feature set that fulfills the requirements of a sophisticated and streamlined broadcast workflow.

Newtec and local integration company First Gulf Company are partnering to implement the next-generation television and radio exchange network of the Saudi Arabian government's nationwide media transformation programme. This groundbreaking initiative involves an unprecedented deployment of satellite-based technology for a national infrastructure delivering television, radio and Intranet services.

Supporting two full HD outputs simultaneously, mixing within 12 layers and a comprehensive I/O panel built in, the Mbox Extreme is the most powerful and flexible media server available.