The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York underwent an amazing renovation just in time to celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the US Open last month. A new 14,000-seat covered Louis Armstrong Stadium, updated services across the campus and expanded food, beverage and retail options have all been part of a US$ 600 million improvement project. All these additions have gone towards making it the premiere destination for tennis fans around the world.

Support Partners, the leading media consultancy dedicated to creating business change through the smart use of technology, has joined the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), the media industry’s international business network. Originally founded by UK broadcasters, the DPP now has an international reputation for driving forward practical, workable specifications which help the entire supply chain work together more effectively.

In the 1970’s, while he was a student at the University of Colorado, Director Lee Aronsohn fell in love with the music of the Boulder Revolution and the band Magic Music. Since the band’s break up in 1976, any trace of their music has been virtually impossible to find. Four decades later, superfan Aronsohn tracked down the original band members and convinced them to get back together in Boulder for one sold-out reunion concert that was documented in the film, 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie. To preserve the integrity of the band’s original performances for the film, Production Sound Mixer David Griesinger used a selection of microphones from DPA Microphones.

LYNX Technik AG®, provider of modular interfaces for broadcast as well as professional AV signal processing applications, announces changes to its executive management team with the appointment of Stefan Gnann as the company’s new CEO, effective immediately.

SD10 desks at FOH and monitors let the band’s engineers stay focused on an intense performance while assuring the sound that Annie Clark wants

Spanish party phenomenon Elrow Town recently took over London’s Olympic park again following their debut one day festival last year, bringing a stratosphere of craziness, eccentricity and an expanded 2-day schedule, action-packed with a pumping dance and DJ line-up to match the soaring temperatures of the UK’s sizzling summer!

Lighting Designer Mathieu Poirier created the atmosphere of the grand hotels of the past for “Hotel,” the latest touring show for Montreal-based company Cirque Eloize.  Poirier selected Claypaky’s new Axcor Spot 300 moving LED fixtures to help set the scene for the troupe’s very special 25th anniversary production.

Built on some of the latest routing and switcher technology, the new flyaways will allow CT to expand and upgrade the specialist AV services it offers to clients in the sports, entertainment, exhibition and corporate sectors.

CP Communications, a leader in innovative solutions and services for complex live event productions, leveraged the power of RF and IP convergence to bring the final events of Epic Games’ Fortnite Summer Skirmish competitive series to gaming fans worldwide. The four-day series, broadcast live from the PAX West 2018 gaming convention at Washington State Convention Center, was live-streamed to the official Fortnite Twitch.tv channel and social media platforms worldwide.

Panasonic has put together two new bundles that include the new AV-HLC100 production switcher that offers a high-quality, reliable and easy-to-use system together with two of our IP-based PTZ cameras - the AW-HN38 or the AW-HN40. Combining functionalities found within a 1ME switcher, a PTZ camera controller, and an audio mixer, the AV-HLC100 supports one-person operation all within a single device.

With the release of version 2.0.0 of Sennheiser Control Cockpit, this acclaimed software has been further developed into a flexible IT-driven tool that ensures optimized workflows and convenience for professionals managing wireless microphones. In addition to microphones from Sennheiser’s SpeechLine Digital Wireless series, this latest version now supports the new evolution wireless G4 microphone systems and is downwards compatible with G3. Furthermore, 2.0.0 offers password protection, enhanced battery management options including notification profiles, and a thorough refresh of the user interface to enhance usability. The software is now available for free download from the Sennheiser website.

ChyronHego today announced a significant new release of Coach Capture, the latest addition to the company's award-winning coaching product suite. With the upgrade, Coach Capture includes many new features and enhancements geared toward making the tool even easier to use and more versatile than ever for sports video analysts and coaches.

Broadcast Pix™ today announced KTEN, a dual NBC/ABC affiliate with a CW substation serving the Sherman-Ada market (DMA #160), upgraded its control room in August with a Broadcast Pix BPswitch™ integrated production switcher. Mark Farrell, news director for KTEN Media, said the new BPswitch was part of an effort to ready the station for next month’s election coverage.

NewTek today announced the availability of the NewTek Connect Spark™ Pro video converter, the easiest, fastest and most flexible way to acquire beautiful looking 4K UHD video for IP-based productions. Connect Spark Pro instantly translates 4K UHD video at up to 60 frames per second directly from a source into an NDI® signal for use with any compatible device or software with near zero latency and without any complex configuration or excessive cabling required. Its portable, and camera-mountable design, HDMI connection, built-in tally lights, support for Power over Ethernet (PoE), and many other features allow Connect Spark Pro to integrate seamlessly into any production.

Visitors of this year’s Inter BEE (14-16 November 2018) will have the opportunity to discover numerous KVM superlatives. Guntermann & Drunck GmbH (G&D) will once again be travelling to Tokyo to exhibit many new products. Together with their partner DIGIcas, G&D will be presenting their latest product innovation for transmission over IP – a KVM matrix for KVM-over-IP™ – at booth 4206. With its innovative technology, the new ControlCenter-IP enables the extension and distributed switching of computer signals via IP networks. In combination with G&D's IP extenders, the ControlCenter-IP forms a powerful matrix system. While the network infrastructure takes over the transport of KVM-over-IP™ by using network switches and routers, the ControlCenter-IP contributes the logic. Thanks to the network connection and the option of using standard network components, the application gains even more usability and flexibility. The system can also be scaled easily at all times. On top of this, the ControlCenter-IP removes the limits of dedicated transmission. The transmission length is almost unlimited since two active network components can be connected to each other over a length of up to 100 m via CAT or up to 10,000 m via optical fibres.