When the infamous Berlin Wall finally ‘fell’ in 1989, it was not only an event of national importance it touched the entire world as a peaceful demonstration led to the end of an authoritarian regime. The recent celebrations at the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) heralded the slogan “Mut zur Freiheit” (Courage for freedom).

Belgian based WIcreations applied their unique mix of engineering wizardry and ingenuity to design a custom tracking system that moved six giant columns of LED screen over 70 metres for the massive event in front of Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate to celebrate 25 Years since the ‘Fall of the Wall’.

Members attending the 73rd General Assembly in Geneva have elected the remaining nine members of the EBU Executive Board which will lead the European broadcasting community for the next two years.

With just 24 hours notice, London based large format projection specialists, The Projection Studio (TPS) delivered a full projection design to enable a giant image of the BandAid30 music video to be projected onto the Houses of Parliament in Westminster.

PR Lighting fixtures had a major presence at the recent 22nd APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Welcome Banquet, which was held at the Water Cube in Beijing.

At the beginning of 2014 Czech broadcaster FTV Prima decided to raise viewers engagement and brought its weekend news production to city squares across the Czech Republic.

In an effort to support the most influential economic forum in the Asia-Pacific region, local HARMAN distributor ACE recently provided sound reinforcement for the welcome banquet of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Beijing. ACE supplied a full range of HARMAN audio equipment and technical support, featuring a JBL VTX line array system, Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, Soundcraft Vi6 mixing consoles, and BSS BLU-800 signal processors.

On the occasion of the 43rd National Day of the United Arabic Emirates, A&O Technology as general contractor with its creative department, A&O Creative, staged an impressive multimedia show at the Al Bahr towers in Abu Dhabi.

On December 10, 2014, Clay Paky joined the elite crowd of guests at one of the highest profile events in the world – The Nobel Prize Banquet. Held annually in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall since 1934, the banquet immediately follows the prestigious Nobel Prize Awards. The event is attended by the King and Queen of Sweden and the other members of the Royal Family, plus approximately 1300 guests, including Nobel Laureates, politicians, dignitaries and other VIPs, as well as seen by the viewing audience of a High Definition television broadcast by Swedish Television (SVT). No tickets can be bought; all guests are invited by the Nobel foundation.

Greek Media Company, Antenna (ANT1 Group) chose Orad to broadcast the country’s 2015 elections to over 11 million viewers. To facilitate the new workflow Orad’s professional services team created, designed, and implemented immersive election graphics, including bar charts presenting the previous electoral status, statistics, results and coalition possibilities.

After the successful induction of the new President of the Council Mr. Donald Tusk inNovember 2014 the European Council decided to buy two KEM 975. These will be used for future meetings in the Atrium of the European Council which givesbroadcaster an acouctical challenge due to its huge glass and granit stone walls.

Mobile production specialist TNDV was onsite in Selma, Alabama this past weekend to document a series of special events and concerts surrounding the Bloody Sunday 50th Anniversary, where President Barack Obama joined a crowd of thousands to commemorate the confrontation between police and peaceful protesters that spurred the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Demonstrating its leadership in providing secure, reliable, and versatile solutions for the most demanding events, Riedel Australia partnered with the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) to provide a robust fiber and radio network for the 2014 G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. The companies not only deployed Riedel's MediorNet real-time fiber infrastructure along with more than 200 Hytera DMR radios for the high-profile event, but also provided audio, video, and communications services throughout the two-day summit.

LiveU, the pioneer in IP-based live video services and broadcast solutions for acquisition, management and distribution, has today announced that Sky News has chosen LiveU as a key technology partner for the UK general election, to be held on May 7th. The deal has been overseen by LiveU’s UK partner Garland Partners Ltd.

Production company White Label Media is putting NewTek’s 3Play 440 sports production solution to work on the UK’s election night coverage. While 3Play is more often used for sports coverage, it will provide crucial recording capabilities for ITN’s pool feed for the local count in the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Sheffield constituency, as well as coverage of local pre-election debates.