ORF is the national broadcaster of Austria. Established in 1955, the television and radio broadcaster transmits across the country. With a strong focus on news, the broadcaster operated a series of small outside broadcast (OB) vans, mainly with audio programming capabilities, to deliver news from across the country. However, after over a decade in use, there was a strong need to update these vehicles and in doing so incorporate audio and video capabilities, as well as online newsgathering features. The new vans would incorporate internet, video, and radio production and IP-based streaming.

Over the last four years, Pac-12 Networks has developed this model of broadcasting and is now inspiring others to do the same – in fact, its model is the inspiration to many of the industry’s big-hitters, with the likes of ESPN, Sky Sports, Time Warner Cable and Fox Sports looking at Pac-12’s infrastructure to help them become more efficient.

TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC. (TBS) introduced the Multi-Format Camera AK-HC3500 to its drama recording studios, “M1 Studio” and “M2 Studio” in Midoriyama Studio.

Stereoscopyis a great example of an old technology that went through a few misguidedresurrections before its current incarnation as an important entertainmentmedium. But, as with any technology,before making an investment, it’s vital to cut through the hype andmisinformation and go back to the fundamentals, theory and foundations.

The first FIFA World Cup™ to be held in South America since 1978, the 20th in total, will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time Brazil has hosted the event and the first time consecutive tournaments have been played outside of Europe. The project will offer a distinct logistical challenge, given the size of the country in comparison to the previous FIFA World Cups™ to which HBS has been assigned as host broadcaster.

Behind the project are Proximus group production company Skynet iMotion Activities (SiA), Videohouse Media Facilities, NEP Belgium and German technology pioneer, Lawo. With Proximus providing the network and SiA the TV facilities, NEP brings the technology and know-how from some of the worlds’ largest live and broadcast events from around the globe, and is one of the leading worldwide providers of outsourced production solutions. For its part, Videohouse is the only full service provider in Belgium offering a full range of audiovisual and multimedia facilities, both nationally and internationally. And it is Lawo’s IP Remote technology that is the key to the systems that make it all possible.

Studio Berlin, founded in the early 1950s, has several subsidiaries and sister companies, e.g.
Studio Hamburg and Pinewood Studio Berlin that was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary from Studio Hamburg. Offering highest technical standards in its production environment, working on large entertainment or theme shows, TV series, magazine formats or international cinema, the company is involved at every step: from script development, planning, to implementing the full-service location, production, post production and delivery. Studio Berlin is well-known for its productions like “Günther Jauch”, “Voice of Germany”, “Let’s Dance”, “Anne Will”, “hart aber fair” or its award-winning movie “Good Bye! Lenin”.

This spring, Studio A of rbb's broadcast centre on Berlin's Masurenallee went OnAir after a refurbishment break of only seven months. From the lighting piont of view, it is considered to be one of the most modern studios of its type in Europe.

As the reality show Big Brother enters its 14th season on the CBS television network, RealNetworks once again relies on iStreamPlanet to provide multi-camera, 24/7, live streaming from the Big Brother house to subscribers of its SuperPass service. The live, online broadcast is a hit with Big Brother fans, providing them a constant stream of entertainment that they can’t get from the TV show. This always-on entertainment pulls viewers deeper into the show and RealNetworks’ community-fueled content.

RTL Televizija, the Croatian television channel, decided to implement the tapelessdistribution system in their workflow. From January 2010, the distribution to and from the channel will be done via Movie2Me. Withthe integration of tapeless distribution, RTL Televizija completes its digital workflow,definitively giving up the tape.

Panasonic has supplied the TV broadcaster RTS with a professional system of studio cameras which consists of 30 sets of AK-HC5000GSJ cameras, with Camera Control Unit AKUCU500ESJ, Remote Control Panel AK-HRP1000GJ and two models of viewfinders AK-HVF70GJ and AG-CVF15G.

BBC Sport’s host coverage of The Wimbledon Championships continued in 2013, maintaining its tradition of delivering high quality, compelling and professionally produced television. The entire event was captured and broadcast again in high definition, with SIS LIVE providing technical facilities to BBC Sport and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) throughout the two week event.

“This was a massive project, which required a rigorous examination of many different systems, so when the new channel finally went on air, I knew immediately that all the effort we had made was starting to pay off”
Bevan Gibson, Deputy Head of Technology at SkyNews

SoCal Rentals was founded in 2008 to provide clients in broadcast, reality TV, live event production and AV/staging with full service audio, video and LED solutions offering production-specific engineering design, equipment rentals, expert technical management, project consulting and crews. The company recently added 12 AJA Ki Pro Ultras into their rental pool, which already includes massive quantities of AJA gear including hundreds of FiDO fiber and Hi5 SDI to HDMI Mini-Converters, 30 Ki Pros, 20 Ki Pro Racks, multiple FS1 and FS2 frame synchronizers, KUMO routers and more.
 

More than 1.2 million meters of Belden® high performance cables were used for the new headquarters of SKY Italia during the world’s largest new installation in broadcasting, where the key focus is on High Definition (HD).