Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik shows the Binaural Room Synthesis (BRS) system, a sophisticated technology for spatial hearing of measured or modelled loudspeaker monitoring situations with headphones, at the CeBIT 2012. BRS permanently tracks the position of the listeners head.

CCTV, the state broadcaster in China, is developing a new channel which will bring news and magazine programming from around the country. To support this extensive new operation it has invested more than $1.2 million in tripods, lighting and bags from Vitec Videocom.

Arqiva, which provides transmission services for all terrestrial television and most radio channels in the UK, has chosen Custom Consoles furniture and monitor supports for an ultra-modern technical facility at its European Playout Centre in Buckinghamshire.

Dynamics specialist Jünger Audio will be attending the NAB 2012 convention (Booth SU3604) with two new additions to its *AP family of loudness control processors. These units are specifically designed to help US broadcasters stay within the parameters of the newly introduced CALM legislation.

Ross Video has announced their NAB 2012 offerings. Ross has new features and additions in each product line as well as the introduction of Ross Robotics.

The judges sit and listen, facing the artist with their backs. This is not about the looks, not about the show, all that matters is the voice. After the performance, the judges press their buzzer one by one to indicate approval, and the chairs turn around... . Since the TV-show “The Voice of Germany” is centered entirely around the music, the sound of the band and, of course, of the lead vocals becomes all the more important.

The two trade fairs, Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound, from 21 to 24 March 2012, provide mutual reinforcement for the product groups Production, Broadcast und Recording across both events.

The level of confidence Martin Audio has in its new MLA Compact Multi-cellular loudspeaker array was such that the manufacturers booked the HMV Apollo Hammersmith over two days for its first international showcase; here MLA Compact was formally unveiled to the media and the company’s global distributor network.

Director of photography Danna Kinsky may use large cameras and heavier support equipment when shooting feature films like the upcoming Untold, but she wants the same kind of support performance when she shoots with smaller form factor cameras, like her Canon EOS 7D. She recently tried out the new Ace fluid head and tripod system by Sachtler, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company.

Echo Park Studios, one of Germany’s most active audio production companies, has chosen NTP Technology DAD AX24 ultra-high-quality analog/digital/analog converters as part of a major system upgrade at its Essen headquarters.

Wohler Technologies today announced a new software release for the company's award-winning Pandora portable loudness analyzer. Pandora monitors up to eight channels of audio embedded in 3G/HD/SD-SDI or eight AES channels and, through the Wohler Loudness application, allows users to monitor, analyze, and demonstrate audio loudness levels on an iPad® or iPod touch®.

Australian Film & Television School (AFTRS) chooses a Ross NK 96 x 96 Router for their Moore Park facility in Sydney to provide central routing services across all of their studios, suites and teaching rooms.

Relativity Media and Bandito Brothers' Navy SEAL action-thriller Act of Valor, starring active-duty Navy SEALs, took the No. 1 spot in America in its debut weekend. The film was independently produced by Bandito Brothers, an outfit known for their inventive filmmaking process, enabled by leveraging tools and technology by companies like AJA Video Systems.

DPA Microphones has taken further steps to strengthen its market position and future growth by employing Susanne Seidel as executive VP sales and marketing. Seidel joins on 1 March from Sennheiser Electronics, where her most recent position was president of global marketing.

The need to comply with the recently introduced CALM Act on broadcast audio loudness has led Hollywood-based Larson Studios to invest in two Jünger Audio T*AP Television Audio Processors. These have now been installed in the facility’s transfer rooms where they are already proving invaluable in terms of saving time.