European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Members will be offered  generic applications to deploy Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) during the Olympics and the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), when audiences peak.

Wohler Technologies today announced the appointment of Craig Newbury to the position of senior sales executive, EMEA. Newbury, who has more than 15 years of experience in the media and broadcast industry, will be responsible for customer, partner, and internal corporate sales and will focus on extending Wohler's position and presence across the EMEA region.

The Grass Valley™ Kayenne™ Video Production Center is now more accessible to broadcasters that require mixing power on a temporary basis for live events, thanks to a deal with Presteigne Charter.

Ross Video today announced a year after year increase of 59% in the first quarter of their fiscal year.

Last year, Guntermann & Drunck introduced its new KVM matrix “DVICenter DP32” to the audience at BVE. The industry asked for different sizes of this product. In 2012, the idea has already taken shape.

The Risskov-based company, which represents a portfolio of leading studio, broadcast, theatre and live pro audio brands, confirms that Optocore will fit perfectly into its existing roster, alongside DiGiCo, ClearCom, Direct Out and many others.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices for studio recording and radio and TV broadcast applications, , has appointed Anthony Wilkins as the company’s new International Sales Manager. Wilkins is an English native speaker and has lived and worked in Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland. His main role will be to control and coordinate RTW’s international sales from the corporate headquarters at Cologne.

To produce “Video Game High School”, the latest feature length web series to air on Freddie Wong and Brandon Laatsch’s YouTube channel, the team needed solid, mobile and efficient lighting. “That’s exactly what Litepanels® LED lights gives us for our latest feature as well as our weekly YouTube videos,” says Wong.

Broadcast Microwave Services, Inc. (BMS) starts 2012 by announcing its next generation airborne transmitter, the Heli-Coder 4 (HC4). The product is designed for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and is small enough that it can also be used in watercraft, land, unmanned air or ground vehicle applications.

RT Software has partnered with Opta, U-Touch and HP to offer you rental of a fully branded touch screen based studio analysis package for the UEFA Euro 2012 championships.

Audio specialist Sennheiser is extending its evolution wireless ew 300 G3 series with the addition of the SKP 300 G3 plug-on transmitter. Whether it is for a speaker’s podium or for fast mobile use in video productions, the SKP 300 G3 converts any conventional cabled microphone quickly and easily into a wireless one. The phantom power required by condenser microphones is also supplied by the rugged transmitter – a highly versatile device that enables cabled microphones to become wireless with ease.

Blackmagic Design today released Desktop Video 9.2 beta 1, a software update for its capture and playback products that adds broadcast monitoring support with the new Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 update.

Dogus Media Group, the broadcast division of Turkey’s media/service/construction giant the Dogus Group, a 124-company conglomerate, recently installed two Solid State Logic C10 HD Compact Broadcast Consoles in its newly-consolidated studio facility in Instanbul.

The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has elected the 15 new members of the IABM board for 2012 and 2013. Announced at the IABM Annual General Meeting in December, the new board, led by Chairman Jan Eveleens of Axon Digital Design, is responsible for the governance of the IABM and approval of the strategic plan and operational budgets.

Bridge Technologies has launched its new VB252 RF interface, a complete RF monitoring and analysis solution for DVB-T/T2 broadcasters. With its extensive RF capabilities, ETR290 analysis via the VB120 and VB220 probes, and comprehensive support for DVB-T, DVB-T2, and DVB-T2 MI protocols, the VB252 solution is the only product on the market to offer everything the DVB-T broadcaster needs in one compact chassis.