Ross Video announced the appointment of Nigel Spratling into product marketing where he will focus on the marketing of Ross Video’s production switcher product lines.

Right in time for the football season 2010/2011, LiberoVision launched the latest version of its flagship product DiscoverEye. With the DiscoverEye Release “Summer 2010” broadcasters benefit from an enormous reduction in turnaround time: simple 3D flights can be processed in only 3 minutes resulting in even more 3D flights per half time.

TV One shows their full range of LCD monitors at the up-coming IBC 2010 Exhibition being held in Amsterdam. The monitors are available in a wide variety of screen sizes and configurations to satisfy most applications in the broadcast and professional market. Not least amongst this list are TV One’s newest professional grade LCD Triple and Quad Colour Monitors.

Clear-Com®, a global leader in mission-critical voice communication systems, continues to expand its reach into Ireland with the appointment of Tyrell CCT as its distributor for the region. The leading creative technology solutions provider is offering Clear-Com’s full range of professional intercom products. Tyrell CCT will open up a broader customer base in Ireland’s broadcast, theatrical and corporate markets to the streamlined, reliable communications workflows made possible by Clear-Com intercoms.

Wohler Technologies today announced the opening of a new Wohler service center serving customers in the EMEA territory. Based in France, the Wohler EMEA Service Center will act as the first line of second- and third-tier support for Wohler customers, not only enabling faster turnaround times, but also simplifying administrative paperwork and shipping procedures. First-tier support and administrative tasks, such as RMA requests, will continue to be handled by staff at Wohler's U.S. headquarters.

The theatre of the city of Münster, Germany, uses the summer break to renew its audio, lighting and stage technology and has opted for SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP as general contractor for the audio part. The contract involves the replacement of a thirteen years old CANTUS console by a powerful AURUS desk with 48 faders and 128 input channels, new processor, interface and microphone cards for the existing NEXUS network plus an upgrade for the NEXUS software.

Billed as the world's most expensive (US$5.7 billion) standalone casinos, Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. With the casino complete, the resort also features a 2,560-room hotel, a 120,000m² convention-exhibition centre, The Shoppes Mall, an Art & Science museum, two Sands Theatres, six restaurants, two floating pavilions and a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. The complex is topped by the 340m-long SkyPark with capacity for 3,900 people and a 150m long infinity swimming pool set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform. Recently the opening party covered several venues, including the Waterfront and the SkyPark.

DPA Microphones has appointed Melody House Musical Instruments as its new distributor in Dubai. The appointment is part of a rebranding process that will see Melody House move more into the pro audio sector to complement its MI roots.

Eyeheight announces two major new additions to its range of broadcast-quality production and post-production tools. Scheduled for introduction at IBC 2010 in September, both address the need for tighter control of audio levels during television transmissions, particularly the relative levels of programmes and interstitials. Both conform to the ITU-R BS.1770 recommendation and its US equivalent, ATSC A/85:2009 (Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television).

Trilogy Communications, the global provider of digital intercom systems and Master Reference Generators to the broadcast industry, launches its innovative, new distributed matrix intercom, Gemini, at IBC 2010 on stand 10.A29.

Thomson Grass Valley will arrive in Amsterdam for IBC 2010 with a lineup of new products and upgrades from its transmission and headend units. These units were not included in Francisco Partners’ recent binding offer to Technicolor concerning the Grass Valley broadcast unit, and the businesses plan to operate individually going forward.

Dalet Digital Media Systems will showcase Dalet Enterprise Edition, their flagship News and Media Asset Management (MAM) solution, featuring its new Workflow Engine at the IBC 2010 exhibition, held in Amsterdam from September 10 – 14 in Hall 8, Stand B77. This latest version of Dalet Enterprise Edition offers the only solution on the market that fully integrates leading-edge creative and editorial tools for News, Sports and Program production with MAM and workflow automation.

OmniBus Systems, the award-winning provider of comprehensive broadcast automation, today announced the appointment of Roger Bowley as regional sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland. With a track record of experience in senior sales roles for industry leaders such as Snell and Quantel, Bowley will report to OmniBus Executive Vice Pesident Greg Hoskin.

Ross Video Limited and Codan Limited jointly announced today that Ross has entered into a letter of intent to buy 100% of the shares of Codan’s wholly-owned Melbourne-based subsidiary, Codan Broadcast Products Pty Ltd. The sale, subject only to the finalization of due diligence, is scheduled for completion on 31 August, 2010.

Further to discussions started in May, Technicolor has received a fully documented binding offer from Francisco Partners for the acquisition of the Grass Valley Broadcast business. This disposal process contributes to the strategic refocus around its content creators and network service providers customer base, initiated by the Group in 2009.