Broadcast Pix™ announced today that Fred van Elk has been named director of sales for the Europe, Africa, and Middle East (EAME) region, effective Jan 1. He replaces David Hughes, who has retired.

never.no, a global provider of award-winning interactive technology, today announced the appointment of Kristian Kim Eikeland as vice president for broadcast, responsible for both international business development and sales.

Summing up a successful international tour with Billy Idol, guitar players Steve Stevens and Billy Morrison hold AKG responsible for clear, fat-sounding guitars and sound that doesn’t drop out. With an AKG DSR700 wireless system receiver, the two internationally acclaimed artists brought Billy Idol’s music to life in front of hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide.

OConnor, a Vitec Group brand, announces that cinematographer Dave Connell has again chosen the 2575 Ultimate fluid head to support TNT’s hit series Leverage.

Regional manufacturing allows Harris to support transition to digital broadcast television in the Russian market - Broadcasters in region to benefit from competitive pricing and faster, more efficient deployment of digital television

Band Pro Munich, high-definition expert and one of the major professional partners of SONY in Germany has successfully completed its staff reorganization measures to focus on the European market and starts with high growth rates into the New Year.

Wowza Media Systems® today announced that its Wowza Media Server 2® software was a key component in supporting the first-ever commercial company to launch and recover a spacecraft from orbit successfully. On Dec. 8, 2010, American space exploration company SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into the Earth's orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The spacecraft twice orbited the Earth and landed in the Pacific Ocean only a few hours later. Thousands watched the historic event unfold on SpaceX's live webcast.

T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announces that its TVG420 ASI to IP gateway has been chosen by RTV Slovenia to distribute Digital Terrestrial programming from the RTV media centre to 13 transmitter sites throughout Slovenia. The choice of the TVG420 enables RTV to deploy ASI in the studio and for final transmission, while taking advantage of cost-effective and flexible IP networks for transport to the transmitters. The Digital Switchover (DSO) project will go live in 2011.

Products on show: Multi-Screen Video Delivery Solutions - ViBE EM3000 HD Encoder - ViBE EM1000/EM2000 Encoders - ViBE Mobile TV Encoder - 3D and 3G Contribution Solutions - Sapphire MPEG Broadcast Server

The innovators of Linear Acoustic®, a world leader in television audio control from production to transmission, received their first Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering/Technical Development from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Recognized for pioneering development of a real-time audio/metadata processor for conforming audio to the ATSC standard, the Linear Acoustic team received its award Jan. 6 at a gala ceremony in Las Vegas.

"The Chyron portfolio features a range of robust tools for broadcast graphics creation, and we look forward to bringing these leading-edge technologies to CABSAT, which has become a premier event within the digital media industry. From complete solutions in a box to cloud-based services, we'll be showcasing powerful systems that offer the dynamic Middle East broadcast market the quality, versatility, and operational efficiency it demands," said Paul Glasgow, Chyron vice president of sales for EMEA.

Blackmagic Design has announced the appointment of JC Systems Integration, OKNO TV and Feel Systems as new Blackmagic Design resellers serving the Russian Federation. These three new resellers join current Russian Federation resellers Provis and SVGA, and bring a wide range of expertise across broadcast and post production, including large broadcast systems integrations, ENG, SNG and OB, film production and post production with modern file-based workflows.

On Thursday night at the 62nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, HM Electronics (HME) and Clear-Com (An HME company) were in attendance to receive their Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. Clear-Com was recognized for the creation of The Belt Pack: Distributed Amplifier Systems in Live Production, while HME was awarded for the Development of the Wireless Intercom System. Attached for your consideration, please find an image from the event of (from left to right): HME President Mitzi Dominguez; HME Founder and Chairman Harry Miyahira (and inventor of the Wireless Intercom); Clear-Com President and Managing Director Matt Danilowicz; and HME CEO Chuck Miyahira.

TSL's Systems Integration team will be on hand to discuss projects that illustrate how TSL expertise assists broadcasters worldwide to develop systems technology specifically tailored to their individual business requirements.

At BVE 2011 Eyeheight will feature two major new additions to its range of broadcast-quality production and post-production tools.