MSG Media has based its entire HD audio strategy on three Solid State Logic C100 Digital Broadcast Consoles to service the audio needs of its massive new studio complex. As part of this initiative, MSG Media is currently installing a new 32-fader, C100 HDS with two Alpha-Link Live I/O units and an extensive MORSE Router system with Stage Boxes. MSG Media encompasses three HD channels: the MSG channel, MSG Plus and Fuse, the music/entertainment channel. The new C100 HDS console joins two C100 HD consoles already in use for live broadcast and support programming for the network.

London's Southbank Centre is adopting a more flexible approach to digital sound mixing through its three flagship venues, the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, thanks to the acquisition of several Soundcraft Vi1 digital consoles from Richard Nowell Sound Services (RNSS).

In South Korea, the cable and satellite channel Arirang has made its first investment into Lawo digital console technology, choosing a mc²66 Mk II for the HD transition of one of its key news and entertainment production studios.

Radio Television Malaysia (RTM), the state-owned public broadcaster which owns and operates 31 radio and two television stations, has returned to Grass Valley™ after almost a decade to place its largest order to date: a large number of high-definition cameras, production switchers, and routers for a new all-digital HD studio complex in Kuala Lumpur that will be completed in November 2010. The new HD studios are the first for RTM and represent a major win for Grass Valley in the region as its equipment will be used during the production of high-profile international events.

SIS LIVE, one of Europe’s largest outside broadcast and satellite uplink supplier in the broadcast market, has signed an exclusive reseller and development agreement with Astrium, an EADS company and one of the biggest suppliers of civil and defence space systems and services in the world. Under the terms of the deal, SIS LIVE is to use its in-house development and manufacturing facilities to complement Astrium’s existing development programmes. The first product being developed by SIS LIVE for Astrium is the world’s first fully-automated flat plate antenna system.

Thomson Video Networks announced today that Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) has upgraded its J2 channel SD encoders to Thomson ViBE EM2000s for enhanced picture quality. Broadcasting 24/7 to youth audiences in Hong Kong, the TVB J2 channel is transmitted with H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoding using the Thomson ViBE EM2000s for the main channel, together with a backup and lab rig.

Trio Video, a Chicago-based mobile production company, recently rolled out Tempo - its newest HD mobile unit furnished with an extensive complement of Cobalt Digital’s 3G/HD/SD conversion gear. The Cobalt equipment is being used to distribute audio and video signals throughout the vehicle, and convert high-definition signals to different levels and formats. Chris Shaw, Cobalt’s vp of sales, made the announcement from Company headquarters in Urbana, IL.

Korea’s largest online retailer has completed the second phase of HD conversion of its TV production facilities, specifying Lawo mc²66 digital consoles as standard for its audio mixing requirements. On completion in 2011, the GS Home Shopping channel intends to use its three Lawo systems in a networked configuration.

T-VIPS today announced that it ranked Number 30 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2010, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in EMEA. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years. T-VIPS grew 3133% during this period.

Autocue celebrated a number of major newsroom system successes in 2010, including Rogers Media (Canada), Ghana Broadcast Corporation (GBC), and Lincoln and Glamorgan Universities (UK).

News 14 Carolina, North Carolina’s 24-hour cable news network, recently turned to FOR-A when looking for a new, networkable HD/SD chroma keyer solution, and FOR-A delivered with the FOR-A MBP-100CK.

TSL has added new functionality to the double award-winning PAM2-3G16 Audio Monitoring unit. The latest software for PAM2-3G16 contains new features, designed in response to customer feedback, to ensure the Audio Monitoring Unit maintains its class leading position. Available at no charge to existing customers, the latest software is now shipping as standard in all production units. Since the PAM2-3G16 was launched at IBC 2009, the product has evolved consistently to help our customers to meet the challenge of increasingly complex programme delivery requirements.

RPR Sports, a Los Angeles-based production company for corporate and network clients, built an HD studio from scratch on the beach this past August for the Huntington Beach (US Open of Surf) National Surf Competition. Central to the on-site studio were RPR’s recently purchased FOR-A HVS-300HS HD/SD portable video switcher and two HVS-3800HS HD/SD2M/E digital video switchers with DVE options. According to RPR Sports director of operations Robert Real, the all-in-one functionality and small footprint of the FOR-A switchers make them indispensable for extreme shooting environments such as this.

Wireless Solution Sweden AB today announced the appointment of CSI as the new distributor of W-DMX™ for entertainment in France. The agreement was made official during the JTSE trade show in Paris on November 24, 2010.

Minnetonka Audio Software, Inc., a leader in production software for motion picture, broadcast surround sound applications and consumer electronics, announced today new pricing on the entire family of Dolby E solutions, including standalone encoders, decoders and bundles. In line with these adjustments, a newly announced production suite offers a simple and comprehensive entry into Dolby E workflows for a wide variety of businesses.