Danish guitarist, composer and producer Henrik Andersen has chosen a DPA SMK4061 miniature stereo miking kit for the live debut of possibly the most advanced guitar in the instrument’s history: the 52-stringed, three-neck Manzer Medusa.

TSL Professional Product Group has announced that it's PAM2-3G16, a professional, multi-standard, multi-format audio monitor, has been upgraded with improved loudness measurement capabilities; a user-assignable input matrix for non-SMPTE channel order; lip sync audio delay capabilities; and improved data reporting.

The MLG Pro Circuit might revolve around video games, but it is not child’s play. Offering more than $700,000 in season prizes, the 2010 MLG Pro Circuit season features team competitors for Halo 3 and World of Warcraft, in addition to individual competitors for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tekken 6, and StarCraft II. According to Lee Chen, MLG senior vice president of premium services, each tournament event attracts close to 15,000 spectators, including thousands of amateur and professional players, and delivers more than 1.9 million live streams during each event weekend at

TSL today announced that it has completed a highly sophisticated broadcast system designed, built and installed for leading multimedia retailer QVC's service to Italy, scheduled to launch in October.

Solid State Logic, a leading manufacturer of audio consoles for the broadcast industry, announced the release of MADI-X8, a versatile and cost-effective 8-port MADI audio router/splitter/aggregator system at IBC 2010 (Stand 8.D83).

As part of the process of the Grass Valley divestiture, Technicolor is separating its transmission and headend divisions from Grass Valley. These two business units will now operate as stand-alone entities under the THOMSON brand and are being renamed Thomson Broadcast and Thomson Video Networks. Since the earliest years of broadcasting, the Thomson name has been synonymous with expertise and innovation at the highest level and a trusted partner to the world's leading broadcasters.

The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are presenting a joint session on Interoperable Media Services at the IBC Conference taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam Netherlands, September 9-14 2010.

BSkyB has chosen ATG Broadcast, one of Europe's leading systems integrators, to install, test and commission the studios and post-production facilities for BSkyB's new broadcasting facility at the network's corporate headquarters in Osterley, west London.

With the upcoming PLASA 2010 exhibition, MA Lighting is already looking forward to presenting its latest developments in Control, Dimming, Networking and Video/Media at its booth E 24 in Earls Court One.

Wireless Solution Sweden AB will be debuting the latest addition to the award-winning W-DMX™ line, the BlackBox F-2500, during PLASA 2010, September 12-15 at Earls Court in London in Stand 1-E43.

The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has announced the shortlist of finalists for the IABM Awards for Excellence in Design and Innovation. The five finalists will be judged during the IBC2010 exhibition, with the outright winner receiving the prestigious IABM Peter Wayne Award in recognition of this year's outstanding contribution to broadcasting technology.

Front Porch Digital, the global leader in solutions for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content, today announced that Avid® has signed an agreement to sell Front Porch Digital solutions through Avid's projects and professional services group in Europe. Avid EAME will sell the company's DIVArchive® content storage management (CSM) systems, which fully integrate with Avid Interplay® Production, Interplay Media Asset Manager, and Avid Unity™ products. Avid EAME will also be able to resell the Front Porch Digital SAMMA® product line.

Streambox® announced that its StreamboxME (Mobile Encoder) smartphone streaming application is now available for the iPhone® 4, as well as iPhone 3GS phones that have been upgraded to the iOS 4 operating system. With StreamboxME, iPhone users are able to stream high-quality video over the AT&T 3G network via the Streambox Live™ broadband video contribution service, where the video may be accessed by broadcasters, news organizations, government agencies, and enterprises. StreamboxME for iPhone 4 includes several new features recently added to Streambox Live, which offers a groundbreaking approach to field newsgathering and video capture.

Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, continues to innovate for the radio broadcast industry. The company will showcase its latest hardware and device firmware at IBC 2010 (Booth 8.B16, RAI Exhibition Center, Amsterdam, September 10-14), giving broadcasters more options in the way they use Barix for delivery of program audio between studios and transmission points.

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