The IBC 2010 sees the official launch of Cinegy Air Express for the European market. Cinegy’s latest playout server and automation software is changing the broadcast space by slashing a digit or two of what would be the normal going rate for a comparable solution while offering more features.

Haivision Network Video today announced the immediate availability of the Torpedo™ family of DVB-to-IP gateways. Today's digital broadcasts can be harnessed and delivered over IP video networks without the need to re-encode the content. The Torpedo takes a digital RF DVB signal from a satellite or terrestrial antenna, extracts and filters the MPEG-2 transport stream packets, and retransmits them to multiple multicast or unicast UDP targets via an Ethernet interface. Using a single Torpedo, a number of digital satellite TV and radio services can be delivered to viewers over standard IP video networks.

• LYNX Technik AG® Expands Rack Options with New Compact 1 RU Frame

• LYNX Technik AG® Debuts New Fiber Optic Modules for Series 5000

• LYNX Technik AG® Debuts New yellobrik® 3G Fiber Optic CWDM Multiplexers / Demultiplexers at IBC2010 – Adds CWDM Compatibility to yellobrik Fiber Optic Transmitter

The Hego Beachvolley Challenge 2010
Come and join us at the beach to watch IBC’s first professional level beachvolley tournament. International professional players from Sweden and the Netherlands will be competing for the prestigious titles of “King of the Beach” and “Queen of the Beach”. The event will take place daily between11am and 4pm on Friday 10th until Sunday 12th.

Global provider of teleport and satellite services CETel has enhanced its IP trunking services to Africa and the Middle East with Newtec Elevation modulators, shapers and encapsulators. CETel has upgraded its DVB-S2/SCPC links from Ruppichteroth, Germany to seven remote sites in Somalia, Sudan, Cape Verde, Ghana and Iraq, together with other point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks from Germany to Africa and the Middle Eastern region.

Vinten®, a Vitec Group brand and a global leader in camera supports, is launching its new Vision blue at IBC2010. This new, competitively priced pan and tilt head and tripod system is designed to provide the experienced camera operator with professional support to match the extremely high-performance of today’s popular small lightweight camcorders and DSLRs equipped for video.

Eyeheight's new HD Voiceover audio combiner allows AES audio sources such as voice or audio effects to be mixed with an existing HD-SDI embedded audio stream. Designed for use in broadcast studios, post-production facilities or playout centres, HD Voiceover can be controlled via automation, Eyeheight's FP-9 panel with multi-level colour-coded pushbutton menus, or via GPI.

Solid State Logic, a leading manufacturer of audio consoles for the broadcast industry, will demonstrate an extensive collection of significant new features for their C100 HDS High End Broadcast Console at IBC 2010 (Hall 8, Stand D83).

Utah Scientific today announced that CBS Television City in Los Angeles has installed a UTAH-400/XL HD routing switcher along with associated control panels and software at the heart of the historic production, broadcast, and transmission facility. The digital router, with a 1056 matrix, replaces five legacy routers, supports an infrastructure expansion, and rationalizes a huge and complex system built piece by piece over 30 years.

Bittree, a provider of professional audio and video patching components, today announced the introduction of its new Micro-Video Patchbay. The latest entry into Bittree's popular video patching product series, the Micro-Video Patchbay provides the industry's highest input/output density, with a 2x48 format in either a 1- or 1.5-RU size. Now shipping, the high-bandwidth Micro-Video Patchbay is ideal for use in mobile production, outside broadcast (OB) vans, and any other video production application where space and weight are at a premium.

Pixelmetrix, a global expert in Preventive Monitoring for digital television and IPTV networks, has entered into a strategic partnership with Rep Channel Management (RCM) to build up and strengthen its sales network in North America.

Reason enough to look back even to the beginnings of a worldwide leading provider of Broadcast Rental and to make an interim result. The mother company was founded 20 years ago, 2005 in Cologne, the first branch opened in continental Europe. 2007, the expansion in Germany continued with a second branch in Munich. The three-man team of founders in 2005 has laid the foundation for a growing company with a broad range of services for the television industry. Today, Presteigne Charter Germany 12 employees based in Hurth (near Cologne) and Ismaning (near Munich).

Orange, the key brand of France Telecom, is uprating its IP services over satellite to the African continent with Newtec Elevation modems and FlexACM® technology. Orange, one of the world's leading providers of broadband Internet services in Europe, operates IP-over-satellite broadband services to sub-Saharan countries from its base in Bercenay, France.

Pilat Media Global plc [AIM: PGB], a leading supplier of business management software to the media industry, today announced that as of July its industry-leading IBMS (Integrated Broadcast Management System) and MediaPro airtime sales system have achieved deployment by 1,100 media channels in 17 European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) countries. Within those countries, Pilat Media's products are actively managing programming, media, rights, ad sales and campaigns, traffic, and billing operations.

Wowza Media Systems® today announced the IBC2010 preview of three upcoming capabilities for its highly popular Wowza Media Server® 2 product. These capabilities — on-the-fly DRM encryption, automated multicast push, and WebM live streaming — help unify users' streaming infrastructure while expanding reach to more media platforms and more screens. Wowza has previously announced IBC2010 previews for two other Wowza Media Server 2 features: enhanced monitoring currently offered in the Wowza for Amazon EC2 license edition, and upcoming support for Adobe® Flash® HTTP dynamic streaming.