There are hardly any limitations for wireless operated cameras today - down and uplinks to helicopters, on Skidoos, on sledges, on steady cams and for all kind of productions: sports, shows and concerts – without wireless the shooting of some of the most stunning pictures would have not been possible.

MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, has chosen a Lawo mc²66 digital audio console for its new outside broadcast vehicle, the first High Definition OBVan with surround capability in South-East Asia.

At CABSAT 2010 Omneon will demonstrate HD workflows including easy, flexible multiformat playout based on the new MIP-5501, part of the MediaPort 5500 series. The MIP-5501 will be featured performing back-to-back playout of SD and HD clips on the same timeline, with real-time up- and downconversion enabling a mix of MPEG and DV formats.

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have commissioned system integration specialist Media Logic to provide technical services during their coverage of the forthcoming Olympic Games in Canadian Vancouver.

Year-long celebrations for one of the oldestbusinesses in television. Vinten® is celebrating its centenary in 2010. It wason 1 January 1910 that William Vinten, already noted as a remarkable mechanicalengineer, took over a workshop in Wardour Street in London as his own business,at first repairing then designing and building cameras.

Finland’s premier broadcaster Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) has devised a clever solution to the problem of escalating travel and accommodation costs for the 2010 Winter Games. Using Lawo’s integrated technologies, YLE has devised an original production network for the collection and distribution of reportage for the Finish audience that requires fewer personnel on site in Vancouver, yet does not compromise either quality or creativity.

Fujinon and co-developer NHK won for “Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development.” Precision Focus Assist is a built-in feature within a lens that enables camera operators the ability to ensure fast, accurate focusing of high definition images under varying conditions.

 Cypriot audio visual facility City Studios has moved into a new, purpose-built complex consisting of five dubbing suites, a video suite and the largest music production studio in Cyprus. In line with the expansion, the 20-year-old facility has updated with state of the art equipment including a large inventory of DPA microphones.

CBC Cologne Broadcasting Center, the TV production, technology and broadcast provider of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, equiped its new broadcasting facility with an intercom matrix system from Riedel Communications.

Today AKG launched the DMS 700 digital wireless microphone system, offering users a state of the art feature set including digital audio encryption, ultra wide tuning range and high channel count in a simple to use 19” chassis. Ideal for live sound reinforcement, conference facilities, courtrooms and houses of worship, the DMS 700 is a revolutionary wireless solution designed for the future as it operates with two frequency bands with each band providing a tuning range of up to 155 MHz of receivers and transmitters giving the user extended flexibility in today’s crowded RF environment.