At the SPORTELMonaco 2011 conference, to be held on October 10-13 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Grass Valley™ will demonstrate to attendees how they can cost-effectively deploy intuitive, file-based workflows to help produce a wide variety of live sporting events in various high-definition resolutions as well as 3D.

WIGE Int’l TV-Marketing GmbH concludes an exclusive distribution partnership with SN1 Consulting, a sports marketing & media agency focused on the CEE markets. The Munich-based office will represent WIGE TV-Marketing’s portfolio for Eastern and Southeast Europe, including Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Greece, Russia and the Balkan states.

For centuries, horses and equestrian sports have formed a major part of the Turkmen cultural and sporting tradition. To keep pace with the increasing demand from racegoers, organizers are constantly investing in new racecourses. Such was the case recently in Ahal, a province with a population of around a million, which since February 2011 has also boasted the largest racecourse in the country. With seats for 3,000 spectators, the track is the centerpiece of a huge sporting and cultural center that includes an amphitheatre and a conference hall.

Hailed as a success at IBC in Amsterdam this September, Vizrt and LiberoVision will demonstrate a sports analysis tool with unparalled speed – the Libero Playbook – at the Sportel convention in Monaco (Stand AO5). From October 10th  to 13th, LiberoVision will showcase its new Libero Playbook, an ultra-fast version of Libero Highlight, offering 3D game analysis in less than 60 seconds.

When the Baltimore Ravens were looking to make HD upgrades to the in-house video system at M&T Bank Stadium, they turned to Integrated Microwave Technologies’, LLC (IMT) Nucomm CamPac2 Wireless Camera System (CCW Booth 931).  Comprised of the CamPac2 camera mounted transmitter and Newscaster DR2 diversity receiver, the system has been providing reliable, solid wireless coverage throughout the stadium since its debut.

SPORTELMonaco and Eurodata TV Worldwide have joined forces in order to reward the sports events who deliver the highest ratings worldwide*. David Tomatis, SPORTEL CEO, and Jacques Braun, Eurodata TV Worldwide Vice-President report that this 1st “International Sport TV Audience Award” will be designated by viewers themselves through the sum of the audience delivered across more than 60territories over the world.

The Hall of Music Productions at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, has purchased a full complement of high-definition (HD) live production equipment from Grass Valley™ to cover its men’s and women’s sports programs for in-stadium, in-arena, and campus-wide distribution.

With its presence at major sporting occasions (including the Olympics, the World Cup, the Monaco Grand Prix and the Tour de France), Euro Media has become an established international player in HF broadcasting, slow motion technology, virtual imaging, graphics and 3D, with aerial and specialised camera equipment. Again in September Euro Media France was involved in several international sports projects: Rugby in New Zealand, Football in Eastern Europe, Cycling in Canada and Handball in France.

The Big House, the largest stadium in America, now houses two of the most impressive LED video screens in the world - twin Lighthouse Impact 16 LED video boards, located at opposite ends of legendary Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan.

The Audi Team triumphed at the 24 Hours Race in Le Mans on June 11-12, 2011 and relied for the 3rd time on its full service media technology partner Creative Technology – with Live Broadcast Technology and Streaming, LED, Video and Audio Technology in five locations around the race track.

For the 22nd year in a row, the Golden Podium Awards, created by Georges Bertellotti, will reward the directors of the world’s best sports TV images and slow-motions.Broadcasted on Direct 8, this ceremony will be hosted by Louise Ekland and Karl Olive.

FOX Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl XLV on January 28, 2011 was the most watched television program in American history. The championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers drew approximately 163 million viewers around the world, and also marked the debut of the Sennheiser MKH 8070 shotgun microphone, which was deployed on eight handheld cameras on the field for the duration of the game.

Jonathan Freed is a freelance, Emmy-award winning network mixer who has been in the audio industry for almost 40 years. In his current role as a senior audio engineer for the NBA, his team is responsible for setting up and executing the live broadcast mix for major network basketball games, while ensuring that broadcast microphones both on and off the court are picking up every nuance of audio to support the camera angles for the live feed.

At this year’s US Open of Surfing, a nine-day broadcast event in which the top surfers in the world compete for a $100,000 top prize, digital Sennheiser MKH microphones were on hand to capture every sonic detail of the excitement – which also included a BMX riding and skating competition.

Grass Valley™ is pleased to announce that BTN, based in Chicago, has purchased the company's 300th K2 Dyno™ Replay System, to handle 720p replays during live game telecasts.