The latest name in Formula 1 renewed the sport’s tradition of hosting a live launch presentation on Friday evening as Scuderia AlphaTauri, the racing team named after Red Bull‘s premium fashion brand, unveiled its new car and innovative teamwear. More than 500 guests and media representatives from around the world were given a first glimpse of the AT01 racing car with its new livery at the Salzburg event – while some 600km away in Milan a replica of the car was simultaneously unveiled on the facade of the prestigious Rinascente fashion store.

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record again on Saturday 088 February for the second time in a week at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Scotland. Here is all you need to know:

- The USA-born Swede shocked the field to become 2018 European champion in Berlin, then followed up with a silver medal behind American Sam Kendricks at the 2019 World Championships in Doha.

As a leading provider of remote production facilities for the biggest live events, Game Creek Video was on site for the final game of the American football season in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The entire production village of Game Creek OB trucks onsite for the game and events – from Friday’s red carpet to Sunday night’s post-game – relied on RTS intercoms for the critical communications that tied everything together.

Home to the Blackhawks (NHL) and the Bulls (NBA), the United Center in Chicago became a Ross customer in October of last year, installing a Ross Unified Venue Control System to drive all of the LED displays, both inside and outside the venue. One of the standout features of the arena is the center hung display that totals over 50 million pixels. In addition, the arena features a number of concourse, atrium and external displays that bring the overall pixel count to well over 100 million!

Infront, a Wanda Sports Group company, will continue as the exclusive marketing partner of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) after extending its partnership until the 2029/30 season. The current agreement was due to end after the 2021/22 season, but the prolongation means Infront and the IBU extend that collaboration for a further eight years after that.

Painting with Light (PWL)’s creative director Luc Peumans was asked to design an eye-catching lighting scheme for the opening ceremony (OC) of the first Qatar eSports WEGA Global Games. The OC event was staged in the Khalifa Stadium in Doha and enthusiastically attended and appreciated by 14,000 eSports fans. Show artistic director Steven Martin from The Cintamani Stone: ArchitectofEMOTION (TCS-AOE) asked Luc onboard for their pitch, and they were awarded the project by Doha-based event company The Planners LLC.

The Pac-12 Networks broadcast of the USC Trojans 65-56 win over the Washington State Cougars marked the 2000^th REMote Integration production that Gravity Media has successfully completed in North America. This impressive number includes ‘At Home’ centralized productions that were undertaken under the Proshow Broadcast (acquired by Gravity Media in July 2018) and Gearhouse Broadcast (renamed to Gravity Media in November 2019) brands, and date back to April 2013.

Today, 4K 4Charity organizers announced that registration is open for the official run of the 2020 National Association Broadcasters (NAB) Show. In addition to the popular 4K (2.49-mile) route, this year’s run includes a new 8K (4.97-mile) course option. The run provides a healthy, fun activity for NAB attendees, supports non-profits focused on increased diversity and inclusion in the technology and media industries, and celebrates advancements in video technology, such as Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K and 8K video. The 4K 4Charity kicks off at 7:00 a.m. US Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, April 21 in Sunset Park, Las Vegas. Supporters can register here to participate or select the “Choose 2 Snooze” option to donate from anywhere.

Gravity Media, the leading global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors, has provided BT Sport’s exclusive PPV coverage of the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 heavyweight title fight. Columbus, Gravity Media’s Los Angeles-based 4K multi-purpose mobile unit, was deployed at Las Vegas’ iconic MGM Grand venue alongside its operational B Unit for the rematch on February 22, which was expected to become the biggest fight this year. This follows the split-decision draw between the Gypsy King (Fury) and Bronze Bomber (Wilder) in December 2018.

For the third year in a row the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, played host to the recent ESL One esports event that saw the world’s top Dota 2 teams come together for a full weekend of battle and an impressive prize pool of US$ 300,000. Once again, Ross Video’s XPression graphics suite and DashBoard control system were chosen by the organizers to drive the live feed and in-stadium production, with stunning results.

South German television and film production company Schawa TV recently specified three Sonifex AVN-CU2-DANTE commentator units for sports broadcast use across a range of projects, including the recent 2019 Badminton World Cup, held in St. Jakobshalle, Switzerland. Schawa TV helped produce the event for leading Japanese TV station, TV Asahi, which brought its own staff and interpreter, but used Schawa TV equipment and knowhow to connect directly to the event network via the Dante audio-over-IP protocol. Patrick Heidorm is the Sound Engineer at Schawa TV: "The commentator systems worked flawlessly for between 12 and 14 hours a day for the whole tournament," he reports. "They’re intuitive to use and work really well."

SportsInnovation is the platform for innovative technologies you can touch and the ideal meeting point for specialists to exchange information on the latest developments in the industry. SportsInnovation 2020 (SI 2020), which takes place from 25 to 26 March in the MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA in Düsseldorf, also offers the international sport and media industry an attractive supporting programme, including live matches, showcases and panel discussions that provide a great opportunity to actively shape the future. Scottish football commentator Derek Rae, who works for FOX and NBC among others, hosts the programme.

Grass Valley cements its commitment to the live and sports market in EMEA with the appointment of John Carter as director of business development. Based in Newbury, Carter rejoins Grass Valley to leverage his experience of live production applications and workflows and the mission critical demands of mass audience sports coverage.

TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP video solutions and remote production solutions, today announced its collaboration with PRG Germany, a leading international provider of innovative event production services.

In the 2019 Shanghai International Half Marathon, which started on April 21, 2019, Shanghai Media Tech (SMT) and SMG Great Sports went through multiple rounds of technical solution discussions and extensive testing and debugging to overcome 5G signal coverage, 4G and 5G compatibility.