As consistent at the FIFA World Cup™ as their continental col­leagues Brazil are on the pitch, Chile’s TVN have broadcast every FIFA World Cup™ since 1970. “The World Cup is a brand for TVN,” ex­plained Sports Executive Producer Michael Boys.

Megahertz (MHz), a leading independent international systems integrator, has delivered an HD-ready Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) truck to AP Television News in London. The vehicle is already in South Africa covering live news events from around the 2010 World Cup football.

BSkyB (Sky) has awarded Grass Valley™ the contract for the key live production tools for its new sustainable broadcast facility in West London. The contract includes 20 LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam multi-format HD cameras and five Kayenne™ Video Production Centers. The Grass Valley equipment supports Sky’s drive for operational flexibility as well as the highest possible high definition (HD) quality.

Fashioning itself as an essential element in the educational, social and economic development of San Fernando, Trinidad, the Naparima Bowl Cultural Centre recently hired systems integration firm AMR Export to install a Soundcraft Si3 digital console to handle the wide variety of music and theatrical productions showcased throughout the year.

Troya Eventos, a prominent audio production services provider in Mexico, recently deployed a complete JBL VERTEC® line array system to support Fenahuap, one of Mexico’s largest music festivals, in Ciudad Valles, Monterrey, Mexico. The 20-day event featured a multitude of performances from leading acts such as Juri, Aklex Syntec, Sasha, Sin Bandera and Pitbull, on stages throughout the event grounds.

Four years after its major success with Thor, The Royal Danish Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater) is presenting its fifth and biggest outdoor production so far, as Alexandre Dumas’ classic The Three Musketeers story is played out by more than 200 participating actors, singers, horses and stuntmen — to loud pyro accompaniment. The event is taking place in Ulvedalene, Dyrehaven, a public deer forest north of Copenhagen, situated next to a famous 1000-year-old oak tree.

The leading German codec manufacturer MAYAH Communications seamlessly sees broadcasters through transition from ISDN to Audio-over-IP at the Eurovision Song Contest in Norway and at the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup well underway, BT is helping millions of Freeview viewers across the UK to watch the live action in high definition (HD) for the first time.
BT’s infrastructure is underpinning the entire UK Digital Switchover (DSO) programme which will migrate all of the UK’s television services from analogue to digital by the end of 2012. By the time the switchover is complete, the vast majority of TV viewers will be able to view high definition (HD) services.

Eching, June 2010 – Together with cinematographer Milan Collin, the Dutch production company deepeei film productions initiated the environmental project “Going South, cycling through the Americas“. Two cycling teams go on an expedition across the American continent – in search of exemplary climate projects.

Test & Measurement: A summary of the latest innovations in broadcast signal analysis and video/audio monitoring.
An updated version of the CMN-41 Compact MonitorSeries - this new product allows the testing of signal integrity across all DTVbroadcast signal formats up to 3 Gb/s. The CMN-41L is ideal for monitoring remote or unattended locations as it can be controlled through a web page or an optional remote control panel. Available in SD, HD/SD and 3 Gb/s/HD/SDversion, the CMN-41L can be upgraded via a simple software update.

Most broadcasters have the hopes of a nation resting on their coverage, for pay-channel SuperSport International it is nearly an entire continent. Transmitting all 64 matches and with 250 staff working on the project, SSI are taking the FIFA World Cup™ to more than 40 nations and island territories, from markets as large as Nigeria, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo – as well as their home South Africa – down to tiny audiences in Sey­chelles and Sao Tome.

Streambox® today announced that its Streambox Live™ broadband video contribution service provided a vital communications link for 13-year-old climber Jordan Romero's ascent of Mount Everest. Romero, the youngest person ever to attempt and reach the summit of the world's highest peak, used the service to send up-to-the-minute, high-quality video reports of his progress from various locations on the mountain — one of which was included in CNN's broadcast coverage of the expedition.

Powered by Orad Hi-Tec Systems' MVP (Motion Video Play) sports enhancement solution, branded as "Flomotion," CBS Sports' Fall 2009 coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships has been named the winner of the prestigious 2010 Sports Emmy® George Wensel Technical Achievement Award.

laSexta is preparing a huge technical and staff deployment for this week’s European Grand Prix on 25th, 26th and 27th June in the streets of Valencia. In order to cover the Spanish leg of the race championship in what is turning out to be one of the most exciting series of races ever, the channel is deploying a big team of technicians and a host of cutting-edge technical equipment.

Madrid-based Polecam specialists Cristian Martínez and Juan Carlos Bergantiños (Poleshot Production) have completed a successful commission for Televisión de Catalunya (TV3) as part of a team televising the 2010 UEFA Champions League football final in Spain. Held on May 22 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, home of Real Madrid, the match between F.C. Internazionale Milano and Bayern Munich was televised in 3D via a total of 13 cameras including Polecam, Spidercam, Steadicam and overhead shots from a helicopter. Production was managed by Catalan public-service broadcaster Televisión de Catalunya (TV3) which was commissioned by UEFA to cover the event.