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The new WVR8000 Series Waveform Rasterizer from Tektronix provides a full-featured (3G-SDI capable), field-upgradeable platform that can be configured to meet today's requirements and cater for your facility needs for years to come.

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is a Gold Sponsor of TVBEurope magazine’s upcoming 3D Masters 2010 event taking place in London on June 22. This new event gathers together leading figures of the 3D production and broadcasting world in a one-day forum to exchange their knowledge with an audience of peers.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices, is pleased to announce that Amptec, the company’s longtime distributor in Belgium, is expanding its operations to Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Amptec’s coverage of the entire Benelux region opens up new sales channels for the RTW product line, further strengthening the manufacturer’s already robust customer base in the three countries.

On the occasion of the 19th Football World Cup which will take place from 11th June to 11th July 2010, Euro Media group, a leading European provider of audio-visual services, is going to South Africa.

HBS (Host Broadcast Services) has been appointed by FIFA to be the Host Broadcaster for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil and to oversee the host broadcast of Other FIFA Events (OFEs). HBS was previously the Host Broadcaster of the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups™.HBS' responsibilities at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ include Production, Broadcast Venue Operations, and the construction, management and dismantling of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC).

Miranda Technologies will be highlighting multiple new 3DTV products at the Broadcast Asia 2010 show, along with its award-winning loudness control systems.

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is joining forces with South Africa’s Concilium Technologies to provide broadcasters on-site service and support prior to and during the upcoming football games in South Africa.

Snell today announced that SIS LIVE, operator of the largest satellite uplink fleet in Europe and the largest outside broadcast provider in the U.K., is using the Alchemist Ph.C – HD to enable 3D conversions during live event broadcasts. SIS LIVE began using the Alchemist Ph.C – HD to support live 3D delivery in February, when the company participated in the O2-sponsored screening of the RBS 6 Nations Rugby tournament at 40 cinemas across the U.K. The Alchemist Ph.C – HD ensured smooth conversion of left- and right-eye video from the 1080i50 production standard to the 720p60 standard required to reduce flicker and ensure high viewing quality on theater screens.

Almost 60 years ago, in 1954 the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) delivered 9 FIFA World Cup™ matches to 5 European countries. It was a historic moment in the development of television and the story of football. International broadcasting and sharing exciting pictures across countries became a reality and audiences loved it.

At this year's infoComm in Las Vegas Riedel Communications - one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of communications solutions for intercom, fiber, audio and radio solutions is introducing several new products to the broadcast & pro-audio markets:
- The Next Benchmark: Riedel Artist 1100 Series Intercom Control Panel
- Soundcraft Studer goes RockNet
- New RockNet 100 Output Solution at infoComm 2010
- Riedel Presents World's First Native VoIP Telephone Integration For Intercom Matrices

• Cacophonous vuvuzelas, stringent safety norms, awkward climatic conditions and challenging architecture call for sophisticated sound reinforcement strategies „
• EV distributor Prosound Ltd. has equipped nine of the ten host stadiums in South Africa with Electro-Voice systems„
• Comment from Prosound founder Terry Acres: “Electro-Voice best satisfies our requirements”

Broadcast Pix™ is launching its Live Production & Streaming Bundles, a promotion that packages its Granite™ and Slate™ video production systems with a ViewCast Niagara streaming media appliance and Yamaha audio mixer, today at InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas, Nev. (Booth N2662). The bundles are priced from $16,490 and include software to control the audio and streaming from the Broadcast Pix system.

Pro3D, a full service facility for the acquisition, production, post production and delivery of 3D content has launched today in Battersea Business Park, London. A sister company to one of the UK’s leading camera equipment and crew hire facilities providers Procam Television, Pro3D is headed by Andy Bellamy, one of the leading stereoscopic 3D consultants in 3D acquisition and workflow methods in the UK.

The City of Johannesburg put a lot into the redevelopment and design of Soccer City Stadium, so it is only right that the stunning view of the calabash-inspired venue, flanked by the iconic city skyline, takes cen­tre-stage in the broadcast coverage of the FIFA World Cup™.

Arqiva is supporting sports broadcaster ESPN’s distribution of World Cup coverage by providing them with extensive SNG services. This includes two HD SNGs; two SD SNGs; one HD&SD Production SNG truck; two TVROs; and an HD flyaway. The SNGs, all fully crewed by Arqiva engineers, will move between venues uplinking news and information content for production and turnaround to ESPN’s global audience.