Located in Luxembourg, Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) is a major European player providing technical services in the fields of TV, Radio, Telecommunications and IT. BCE was founded in January 2000 as a result of the merge of different technical entities of RTL Group. With a high qualified and motivated staff of 210 people, BCE serves about 400 clients in various sectors, such as TV channels, Radio stations, film distributors, producers, advertising companies, telecommunications operators and public services. With its know-how at the crossroads of the media technologies, BCE is well positioned to support clients in all their projects concerning multi-media content production and distribution – including the complete High Definition workflow from acquisition to transmission.

GOL Television is a 24/7 football channel that is produced in full HD based on a tapeless workflow. The channel provides viewers with live and recorded broadcasts, match highlights, news bulletins, as well as all of the goals from the major European and South American football leagues.

Golf Channel is an American cable and satellite television network and multimedia company that is a part of the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal. Exclusive partnerships with the world’s top tours allow Golf Channel to feature more live golf coverage than all networks combined, as well as a programming schedule distinguished by golf’s highest-quality news, instruction and original content. Co-founded by Arnold Palmer in 1995, Golf Channel’s headquarters and studios are based in Orlando, Fla. Golf Channel is available in more than 200 million homes in 84 countries in 13 languages around the world through cable, satellite and wireless transmissions.

L’Opera Broadcast Video Service (BVS) is a leading company in the sector of communications technology and specializes in the live broadcasting of sports events and concerts, as well as the commercial production of film and television ads. For more than 20 years, L’Opera has been active in the arena of broadcast production, and its team of skilled engineers and high-quality fleet of outside broadcast (OB) units enable a service offering of the highest quality and completion of assignments for clients quickly and within budget constraints.

Every four years the FIFA World Cup showcases the skill and talent of the world’s best players, but it is more than just a football tournament: It is the aspiration of FIFA TV to deliver a world class TV production. This year all 64 matches were produced on the basis of a 34-HD camera plan with increased coverage, content and features, as well as 4K and 8K camera coverage in addition to a wide range of multi-media services that complemented and enhanced the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup.

Appointed as the Host Broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, HBS has decided to renew its successful collaboration with EVS for the supply of instant tapeless technology and support services during the production of this world class event. The Production Plan for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is based on standards ‘substantially similar’ to the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, with some innovations and improvements. Other partners of HBS at the IBC and at the Venues are Barco, Camera Corps, Dolby, Grass Valley, Lawo (ABS), Media Broadcast, Panasonic and Riedel.

For the second time since 1978 Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the “heart of alpine skiing” for two weeks. The host broadcasting operation for this year’s most spectacular winter event was in the hands of GAP TV2011, a joint venture of ARD and ZDF. Under the leadership of ZDF the host broadcaster took care of the production of the international signals of all the competitions (Super-G, Downhill, Super Combined, Nations Team Event, Giant Slalom, Slalom), and the services to unilateral broadcasters from 8th to 20th February.

Since years the ORF is famous for its live broadcasts of classical concerts, operas and operettas from various worldwide known open-air stages (Salzburg, Bregenz, Mörbisch) or concert halls (Salzburg, Vienna). Due to the popularity of these events througout Europe, the demand for DVDs and in the future also for high definition Blu-Rays and HD DVDs is obvious. Because of the cooperation of the ORF with DVD production companies an intensive post-production work has to be carried out before the DVD is released. This was one of the reasons why the ORF has decided to buid a High Definition linear edit suite in its facilities in Vienna.

Having transformed itself culturally and economically in less than three decades, China now stands as an example to follow when it comes to the adoption of new technology – including within its enormous broadcasting sector. Despite having only emerged in the last 30 years, the Chinese television landscape nonetheless accounts for a third of the world’s viewers. Now those increasingly affluent households will have the opportunity of experiencing new immersive content courtesy of the first Dolby ATMOS capable outside broadcast vehicle in the country, with Genelec monitoring at the centre of the set-up.

Ideal Systems provides media and audio visual related integration services for the broadcast, telecommunication, government, education and enterprise industries, using the latest and greatest technologies including cloud services, software development, consulting services and live event production and operation.

Ikegami cameras have been chosen for the OB-10 live production vehicle recently completed for sports channel Al Kass in Qatar. The vehicle is believed to be the largest ever commissioned by a Middle East broadcaster. Dimensions including tractor unit are 16.5 meters length and 4 meters height. Width is 2.5 meters expanding to 4.1, fully self-supporting. Total weight is 37 tons. It is equipped with 31 cameras for operation by a 29-strong crew.

tpc switzerland ag is the leading broadcast service provider in Switzerland, with extensive expertise in planning, creating and managing audiovisual projects. The company is focused on production for Swiss broadcasters, as well as live production of major national and international events for the Swiss and global markets. tpc manages TV studios, news operations and a fleet of OB trucks.

The broadcast industry has been experiencing a tremendous transformation since the arrival of the Internet, and digital convergence has become a reality. The way media content is created, produced, distributed, shared and consumed has been undergoing a huge change. User’s habits have radically shifted and social media, as well as personalized services, have become popular. While traditionally broadcasting services were offered by specific organizations and companies with a well-established business model, currently the line between the traditional broadcasters and IT-based companies has blurred.

Going to the movies has changed forever. Live-action, stereoscopic 3D production creates highly immersive theater experiences, and is proving to be a boon to box office revenues. “Avatar” has earned over $2.5 billion at the box office, then “Alice in Wonderland 3D” broke the record for opening weekend in 3D, and the highly anticipated release of “Tron Legacy” is poised to be huge successes.

When high quality LED lighting was introduced to the broadcast world it became the first serious contender for more than fifty years to challenge the dominance of traditional tungsten fixtures. Since then, more and more broadcasters have switched on to the latest high quality LEDs and have seen a raft of operational and financial benefits, from improved quality for the longer term, to significantly cheaper running costs and reduced energy bills.