IBC, which opens on 9 September, is poised to reinforce its position as the world’s leading meeting place for everyone involved in the electronic media industry. Top figures and opinion formers are lined up for the conference, and more than 1,300 companies are populating 42,000 square metres of exhibition space. Exhibitors include all the major names in the industry, and 250 companies taking part in IBC for the first time.

•„ The ‘Sonnenrot’ Festival took place for the second time in Eching – 13,000 people attended over one weekend
•„ Highlights included acts like Jan Delay, Maximo Park, 2Raumwohnung, Donuts, The Notwist, Adam Green, and Stereophonics
•  Magic Event- & Medientechnik deployed systems from Electro-Voice for both stages

The GTC will shortly be celebrating this year's best TV camera-work as nominated by those who really know good camera-work when they see it: television cameramen. GTC Awards are the only awards recognising excellence in television camera-work where the nominees are recommended entirely by their peers. The GTC Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday September 28 at 18.00 at BFI Southbank, London SE1 8XT.

150 exhibitors, 15 countries. The cinec is one of the most important events for cine equipment and technology and attracts visitors and exhibitors from all over the world every other year. With the leading producers and developers presenting their novelties in the M,O,C, Events Center in Munich, the film technology will be in the spotlight. The best innovations will be granted the cinecAward.

Capitalising on the need for TV set designers, broadcasters and events producers to create ever more dynamic and visually stimulating backdrops, Sweden’s Dataton is bringing its class-leading multi-image display solution Dataton WATCHOUT™ to IBC.

Visuals designer Neil Trenell was using his grandMA2 full-size console and a grandMA2 light for backup to control video at London's legendary Roundhouse venue for the month long iTunes Festival, which ran for all of July.

The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF), the world’s largest advocacy group for standard’s based digital television technologies is presenting its latest MPEGIF Master Class titled “An Expert Glimpse of TV in 2011 and Beyond”, to be held at IBC 2010 on Monday, September 13th between 11:30am and 1:00pm at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam.

Marina Bay Sands, Asia’s leading destination for business, leisure and entertainment, worked with Luminous EMC Singapore to organise an impactful Opening Celebration event involving 1,100 media and 2,500 VIPs.

As part of its commitment to illustrating its cutting edge agenda, IBC is offering special screenings of two major movies in stereoscopic 3D. The viewings, which are open to all IBC visitors, demonstrate both the state of the art in digital movie creativity and the latest projection and sound reproduction capabilities.

Digital Vision has today announced that its Nucoda Film Master was used to conform and grade the new series of BBC One’s Mistresses by Bristol based facility Films@59. Produced by Ecosse Films, Mistresses delves into the tangled lives of four female friends and their relationships. The first of the four-part 60 minute drama aired on 5th August.

Great ideas, but little money? Most start-up-companies are familiar with the problem – but they do not lose heart. Slender budgets are compensated with even more creativity and assignment. Presenting the new innovations to a larger crowd would be effective – but the companies are often lacking funds to take part in a trade show.

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” said Seneca, the first century Roman philosopher and dramatist. And, in the emerging post-recession broadcast landscape, IBC2010 is one of the best places to ensure that preparation is as diligent as it can be. The Conference in particular looks in detail at many emerging fields, giving delegates the information and the tools they need to make the most out of any opportunities that may come along in the future year.

Award-winning pre and post production facility Films@59 has today announced that it has provided all post production services for the new season of BBC One and BBC HD’s popular drama series Mistresses. The four x 60 minute production, which airs throughout August on Thursday evenings at 9pm, was produced by Ecosse Films and was shot on location in and around Bristol on the RED One camera, also supplied by Films@59.

Pixel Power, a leading supplier of broadcast graphics systems, has today announced that its Clarity graphics and Toolbox control technology has been deployed by Arqiva as part of its contract with Camelot, operator of the UK National Lottery, on the National Lottery draw shows, broadcast on the BBC.

• Over 10,000 visitors attended the 24th Jazz on the Danube festival in Straubing, which ran from July 15-18
• Stars like the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club®, Tower Of Power, Bobby McFerrin, and “Special Guest” Ich+Ich provided first class music...
• ... equipment from Electro-Voice – including an FIR-Drive-enhanced XLC system and XCS subs – provided first class sound.