In preparation for the first 3D HD live production of a German football Bundesliga game, TopVision carried out extensive trials of the necessary equipment on 23rd February during the UEFA Champions League game VFB Stuttgart – FC Barcelona.

After exhaustive tests of various 3D production equipment at the Champions League Game VFB Stuttgart - FC Barcelona on 23rd February,  Sky Germany decided to broadcast the Bundesliga top game between Bayer Leverkusen and the Hamburger SV in 3D HD to a selected group of VIPs in Munich. The Live production of the 3D HD signal in Leverkusen was carried out by TopVision on behalf of Sportcast. The responsibility for the transmission was with HD Sat Communications, providing an uplink van in Leverkusen and a downlink van in Munich.

I-MOVIX today announced an ongoing partnership with Vision Research to provide a line of UltraMotion solutions for broadcasters. Collaboration between New Jersey-based high-speed camera manufacturer Vision Research and I-MOVIX has already produced the new SprintCam® Vvs HD system, which delivers new performance in live high-definition (HD) broadcast production, using the latest generations of Vision Research's high-speed HD cameras.

Mexico City and Monterrey were the targets for MA Lighting Latin America to present the brandnew grandMA2 as well as share the knowledge of this new console series. 70 people from the entertainment industry were attending these events. The companies Audio Systems and Serpro received the trainings in Monterrey whereas in Mexico City the new Mexican MA Lighting dealer Showco was trained.

Ross Video announces a free software upgrade to activate an internal multiviewer with v3.0 software for the CrossOver family of multi-definition compact production switchers.

MEDIAPRO will provide production services for Al Jazeera Sport’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup this summer in South Africa, which is due to get underway on 11th June. A team of more than 100 technical staff will provide services for the channel from Qatar for the coverage which includes three different domains: Outdoor, Venues and IBC.

Zaxcom today announced a new line of encrypted bodypack receivers for interruptible feedback (IFB), now shipping to customers worldwide. Slated for display at the 2010 NAB Show, Zaxcom's new ERX1 and ERX1TCD bodypacks receive high-quality digital audio, timecode, and metadata from any IFB transmitter in the Zaxcom TRX product series, providing a secure platform for television and film production crews to manage the full range of IFB signals required for their productions.

Compact Caption and Audio Decoder With Splitter Capability Enables Convenient, Cost-Effective Monitoring of SDI Stream and Caption Data

Efficient communications are the key to produce smoothly run and well coordinated operations at large events such as the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. With a long history in equipping major-scale events such as the Winter Games 2006 in Torino or the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, Riedel Communications is predestinated for installing such an infrastructure.

An MA Lighting grandMA2 light console and three MA NPUs (Network Processing Units) are being used to control 18 universes of DMX running all the lighting and a Catalyst media server for the 2010 "Strictly Come Dancing Live" UK arena tour. The tour's lighting has been designed by Mark Kenyon, who also lights the high profile BBC TV series which has constantly topped the ratings and is one of the most popular programmes in recent history.

Videographers with disabilities can now shoot professional-quality content using the industry-standard Polecam transportable video production jib thanks to an extraordinary new device developed at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Using the CanAssist Polecam Power Chair, a physically-challenged cameraman can keep pace with people and objects in motion. It is an easy-to-operate system for recording activities such as documentaries and sporting events.

Riedel, one of the leading manufacturers of intercom fiber audio and radio solutions, presents several new fiber and intercom products at this year's NAB in Las Vegas. Besides several products to be announced at NAB, Riedel introduces the new and free Artist VCP-1004 Virtual Panel, the MADI and RockNet MediorNet cards as well as the software based Framestore feature for MediorNet to the American Markets at NAB.

Analog Way, a designer and manufacturer of image converters and presentation switchers, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Quattro Value and Octo Value, two new Seamless Switchers with mono-scalers.

Miranda Technologies is launching two low cost, high performance master control switching and channel branding systems at NAB (North Hall, 2515), called Imagestore-Modular+ and Imagestore-Modular.

• 3D HD Stereo Shooting Solutions
• 3D HD Stereo Image Processing, Mixing, Graphics Implementation and Monitoring
• A Statement from Achim Jendges