The Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has placed an order for Harris channel branding systems, master control switchers and graphics management software for its master control and transmission facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is delighted to have reached an agreement with Flanders Classics the new organiser of the Tour of Flanders, to be its broadcast partner.
This decision will allow the European audience to follow this prestigious classic cycling race for 3 more years (2010, 2011, 2012) through extensive free-to-air TV and Radio coverage.

NewTek, manufacturer of video and 3D animation products, today announced the NAB TriCaster™ Upgrade Guarantee Program. Customers can trade up any TriCaster™ portable live production system purchased between January 15 and April 12, 2010 for full purchase price credit towards any new TriCaster product introduced at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show taking place in Las Vegas from April 12 to 15.

With pressure on broadcasters to deliver more services and greatly improve energy efficiency, Grass Valley™ is launching new functionality for its broadcast equipment at NAB 2010. The innovations support HD, 3D, green technologies and mobile broadcasts.

With the rapid rise in interest in stereoscopic 3D television acquisition, many producers are using conventional 2D trucks with conventional HD cameras such as the Grass Valley LDK 8000 Elite. To help engineers maintain precise color matching between stereo pairs of cameras, Grass Valley has developed a new software release for its OCP 400 camera control unit.

HaiVision Network Video today announced the availability of FURNACE version 5.5. This landmark release of the FURNACE system incorporates support of in-line metadata (HotMarks™) allowing users to tag video moments with freeform data while recording.

The “ORTF Surround” recording method is a new system for the pickup of surround ambience. This microphone arrangement and its sonic characteristics are quite similar to those of the well-known “IRT Cross“ designed by Günther Theile. Both the 360° imaging and the spatial impression are of optimal quality. This is achieved with a high degree of signal separation among channels, based both on arrival-time differences and level differences.

DutchView, a leading Netherlands audio/visual services company, has purchased Snell's Alchemist Ph.C – HD motion-compensated standards converter as part of a significant upgrade to the company's conversion capabilities. The Alchemist Ph.C – HD is the latest example of DutchView's longtime commitment to offer only the absolute state-of-the-art in format and standards conversion services.

Shanxi TV in Taiyuan is the first news broadcaster in China to embrace Lawo’s zirkon on-air audio mixing console, making it a central part of the HD acquisition strategy for its very busy news studio.

Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a Vitec Group brand, today announces the launch of an enhanced version of the company’s Clear-Com Concert™ intercom software, which now offers new external audio interfacing capabilities. With this new connectivity option, Concert can easily interface with external audio systems, including partyline systems, paging systems, program feeds and other matrix systems using a four-wire interface over a standard IP network, providing a seamless communications network. Clear-Com will exhibit the enhanced Concert for the first time at NAB 2010 (Booth C6025).

Vizrt, a provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, today announced that it is integrating Civolution’s watermarking solution into its Viz Ardome media asset management software. Using Civolution’s NexGuard – Pre-release application, users will have the ability to deter potential piracy threat or trace the source of unauthorized copies of a video asset.

SportelAsia and Eurodata TV Worldwide have joined forces in order to reward the sports events who deliver the highest ratings in the Asia-Pacific area.

HaiVision will unveil the latest additions to the powerful MAKITO™ family with the new MAKITO Decoder and the new MAKITO HD H.264 encoder with DVI, SXGA, and component inputs. HaiVision is also featuring the new FURNACE 5.5, the MB-6 6-slot chassis for the MAKITO/BARRACUDA™ line, and the exciting new and improved STINGRAY™ set-top box.

Having started the beam steering revolution back in the 1990’s with their Intellivox range audio industry pioneers Duran Audio are once again embarking on another adventure with their range of Beam Shaping Subwoofers which will be launched at Prolight and Sound in Frankfurt.

Broadcast Pix™ will introduce Granite™, a native HD, 1080p-ready live video production system, at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth N4506). The new flagship product line for Broadcast Pix, Granite combines the company’s innovative Fluent™ workflow software with a new HD switcher and HD server, enabling users to create compelling live HD video at a price point unmatched in the industry today.