Wowza Media Systems® today announced the IBC2010 preview of three upcoming capabilities for its highly popular Wowza Media Server® 2 product. These capabilities — on-the-fly DRM encryption, automated multicast push, and WebM live streaming — help unify users' streaming infrastructure while expanding reach to more media platforms and more screens. Wowza has previously announced IBC2010 previews for two other Wowza Media Server 2 features: enhanced monitoring currently offered in the Wowza for Amazon EC2 license edition, and upcoming support for Adobe® Flash® HTTP dynamic streaming.

VidOvation today announced that WPSD, an NBC affiliate station based in Paducah, Kentucky, has expanded its field newsgathering capabilities with the AVIWEST DMNG PRO 180 3G/4G bonded cellular video transmission system. An ultra-compact and highly portable camera-mounted device, the DMNG PRO enables WPSD news teams to transmit live, high-quality video from the source of breaking news and other live events without having to deploy bulky and costly microwave equipment. In addition, WPSD has deployed the AVIWEST DMNG APP iOS to the news team, enabling team members to use their iOS®-based smartphones to transmit video content instantly from the phone's front or rear camera.

The San Antonio Alamodome in Texas played host to the 2018 Men’s College Basketball Championship Game on April 2^nd, which was viewed by millions of television viewers around the world. Inside the Alamodome, for more than 67,000 fans, Ross Video played a big part of the fan engagement experience with XPression and Tessera SE. The recent renovation of the Alamodome added several large screens as well as a ring of new video ribbon board displays circling the seating area.  Filling the stunning 360-degree HD ribbon board around the Alamodome was accomplished using Ross Video’s XPression real-time motion graphics engines controlled by XPression Tessera SE.

Stagelight, one of Switzerland’s leading production rental houses, recently provided a Green-GO event comms solution as part of the full technical production package for a high-profile professional wrestling show at Zurich’s multi-purpose Hallenstadion. The event was another success for Green-GO’s award-winning digital intercom over Ethernet technology, which has become a firm favourite in the events industry, as a dependable, high quality yet cost-effective crew comms solution.

WRN Broadcast is enabling the US based broadcaster Blackbelt TV to reach its audiences in Europe and the Caribbean. We provide full media management of Blackbelt TVs content which is played out in multiple formats for delivery by fibre and cloud to the Netherlands and five Caribbean receive sites.

Colour Sound Experiment is supplying lighting for the current Tom Odell tour, a lively and eclectic mix of dynamics and style created by Jonny Gaskell who has been on-board with the popular singer / songwriter since April this year. The current touring campaign follows the launch of his second studio album, “Wrong Crowd”.

FX Design Group designs state-of-the-art studio for WRTV 6 in Indianapolis. The studio has an up-to-the-minute look with multiple working areas including a modern weather center for Storm Team 6, new showcasing for The Now, and a set and desk that are versatile and flexible for the entire RTV6 team.

WTS, a global broadcast equipment supplier and systems integrator, has appointed Dave Cheesman as its first Product Channel Manager. Mr Cheesman will oversee the new product distribution division of WTS, with the aim of building a worldwide network for innovative products for the broadcast market.

Panasonic Professional Camera Solutions announced today that it has formed a partnership with WTS Broadcast, a major supplier of broadcast solutions, to resell Panasonic professional broadcast equipment. Through the partnership WTS will leverage its expertise in the international market place to broaden Panasonic presence to a number of key vertical markets including broadcast systems integration and live events.

Broadcast systems integrator and equipment supplier WTS has delivered Video Europe’s latest outside broadcast vehicle – OB5, an eight-camera rigid HD truck equipped with Sony HDC-2500 camera channels and two eight-channel EVS XT3 replay systems.

Global technology solutions provider WTS Group has today announced plans to open a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, under the company’s systems integration brand, C2S.  C2S Nigeria will introduce WTS’s full range of technology services and solutions to the region: Equipment supply and hire, training, technical support and product advice as well as systems integration solutions and financing.

The change in name would reinforce WTS’ reputation in the market place by bringing to the fore the group’s wide range of expertise in equipment supply and systems integration, said Ben Murphy, Sales Director for WTS Group.

WTS Group has today announced that their portable flight-case production suite, Studio in a Box, will be used by international news agency TIMA for coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games.

WTS, the global systems integrator and broadcast equipment supplier, is close to completing two new HD OB trucks for SuperSport Africa, together with two support vehicles. The OB trucks are equipped with Snell Sirius 830 multi-format routers, IQ Modular infrastructure and Snell control. One OB truck and support vehicle will be based in Nigeria (OB2), the second in Zambia (OB6). The vehicles are the sixth and seventh HD OB trucks built by WTS for SuperSport, all of which have incorporated Snell routing, infrastructure and control.

WTS Broadcast has supplied independent broadcaster IQRA TV with the TVUPack, a 3G/4G wireless mobile uplink solution from TVU Networks. The broadcaster purchased the two TVUPack transmitters to broadcast live on-site coverage of the John O’Groats to Lands End bike-ride, UK-wide cycling action which was broadcast throughout the UK and Europe on IQRA TV’s Sky channel and Internet stream.