European champions Spain must negotiate a tough group including the Czech Republic if they are to defend their title in Poland and Ukraine after Sunday's UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying draw in Warsaw.

This Envisat image features the city of Vancouver in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Vancouver, the third largest city in Canada, is the Host City of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from February 12-28.

Engage Super League action is set to be seen by more people than ever before in 2010 as television and the internet help expand the competition’s horizons to previously unreachable levels.

In 2010 Engage Super League matches will be screened across some of the biggest cities in the USA after the RFL struck a broadcast deal with America One, a national television network reaching an audience in excess of 35 million households in 125 markets.

The production “Die Drei ??? und der seltsame Wecker” (The Tree Investigators and the strange alarm clock) the successful audio drama series has toured Germany for the second time. In addition to Oliver Rohrbeck as Jupiter Jones, Jens Wawrczeck as Pete Crenshaw and Andreas Fröhlich as Bob Andrews, all of whom have already become icons to fans of the series, Peter Klinkenberg was the foley artist and Helmut Kraus the narrator.

Chyron announced today that its HyperX³ graphic system will be providing 3D stereoscopic graphics for the live broadcast of the Six Nations Rugby match of England vs. Wales on February 6. Chyron is partnering with Inition, SIS Live and Wurmsers for the event, which is sponsored by O2.

MTD (“Multi Time Display”) is a studiotimer solution developed and designed by Alpermann + Velte to deliver several information like countdown timers, difference timers, or timezones via the userbits of an LTC.

Wellen+Noethen GmbH announced that it has won thecontract to lease out the media technology for the live broadcasting of the 2010 WinterOlympics for German television. The contract was placed by German public-servicebroadcaster ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen).

The wait is over. LMC is on its way to Vancouver. Accompanied luggage contains various AntelopeHD UltraSlowMotion Systems as well as an HD analysis package for ORF Austrian Television consisting of AKI PAINT HD including a touch screen and a Dartfish analysis system.

NTP Technology, one of the world's leading producers of digital audio routers and signal processors, has completed the first phase of a new routing system expansion at the Helsinki television production studios of Finland's state broadcaster, Yleisradio (YLE).

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its Member broadcasters have launched “Vancouver Live” (www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics), a unique video portal for winter sports enthusiasts. For the first time, www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics will be distributing a selected number of events through the portal’s HD Channel. Live video streams in this channel will be available at a higher definition (1280x720p) providing a compelling online viewing experience.

SGT in cooperation with BFE, announced that the Swiss TV network TSR (Télévision Suisse Romande) has chosen the VEDA™ platform for its new playout automation system. The project called “CDD2010” will be set up by BFE with the objective to overhaul TSR´s broadcast center (Centre De Diffusion) in Geneva. The playout automation system will be installed for the two Premium channels, TSR1 and TSR2, and as of 2011 for thematic IP channels. The final system is expected to be on air during the second half of 2010.

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Some years ago fiber optic has been used for special cabling like HD broadcast cameras only. Meanwhile digital signal and network applications in pro audio, broadcast and touring / rental spring up like mushrooms. This opens a wide range of fiber optic use.

The application depth is extensive. Only a few examples are Audio, Data or DMX Network transmissions, digital HD video transmissions, future prove installations eliminating bandwidth limitations and noise and EMI protection on audio or video (LED walls) applications.

There are hardly any limitations for wireless operated cameras today - down and uplinks to helicopters, on Skidoos, on sledges, on steady cams and for all kind of productions: sports, shows and concerts – without wireless the shooting of some of the most stunning pictures would have not been possible.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)* and the International Biathlon Union (IBU) have reached an agreement to prolong their cooperation for the worldwide media rights. The agreement covers the four (4), upcoming seasons (2010–2014) of the IBU Biathlon World Cups, the IBU World Championships, as well as other events.