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.

MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, has chosen a Lawo mc²66 digital audio console for its new outside broadcast vehicle, the first High Definition OBVan with surround capability in South-East Asia.

Grass Valley™ high-definition production and distribution technology once again played a big part of the live Grammy® Awards telecast, presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). This year’s 52nd annual gathering of the music industry’s finest was broadcast on CBS on Sunday, January 31 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

At CABSAT 2010 Omneon will demonstrate HD workflows including easy, flexible multiformat playout based on the new MIP-5501, part of the MediaPort 5500 series. The MIP-5501 will be featured performing back-to-back playout of SD and HD clips on the same timeline, with real-time up- and downconversion enabling a mix of MPEG and DV formats.

An 'awsome' Roger Federer marched his way into the quarter-finals of the 2010 Australian Open with a thumping straight sets win over Lleyton Hewitt. He will face Nikolay Davydenko in the quarter finals.

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have commissioned system integration specialist Media Logic to provide technical services during their coverage of the forthcoming Olympic Games in Canadian Vancouver.

Once more LMC provided the highly awarded AntelopeHD UltraSlowMotion Camera for the World-Feed of the Hahnenkamm Races in Kitzbühel which was provided by ORF Austrian Television

Sony Corporation and the PGA TOUR today announced a partnership to explore new entertainment experiences for golf in 3D. Together, Sony and the PGA TOUR will work to develop a plan to make the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii the first PGA TOUR event shot in 3D and available for distribution in 3D to select audiences, in addition to its regular 2D presentation.

More than 25 years after their stunning debut, scandinavian pop trio a-ha is on the road on their ultimate farewell – their “Foot of the Mountain” Tour. German lighting designer JoJo Tillmann is responsible for staging the light show and delivers spectacular visual effects, using a unique design of impression.

Sony today announced plans to accelerate initiatives to deliver an array of 3D entertainment for the home in 2010, leveraging all its diverse business assets to create a 3D world encompassing electronics and games, to movie content. Sony also unveiled the first of its ground-breaking lineup of 3D entertainment products for the home at "International CES 2010", currently being held in Las Vegas, U.S.

Year-long celebrations for one of the oldestbusinesses in television. Vinten® is celebrating its centenary in 2010. It wason 1 January 1910 that William Vinten, already noted as a remarkable mechanicalengineer, took over a workshop in Wardour Street in London as his own business,at first repairing then designing and building cameras.

Following a recent upgrade of two of their D-Cam 'Clip-on' Wireless Camera Systems to HD, Dubai Media International used them up on level 154 for the official opening of the Burj Khalifa by the Ruler of Dubai,Sheikh Mohamed.

Three of the world's leading media, technology and entertainment companies - Discovery Communications, Sony Corporation and IMAX Corporation - today announced a joint venture to be established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the U.S. The partnership brings together three leaders with an extraordinary collection of award-winning 3D content, technology expertise, television distribution and operational strength to deliver a high-quality three-dimensional viewing experience to home television audiences.

Finland’s premier broadcaster Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) has devised a clever solution to the problem of escalating travel and accommodation costs for the 2010 Winter Games. Using Lawo’s integrated technologies, YLE has devised an original production network for the collection and distribution of reportage for the Finish audience that requires fewer personnel on site in Vancouver, yet does not compromise either quality or creativity.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)* and FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) are pleased to announce the extension of their longstanding partnership for the distribution of the European media rights until 2013. The agreement includes the 2011 and 2013 FINA World Championships in addition to the 2010 and 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).