The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. These will also be the first games to be held in a National Hockey League market since the league allowed its players to participate, starting at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The following story will give a brief overview of the Olympic locations in Vancouver and Whistler and will show you where the olympic competitions will take place

In the beautiful landscape of the Bavarian Alps the traditional Biathlon WC took place from January 12th to 17th 2010. There were about 30 camerapostions along the circuit, 11 of them were delivered and operated by PMT Professional Motion Technology.

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.

Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced further enhancements to its AMP1-16-3G and AMP2-16 Series 16-channel audio monitors with new features and menu options that bring even greater convenience and functionality to multichannel monitoring. Improved access to audio levels and settings, newly added live mixing capabilities for the AMP2-16 Series, and more powerful monitoring and control functions at their fingertips now give operators the flexibility to adapt in real-time to the monitoring demands of complex broadcast operations.

Three projectiondesign® F22 DLP® projectors have been used to provide the artistic backdrop for a new production by the innovative multimedia theatre company Theater Spinnerei in Stuttgart, Germany.

The organizer of the opening ceremony of RUHR.2010 – the European Capital of Culture – utilized a flexible communications infrastructure to integrate the various parts of the event. Riedel Communications, one of the leading manufacturers of intercom, audio network and fiber technology, delivered a comprehensive system for the occasion. Equipment included a combination of Artist digital matrix intercom and Performer digital partyline, as well as analog and digital trunked radios plus a RockNet digital audio network. Riedel also handled the radio frequency management for the event.

EVS announces the official release of the XT[2]+ , a new video production server from the XT series offering more bandwidth and greater capabilities to broadcasters across the globe. The shipment of the first XT[2]+ will begin in March 2010. The newly developed XT[2]+ is based on the field-proven XT[2] architecture that has been on the market for over 5 years, and has been designed to offer broadcasters maximum speed, reliability, increased storage capacity, as well as improved media flow performances for intense live productions, including ingest and playout.

A compact, affordable and energy-efficient solid-state 1080-line HD capture system will be demonstrated by Polecam at BVE 2010. Centred on the proven Polecam man-carriable production jib, the system incorporates Panasonic's new AG-HCK10 1080i camera and AGHMR10 ultra-compact solid state recorder as part of a complete package.

SPORTELMonaco, has been producing international sports content conventions forTelevision and New Media entities for the past 20 years.For the first time, SPORTELAsia, the international Sports TV Market for Television & NewMedia will be held in Singapore at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Millenia from 8 to 10, March2010.Singapore has established itself as one of the fastest growing global sporting hubs bysecuring intentional sports events such as the Singapore F1, the inaugural 2010 YouthOlympic Games and now will be the platform for SPORTELAsia 2010.

Following a tender procedure the International Ski Federation (FIS) has accepted an offer from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)* for the Media and Marketing Rights to the 2015-2017 FIS Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships. The above includes all electronic media rights and commercial rights. The parties will now enter into exclusive negotiations with the aim of reaching a conclusion within the next few weeks.

Through a contract awarded to Intelsat by IMAGE MEDIA Farm Inc. (IMF), SIUS Live is providing mobile satellite connectivity services for The 2010 Torch Relay. The Relay, the longest ever to take place in a single country, kicked off on October 30 in Victoria, BC and concludes at the Opening Ceremony for the Winter Games on February 12, 2010. IMF, provider of complete contract HD video production services, is the official chronicler of the Winter Games. The announcement was made from SIS LIVE’s US headquarters in Washington, DC.

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

Thanks to state-of-the-art fiber optic transport gear from Telecast Fiber Systems, a dazzling new array of 23 Lighthouse LED video screens in the American Airlines Center is giving the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars even more to cheer about. Telecast's Python II™ and Rattler™ HD/SDI fiber transmit/receive systems seamlessly transmit all video feeds for the installation, which boasts the only 1920 x 1080 high-definition (HD) video screens in an NBA or NHL facility and ensures broadcast-studio-quality HD viewing for every seat in the house.

I-MOVIX today announced it has set an April 2010 release date for a significantly enhanced version of its SprintCam® V3 HD ultra-slow-motion system. New features include, among others, a wider range of available frame rates (from 150 to 2,000 fps) with instant replay, simultaneous capture and record, built-in intercom, and integration of both live- and replay-view on the viewfinder.

The engineering company Unitec is a pioneer in the design of technical projects and work-flow in HD and has supplied the new production centre for IMAGINA US, situated in Miami (USA), with high definition technology. The new 1000 square metre building split between 3 studios are operated from any of the two control centres and are equipped for high definition production with one fully equipped multi-copy production studio, 3 editing rooms, a protocols room and two commentary booths.