When the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated Southeast Asia in 2004, rap-rockers Linkin Park endeavored to leverage their international fanbase to assist. Shortly thereafter, they founded Music for Relief: a charity that helps artists and fans connect to provide relief for natural disasters around the world. The organization’s vital mission is to mitigate and prevent the damaging effects of these disasters through environmental initiatives including forest preservation and tree planting. Linkin Park has remained instrumental in raising funds for Music for Relief, and recently worked with Sennheiser to provide several SKM 2000 wireless handheld transmitters with MME 865-1 capsules for an auction fundraiser – including some autographed by the band.

The 7th of May saw Creative Technology (CT) working through the night to display the General Election exit poll results. Using the London Broadcasting House as a canvas, the team set up nine Panasonic DZ21K projectors in three separate locations; six in two local hotels and three at Broadcasting House.

XL Video recently supplied key video technology to support the BBC Worm’s verdict show produced by BBC News for the live Leaders Debates. XL supplied PPU/mixers, control systems, lighting, audio and comms for two temporary studio setups, one in Media City, Salford, and one in New Broadcasting House, London.

Three major Spanish broadcasters, TVE1, Antena 3 TV and Televisión Canaria, have once again opted to rely on Brainstorm Multimedia to cover the upcoming regional elections which are due to take place this Sunday, 24th of May.

Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions, a business unit of the Vitec Group, and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, supported some of the UK’s leading broadcasters with their extensive coverage of the General Election.

Overon sent 16 DSNG's and 1 fly- away, the bulk via ferry from Santander to Portsmouth, from a host of European sites last week to cover the general elections in the UK. A total of 24 people were involved in the project providing satellite, camera and production services.

Leading connectivity provider SIS LIVE, was relied upon by the UK’s main news broadcasters to provide uplink facilities for their general election coverage, on a night when speed, reliability and clarity were vital to ensure comprehensive reporting.

NewTek’s TalkShow video calling system has been used for the first time in Spain to enable journalists, experts and analysts from across Andalusia to offer daily video analysis of the recent election campaign. For 17 days and across 17 connections, El Pais, the leading Spanish newspaper, published high quality video interviews and reports from remote locations for its digital edition. LIVE! Audiovisual, the Spanish production services provider and reseller, managed the project.

Production company White Label Media is putting NewTek’s 3Play 440 sports production solution to work on the UK’s election night coverage. While 3Play is more often used for sports coverage, it will provide crucial recording capabilities for ITN’s pool feed for the local count in the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Sheffield constituency, as well as coverage of local pre-election debates.

LiveU, the pioneer in IP-based live video services and broadcast solutions for acquisition, management and distribution, has today announced that Sky News has chosen LiveU as a key technology partner for the UK general election, to be held on May 7th. The deal has been overseen by LiveU’s UK partner Garland Partners Ltd.

Demonstrating its leadership in providing secure, reliable, and versatile solutions for the most demanding events, Riedel Australia partnered with the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) to provide a robust fiber and radio network for the 2014 G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. The companies not only deployed Riedel's MediorNet real-time fiber infrastructure along with more than 200 Hytera DMR radios for the high-profile event, but also provided audio, video, and communications services throughout the two-day summit.

Mobile production specialist TNDV was onsite in Selma, Alabama this past weekend to document a series of special events and concerts surrounding the Bloody Sunday 50th Anniversary, where President Barack Obama joined a crowd of thousands to commemorate the confrontation between police and peaceful protesters that spurred the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

After the successful induction of the new President of the Council Mr. Donald Tusk inNovember 2014 the European Council decided to buy two KEM 975. These will be used for future meetings in the Atrium of the European Council which givesbroadcaster an acouctical challenge due to its huge glass and granit stone walls.

Greek Media Company, Antenna (ANT1 Group) chose Orad to broadcast the country’s 2015 elections to over 11 million viewers. To facilitate the new workflow Orad’s professional services team created, designed, and implemented immersive election graphics, including bar charts presenting the previous electoral status, statistics, results and coalition possibilities.

On December 10, 2014, Clay Paky joined the elite crowd of guests at one of the highest profile events in the world – The Nobel Prize Banquet. Held annually in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall since 1934, the banquet immediately follows the prestigious Nobel Prize Awards. The event is attended by the King and Queen of Sweden and the other members of the Royal Family, plus approximately 1300 guests, including Nobel Laureates, politicians, dignitaries and other VIPs, as well as seen by the viewing audience of a High Definition television broadcast by Swedish Television (SVT). No tickets can be bought; all guests are invited by the Nobel foundation.