Utah Scientific announced that Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), the largest television company in Italy, is relying on a large routing system supplied by Utah Scientific consisting of a UTAH-400/XL (loaded 1000x2000) video router integrated with an audio router (2000x2000) at the heart of a technical infrastructure that is being thoroughly renovated to provide full 3G/HD/SDI signal distribution.

LYNX Technik AG, provider of award-winning modular interface solutions for the broadcast and professional AV industries, is providing their yellobrik SDI to HDMI Converters for Phase 1 of Peel Media’s MediaCityUK project. The solution consists of 20 single-mode SDI fiber optic to HDMI converters for converting HD-SDI and 3G fiber signals to HDMI for monitoring studio feeds.
UK systems integrator TSL is working as the technical design consultants for the planning and implementation of Phase 1 of the MediaCityUK project.

Five Camera Corps Q-Ball robotic minicam systems have successfully completed one of the longest reality-television productions in the history of broadcasting. A nine-month voyage aboard a television reconstruction of Charles Darwin's voyage in HMS Beagle, the series was shot aboard the clipper Stad Amsterdam as it traced the course of Darwin's round-the-world journey. 'Beagle' was produced by Netherlands-based VPRO broadcast network and transmitted to audiences in Belgium and Holland as well as being globally viewable via the internet.

BT has signed a five year contract with the global broadcaster CNBC, the leading business and financial news channel, to distribute the channel’s content from its London headquarters to its sister sites in the US and Europe.

NRJ, one of Europe's most popular music broadcasters, has expanded its NTP 612 routing system with three additional subframes. Newly installed at the channel's Paris headquarters, these are equipped with three 625-800 subframes allowing direct input of AES/EBU digital audio. This latest expansion is additional to three 625-800 subframes installed at NRJ in 2009. The sale was won by NTP's Paris-based reseller Areitec.

A major new addition to the Polecam product range will be introduced at IBC 2010. The HRO 69 (High Resolution Optics) is a high quality 3.5 mm lens designed specifically for use with latest-generation 1/3 inch miniature 3-CCD HD cameras.

At IBC2010, Orad will be unveiling three new products to the European market: Blend, the company's new channel-in-a-box solution; the AE GFX Manager; and WorldNewsMapper, an innovative geo visualization solution.

"As the European economy continues to struggle, broadcasters are challenged to expand the scope of their newsgathering and deliver live, breaking news as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible," said Bob Hildeman, CEO of Streambox. "IBC2010 is a tremendous opportunity for us to demonstrate how our world-class solutions can help bring immediate efficiencies, flexibility, and cost savings to newsgathering processes."

"2010 is a significant year for I-MOVIX, with unprecedented product developments and new R&D and commercial partnerships. We are now recognized as the ultra slow-motion systems integrator of choice for broadcast, with a range of solutions that includes the major HD high-speed camera brands in the world. With the current SprintCam family of products, we are able to anticipate the needs of the most demanding key broadcasters and filmmakers, whatever their projects. Our solutions are simple, ready-to-use in live situations and made for those who want to deliver the best possible creative extreme slow-motion available in today's market." - Laurent Renard, CEO of I-MOVIX.

"Control of loudness while maintaining production values is critical to broadcasters worldwide," said Howard Mullinack, director of marketing for Linear Acoustic. "At IBC, Linear Acoustic will show a range of new features for the flagship AERO.air™ Transmission Loudness Manager, including support for the EBU P/LOUD recommendations, once finalized."

For many years, veteran mobile production company Game Creek Video, based in Hudson, N.H., has trusted its most important projects to the latest high-definition video production switchers from Grass Valley™ to help its clients produce many of their high-profile live sporting events on television. With the purchase of several Kayenne™ Video Production Centers, Game Creek will continue to do so over the next four years for its new fleet of trucks.

DELTACAST is dedicated to the next generation of virtual graphics for live sporting events. The company's products rely on a set of proprietary high-technology modules: sensor-free tracking, image processing algorithms, adaptive chroma-keying, and a high-quality 3-D engine. The company's products for football applications are DELTA-sport and DELTA-stat. DELTA-sport delivers virtual graphic overlays including offside lines, distance and speed measurements, animated 3-D logos, scores, magnifiers, and player trajectories.

Cinegy’s recently introduced Production Starter Pack is helping local Bosian Channel to expand its existing Cinegy Workflow. BN TV headquartered in Bijeljina, Bosnia, provides 24-hour local TV with news, political, and entertainment programs. The primary news program, BN Monitor, is the highest rated news channel in Republika Srpska. BN TV is characterized by carefully selected news programs that meet the needs of every viewer by providing relevant and independent news, entertainment and superb local and international content.

As a manufacturer of high quality and innovative signal transmission solutions, Belden has expanded its extensive copper product portfolio with the introduction of Belden Shielded Systems. These new systems were developed specifically for use in office networks and they are highly suited for use in high noise environments, with guaranteed performance in challenging and worst case installations.

Germany-based manufacturer and rental service provider of advanced digital intercom, audio, radio and fibre solutions, Riedel Communications, has opened a dedicated Switzerland office. The office located in Zurich will cover rental and sales activities as well as direct customer support in Switzerland. The office is being managed by Roger Hess.