The IBC2010 Conference is rapidly taking shape. Far more than simply a talking shop, it’s at IBC that the future direction of the industry is debated and, to an extent, decided. With huge strides forward in stereoscopic 3D this year, and a continuing ferment of developments in IP-based technologies, the Conference will examine the technologies and workflows that make continuing evolution possible, as well as the changing business models that underpin the industry. Early bird registration, which can save up to €200, is open until 17 August.

Award-winning sound engineer, Howard Lindeman, is using the Avid VENUE D-Show System for the 2010 European tour of Elvis Presley in Concert. This astounding production reunites some of Elvis’ former band mates live on stage with a state-of-the-art, video-projected Elvis. With footage taken from a collection of Elvis’ finest concert and television performances that exist on film and video, combined with Elvis’s vocals and the live band, enthusiasts are treated to a unique mix.

Just when you thought that the U.A.E. had exhausted its list of firsts, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U.F.C.) landed in the Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, the first time in this region. Usually an indoor event, this was also the first time the UFC, comprising some of the world’s greatest mixed martial artists, was held in an outdoor arena.

More visitors, a packed conference programme, a city location popular with the society's members and a more popular series of events and seminars contributed to the success of the recent European Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, held from May 22-25th at the Novotel Exhibition Centre in Hammersmith, London.

Lighting for the current UK touring version of cult classic musical The Rocky Horror Show has been transferred to grandMA for control, with the tour, produced by the Ambassadors Theatre Group, carrying a grandMA light with an grandMA ultra-light for backup and 2 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processors), supplied by lighting contractors White Light.

• FIFA World Cup in 3D
• Innovation Awards
• Conference Online
• Content Creation
• The Big Screen
• Exhibitor List

The shortlist for the IBC2010 Innovation Awards features projects from around the world and applications from the preservation of formal content to bringing new excitement to sports coverage. The IBC Innovation Awards are unique in celebrating not just the technology but the collaboration between suppliers and end user to create commercially successful and creatively empowering solutions.

NORTHRIDGE, California – JBL VERTEC® line arrays are heading up the PA system on Conan O’Brien’s current “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour,” with Audio Analysts providing live sound reinforcement for the production. The 30-city tour kicked off on April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and will culminate June 14 in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Since its formation in 1994, HIM has earned an enviable worldwide following with its unique brand of hard rock, self-described as “love metal” and has toured with such top bands as Metallica, Linkin Park, and My Chemical Romance. As the first Finnish band to produce a U.S. gold-certified album, HIM is using an extensive collection of Sennheiser evolution wired mics and Sennheiser evolution G3 wireless personal monitors during their 2010 world tour. The microphone selections, which included an e 965 condenser on lead vocals; e 935 dynamics on backing vocals; e 902s, e 904s, and e 905s on drums; and e 906s on guitars, were made after a blind shootout involving products from all of the major live sound microphone manufacturers.

• Conference adds Keynote
• Stereoscopic 3D in Focus
• The New Technology Campus
• Connected World
• Business Briefings

 More than 120 million viewers worldwide witnessed an exciting and entertaining event with the 55th Eurovision song contest that took place in the Telenor Arena Oslo on May 29th. Large live television events such as the Eurovision Song Contest need special considerations for their event and broadcast installations. Usually this means several separate systems, lots of cabling and plenty of work. This year the Norwegian Broadcast Corporation NRK used an extensive installation from Riedel Communications to handle this enormous event. Riedel's MediorNet technology combined and integrated the various parts of the event's infrastructure such as cameras, intercom and lighting into one single communications and signal distribution backbone. The system transported a combination of Riedel MediorNet, Artist digital matrix intercom, Performer digital partyline intercom, as well as the RockNet digital audio network.

Lena was overjoyed when she won the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, and Europe was just as pleased with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK): the broadcaster presented a fantastic music event with outstanding competitors to the whole of Europe. “We want to share the Eurovision Song Contest, rather than just broadcast it,” said Hasse Lindmo, Contest Producer at NRK, when he introduced the motto, “Share the moment”. And the broadcaster more than fulfilled its promise. Audio specialist Sennheiser provided the wireless microphone and monitoring technology for this massive event for the 23rd time – in fact, it was the largest wireless system ever used for a Song Contest.

ARET is a provider of broadcast of broadcast facilities, turnkey video and audio integrated systems for broadcast, cable, satellite, production/postproduction and mobile television. ARET plays an important role as equipment distributor for many important brands in Italy and abroad. ARET will be exhibiting at booth 7L1-01

The EBU is proud to announce that 41 Members will broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Celebration Concert. The live concert will be delivered to the widest possible audience the night before the tournament's first match on 10 June at Johannesburg's Orlando Stadium.

Kicking off the FIFA World Cup at the newly-renovated Orlando Stadium in Soweto Johannesburg, this historic live concert event will showcase the music, sport and the cultural diversity of South Africa. The event will feature musical performances by major international superstars and African artists, along with special appearances by past and present football legends. Broadcast to networks around the world, the event is expected to be the greatest entertainment event to date on the African continent. All net proceeds will benefit “20 Centres for 2010”, the Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, which aims to build 20 centres across Africa offering education and healthcare services as well as football training to disadvantaged communities.