Three million visitors over three days: the Vienna Danube Island Festival (Wiener Donauinselfest) has again raised the bar with regard to music festivals. In addition to record crowds, the largest open air festival in Europe again presented a top class programme of acts this year.

IBC recognises that training provision is a significant part of what it offers to the industry every year. That’s why it has developed a comprehensive programme of both free and paid for training at the show, allowing attendees to develop their skills and deepen their understanding of the kit, all the way from setting up a shoot to advanced post production techniques. Read more about some of what is on offer at the show below. And don’t forget – free registration runs out soon, so save yourself €60 on the show entrance price

Studio Berar, Serbia’s leading production company for professional audio, video and lighting systems, deployed a full JBL VerTec® line array system for the 2010 Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. The festival, which is one of Europe’s largest and most popular every summer, took place July 8-11 at the historic and picturesque Petrovaradin fortress near the Danube River, drawing 165,000 music fans from around the world over the 4-day span. Studio Berar was awarded contracts to support three of the largest stages of the festival.

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Altincizme Sound & Light, the oldest and most established production hire company in Istanbul, recently provided system solutions for Grup Yorum’s 25th Anniversary concert to a record-breaking audience of 55,180 people at the city’s Inonu Stadium--according to Biletix, the local subsidiary for Ticketmaster.

Taking place from 24th to 26th July 2010, the annual IAAM trade show is part of a wider conference event at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Bringing together a diverse range of service providers to public assembly facilities from around the globe, the Lighthouse booth is guaranteed to be one of the most eye-catching at the event.

Blue Man Group, the creative organization best known for its widely popular theatrical shows and concerts, has had a long history of originality and innovation. In addition to reinventing the theatrical experience and redefining cruise ship entertainment with its new production aboard Norwegian Epic, Blue Man group has also been well ahead of its time when it comes to recording technology.

EMEA Gateway, a leading specialist in the provision of sales and marketing channels across Europe, Middle East and Africa, will have its inaugural exhibition at IBC 2010 – stand no. 7.G12 (RAI Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam, 10-14th September 2010). This newly formed company will be showcasing a range of innovative products including the latest storage solutions from Archion Technologies and digital signage and instant replay products from Tightrope Media Systems.

coolux has always known that the process of designing, developing and manufacturing world-class technology involves a little bit of magic. In a way, it was only a matter of time, before professional stage magicians began using coolux products for their very own kind of glamorous performance magic.

The Sonisphere Festival is a great metal and hard rock music festival, which, in contrast to the usual music festivals, isn’t held in a specific place each year, but tours with different bands throughout the world.
On June 22nd and 23rd, 2010 the Sonisphere Festival came to Sofia, Bulgaria. The metal genre ‘big names’ - Metallica, Slayer, Manowar, Alice In Chains, Megadeth, Mastodon, Anthrax, Rammstein and Stone Sour performed.

A week before the start of the World Cup in South Africa, ProSieben broadcastedseveral ‘specials’. The first was Stefan Raab’s World Cup before the World Cup – the "TV total Car Ball World Cup 2010". The programme was broadcast live on June 4th at 20.15 and featured 8 nations in two groups of 4 teams competing for the cup at the LANXESS arena in Cologne.

“The AV world is going through some of the most radical changes in recent history. At IBC, we’ll demonstrate products and solutions driven by these changes... bringing the most innovative technology to our customers."

NUSSLI, a globally operating supplier of temporary event infrastructures, has received the contract for the planning and construction of the grandstand facility for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2011 and 2012. The company signed an agreement with the general contractor Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. The world's most famous military music festival, located in front of the Edinburgh Castle, takes place every year in August.

IBC Television News has decided to renew its collaboration with EVS as official provider of the news production workflow for the upcoming IBC exhibition and conference which will be held in Amsterdam from September 10 to 14. EVS will provide full integrated tapeless solutions for ingest, storage, editing and playout of the HD news programs broadcast on TV channels as well as on the IBC website.

IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. The event attracts more than 45,000 attendees from 140+ countries worldwide and showcases upwards of 1,300 key international technology suppliers alongside a peer-reviewed conference that debates the hottest industry topics.

Recently the Dutch singer and songwriter Guus Meeuwis celebrated his 15th year as a singer and his 5th year of stadium concerts – so it was time for a big party.