The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)* and the International Biathlon Union (IBU) have reached an agreement to prolong their cooperation for the worldwide media rights. The agreement covers the four (4), upcoming seasons (2010–2014) of the IBU Biathlon World Cups, the IBU World Championships, as well as other events.

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

Wellen+Noethen GmbH announced that it has won thecontract to lease out the media technology for the live broadcasting of the 2010 WinterOlympics for German television. The contract was placed by German public-servicebroadcaster ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen).

The wait is over. LMC is on its way to Vancouver. Accompanied luggage contains various AntelopeHD UltraSlowMotion Systems as well as an HD analysis package for ORF Austrian Television consisting of AKI PAINT HD including a touch screen and a Dartfish analysis system.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its Member broadcasters have launched “Vancouver Live” (www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics), a unique video portal for winter sports enthusiasts. For the first time, www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics will be distributing a selected number of events through the portal’s HD Channel. Live video streams in this channel will be available at a higher definition (1280x720p) providing a compelling online viewing experience.

Engage Super League action is set to be seen by more people than ever before in 2010 as television and the internet help expand the competition’s horizons to previously unreachable levels.

In 2010 Engage Super League matches will be screened across some of the biggest cities in the USA after the RFL struck a broadcast deal with America One, a national television network reaching an audience in excess of 35 million households in 125 markets.

This Envisat image features the city of Vancouver in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Vancouver, the third largest city in Canada, is the Host City of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from February 12-28.

European champions Spain must negotiate a tough group including the Czech Republic if they are to defend their title in Poland and Ukraine after Sunday's UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying draw in Warsaw.

A record nine Polecam systems have been commissioned to provide live video from the Winter Games which commence in Vancouver on February 12. All nine will be working in full 1080i high-definition.

UEFA today announced an agreement with ARD and ZDF for the broadcasting rights ofUEFA EURO 2012™ in Germany.

The two public broadcasters have been long-term partners of UEFA for national teamcompetitions in Germany and had a very successful coverage of UEFA EURO 2008™ interms of audience figures.

The opening of Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter games tomorrow is a fitting way to celebrate the EBU’s 60th birthday. The EBU has always recognized sports’ importance to audiences. With this event we will ensure access for more Europeans to more programmes across more media than ever.

German pin-up Magdalena Neuner will be chasing her third Olympic medal in Thursday's 15km individual event as the Germany team look to underline their status as biathlon queens.

Maelle Ricker became the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold on home ground when she claimed victory in the snowboard cross on Tuesday.

Germany's Tatjana Huefner claimed gold in the women's singles on Tuesday as the German team threaten to sweep all three luge titles at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Bjorn Ferry bagged Sweden's first men's biathlon gold in 50 years on Tuesday when muscled past Austrian Christoph Sumann taking silver and France's Vincent Jay to win the pursuit title.

Snowboarding superstar and defending champion Shaun White won the Olympic men's halfpipe gold Wednesday, dazzling the judges with his tricks - including the gravity-defying Double McTwist 1260.White scored 48.4 out of 50 in his second run after 46.8 in his first, which was in itself enough to seal the title. Finland's Peetu Piiroinen took silver with a score of 45.0 and Scott Lago of the United States won bronze with 42.8.

Ski-jumping, cross-country, biathlon, snowboarding and freestyle skiing – just a few of the medal contests that will be televised around the world with a Lawo-produced soundtrack. One of Europe’s leading TV service providers, the Belgian company Alfacam, is deploying nine OB vans for the Winter Games in Canada, and all of them feature Lawo mc²66 consoles and Nova73 HD routers.

Dome Productions had set up 27 cameras for OBS to cover the the men's figure skating at the Pacific Coliseum. The set-up included one Ultra Motion Camera, one Polecam, two crane cameras, one dolly-crane camera, two wireless cameras and a remote head camera above the ice ring.