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Broadcast TECH


CONTENTS IT’S TRADE SHOW TIME AGAIN ON THE COVER


Everton take on Manchester United at Goodison Park on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Image: Rex Features


The avalanche of equipment announcements and proclamations about the latest products means one thing: trade show time. Over the past few weeks, my inbox has gone from being filled with carefully worded emails about ‘a large sporting event in London’ to being overwhelmed with IBC- related news.


It’s always a struggle for manufacturers and suppliers to cut through


the wall of noise that is generated in the run-up to a show like IBC, NAB or BVE, and in an effort get their messages across, Sony, Panasonic and Canon unveiled some of their latest cameras a few weeks ahead of the Amsterdam exhibition and conference. But if there’s one thing the launch of Blackmagic’s Cinema Camera


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at NAB in April proved, it was that delegates like nothing more than a surprise, so here’s hoping they have kept one or two cards up their sleeves. george.bevir@emap.com


PRODUCT NEWS


All the latest hardware and software releases. INTERNATIONAL NEWS


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The biggest tech stories from around the world. PRODUCT ANATOMY


An in-depth look at the Sony NEX-EA50EH camera. IN MY VIEW


The BBC’s John Linwood on the transformative effect of the Games. IBC 2012


Second screen takes centre stage. OB DOWN TO A TEE


EDITORIAL Broadcast TECH Editor George Bevir, 020 7728 5539 Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell Production Editor Dominic Needham Group Art Director,Media Peter Gingell Contributors Michael Burns, Ann-Marie Corvin, Adrian Pennington, Andy Stout


SALES Senior Account Manager Jack Coleman, 020 7728 4324 Senior Account Manager Sonya Jacobs, 020 7728 5529


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Fraser Barber, Steve Plunkett and Lesley Marr on the big tech issues. OLYMPIC LEGACY


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Outside broadcast firms discuss the kit that makes a sporting spectacle. MEDIA MOVES EAST


Video walls are helping newsrooms engage viewers. A BITE OUT OF APPLE


As rival firms muscle in on its NLE territory, Apple is fighting back. MOST WANTED


The top hires from S+O Media. SHOOT OUT


Fostex vs Olympus vs Sony field recorders. DIARY


The big tech trade events around the world. APPOINTMENTS


All the latest industry moves. www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfacils September/October 2012 | Broadcast TECH | 3 30-32


How the Olympic broadcast centre will become a state-of-the-art media hub. WALL TO WALL TV


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