Panasonic’s High Definition Equipment to be Used as Video Shooting and Recording System for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
First Full HD Broadcast of Olympic Winter Games
Following Success In Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Panasonic’s DVCPRO HD Series And P2 HD Series Will Capture Olympic Highlights In Vancouver
Panasonic announced that Olympic Broadcasting Services Vancouver (OBSV), the Host Broadcaster, will use the P2 HD series with solid-state memory cards for video recording equipment to support the broadcast of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As in the Beijing Games, Panasonic’s “DVCPRO HD” will be used as the recording format.
All international video delivered from the International Broadcast Center (IBC) — which will reside within the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center in February 2010 — to the rights-holding broadcasters around the world, will be produced and distributed in 1080i High-Definition (HD) format. Following the HD standard of excellence set by Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 will be the first Winter Olympic Games captured with HD (1080i) equipment.
Panasonic’s digital technologies, which have been used as the official recording format in nine Olympiads, starting with the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, will capture High-Definition video with superb sound quality for distribution by broadcasters to TV viewers worldwide during the Vancouver Winter Games as well.
“Since Barcelona 1992, Panasonic has been contributing to the video capture and recording of the Olympic Games as an official broadcast equipment supplier with its state-of-the-art technology,” said Tadao Shimozuru, Director of Professional AV Systems Business Unit, Systems Business Group, in Panasonic Corp.’s AVC Networks Company. “In the HD age, Panasonic will provide tapeless and High Definition video equipment during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, including the P2 HD series camcorders and related equipment incorporating the latest video codec ‘AVC-Intra,’ in addition to the proven ‘DVCPRO HD’ format. The P2 HD series employs reusable, solid-state memory based on a no-moving-parts design, which has significantly reduced the need for replacing parts, unlike conventional tape-based and disc systems. In this sense, they can be considered products that do not produce waste, including boxes of used video tapes. We are convinced that our broadcast equipment will contribute to the environment-oriented Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.”
“As in Beijing 2008, during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, everything will be broadcast from the venues in High Definition,” said Manolo Romero, OBSV’s CEO. “We are confident that for Vancouver 2010 we will be able to capitalize on the experience we gained in Beijing 2008 by providing reliable and efficient, high-quality video broadcast to TV viewers around the globe.”
Panasonic’s advanced HD imaging technologies will make it possible for TV broadcast viewers around the world to share the excitement of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games through the company’s latest flat panel VIERA HDTVs and Home Theater Systems. HD video can also be recorded with Panasonic’s DIGA Blu-ray Disc recorder (where available) so that the excitement of the events can be reproduced any time.
Source: Panasonic
Early Winter Wonderland! The Wilder Kaiser-Brixental Ski World Kicks off the Winter Skiing Season This Weekend!
Winter has Begun: Even Some of the Lower Runs are Already Open!
Great news for all winter sports fans: this coming weekend (Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November) the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental in Tyrol starts the winter skiing season. Around 40 lift systems are waiting for snow-hungry winter sports fans – along with outstanding piste conditions.
The snow gods have really made an effort this year. The precipitation over the last few days together with the freezing temperatures mean that the first winter sports fans will find optimal piste conditions – a number of connections between runs and a few of the lower runs down to the valley are already open. Initially the facilities will only be open during this coming the weekend, with full operations commencing with the official start of the season on Saturday 6th December.
An early highlight this winter will be the well loved SkiOpening from 12th to 14th December. Ski tests with a diverse range of brands provide the perfect opportunity to explore the Skiwelt’s new pistes and courses. A public favourite is the floodlit parallel-slalom on Friday (12th December), in which everyone can test their form in race conditions. There will also be music as part of the evening programme (free entry!). On Friday the “Jungen Zillertalern” will provide a taste of genuine Tyrolean folk music and on Saturday there will be rocking party sounds courtesy of “Frontal” and the “Hermes House Band”.
Current information about lifts and ski runs can be found at http://www.skiwelt.at
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental is the largest area of connected ski runs in Austria. It has 91 lifts and over 279 kilometres of ski runs of all colours, the majority of which have modern snow-cannon facilities (including all grades of difficulty, with 210 kilometres of piste that can be furnished with artificial snow, 11 km can be made ready for skiing within just 3 days).
Local Golfer’s Provide Some Warmth for the Coming Cold
The first signs of winter remind every Canadian golfer of the dawning season, filled with snow blowers and frozen motors. It’s a fact; most Canadians, especially golfers, tend to hate the winters – I bet you’re shaking; just thinking about last winters’ temperatures. In Mississauga, local golfers are finding a way to melt the snow a little quicker.
Local business-savvy golfing enthusiasts have launched a new source for local golfers to find information about golf courses, golf retailers and related business. The newly developed website, GolfMississauga.com, provides a comprehensive listing of Mississauga golf courses and golf related business without all of the annoying advertising.
The simple, stylish design is easy on the eye and gets right to the point. The open interface lets you see everything the site has to offer without the need to create an account or give away your information. However, in exchange for your email address GolfMississauga.com offers a spectacular newsletter, “The Sandtrap,” containing golf tips and even promotions at local retailers.
Now that golfers are surrendering their golf clubs for the season, the trends pertaining to golf-related searches are exploding for local golf retailers. In an interview with members of the GolfMississauga.com development team, it was made clear that their current focus is on taking advantage of the traffic increases.
A brief discussion with GolfMississauga.com creator Kris Scheben-Edey, revealed his plans to launch a series of local website in Ontario just like the one that his team is developing now. When asked his future plans with GolfMississauga.com, the young marketer stated:
“We plan to follow our initial mission of providing free, quality and comprehensive golf information – for locals by locals. More consumers use the internet to search for local goods and services than any other medium; GolfMississauga.com is how we are going to provide local golf business with an online presence that is actually insightful to the audiences.”
In their future development plans, local golf sites will be developed for cities across Ontario. After a discussion with the GolfMississauga.com development team, six sites were confirmed in the near future plans for cities including: Brampton, Guelph, Hamilton, Kitchener, Orillia and Scarborough.
The website provides listings for golf courses and golf retailers. For each listing, comprehensive information is available on contact, prices, maps, directions and reviews from other locals. The directory is constantly growing and it seems the site is progressing every day, with a new update or updated site design. Local golfers also have the ability to submit a course or retailer into the directory, whether they are associated with the business or it’s simply their favourite one.
The efforts of local golfers, like those of the GolfMississauga.com team have put a lighter to the approaching snow. The future of local information is online, and GolfMississauga.com is showing golfers the way. So, next time you need directions to a local golf course, or you want to treat yourself to that driver you didn’t get for Christmas – get the information right at the source with GolfMississauga.com
SOURCE: Turnfire Marketing