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With more than 100m television viewers watching live in 44 countries, the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest took its particular mix of music, spectacle, camp and kitsch to Sweden.
Here, the 26 finalists competing in the world’s most-watched non-sporting event were served by a typically ambitious broadcast set-up, including its biggest ever radio mic system.
The best after dinner story that Studio People MD Peter Keeling has to tell begins with an unexpected telephone call posing the question: ‘what will it take to create the best studio in the world?’.
And it continues with, ‘the studio was to be a gift for the President of Gabon – it absolutely had to be finished on time because it’s for his birthday’. This is that story…
Assuming the Netherlands throne on the abdication of Queen Beatrix, the coronation of Willem-Alexander centred on a grand ceremony that was broadcast live by Dutch national broadcaster, NOS, as well as being relayed to other countries’ broadcasters.
The event was also marked by concerts from Dutch violin superstar, Andre Rieu and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Once again, it began as a throwaway Facebook exchange. Why, a Friend asked, do DJs have to invent new words and stupid spellings for everything?
Moving on from DJs posturing and muso disdain, there is a wealth of worth in the language of the music business. It is constantly evolving to define, enable and exclude, responding to events, techichal advance and outside forces. And we need it as much as we need mics and mixers or ambition and opportunity…
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University Radio York adds Sonfex digital desksCounting numerous awards, a launch show hosted by John Peel, special FM broadcasts and numerous charity events, as well as being the UK’s first legal independent radio station (in 1968), University Radio...Read More...
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Wohler’s RadiantGrid gets APAC supportWohler Technologies has extended the availability of local support services for its RadiantGrid line in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets, bringing Tier 1 and Tier 2 support, including multilingual telephone,...Read More...
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Cedar brings classic British comedy back up to speedClassic British radio comedy show, The Navy Lark, ran between 1959 and 1977 bringing Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Ronnie Barker into millions of lives. Now the complete run is becoming available again...Read More...
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Equaphon appointed to handle ARX in ArgentinaAustralian designer and manufacturer of digital and analogue interfaces and signal processing specialist, ARX System,s has named Buenos Aires-based Equaphon as its new distributor for Argentina. ‘Equaphon...Read More...
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Red Bull puts Powersoft and Martin in F1’s fast laneAll of the 2013 European Formula One race meets will see the Infiniti Red Bull ‘Energy Station’ at the centre of the team’s meeting and socialising. The three-floor structure is used to host and...Read More...
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