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2010 FIFA World Cup™ South Africa
To the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, MEDIA BROADCAST built and operated a state-of-the-art fibre optic TV network, linking the 10 venues and the IBC. As a failsafe guarantee, the network was led completely into redundant routes. The main signal was additionally sent out by satellite to Johannesburg.

2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin
MEDIA BROADCAST has prepared a completely HDTV-ready network platform. A network for the host broadcasters ZDF and ARD was installed for production and delivery of HDTV images for national and international coverage between Olympia Stadium, the Brandenburg Gate, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) and the ARD distribution point Frankfurt. The network was mainly based on the modern Broadcast NGN (Next Generation Network) platform, which provides IP-based communications. more...

FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa 2009
The tournament was a great challenge for MEDIA BROADCAST and was the first time it had been commissioned to provide broadcasting services for a major event in Africa. To meet the high standards set, MEDIA BROADCAST established a high-availability, IP-based video and audio transmission platform between the stadiums and the International Broadcasting Cooperation Centre (IBCC) in Johannesburg. The platform was available for TV and radio productions throughout the entire tournament. Into this modern platform, MEDIA BROADCAST integrated three real-time HD channels, all performing at a rate of 1.5 Gbit/s, as well as connections for a whole host of other applications. more...

Papal visit to Bavaria, 2006
The Pope’s visit to Bavaria was the largest event for Bayerischer Rundfunk since its founding. MEDIA BROADCAST was a partner in this event, distributing all of a total of over 100 TV signals of varying qualities ranging from 8 to 140 Mbps from the cities visited by the Pope, to broadcasting facilities of ARD, BR, ZDF and international broadcasters. The provision of comprehensive on-location telecommunication services (ISDN, DSL, etc.) was also part of the broad scope of this task.

G8 Summit, 2007
MEDIA BROADCAST played a key role in worldwide television and radio coverage of the world economic summit of the G8 states in Heiligendamm: Six SNG vehicles were used, servicing four satellites with a total broadcasting capacity of 19 satellite transponders. This was supplemented by a total of 72 terrestrial TV lines with a bandwidth of approximately 13 Gbps. Our clients ARD, ZDF and the Federal Press Office relied on the tried and tested expertise of MEDIA BROADCAST and were highly satisfied with the services provided.

2007 Americas Cup
The 2007 Americas Cup in Valencia was broadcast both on TV and over the Internet. Some of the TV footage was shot from a vessel escorting the regatta and distributed directly to the TV broadcasters. MEDIA BROADCAST was the exclusive service provider for SRG Schweiz.

ENDO CLUB NORD: Live procedures and medical TV for doctors
ENDO CLUB NORD broke a new record in 2006/2007: Over 2,700 participants came to the Congress Center in Hamburg for the world's largest endoscopy congress. This time, the annual event, which MEDIA BROADCAST has been broadcasting since 2003, was even broadcast simultaneously in HDTV and SDTV format. Doctors were able to participate in the Congress not only in Hamburg but also from several hotels around the world, where they were able to follow live procedures and discussions.

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™
The FIFA World Cup™ project was an enormous task: The customer, HBS (Host Broadcast Services) expected MEDIA BROADCAST to provide a modern broadcast network with all 12 world cup venues connected to the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) in Munich. The broadcasting capabilities also had to include the ability to distribute the TV signals worldwide across fibre optic networks and via satellites. In order to provide reliable support for new media formats, MEDIA BROADCAST also provided necessary broadcast and server capacities for new media applications such as mobile TV and IPTV. The benefits to customers: redundant systems translating to maximum protection against outages; flexible tailoring of broadcast capacity for multilateral and unilateral signals to specific requirements; outstanding service for broadcasters as the result of the close cooperation in booking and setup. Outside broadcasts from the team hotels and fan gatherings were also provided for German and international broadcasters worldwide. more...

Bundestag and Landtag elections
MEDIA BROADCAST has for many years been providing secure broadcasts in 140 Mbps quality, SNG satellite services and the complete communications infrastructure on location for ARD, ZDF, Radio Bremen, HR, SWR, WDR and international broadcasters.

Wetten, dass...? ("Wanna Bet..?")
Since 2001, MEDIA BROADCAST has provided broadcasting services for the German TV show “Wetten, dass…?” ("Wanna Bet..?"), including linkups from external bets, the broadcaster link and connections from abroad to ZDF in Mainz.

Employee TV
MEDIA BROADCAST organised the production and broadcasting of a major employee information event held by the Wella company.

2004 Olympics, Athens
MEDIA BROADCAST provided all TV signals for ARD, ZDF and EBU (European Broadcasting Union), as well as coordinated/provided switching between commentary feeds worldwide.