TVBEurope presents selected features examining the evolving workflow challenges the broadcast industry faces as it continues to expand into new formats such as HD and 3DTV, platforms such as IPTV and Mobile TV, and further implements IT-centric workflows. See the Digital Editions for more.

The production team responsible for the 3D production of the World Cup have taken stock of the technical and editorial lessons learned during the intense production schedule which saw 25 matches shot in 3D in four weeks, writes Adrian Pennington.

Adrian Pennington reports on a unique attempt to broadcast a safari, live, in stereo 3D – and over the internet – from South Africa.

The European Parliament Audiovisual Unit’s Migration move to a unique central digital archive has been shortlisted for the 2010 IBC Innovation Awards – with the winner to be announced in Amsterdam. Here, TVBEurope presents the background to this milestone European content management project.

Czech Republic OB firm invests in major new truck. Philip Stevens reports.

The BBC aspires to transfer all production over to HD by 2012 and has a rolling period of investment to re-equip its studios. Currently the focus is on the Elstree home of Eastenders in preparation for an HD broadcast this Christmas, as Adrian Pennington reports.

No ‘wait and see’ attitude to 3DTV evident from the IPTV operator: its new service opened in late May with coverage of the French Open Tennis at Roland Garros and also showcased the first live broadcast of Panasonic’s groundbreaking dual lens camcorder, reports Adrian Pennington

David & Christina Fox at UrbanFox.tv were present at the recent 3D Masters 2010 conference and shot some fascinating video interviews with the great and the good at the event.

Putting video onto the web, or even mobile devices, isn't difficult, but doing it well is tough. There are a huge number of variables to worry about, and the best choice for one video may not work well for another. Analysis by David Fox.

As the reality of television’s necessary co-existence with internet content sets in, broadcasters want to bring the ‘Buy Once, Play Anywhere’ paradigm of packaged media to streamed content. But which standard will win? Richard Dean reports.

The FIFA World Cup promises to be the most high profile global 3D event since Avatar. That’s a lot of pressure on HBS which had less than five months to prepare everything including beta testing the use of Sony’s Processor Box. Adrian Pennington tells the story.

Element Technica is supplying its Quasar rigs, which will be used mounting Sony HDC-1500 camcorders and Canon zoom lenses, for 3D capture at the World Cup in South Africa writes Carolyn Giardina.

Dan Miodownik, HBS director, 2010 Production Department is tasked with meeting the expectations of broadcast rights holders and the demands of FIFA TV, balanced with what it is practical in terms of technology. Here he explains editorial planning for the host broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

High definition channels remain the exception rather than the rule and HD news channels are a collector’s item. Although Fox and CNN have launched HD in the US, the launch of Sky News HD, simulcast alongside its 24-hour SD news channel, is a rarity in Europe, writes Adrian Pennington.

Technology has changed so rapidly that ten years is a long time in playout automation. Kevin Hilton charts the evolution of the technology over the past decade at one broadcaster, Belgium's RTBF.

Iraq’s first privately owned satellite channel recently installed a complete end-to-end digital newsroom system, based around a workflow designed by Tyrell CCT and incorporating a number of components parts – many provided by Avid.