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4 Keeping the future in focus
Buying the right technology is a key decision for any broadcaster or outside broadcast firm. We talk to the industry experts about the secrets of investing in the future.
The BBC delivered two concerts in two weeks earlier this summer at a stadium better known for football.
12 Arqiva goes to Bollywood
How OB expert Arqiva brought the Bollywood Oscars to a worldwide audience of 500 million with some help from Sony.
21 Sony's best kept secret
We take a look at Sony's only broadcast camera manufacturing operation outside Japan, hidden in the Welsh valleys.
22 Keeping up with the game
Sky Sports' Super League coverage needs all the help from Sony it can get to keep up with the action.
6 Sky's the limit
No stranger to innovation, Sky Sports and OB provider CTV is bringing cutting-edge sporting technology to our screens for England's cricket test matches this summer.
14 Building the future of OBs
Sony's OB truck-building chief explains why the rise of HD in sport and live events broadcasting is fuelling an upsurge in demand.
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24 Eyeing the new flatscreen world
How Sony's latest range of LCD displays are matching up to their CRT predecessors.
10 Sony gives you wings
Shooting the globe-trotting Red Bull Air Race proved to be a case of extreme OBs for extreme sports.
16 Sony in SW19
As the covers go back on at the All England Club, BBC Outside Broadcasts reveals how 150 staff and a host of broadcasting technology were used to pull off one of the biggest OBs of the year.
26 A week at the races
The summer season means horse racing and live music for Irish OB company Television Mobiles.
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Sony 3
Smaller HD OBs make tighter locations more accessible