Snell & Wilcox has wrapped up its support of media companies covering the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The U.K.-based manufacturer of video production systems supported several media companies, including U.K. and German broadcasters and a Spanish-language network, during their coverage of the 27 soccer games held in June and

Fujinon is providing more than 100 HD lenses to the teleproduction companies covering the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Transmission services from UK-based Arqiva played an important role for several international broadcasters in delivering news from the just-completed soccer tournament.

For the BBC's coverage of the tournament, the broadcaster used Kahuna systems installed at both sites to work with both SD and HD sources in the same mainframe.

Grupo Televisa will continue using its new infrastructure to broadcast general programming via its local stations in HD

The company will outfit as many as seven mobile trucks.

The BBC has selected the Snell & Wilcox Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher to enable SD and HD coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup from studios and facilities in both Munich and Berlin. Snell & Wilcox will also offer 24-hour support for broadcast clients during the World Cup. "The 2006 FIFA World Cup re

Up to seven mobile units will be outfitted with Grass Valley digital production equipment.