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Setanta Sports Ceases Broadcasting in Great Britain
The Great Britain operation of Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports went into administration Tuesday June 23 and ceased broadcasting, only days after losing the rights to cover both the English and Scottish Premier League football championships. Setanta continues to broadcast in Ireland and internationally, but its parent company and Irish subsidiaries are in receivership, with accountancy and auditing firm Deloitte considering approaches from potential buyers. | Full Story

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Sports Video Group | Jun 29, 2009 - 9:36:22 AM (ET)
Telecinco Taps Snell Gear for FIFA Confederations Cup Coverage
Spanish broadcaster Telecinco used Snell's Kahuna standard-definition/HD multiformat production switcher in conjunction with its IQ Modular IQARC00 conversion and signaling module to deliver coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup soccer tournament in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2009 - 3:13:58 PM (ET)
BSkyB, Ofcom at Odds Over Sports
Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting and Ofcom clashed again after the U.K. regulator continued its consultation on pay TV Friday, looking specifically at what it sees as the "restricted distribution of premium sports and movie channels" run by Sky. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2009 - 3:05:59 PM (ET)
After Further Review, Instant Replay Comes to Cricket
Cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Conference, gave the go-ahead for the much-discussed Umpire Decision Review System to be used in Test matches starting in October. The ruling, made during this week's ICC board meeting at Lord's in London, will not apply to the Ashes series, adding to the controversy surrounding the innovation. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2009 - 1:43:24 PM (ET)
NASCAR, Duplitech Deliver Historic Races on DVD—When You Order Them
NASCAR has an incredible library of historic races, but until recently, finding them on DVD was no easy task. This spring, NASCAR Media Group began offering 10 previously unreleased classic races on DVD, but rather than offering the titles through a brick-and-mortar store, the content is only available online, through the NASCAR.com portal. In fact, the titles are only available after they are ordered, as proprietary software from Duplitech authors and produces the DVDs on-demand when individual Web orders are placed. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2009 - 11:52:46 AM (ET)
Venue News & Notes: Swimming Back In Nebraska
After an overwhelmingly successful showing in 2008, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for swimming will return to Omaha, Nebraska, in 2012. The competition will take place from June 25 to July 2 in a temporary indoor pool at Qwest Center Omaha. During the eight-day competition in 2008, an average of more than 12,000 fans attended finals each night and more than 163,000 trials tickets were sold.
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Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2009 - 9:52:19 AM (ET)
College World Series a Home Run for ESPN, ESPN2
The 2009 NCAA Men’s College World Series was the most-viewed and highest-rated in ESPN’s and ESPN2’s history. ESPN averaged 1.45 million households, 1.928 million viewers and a 1.5 household rating, while ESPN2 tallied 821,000, 1.043 million and an 0.8, respectively. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2009 - 9:42:35 AM (ET)
Neyrinck Releases Update for SoundCode for Dolby E
Surround-sound-software developer Neyrinck released an update for its SoundCode for Dolby E that adds support for Windows XP and Windows Vista, as well as features for Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, and other media-workstation-system users. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 25, 2009 - 6:29:28 PM (ET)
Whiston Mixes Sound and Tradition for Wimbledon Coverage
Bill Whiston, the audio mixer for BBC Wimbledon coverage, was the only nominee for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award last year who worked on a live event (Wimbledon 2008). He talked with SVG’s Dan Daley about what we can expect for this year’s tennis tournament. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 25, 2009 - 5:46:12 PM (ET)
Utilizing Fan Feedback, ESPN Unveils Revised Video Player
ESPN is always looking for feedback from its fans, so, when users of the ESPN.com video player began complaining about the user experience, ESPN’s product-development team went to work. This week, ESPN.com released a beta version of a video player that offers enhanced functionality and easier-to-use controls that should silence those fans’ complaints. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jun 25, 2009 - 1:03:41 PM (ET)
LRS Sports Goes Conferencewide at SWAC Schools
The Southwestern Athletic Conference implemented network-bundled video-editing solutions from LRS Sports conferencewide for all 10 of its schools. Each network bundle includes a server, two laptops, video-editing software, a camera with accessories, and skills-transfer tutorials. | Full Story

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