Kurt
Heitmann and the good people at CP Communications have established a
memorial trust fund in honor of ESPN and sports industry audio
legend Ron Scalise that will be used for the college education of his
three children: Rosario, 16, RJ, 11, and his daughter Brenna, 10. At
the request of the family this will be the only fund established to
limit confusion. For more information on donating to the fund please
click on this story.
All donations should be made out to the fund and should be sent to:
Kurt G. Heitmann
CP Communications, Inc.
200 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
Third Annual Sports & Technology Research Study
The Sports Video Group and the Consumer Electronics Association has released the
third-annual “Sports & Technology Research Survey, highlighting the power
that sports content has as both a driver of HD set sales as well as other new
technologies. The survey includes our exclusive 2008 Super Bowl Briefing as
well as new data about consumer online sports viewing behavior.
Host Broadcast Services (HBS) to Receive Honour for HD Coverage of 2006 World Cup
NEW YORK (July 20) The Sport Video Group (SVG), a global organization dedicated to helping the sports production community advance sports content creation and distribution, has announced that its Advisory Board and Sponsors will host the First Annual IBC Sport Industry Reception in association with IBC on September 9, 2006, from 6 - 8:00 pm at the Business Club Lounge in the Rai Lower Auditorium. The invitation-only event will provide sport broadcast and production professionals with their first opportunity to network and meet in the most convenient location during Europe's largest and most prestigious broadcast convention.
The event will celebrate the recent successful HD broadcast of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that was co-ordinated by Host Broadcast Services (HBS). "Sport production is the driving force behind the transition to high-definition TV around the globe, and the SVG is pleased to honour the achievements of HBS for their work in producing the 2006 FIFA World Cup," says SVG Editorial Director Ken Kerschbaumer. "IBC is the perfect venue to present this award as it is where the leading international sport broadcasters are assembled at a single time, in a single place." Sport industry professionals that are attending IBC and want to learn how to attend the invitation-only reception should contact Andrew Lippe, Sport Video Group event registration co-ordinator, at Andrew@sportsvideo.org. For more information on the Sport Video Group please contact Ken Kerschbaumer, Sport Video Group editorial director, at 212-481-8140 or via email at kenkersch@sportsvideo.org. Interested parties can also register to become a Sport Video Group member at http://www.sportsvideo.org/artman/publish/membership.shtml. The Sport Video Group (SVG) represents more than 400 leading North American sport video and broadcast professionals and, with this reception, will be reaching out to the European community. Current members including top technical operation executives from Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and leading broadcasters like ESPN, CBS Sports, and NBC Sports.
To find out more about the Sport Video Group visit www.sportsvideogroup.org.
