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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
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
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
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
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.
| Full Story 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
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
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.
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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
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
Future Media Concepts will cut the ribbon on a new,
3,000-plus-square-foot training facility in Boston Monday, July 13. The
facility features five state-of-the-art digital-media training suites
and doubles the size and capacity of hosting instructor-led classes,
special industry events, and user-group meetings. | Full Story
Golf fans who chose not to sit in the rain-drenched bleachers at Bethpage Black last weekend had the opportunity to watch the U.S. Open unfold on their iPhones. This year, for the first time, IBM powered a free iPhone application that put live video and up-to-date statistics from the U.S. Open course into the hands of golf fans everywhere.
| Full Story
Tennis Channel teamed up with NeuLion to launch online video portal
Tennis Channel TV, which will offer multimedia content, live matches,
and on-demand programs online. | Full Story
France’s M6 Group is using Linear Acoustic’s AERO.air (5.1) 10-channel
TV audio processor and MetaMAX LA-5180 audio-metadata frame
synchronizer for its terrestrial free TV and digital pay TV services. | Full Story
The new year will bring a new president and CEO for Ericsson: Hans
Vestberg, currently chief financial officer and executive vice
president, was appointed by the telecommunications technology company’s
board of directors. | Full Story
The PGA of America and Turner Sports will continue to hit the links
together through at least 2019. The two parties extended their
broadcasting and interactive-media agreements, which cover the PGA
Championship, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and PGA.com. | Full Story
Comcast SportsNet Chicago will air a one-hour documentary about Notre
Dame’s head football coach Sunday at 4:30 p.m. CT. The regional sports
network said The Foundation of Charlie Weis,
narrated by CSN’s Dan Jiggetts, “will take viewers into the personal
lives of Weis and his wife, Maura, for an exclusive interview where we
learn about their very special 14-year-old daughter, Hannah.” | Full Story
NBA TV is using a new tool to enhance its coverage of the 2009 NBA
Draft. The SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation GOTO Board, also known as the NBA TV TouchPass,
debuted last week. The technology allows analysts to visually show and
compare in-depth statistical information about NBA draft prospects. | Full Story
Wohler Technologies announced the launch of Wohler Online, where
dealers, integrators, and customers can purchase end-of-life and
refurbished analog- and digital-source monitoring products at reduced
prices. | Full Story
TV9, a 24-hour news channel serving the Andhra Pradesh province of
India, upgraded its Grass Valley gear from the Profile servers it used
since its launch in 2004 to K2 media servers to support its editing and
playout functions. | Full Story
On June 24, The YES Network, Cablevision, and MLB Advanced Media took a giant leap toward uniting old and new media. Beginning July 8, customers who already receive the YES Network as a Cablevision subscriber can purchase a package of the network’s Yankees game telecasts to watch live online, anywhere in YES’s four-state territory. This deal — sure to be the first of many — marks the only live in-market–streaming product in professional sports to include games with local-television rights.
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Armenian telecommunications provider Ucom will launch interactive-TV
services using Ericsson’s IPTV solution with Gigabit Passive Optical
Network technology. Ucom’s offering will include features such as chat,
e-voting, web TV, and access to social media networks. | Full Story
The NBA is a Facebook millionaire: Its official page on the
social-networking site topped 1 million fans, reaching a total of
1,029,184. The league also said its WNBA Facebook page recently
surpassed 100,000 fans, and the NBA D-League has a Facebook page, as
well. | Full Story
Old Dominion University’s facility management company, Global Spectrum,
has selected Big Screen Network Productions, Inc. as its video board
production company as part of a three-year deal. BSN Productions will
be the video board content provider for the Monarchs’ first NCAA
football season since 1938, and their men’s and women’s basketball
programs. | Full Story
The daily news conferences by each of the 16 teams in the Allsvenskan
Swedish Football League will be produced in HD by the league’s Onside
TV Production unit using Slate integrated production systems from
Broadcast Pix. As part of the project, small, unmanned HD studios will
be installed in stadiums across the country, monitored and managed by a
centralized control room. | Full Story
Utah Scientific firmed up its dealer network by inking strategic
partnership agreements with several industry dealers throughout the
United States, which will offer the company’s line of routing switchers
and distribution products to corporate, government, education, and
worship markets, as well as other markets. | Full Story
Daktronics released its new Show Control System display-control
solution, which integrates operator software, clip playback, live
video, and deep data integration. The company says SCS can function as
a stand-alone control solution or work in combination with other
production devices to provide single-point control for LED video
displays, LED ribbon boards, LED marquees, and flat-panel digital
display networks. | Full Story
The Sports Video Group is pleased to welcome Txtstation as our newest
corporate sponsor. Txtstation activates brands by engaging consumers in
real time via their mobile phones. | Full Story
The Sports Video Group is pleased to announce that the Mobile TV Group
has renewed its mobile sponsorship. The Mobile TV Group operates one of
the nation’s largest fleets of mobile production units equipped with
state-of-the-art equipment. | Full Story
YES Network, Cablevision Systems, and MLB Advanced Media confirmed a
previously reported multiyear pact that will allow the cable operator’s
subscribers who purchase its Family Cable expanded-basic package (or a
more expensive one) and Optimum Online high-speed-Internet service to
buy a package of live New York Yankees games for in-market online
viewing. | Full Story
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