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Memorial Fund established for Ron Scalise children college education

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

Please put on the envelope Ron Scalise Fund.



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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.

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Sports Video Group | Jan 9, 2008 - 3:22:00 PM (ET)
Electrical engineering and broadcast TV students from LSU and Delgado Community College in New Orleans were given a behind-the-scenes tour by Bexel Broadcast Services, Fox Sports, Game Creek, and the Sports Video Group of a top-level TV sports production on the Saturday prior to the 2008 BCS National Championship game between LSU and Ohio State. “The BCS tour was our latest collaborative effort to find the next-generation of engineering talent for both the future of our industry - SVG member companies and sponsors will benefit greatly from this talent, someday,” says Lee Estroff, Bexel’s senior BBS Tech Manager. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Oct 2, 2007 - 4:36:28 PM (ET)
The Sports Video Group (SVG) established the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame today, the first of its kind to honor executives from the worlds of sports, technology and broadcasting.  Additionally, the first class of inductees were announced and will be presented with the coveted lifetime achievement honor at the SVG Annual League Technology Summit held at the New York Hilton Hotel on Dec. 11, 2007.

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Sports Video Group | Jun 26, 2007 - 3:52:30 PM (ET)
Representatives from just about every major sports league are descending on Capitol Hill today for a series of meetings with Federal Communications Commission officials. The issue at hand: white spaces. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | May 7, 2007 - 3:46:32 PM (ET)
The New York Times dove into the topic of digital sports archives in today's Business section article on E-Commerce and SVG and its members were featured. Reporter Bob Tedeschi rolls through some of the efforts being undertaken by the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB.com and NASCAR to digitize archives and, potentially, drive revenues. "We view this as a mission we have to execute for the fans," says Steve Hellmuth, NBA Entertainment SVP. "The revenue side of it comes second." And as the cost of technology continues to fall those revenues become closer to becoming a reality. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Mar 2, 2007 - 3:58:41 PM (ET)
The Sports Video Group (SVG), an association of broadcasters, team owners, sports leagues, equipment providers and other sports technology providers, and OATSystems today announced that SVG deployed OATSystems' OAT Foundation Suite for a radio-frequency identification (RFID) pilot study designed to track video production equipment at Super Bowl XLI. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jul 25, 2006 - 4:53:00 PM (ET)
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. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jul 25, 2006 - 4:51:00 PM (ET)
Following last month's highly successful seminar on RF Wireless issues and applications, the Sports Video Group announced today the launch of the industry's first RF wireless online forum, designed to allow leading professionals to exchange information vital to successful frequency management for live broadcast events.
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Sports Video Group | May 11, 2006 - 7:55:00 AM (ET)
Sports Video Group (SVG) and Stadium Managers Association (SMA) entered today into a strategic partnership to create the first nation-wide database on stadiums designed for use by the sports and live events industries. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Apr 4, 2006 - 10:13:00 AM (ET)
The First Annual NAB Pre-Game Show produced by the Sports Video Group (SVG) and its sponsors will be hosted by Rich Eisen, lead anchor of the NFL Network.
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Sports Video Group | Feb 21, 2006 - 8:19:00 PM (ET)
The Sports Video Group (SVG) announced today the members of its Advisory Board, which is comprised of technology leaders in sports production for television, broadband and mobile devices.
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Sports Video Group | Jan 17, 2006 - 8:22:00 PM (ET)

New York, Jan. 17, 2006 – Sports fans are driving the sales of new high-definition televisions according to a new survey “Inside the Mind of the HD Sports Fan” conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) and the Sports Video Group (SVG). The survey was unveiled at the first TV Sports Summit held at 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES®). The International CES, the world’s largest annual showcase of consumer technologies, ran January 5-8, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Full Story

Sports Video Group | Jan 3, 2006 - 8:25:00 PM (ET)
The Sports Video Group (SVG), an organization created by leading sports executives to assist the multi-billion dollar sports industry in the use of video and new media tools, is now moving forward with industry initiatives to strengthen the value of sports properties and the fan experience.
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