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SFP, France Televisions honored for sport technology innovation
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Sep 10, 2007 - 9:08:05 AM

SVG and more than 275 sport industry professionals came together on Sunday night at the RAI Center in Amsterdam to honor France Televisions and SFP for technology innovation related to the 2007 Tour de France.

The awards were presented by SVG editorial director Ken Kerschbaumer, Chyron’s David Ward and Steven Jenkins of Isilon Systems.

For the first time ever the Tour was broadcast in HD, requiring a complex mix of wireless HD technology that was developed jointly by France Televisions and SFP.

“In the beginning of 2007 wireless HD transmission systems were still a dream so to see SFP   and France Televisions deploy the technology for a race that spans more than 3,500 kilometers is one of the true technical leaps of the year,” said Kerschbaumer.

The event was sponsored by Chyron, Isilon Systems, Linear Acoustic, TVBEurope magazine, IBC and the Sports Video Group, a U.S.-based sport technology association.