Monthly Archives: March 2006
Audio-Technica taps Estrin as technology specialist
Written on March 28, 2006 at 9:45 am, by SVG Staff
Audio-Technica U.S. has named Larry Estrin, who was instrumental in the conception, design and implementation of the wireless microphone system used by NFL referees, to the position of strategic technology […] More
Setanta Sports gets kicks from World Cup
Written on March 27, 2006 at 3:04 pm, by SVG Staff
World Cup soccer might not be a huge draw for the average American TV viewer but it does promise to be popular for millions of non-English speaking citizens and foreign […] More
MPTV: When cable TV met the cellphone
Written on March 27, 2006 at 10:28 am, by SVG Staff
Slingbox isn’t the only company looking to tie the TV and mobile phone more closely together. Interactive TV service provider ITAAS and eMbience, a provider of mobile phone applications, are […] More
Sports Talk: Inside look at SportsTime Ohio
Written on March 24, 2006 at 2:42 pm, by SVG Staff
SportsTime Ohio, the new home network for the Cleveland Indians, is just in its second week but Steve Warren, assistant director of baseball operations for WKYC (the local TV station […] More
Inside Tech: Snell & Wilcox Helios eases content repurposing for broadband, mobile
Written on March 23, 2006 at 8:12 pm, by SVG Staff
With sports content providers embracing the “anytime, anywhere” philosophy of delivering content over HD, broadband and cellphones the industry increasingly finds itself with a new challenge: how does the content […] More
Avid Deko 4.0 gives graphics a bounce
Written on March 23, 2006 at 10:27 am, by SVG Staff
Avid Deko 4.0 on-air graphics software is now available from Avid Technology. While the product is new it’s already taken center-stage in the sports community as NBC used a beta […] More
Sony intros new HDV decks
Written on March 23, 2006 at 7:28 am, by SVG Staff
Sony’s HDV line continues to grow, with the company announcing two new videocassette recorders capable of 1080i recording and playback. The new decks, models HVR-M25U and HVR-M15U, both offer HDV […] More
DirecTV: 66% of Madness customers used iTV
Written on March 23, 2006 at 7:11 am, by SVG Staff
DirecTV says subscribers to its Mega March Madness package, which gave them access to all NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship games and related interactive TV services, was an interactive […] More
Pesa’s vision: A Thousand points of routing
Written on March 22, 2006 at 3:53 pm, by SVG Staff
Pesa will hit NAB with a new Cheetah routing system that will handle 1,024×1,024 inputs and outputs in two equipment racks, giving even the largest broadcast, cable and sports network […] More
Verizon, SportsNet NY reach carriage deal
Written on March 22, 2006 at 3:39 pm, by SVG Staff
Verizon today announced a carriage agreement with SportsNet New York (SNY), the television home of the New York Mets and New York Jets, which launched March 16. SNY will air […] More