Ken Kerschbaumer has been editorial director of the Sports Video Group since 2005 and has been writing about how sports networks and leagues use video and audio technology to deliver a quality TV experience since 1991. He began his career in 1991 at Television Broadcast magazine before joining Cahners where he was editor of Digital Broadcasting magazine. In 2000 he joined Broadcasting & Cable magazine as Senior Editor of Technology. Seven years later he helped co-found the Sports Video Group with Paul Gallo and Marty Porter.
NEP continues to prove out new use cases for the Andrews Production Hub, which is located in Sydney. The latest accomplishment? This past weekend, facilities there were used to produce coverage of the IAAF World Relays, held in Yokohama, Japan, more than 4,840 miles away. On-location hardware and crews from NEP UK covered the event […] More
The future of esports and its role in the traditional sports-media landscape was the subject of a panel discussion at the 2019 Decision Makers Summit, produced in Miami this week by SportBusiness and Sportel. The consensus was that esports is here to stay and offers opportunities for traditional sports entities. More
For the past two decades, freelance A1 Andrew Stoakley has worked on many of the major sports and entertainment shows produced in Canada. With assignments ranging from MLB baseball to NHL hockey and curling (among others), Stoakley has come to rely on the flexibility and features of Calrec consoles to capture the various dynamics of […] More
Imagination Park Entertainment will provide an augmented-reality experience to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its fundraising initiatives via the company’s XenoHolographic product suite. The Basketball Hall of Fame is the first sports museum to license Imagination Park’s XenoHolographic solution, and supporters of the Hall of Fame will be able to see […] More
Univision Communications has rebranded its Univision Deportes cable network and digital platforms as TUDN (pronounced “tu-de-ene” or “my sports network” in English). The new media brand will debut this summer with the rebranding of Univision’s No. 1 Spanish-language sports network as the flagship TUDN channel. The TUDN brand and channel will debut in Mexico simultaneously […] More
James Pallotta, president/chairman, AS Roma (and also co-owner of the Boston Celtics), took to the stage at the Sports Decision Makers Summit in Miami to discuss how AS Roma is using media to connect with its own fans as well as to make the club a leading “second favorite” team for football fans around the […] More
Sports gambling took center stage at the 2019 Sports Decision Makers Summit in Miami when Adam Davis, chief revenue officer, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, and Ken Fuchs, president, digital, William Hill US, weighed in on the current betting landscape in the U.S. as well as the opportunities and challenges. More
FloSports, the leader in the OTT direct-to-consumer space, which live-streams more than 10,000 competitions a year, has inked a deal with the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). It’s a milestone for the company: CAA is its first comprehensive college partner and its seventh collegiate entity with a multisport partnership. More
FloSports, the live sports event streaming provider that streams more than 10,000 live competitions a year has inked a deal with the Colonial Athletic Association. “We’re excited about the Colonial [Athletic Association] and we want to build the service with them,” says Mark Floreani, FloSports, co-founder and CEO. “We will be working with the schools […] More
The Masters, as CBS announcer Jim Nantz is fond of saying, is a tradition unlike any other. But, this year, it was notable not only for tradition but for arguably the most important moment in sports this decade: the improbable victory by 43-year-old Tiger Woods. His win delivered big-time ratings for CBS, whose production and […] More
