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.
For four years, Wazee Digital (now a Veritone company following an acquisition in August) has been an important part of content management and digitization at the US Open. And, this year, according to Wazee Digital CTO Greg Loose, operations went very smoothly, thanks to some improvements in connectivity between the international-rights holders, digital teams, sponsors, and […] More
At the US Open tennis championships, which ended this past weekend, the grounds weren’t the only thing that had been overhauled: digital properties related to the event also had been rebuilt from the ground up. More
The 2018 US Open tennis championships may be focused on its past as the event celebrates its 50th anniversary, but a stroll around the grounds points to the future, with a renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium giving the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC) a second roofed court, which can hold 14,000 fans and host […] More
Looking to change the relationship between digital rights and fans, the NFL will allow fans to watch local and national games on their mobile devices regardless of carrier and without the need to authenticate. More
London-based SportBusiness Group, the leading provider of data and analysis for the international sports marketplace, will officially launch its presence in the U.S. Sept. 18-19 when it holds the SportBusiness Summit 2018 in Miami at the W South Beach hotel. SportBusiness is also extending a registration discount to Sports Video Group members interested in learning […] More
August 24 signaled the official beginning of the 2018 college and high school football seasons for ESPN, and the network is in the midst of a huge effort through Labor Day to deliver 70 games from 25 states to millions of viewers. And that’s just the beginning: the network will produce 900 college football games […] More
The WWE SummerSlam is once again calling Brooklyn’s Barclays Center home and this year’s enhancements include the use of augmented reality graphics during introductions, virtual reality coverage of pregame shows, and the continued evolution of IP technologies thanks to NEP’s WWE production units which are IP based and home for the production team. More
Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN president and Disney Media Networks co-chair, is pleased with the performance of ESPN+ to date as the product continues to evolve with additional content offerings, including 200 college football games, 70 of which will be delivered via ESPN+ in the first three weeks of the season. More
Darryl Jefferson, VP, post operations and digital workflow, NBC Sports and Olympics, took to the stage at last week’s Sports Content Management & Storage Forum to explore the asset-management workflows used for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. More
Artificial intelligence may be the hottest topic in any industry right now, but how are sports-content producers using machine learning in real-world scenarios? That was the focus of a panel discussion at SVG’s Sports Content Management & Storage Forum last week. More
