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.
Earlier this year, Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) turned to Quicklink to improve and optimize its content offering and production operations. NRL’s webcasts both on official website NRL.com and on the NRL app have driven digital audience engagement to new heights in 2019. More
NHK Technologies (NT) in collaboration with Rakuten Mobile successfully transmitted live 8K video over Rakuten Mobile’s 5G network, with a demonstration held at the InterBEE 2019 exhibition in Tokyo. More
In a year when international sports are dominating Japan, it is only fitting that sports broadcasting and production was the main theme of Inter Bee 2019, Japan’s major broadcasting- and digital-technology exhibition. Gordon Smith, president/CEO, NAB, took to the stage to discuss the tight relationship between sports content, over-the-air broadcasting, and the future deployment of […] More
With computer web cams and mobile phones making it easier than ever for interview subjects, reporters, and analysts to have access to a camera and microphone, TV show and digital producers are looking to use those tools to get content on-air. The trick is making that process as easy as possible, and that’s where Quicklink’s […] More
With more and more sports social-media outlets thinking globally, the challenge becomes how to manage a brand amidst dozens of languages, cultures, and different fanbases. Maurizio Barbieri, head of sports partnerships, Southeast Asia, Twitter, is as well-versed as anyone in what it takes to build a social-media presence in an area increasingly important to sports […] More
Creating the next generation of sports-production professionals is critical to the industry, and the Singular browser-based broadcast-graphics platform is doing its part by being free to schools, both public and private, from elementary to higher education. More
After extensive testing and evaluation of available encryption systems, Eurovision Services has decided to adopt the BISS-CA protocol alongside its existing proprietary HMCrypt system as the main technologies to protect transmissions on the Eurovision Global Network originating in teleports, SNGs and PoPs. Eurovision Services will implement BISS-CA encryption across its Eurovision Global Network beginning in […] More
It was a little over three years ago that the Olympic Channel was launched at the conclusion of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Much has been learned since that time about how to approach programming ,and the 2020 Tokyo Games will mark the first Summer Games where the Olympic Channel and its staff will […] More
NEP SS8 may have just hit the road, but it has already built a solid reputation, serving as the center of ESL One New York at Barclays Center and at MLB playoffs. Now it is settling into a full season of NBA action for Turner Sports. More
Belden’s announcement today that it is divesting Grass Valley sent ripples through the industry and had people asking, What’s next for Grass Valley? Grass Valley President Tim Shoulders spent a few minutes discussing the situation with SVG and offered good news for GV customers and the company. He is confident that the move is a […] More
