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 Australia is set to open what promises to be the most interesting new facilities in the business next March. The new IP-based production hubs in Sydney and Melbourne will allow production teams at the facilities to produce events from across Australia, and EVS XT4K live-production servers will play an important part. More
EVS has appointed Ervan Pouliquen as the company’s new Chief Customer Officer. Ervan joins from Microsoft, where he spent 14 years in a range of leadership positions in USA and in EMEA focusing on maximizing the positive impact that digital transformation can have on large enterprises. He officially started his new role at EVS on […] More
Don Ohlmeyer, a singular force whose creative vision and talents reshaped not only sports broadcasting but the entertainment side as well, has died at the age of 72. He began his career at ABC Sports and, as a producer there, transformed shows like Wide World of Sports and helped Monday Night Football set a template […] More
The SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund is in the midst of helping those recently devastated by Hurricane Harvey, and operations are in place to help those facing similar catastrophe as a result of Hurricane Irma. Along with making sure you are aware of the fund as a means of support during difficult times, we also want […] More
On the playing field, The University of Tulsa (TU) Golden Hurricane began its football season Aug. 31 against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. However, work began on the practice field Aug. 1, and the team has enjoyed improved workflow for its video coaching efforts with its new JVC GY-HM650SC ProHD sports coaching camera. More
The physical transformation of the home of the US Open tennis championships, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, has been undergoing a massive renovation for years, with upgrades to both courts and fan facilities. The broadcast side is also in the midst of a massive renovation as Patti Fallick, senior director of broadcast […] More
Fox Sports finished up the 2016 season with Super Bowl LI in Houston, and the production team is picking up where it left off in terms of innovations and enhancements. Not all of them will be deployed on opening weekend of the 2017 season, but, by the time the regular season ends and the playoffs […] More
Gearhouse Broadcast, a supplier of technical facilities, crew, and services used to capture the world’s most-watched content, has promoted Ed Tischler, head of projects, to managing director of its UK business. He replaces Kevin Moorhouse, who vacates the position to focus fully on his role as COO of Gravity Media Group (GMG), continuing the mission to provide outstanding technology, […] More
The US Open digital experience has been streamlined this year with one app that supports all the fan’s needs, both onsite and offsite. It’s part of an effort to strengthen the bond with tennis fans wherever they are. More
On Tuesday, a new era of morning sports television was born on FS1 with the launch of First Things First With Cris Carter and Nick Wright.” It’s the network’s first true morning show (6:30-9:30 a.m. ET), and the studio’s prime location in Midtown Manhattan within the Fox News building promises the sort of big-time guests […] More
