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.
Football fans will remember the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a tournament full of competitive action, stunning upsets, disheartening defeats, and, ultimately, a German championship. But it will also be remembered for technology innovation and HD coverage that started with a minimum of 34 cameras for each match (and 300 cameras total, including ENG crews) […] More
BeIN Sports has a big presence in Brazil for the World Cup and for good reason, as the team of 300 is responsible for creating content for two channels in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) regions as well as a channel in France and the U.S. “Everything has gone smoothly as we have a […] More
Sergio Saba, senior producer for Argentina’s TV Pública and the team of nearly 100 production personnel will be on the air today for 12 hours as Argentina takes the pitch against Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final match.“We will be broadcasting from 10 am to 10 pm from our studio here at the […] More
The World Cup wraps up today and for EVS it marks the end of a long, complex technology journey that saw not only 16 XT3 replay servers being deployed at every venue but also the successful deployment of the massive FIFA Media Access Exchange (FIFA MAX) server within the IBC and also the World Cup […] More
The innovation continues at the 2014 FIFA World Cup as tomorrow’s Final Match will pioneer a 360-degree viewing experience thanks to a panoramic, Ultra HD OmniCam developed by scientists at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin. “FIFA is always looking to embrace new technologies to give broadcasters and football fans everywhere the very best […] More
Univision Deportes is the most popular Spanish-speaking TV network in the U.S. and while the Spanish-speaking rights will transfer over to Telemundo after tomorrow’s final match the network is going out in style with upwards of 17 hours a day of sports coverage, plenty of it related to the World Cup. “We have the main […] More
Tomorrow night ESPN will end its 2014 FIFA World Cup experience, one that has seen off-the-chart TV ratings, fans consuming content on mobile devices, countless beautiful shots from the network’s studio on Copacabana Beach, and one infamous bolt of lightning. But for Jed Drake, ESPN senior vice president and executive producer and much of the […] More
The semi-final between Brazil and Germany provided some history, although it wasn’t the kind that most viewers and especially Brazilians were expecting. Here are some behind-the-scenes pictures from the big day. Photos by Carrie Bowden. More
The 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands was the big news, and big event, on July 9 in Sao Paulo. SVG was on site to go behind-the-scenes of the happenings in the compound and in the stadium. Photos by Carrie Bowden. &nb… More
Building upon its successes at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2012 Olympic Games, Aldea Solutions announced that it has secured contracts to deliver the games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to major broadcasters and media companies in the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, Switzerland, Malaysia, and South Africa. By the time […] More
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