Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
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.
Recent Posts by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Monday, February 3, 2014 - 10:37 am
BSkyB this year stepped up their Super Bowl presence, taking advantage of the tight bonds with Fox Sports and also making sure it met the needs of a UK-based NFL fan base that seems to be growing and even has the NFL itself expecting to launch a franchise there by the end of the decade. […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Sunday, February 2, 2014 - 10:59 am
The Fox Sports Super Bowl XLVIII broadcast booth will feature a new backdrop for broadcasters Joe Buck and Troy Aikman that makes of a 3mm LED board from VER as well as lighting from Sola, Litepanels, and plenty of UPS (uninterruptible power supply) in the event of any power issues like those that plagued Super […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Saturday, February 1, 2014 - 8:24 am
Bexel is one again playing a big role at the big game, as a team of 20 staffers are making sure core component boxes as well as engineering and fiber management services for Fox Sports, ESPN, and NFL Films are all functioning as needed during the run up to Super Bowl XLVIII. “We’re managing the […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, January 31, 2014 - 6:34 pm
Super Bowl XLVIII is turning out to be a showcase opportunity for Game Creek Video as during the week 13 of the company’s remote production units have are on hand for to help produce everything from the big game itself as well as pre-game efforts for Fox Sports, ESPN, and the NFL Network as well […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, January 31, 2014 - 9:07 am
PESA video and audio routers are at the center of Game Creek Video’s presence for FOX’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, Feb. 2. Jason Taubman, Game Creek vice president of design and new technologies, said 75 percent of the company’s fleet is in the New York area […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, January 31, 2014 - 9:00 am
Today Super Bowl weekend officially begins as fans of both the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos make the pilgrimage, along with guests of the NFL, to New York City for the nation’s most popular sporting event. The hype culminates on Sunday it when Fox Sports makes sure fans around the world never miss a play. […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 9:47 am
The leading mobile production facilities provider F&F Productions has expanded its already deep Ikegami inventory, with the addition of 12 new Ikegami HDK-79EC2 HD Native Multi-Format CMOS Cameras. The new […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 6:30 am
Super Bowl XLVIII will feature plenty of firsts, but among the more interesting is that it will be the first Super Bowl ever to be streamed live to an app as the Fox Sports Go app will feature both an English- and Spanish-language version (yet another first). “We launched the app in October and want […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, January 24, 2014 - 2:56 pm
Fox Sports detailed some its Super Bowl XLVIII plans this week during a couple of conference calls and among the technical highlights will be the use of wind forecasting overlays similar to those used in the America’s Cup sailing as well as infrared cameras that can track body heat and more. “In Seattle it was […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:36 pm
CBS Sports coverage of the 2014 PGA season is under way with the network’s West Coast swing, and this season promises to be a good one when it comes to […]
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