SVG Launches SportTech Blog: Live From the 2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off today in Brazil and – as is always the case at the quadrennial event – broadcasters and technology vendors are debuting a host […] More
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Community Loudspeakers Tapped for Three World Cup Venues
Brazil is hosting the FIFA World Cup for the second time, now with technology playing a major part in ensuring the enjoyment and safety of visitors.Estádio Mineirão was the first of three 2014 World Cup stadia to be completed using Community loudspeaker systems. Soundvision Engineering, the largest professional audio and video contract integrator in Brazil, was commissioned to […] More
Unified Video Technologies Powers Televisa’s Second-Screen World Cup Experience
Unified Video Technologies (UNIV), a provider of complete media ecosystems and software services for broadcasters, enterprises, and the entertainment industry, is bringing fans in Mexico closer to the FIFA World Cup action with its interactive iVE second screen platform. Grupo Televisa, the largest media conglomerate in Latin America, will use iVE to power live broadcasts […] More
Broadcom Collaborates with Globosat, Elemental on Ultra HD Broadcast of 2014 World Cup
Broadcom Corporation has enabled live Ultra HD satellite broadcast of the 2014 World Cup in collaboration with Globosat, a multichannel cable and satellite TV service in Brazil, and Elemental, a supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. The special live broadcast of the final three matches of the World Cup, made available by Globosat […] More
ESPN, Univision Rely on Bexel for World Cup Presence
When the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off this afternoon, it will mark the beginning of the end of two massive projects through which Bexel has ensured that ESPN and Univision meet the information and match needs of both English- and Spanish-speaking soccer fans in the U.S. Bexel’s ESPN-related efforts have taken it to Clube […] More
ESPN’s World Cup Operations Are Ready for Close-Up
Claude Phipps, director of special projects, ESPN, is well versed in establishing an ESPN technical beachhead at the world’s largest sports events. Whether World Cup, Olympics, or other major international events, Phipps and his team have figured out how best to meet the technical challenges posed by the sometimes diverse needs of not only ESPN […] More
Bell Media Inks Rights Deal With USGA to Keep U.S. Open Through 2022
Bell Media’s TSN and RDS announced have reached a comprehensive new media rights agreement with the United States Golf Association (USGA) that extends the networks’ long-term partnership with the USGA […] More
SNY To Present Select Mets Games With Limited Commercial Interruption
SNY, the official television home of the New York Mets, New York Jets, and all things New York sports, announced that it will give viewers more of the network’s award […] More
FIFA Ready for World Cup Multiscreen Madness
With the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup less than 48 hours away, there is only one certainty: rightsholders around the globe have embraced the multiscreen offerings that FIFA TV will be providing, ensuring that fans who might not be able to watch their favorite team on TV will be able to watch via […] More
CommunicAsia2014: ScheduALL To Showcase Connectivity Platform
ScheduALL will showcase its connectivity platform, ScheduALL Connector, at CommunicAsia2014. ScheduALL Connector enables global trading and selling across the broadcast and transmission industries, and boosts resource and inventory sharing within […] More