AMP France goes HyperX with Chyron
Major French Outside Broadcast facility, AMP France has installed a Chyron HyperX HD/SD switchable Graphics System with Lyric software on its HD/SD OB truck, one of the largest of its […] More
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Lighthouse LED screens create global soccer village
A worldwide network of Lighthouse LED video screens, stretching from Asia to Europe, served as public viewing galleries throughout the months of June and July 2006 as the FIFA 2006 […] More
NFL training camps go high-tech
By Carolyn BraffEach year, franchises in the National Football League pump millions of dollars into the latest training gadgets and advances in stadium design in hopes of gaining a technological […] More
Wachovia Center gets ‘smart’ with new LED screens
By Andrew Lippe Since its opening, the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia has been a premier venue in the tri-state area, but with its 10th anniversary at hand, both Comcast-Spectacor and […] More
Telestream acquires Popwire
By Andrew Lippe Telestream, a provider of media encoding and file-based delivery solutions for the broadcast and entertainment industry, has acquired Popwire, a telecommunications supplier whose craft-encoding tools makes it […] More
HD Wireless helps Fox Sports deliver high-quality shots
By Ken Kerschbaumer Sports broadcasters have been on the hunt for wireless HD transmission gear for years but a new system developed by HD Wireless, and recently put to use […] More
New instant replay technology looks to end controversies
By Andrew Lippe A new instant replay technology developed by Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, MA, could put an end to the use of cameras and monitors and, instead, […] More
Panasonic intros two professional-grade plasma panels
Panasonic announced this week the availability of its new 50-inch TH-50PH9UK and 42-inch TH-42PH9UK professional plasma displays. The TH-50PH9UK and TH-42PH9UK have a suggested list price of $3,995 and $2,995 […] More
Front Porch Digital sold to Genuity Capital Partners
Digital archive asset management system maker Front Porch Digital has been acquired by a fund managed by Genuity Capital Partners for $38 million. The purchase price consisted of $33 million […] More
XM, Google to share ad inventory via traffic software
Google and XM Satellite Radio today announced an agreement that hints at the future of not only radio, but also television advertising. Under the terms of the deal the two […] More