With almost half the world’s population tuning in to the 2018 world football event, high-resolution and reliable, live video of the games was critical to broadcasters throughout the globe. Some of the worlds’ premier public broadcasters trusted FOR-A to deliver the most pristine imagery in a multitude of formats to fervent fans watching the quadrennial […] More
With almost half the world’s population tuning in to the 2018 world football event, high-resolution and reliable, live video of the games was critical to broadcasters throughout the globe. Some of the worlds’ premier public broadcasters trusted FOR-A to deliver pristine imagery in a multitude of formats to fervent fans watching the quadrennial event. More
Akamai has revealed that the football in Russia was the most-streamed sporting event on its platform to date. The highest traffic peak was during the semi-final between France and Belgium. More
LiveU released its live broadcasting figures during the FIFA World Cup in Russia with 485 units onsite used by customers from over 40 countries. The numbers have doubled, and even tripled, since the 2014 FIFA World Cup — including over 15,000 hours of live broadcasting, over 30,000 live sessions, and 36TB of live transmission — […] More
Mexican World Cup fans were able to get a double dose of World Cup action from Televisa this year. While Televisa had rights to the World Cup and used those rights to bring in new technology such as Viz Libero AR, sister network TDN (Televisa Deportes Networks) created a massive World Cup spectacle in their […] More
Aldea announceed that they have successfully delivered live transmissions of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to 14 customers around the world. By the time the final was played on Sunday, July 15, Aldea’s customers in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and Uruguay had distributed all 64 games in HD and UHD (Ultra High Definition)/4K […] More
While the nation’s beloved football team didn’t come away with the trophy it sorely desired, Brazil’s top broadcaster on site, TV Globo, made a bold presence felt in Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As one of the multimedia rightsholders at this year’s event, TV Globo took one of the set positions erected by […] More
In the outside presentation studio complex in Red Square, Timeline TV OBs Head of Vision Quinn Cowper talked SVG Europe through its key role in delivering the BBC’s pioneering UHD HDR World Cup coverage. More
BBC Sport is moving forward on a number of fronts in Russia including increased collaboration with ITV; the stunning 360° Red Square presentation studio; a nascent UHD HDR service to iPlayer: and a FIFA VR app delivered to viewers. More
STATS congratulates Croatia on a remarkable run to the World Cup final. The Croatia national team is the first World Cup team with STATS Edge, the only artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform that enhances match preparation by delivering better insights in less time. More
As the 2018 FIFA World Cup nears its conclusion, SVG is on site bringing you the scoop on all of the video production innovation happening in Russia. On today’s episode of The SVG Podcast, we put a bow on the World Cup and break down an insanely busy month for the team at Fox Sports. […] More
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF tackled the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a small team of roughly 15 technical people located at the IBC in Moscow and working with a team of more than 300 back home in a temporary 3,000-sq.-meter facility at SWR in Baden-Baden that houses a studio, two production-control rooms, and […] More
The FIFA World Cup matches that culminate in the Final on Sunday at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium will be a test of man vs. magnet. The magnet in the rear of a loudspeaker, that is. The ambient noise level inside the venue is expected to reach 156 dB, an SPL value that can literally excite the […] More
Harmonic announced that Globosat, Latin America’s largest content and program creator, has selected Harmonic’s Ultra HD (UHD) contribution solution for broadcasts of the world’s largest football tournament, being held in Russia. More
Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, announced the addition of new audio offerings for Amazon Alexa and Google to enhance the final stages of the month-long tournament. Alexa and Google can help fans stay up-to-date with the latest Telemundo Deportes news and podcasts. More
