SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2024: Wednesday’s Latest From Vegas
The NAB Show is in full swing, and the SVG and SVG Europe editorial teams are chasing down the hottest stories from all over the Las Vegas Convention Center. To […] More
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LiveU Preps for Olympics, Super Bowl, and More in 2014
LiveU, a leader in portable live video-over-cellular solutions, has announced its 2014 live video support for high-profile sporting events around the world. With technologies tailored to the sports market, including acquisition, transmission, special rental packages, and end-to-end workflows, the company can accommodate the requirements of media outlets, and professional, and collegiate sports organizations. In 2014, […] More
SVG Summit Showcase Preview: A Roundup of Exhibitor Offerings, Part 4
The 2013 SVG Summit is fast approaching and will host more exhibitors on the Technology Showcase floor than ever before. In the weeks leading up to the Summit, SVG is […] More
Ratings Roundup: SEC on CBS Posts Best Season Ever; Bears-Cowboys Hands ESPN Best MNF Rating of Year
The final numbers are in and CBS has scored its best average rating for a full season of SEC football since the Network began airing primarily an SEC-only schedule in […] More
Behind the Mic: ESPN Shifts Schilling to Sunday Night Baseball; Hershiser Set To Join Dodgers’ SportsNet LA
ESPN will move Curt Schilling into the Sunday Night Baseball booth next season as part of a multi-year extension with the former MLB All-Star pitcher. Schilling will replace Orel Hershiser, […] More
SVG Summit Showcase Preview: A Roundup of Exhibitor Offerings, Part 2
The 2013 SVG Summit is fast approaching and will host more exhibitors on the Technology Showcase floor than ever before. In the weeks leading up to the Summit, SVG is […] More
Venue News: Groundbreaking Date Set for Minnesota Vikings Stadium; Qatar Unveils Soccer Venue Design
Compiled by Karen Hogan, Associate Editor, Sports Video Group The ceremonial groundbreaking for the nearly $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium is now scheduled for Dec. 3, more than a month […] More
K-Opticom, Elemental Team Up for Live 4K HEVC Transmission Test at Osaka Marathon
Japan’s push into the world of 4K will take a major step forward this Sunday when telco K-Opticom delivers the nation’s first-ever live 4K Ultra HD HEVC transmission, from the […] More
SVG Exclusive: Dome Productions Snatches Up CPG 3D Mobile Units
Dome Productions has purchased CAMERON PACE Group’s quartet of 3D mobile units and will convert them to 2D HD production trucks. The deal signals CPG’s official exit — at least […] More
The Next Big Thing? How Replay Technologies’ freeD System Is Taking Sports TV by Storm
It started over drinks and a sketch on a napkin. Don’t all great ideas? It was New Year’s Eve 2011 when Israeli expats Oren Haimovitch-Yogev and brothers Aviv and Matteo […] More
CEATEC 2013: A Sneak Olympics Peek at 8K Plans for Pyeongchang 2018, Tokyo 2020
At this week’s CEATEC show in Tokyo, on a panel addressing the rise of 4K and 8K technology, Korean and Japanese broadcasters KBS and NHK gave attendees a rare behind-the-scenes […] More
Don’t Mess With Texas: Houston’s Reliant Stadium Unveils Record-Breaking Videoboard
In 2002, Houston welcomed back the NFL after the Oilers decamped to Nashville following the 1996 season. With the Texans’ arrival, the city opened Reliant Stadium, a state-of-the-art venue complete […] More
IBC2013 Profile: Dr. Stephan Würmlin Stadler, EVP, sports, Vizrt
In terms of Vizrt and sports, what has been the defining story of the last 12 months? One of the major things that Vizrt has done is create the Vizrt Sports Team [to] manage our sports-focused products, such as Viz Libero and Viz Arena, so that we have a dedicated staff to support the regions […] More
2014 World Cup Final to be broadcast in Ultra HD as live production in 4K proves viable
FIFA will continue its run of broadcast innovation at the World Cup next year as it will work alongside Sony and HBS to produce the World Cup Final in the Ultra HD 4K format. The announcement was made during the Sony IBC press event today and while production details were unavailable the move will give […] More
2014 World Cup Final to be produced in 4K
FIFA will continue its run of broadcast innovation at the World Cup next year as it will work alongside Sony and HBS to produce the World Cup Final in the Ultra HD 4K format. The announcement was made during the Sony IBC press event today and while production details were unavailable the move will give […] More
SVG Europe kicks off IBC with third-annual Sport Production Summit in Amsterdam
More than 170 sport-production industry leaders congregated at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam today for SVG Europe’s third-annual Sport Production Summit. Prior to the IBC’s opening, sport-production pros from across the industry gathered for a full day of informative panel discussions, networking, and a sneak peek at what to expect at Europe’s largest broadcast […] More