By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 4:00 pm
Over the past decade, MLB Network’s presence at the All-Star Game festivities has grown each year. That’s true once again in Washington, DC, this week — not only because of the 14-plus hours of live onsite programming on MLB Network but also thanks to a cavalcade of events being live-streamed across MLB platforms. In addition, […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 3:32 pm
As Fox Sports’ biggest summer ever closes with this week’s MLB All-Star Game, Fox certainly shows no sign of fatigue technologically. Not only is the network rolling out a SkyCam system for actual game coverage for the first time in MLB history, Fox will also deploy its largest high-speed–camera complement (including all 12 primary game […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 3:02 pm
The MLB All-Star Game is a breeding ground for sports video production innovation and this year’s edition in Washington D.C. is no exception. Fox Sports is breaking ground with a SkyCam, has deployed a camera arsenal loaded with high speed cameras, and much more. At Nationals Park, our Jason Dachman catches up with Francisco “Paco” […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 1:16 pm
Chuck Smolka, a nine-year-old from Staten Island, NY, won the first-ever MLB Home Run Derby VR Tournament Championship, held as part of GEICO All-Star FanFest on Monday, July 16. Smolka, one of four kids younger than 12 years old to advance to the semifinals, defeated nine-year-old Cooper (‘Coop’) Stephenson from Anaheim, Calif., in a dramatic […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 9:46 am
Wireless cameras are playing a major role in both the TV-broadcast and in-house game productions for the MLB All-Star Game this week, and Wave Central is on hand at Washington’s Nationals Park with a full arsenal of wireless gear to support them.
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By Dan Daley, Audio Editor | Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 8:00 am
Broadcast baseball continues its immersive evolution, led in large part by Fox Sports, which will air MLB’s All-Star Game today from Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The All-Star Game is one of the season milestones, along with postseason games, that the network has been using to incrementally implement new audio strategies. The first implementation was […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Monday, July 16, 2018 - 2:46 pm
ESPN is thinking outside the 2D box for this year’s Home Run Derby, deploying a 4D Replay system that will provide 360-degree replays of homers and debuting 3D spray charts that will show paths and arcs of home runs on a virtual field.
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, July 16, 2018 - 12:12 pm
This episode of The SVG Podcast comes to you from Washington, DC, and the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. SVG Chief Editor Jason Dachman takes an in-depth look at tonight’s Home Run Derby with Phil Orlins, senior coordinating producer for Major League Baseball, ESPN.
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 10:10 am
Fox Sports’ 20th presentation of the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday, July 17 from Nationals Park will be chronicled through the lenses of 100,000 cameras and thousands of fans across the country.
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 8:56 am
A few hours before the best home run hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) take the field at Nationals Park on Monday, July 16, MLB will crown its first-ever Home Run Derby Virtual Reality (VR) champion. Fans of all ages attending GEICO All-Star FanFest or PLAY BALL Park from July 13-15 will have the opportunity […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 8:25 am
With Major League Baseball’s premiere jewel event just around the corner, Game Changer MVP announced it will again provide its portfolio of engaging and interactive entertainment tools for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. Beginning with last summer’s event at Marlins Park, Game Changer MVP will utilize many of its entertainment features already on display at […]
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