By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 10:48 pm
Finland’s YLE was planning a mostly hybrid production model, with a team here in Tokyo producing the athletics coverage for viewers back home, but the COVID pandemic required a shift […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 6:38 pm
Karl Malone, NBC Sports and NBC Olympics, director, sound design, says the 2020 Olympics is truly the audio Olympics. He jokes that he says that every Olympics, but it’s hard […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 6:14 pm
Channel One Russia is delivering 12 hours of live sports content to viewers back home, and its production philosophy is unique this year: a production gallery that is integrating commercials […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 8:59 am
Welcome to the final episode of the Mental Health Minute, part of a new 10-part series created by SVG and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Created for sports production professionals like […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 10:43 pm
When German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF originally planned out their Tokyo Olympics effort, they included a studio with a view of Rainbow Bridge, a control room for the studio, […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 6:14 pm
The men’s Gold medal for golf will be awarded later today at Kasumigaseki Country Club, in Saitama, Japan, with the women’s competition set for later this week. It’s a massive […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 5:52 pm
Judo competitions are being held at Nippon Budokan and, as always, the competition is fierce and this time covered in 8K. This year’s production also included a micro camera on […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 5:44 pm
Water Polo at the Tatsumi Water Polo Center puts the sport front and center and also makes use of numerous cameras to help tell the story.
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 5:32 pm
Yumenoshima Park is home to archery at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Archery is always a place for broadcast innovation and this year’s addition is biometric data to give viewers insights […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, July 30, 2021 - 6:54 pm
Canon is on-site and providing local support to NBC and the broadcast of 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo as staff from the U.S., Canada, and North American territories will not […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, July 30, 2021 - 10:52 am
NBC Olympics’ VP of Broadcast Operations & Technology Darryl Jefferson joins SVG’s Ken Kerschbaumer from NBC’s studios at the International Broadcast Center in Tokyo to offer up an inside look […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, July 30, 2021 - 8:20 am
Events like the Olympics have always given CBC a chance to bring together its Montreal team, which serves French-speaking Canadians, and its Toronto team, which serves English-speaking viewers. The pandemic […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, July 30, 2021 - 7:00 am
Welcome to the July 29 edition of the Mental Health Minute, a new 10-part series created by SVG and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Created for sports production professionals like those […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, July 30, 2021 - 1:48 am
OBS puts a lot of energy and time into digital fan engagement offerings so what happens when the fans aren’t in the stands supporting their nation, and cheering on their […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 5:59 pm
The effort NBC Olympics has put into the various studios over the years is hard to miss. Homey indoor locations and lively and stunning outside locations are just a couple […]
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