The Advanced Television Systems Committee has named Luke Fay of Sony as Chairman of the ATSC Technology Group overseeing ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV standards. He succeeds Madeleine Noland, who became ATSC President on May 15. More
Here’s a quick roundup of the big news buzzing around the sports media industry today: More
ESPN and NBC Sports Group led the way with eight victories apiece at the 40th-annual Sports Emmy Awards on Monday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. Fox Sports Media Group did well for itself, too, earning five statuettes, including the night’s top award, Outstanding Live Sports Special, […] More
Ross Video announced that Oscar Juste, the company’s Director of Sales for EMEA, has now been promoted to the new role of Vice President of Sales for the EMEA, Asia and Latin America regions. Oscar joined Ross Video in April 2016 and has guided the EMEA region through its most successful period ever, with the […] More
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, has strengthened its remote production strategy with the appointment of Larissa Goerner as director of advanced live solutions. Based in Breda, Goerner will leverage her past experience of working with a number of major broadcast vendors to further cement Grass Valley as the industry frontrunner in remote/at-home production. More
Program Productions and XLT Management Services announced the promotion of Scott West to President and Chief Operating Officer of the combined companies, effective immediately. Current President Robert Carzoli will continue to serve as Chief Executive Office and Chairman of the Board. More
Learfield IMG College announced that ANC and GoVision, a mobile video screen provider, will operate as ANC effective immediately. Combining the two brands provides new permanent and temporary video display technology capabilities for sports venues, special events, retail properties, commercial buildings, entertainment venues, and transportation centers. More
SVG is proud to announce Sinclair Broadcast Group VP Corporate Development Scott Shapiro as the keynote speaker for The RSN Summit on June 24-25 at the Grand Hyatt Denver. During his afternoon Keynote Conversation on June 24, Shapiro will take the stage to offer insight into why Sinclair opted to acquire 21 RSNs from Disney […] More
Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs keeps up the ratings pace through two rounds, the Premier League’s Championship Sunday scoops its most-watched day in the U.S., ESPN and ABC’s […] More
BBC Sport’s coverage of the World Cup 2018 quarter-final between England and Sweden was named best sports program at Sunday’s BAFTA Television Awards. The corporation’s production from Russia in June last year was victorious in a category that also included its own rugby and Winter Olympics coverage. More
