ESPN brings its College GameDay roadshow to the center of the universe for the first time in its 25-year history this weekend, with the traveling studio show making its New York City debut in Times Square. Although the big city presents GameDay with a unique opportunity to visit what VP of Production Lee Fitting calls […] More
Intelsat announced last week that Mexican multimedia company, Grupo Televisa, will distribute its premium, over-the-air television networks via Intelsat’s Galaxy satellites to Digital Terrestrial Television stations, reaching many of homes throughout Mexico. More
As part of Channel 2 News’ major studio upgrade to HD, the Israeli news broadcaster has selected Clear-Com’s Eclipse HX digital matrix intercom system for critical communication between galleries, studios and production teams on location. The system will be supplied and installed by Clear-Com’s channel partner Onset Systems Engineering. More
With LiveU technology, broadcasters including CNN, NBC, FOX, CBS, The Weather Channel, Univision, and BBC (among others) were able to share live feeds with stations around the globe – from helicopters, drone, and camera operators on the ground, right from the eye of Irma. The simultaneous use of reporters in multiple locations was also very unique. More
French rental house Video Plus has invested in EVS’ UHD 4K live production technology, as it prepares to meet growing customer demand for UHD 4K production services. The deal, which was agreed at IBC2017 in Amsterdam, includes the purchase of multiple EVS XT4K live production servers, as well as XFile3 systems for file transfer and […] More
At IBC 2017, Avid announced that it has begun deploying its first hybrid cloud workflows for Al Jazeera Media Network. Following its move last year to standardize on Avid’s MediaCentral Platform, Al Jazeera now brought the international news operations into the media cloud era to optimize collaboration for faster story creation and time to market […] More
To build two new live production control rooms in Brussels, Skynet iMotion Activities (SiA) has invested in DYVI live video switchers and XT4K live production servers from EVS. SiA is an entity of the Proximus Group and responsible for the production and delivery of live programming for Proximus TV, the Belgian Digital TV provider of […] More
Globecast has doubled the SES satellite capacity at the heart of North America’s leading cable neighborhood to expand content-distribution services to dozens of U.S. cable networks. In other news released during IBC 2017, SES announced new deals with Viasat Ukraine, TV5MONDE, and Timor Telecom. More
Broadcast Sports International (BSI) has completed the first real-world test of their new 4K mobile wireless transmission system for OB production. Using its Real freedom product line as the basis for the transmission system, BSI has incorporated a low delay H.265 encoder capable of transmitting high quality 4k content from a quad-3G SDI source. Currently a first generation […] More
Earlier this year, Vista Worldlink transformed its Dania Beach, FL, production/transmission facility into the epicenter of at-home and remote-integration (REMI) production for its numerous sports properties. When Hurricane Irma threatened the facility this month, Vista didn’t shut down — or even slow down. Instead, the company took its at-home model on the road. More
