The sound of NFL broadcasts has become the sonic gold standard for broadcast sports. The league, which operates one of the world’s leading media outfits, NFL Films, was one of the first to sanction on-player microphone placement, and NFL gridirons are surrounded by more listening devices than the American embassy in Moscow. Not surprisingly, the […] More
Last Thursday (13 September) saw SVG Europe honour the recipients of the Sport Production Awards, the ceremony for which took place after the Sport Production Summit at the DeLaMar theatre, Amsterdam. More
Kicking off IBC on Thursday 13 September, SVG Europe gathered together nearly 500 sports production professionals for a day of discussion on the latest technologies, shining examples of success, and the most pressing issues in the industry. More
Thistle Communications provides turnkey production services for sports, concerts, political campaigns, conventions, and other events across New England. The company’s clientele ranges from national broadcasters, such as Fox Sports, ESPN, NBC, and CNN, to local universities and corporations. More
Independent television producer VPK PRO has deployed a DYVI live production switcher from EVS for the launch by leading telco VipNet of five new live sports channels in Croatia. The technology installation was put in place by VPK PRO, acting as technical partner, ahead of the roll out of the new PlanetSport channels earlier this […] More
From November, Australian cricket fans will be able to view live matches in greater detail than ever before on Foxtel’s UHD (ultra-high definition-4K) channel. The technical partner for this programming is NEP Australia, to support the production it has purchased more than 20 new live production servers from EVS. More
Behind the Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, DAZN signs notable on-air talents and legendary figures to their boxing broadcast team, Reggie Jackson joins Sirius XM with a new weekly show, and MSG Networks […] More
wTVision is managing the real-time graphics for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, the two main professional leagues in France, guaranteeing the graphics operation of the most relevant competitions in Europe. In addition, between August 6 and 12, wTVision partnered with Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, to manage the augmented reality during the Long […] More
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that national broadcast rights holders, pay TV providers, and sports programmers used AWS, including AWS Elemental Media Services, to power live streamed experiences as an estimated 3.4 billion people watched the 2018 football tournament that concluded earlier this summer. AWS Elemental solutions were also used in the central equipment room […] More
The world’s two top middleweights, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 15 for a highly anticipated rematch, broadcast live on HBO PPV and in more than 450 movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). The action will be fast and furious, which is what […] More
