Konnect Africa, an initiative of the satellite operator Eutelsat dedicated to satellite broadband on the African continent, announces the launch of its Internet access offers in Côte d’Ivoire. More
Major League Baseball (MLB) and Discovery Education launched a new, multiyear partnership that brings Major League Baseball’s dynamic content into Discovery Education’s Science Techbooks. The partnership launched during a special event in the Baltimore County Public Schools’ Deep Creek Middle School, during which Nicole Sherry, Head Groundskeeper for the Baltimore Orioles, worked alongside area students […] More
Advance Registration is now open for the 146th International Audio Engineering Society Convention, taking place March 20 – 23 at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Featuring four days of in-depth Technical Program sessions and events, along with three days of the Product Showcase, AES Dublin is set to exemplify the theme of “Excite Your […] More
A new report by Tata Communications examining the commercial transformation of sports identifies 2019 as a defining tipping point for the global sports industry, with digital technology innovation set to kick-start a new era of unprecedented commercial growth for broadcasters, rights holders, and sports organizations. More
The SVG Content Security Work Group (CSWG) has released the first two recommended Best Practices for security in live broadcast production. The CSWG was founded to strengthen the processes by which sports and live entertainment content is protected throughout the life-cycle of production, distribution, and archiving. More
After supplying radio stations and broadcasters with the Audemat FMB80 RDS encoder for over 25 years, WorldCast Systems now launches a new generation of RDS encoders with its Audemat RDS Encoder. In line with the company’s standards of system versatility, ease of use, and spectral purity, Audemat RDS Encoder is a new, more advanced version […] More
Topgolf Entertainment Group and NBC Sports Group announced a new strategic technology partnership designed to bring golf fans closer to the sport through enhanced PGA Tour tournament coverage and modernizing experiences at local golf facilities through the technology of Toptracer. The announcement was made jointly by Erik Anderson, Topgolf executive chairman and Ben Sharpe, Toptracer […] More
Cobalt Digital announced the availability of its 9992‑ENC series of HEVC/H.265/MPEG-5 encoders for openGear frames. Designed for a variety of broadcast applications, the dual-slot card offers customized I/O options and extensive audio support for cost-effective contribution, distribution, ENG, IPTV, and OTT solutions. More
The virtualization of broadcast production and operations workflows has become a growing trend across the sports media business. At the 2018 SVG Summit, James Stellpflug, VP Product Marketing at EVS and Brian Carr, owner and creative director of the Los Angeles-based creative & technical consulting agency THUMBWAR presented a case study on how broadcast partners […] More
MediaKind has just released a whitepaper on the latest developments in next-generation codecs, entitled ‘Breaking the codec deadlock to deliver next-generation immersive media experiences.’ More
