The Baltimore Ravens gave fans plenty to be pumped about heading into the 2017 NFL season. Over the summer, the team embarked on the first phase of a three-phase stadium-revitalization project at M&T Bank Stadium, installing two 4K UHD video displays and a wealth of 4K-capable gear to capture, produce, and distribute high-resolution content. But […] More
After more than 20 years in downtown St. Louis, Scottrade Center has firmly established itself as a world-class destination for St. Louis Blues fans and concert-goers alike. But, with an all-analog control room and standard-definition video displays, the arena required an upgrade to keep up with the product on the ice and stage — and […] More
Stadium technology design has been ostensibly focused on getting fans out of the house and back in the stands, but the newly opened Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the MLS Atlanta United, might make them want to move in and stay. The massive Halo video display and scoreboard is as ubiquitous […] 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
In this week’s episode of The SVG Podcast, we get a few minutes with one of the more influential personalities in European sports production, David Shield, SVP, global director of engineering and technology, IMG Media. Shield, who also happens to be the chairman of SVG’s sister organization, SVG Europe, talks with us about the state […] More
The PGA TOUR and Intel have inked a deal to produce and globally distribute live virtual reality and live 360 video at six PGA TOUR events in 2017 and 2018. Beginning with the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sept. 21-24 and the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey […] More
The 2017 IBC Show in Amsterdam comes to a close today, and the SVG Europe and SVG Americas editorial teams have been out in full force for the duration of the show, covering all the latest news. In an effort to make the tidal wave of news and announcements more digestible to our readers, SVG […] More
Fox Sports and LiveLike are bringing Saturday’s Notre Dame–Michigan State game to fans in social virtual reality via its free Fox Sports VR app. Viewers will have the ability to watch together from the best views in the stadium, while communicating verbally and interacting with each other’s in-suite avatars throughout the experience. Once again teaming with LiveLike, with […] More
The 2017 IBC Show is winding down, but the SVG Europe and SVG Americas editorial teams are still out in full force, covering all the latest news from the show floor. In an effort to make the tidal wave of news and announcements more digestible to readers, SVG is providing a daily “SportTechBuzz at IBC […] More
SMPTE announced the approval of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110, Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks, a new standards suite that specifies the carriage, synchronization, and description of separate elementary essence streams over professional internet protocol (IP) networks in real-time for the purposes of live production, playout, and other professional media applications. More
