PBS affiliate WPSU at Penn State University has gone live with a brand-new Calrec Audio Summa digital mixing console. The installation is the realization of several years of research and planning by WPSU Facilities Manager Kerry Trout, and the Summa is the latest link in WPSU’s ongoing drive to upgrade and modernize its broadcasting facility. More
College and university athletic departments handle venue operations in ways as varied as the student body at a liberal-arts college. But the goal is very much the same: to ensure that fans and alumni connect as closely as possible with the athletes and teams via hype videos, live streaming, scoreboard video, and more. Speaking at […] More
The Detroit Red Wings are focused on developing the finest arena in the NHL. As a result, it will most likely be the most expensive hockey barn when it opens for the 2017-18 season, writes the Sporting News. Team officials announced this week the addition of $95 million in upgrades to arena design, including a […] More
For the Penn State community, the Pegula Ice Arena is more than just a new hockey rink. It’s a symbol of perseverance, a jewel that emerged from the ground during a time when the rest of the university appeared to be crumbling. More
Professional franchises aren’t the only big players in venue construction. From the recent renovations of the University of Kansas’s historic Allen Fieldhouse and Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion to new buildings sprouting on the campuses of Penn State and the University of Washington, universities are driving the recent boom of venue renovations and new builds every […] More
XOS Digital, a provider of content management solutions and digital media services for collegiate and professional sports organizations, announced that the Penn State University hockey program will receive state-of-the-art audiovisual systems in the new 6,000-seat, multi-purpose Pegula Ice Hockey Arena. More
Compiled by Karen Hogan, Associate Editor, Sports Video Group The Red Sox are actively seeking to bring college football back to Fenway Park, specifically a game between Notre Dame and the University of Connecticut in 2014. Talks are in the early stages, according to sources involved in the discussions. But UConn officials feel the idea […] More
Penn State Athletics has installed 36 channels of Abekas Mira multichannel server in three HD production control rooms on its University Park campus. The Mira servers are used for both live Instant Replay and for clip playback of graphics packages, interstitials and other packaged media throughout the more than 150 live events the broadcast group […] More
San Diego Padres interim CEO Tom Garfinkel said the club plans to study what effects reducing Petco Park’s spacious outfield might have on the team’s offense. The Padres could submit plans to Major League Baseball after the season in hopes of turning Petco into a more hitter-friendly park in time for the 2013 season. Since […] More
With the release of each new instant-replay server, production switcher, graphics device, and IP-based communication and control system, stadium control rooms advance. As control rooms are outfitted with next-gen equipment, the capabilities of these rooms resonate throughout each venue and beyond. At the Venue Technology Summit this week, SVG brought together four industry leaders involved […] More
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