By Brian Harris | Friday, March 30, 2018 - 8:44 am
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 […]
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Friday, September 16, 2016 - 11:43 am
This weekend, the National Hockey League returns to ESPN for the first time since before the 2004-05 lockout. ESPN will cover the World Cup of Hockey, a two-week tournament starting […]
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By Mark Schubin | Sunday, July 24, 2016 - 4:17 pm
Today, July 24, 2016. as this image from page 13 of the July 25, 1916 issue of The Evening Star in Washington, D.C. indicates, is the 100th anniversary of the first […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 1:05 pm
Last September, Dome Productions learned that it would need to figure out a way to facilitate UHD production of all Toronto Blue Jays games: Rogers Cable was preparing to launch […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, March 27, 2015 - 9:38 am
Canada’s leading sports media broadcaster, Rogers Sportsnet, has doubled the size of its Quantel Enterprise sQ fast-turnaround news and sports system to handle its growing workflow after acquiring the exclusive […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, January 23, 2015 - 10:57 am
When Rogers Sportsnet won the Canadian broadcast rights to NHL hockey, including the venerable Hockey Night in Canada, it shocked many across the industry. To ensure success on the production side, […]
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 12:25 pm
In a landmark deal that shocked hockey fans across the country, Rogers Sportsnet effectively secured creative control over broadcast of Canada’s most popular sport. The 12-year, $5.2 billion deal, announced […]
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