Monthly Archives: January 2006

CBS TD Patterson dies

Written on January 30, 2006 at 5:08 am, by

Norm Patterson, CBS Sports technical director, died last Monday night of an apparent heart attack while at the University City hotel in San Diego. Patterson, 45, was a CBS TD […]  More

WSJ: NFL foregoes deals and brings games to own network

Written on January 29, 2006 at 4:50 am, by

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the National Football League has decided to televise a package of games on Thursday and Saturday nights starting next season on its own […]  More

IBM rolls out sports podcast

Written on January 29, 2006 at 4:44 am, by

IBM, which has had a series of podcasts that have taken a look at how the company will help certain market segments address future needs, is taking a look at […]  More

XOS brings motion-capture to teams

Written on January 27, 2006 at 8:56 am, by

During the past decade motion capture technology has transformed the videogame industry, letting game publishers like EA Sports deliver NFL, MLB, NBA and PGA-related game titles that take life-like graphics […]  More

ABC, ESPN add more to iTunes

Written on January 27, 2006 at 4:11 am, by

ESPN and ABC Sports, the first major sports content providers to the iTunes Music Store, will launch the second wave of video content to sports fans for purchase and download […]  More

SWAC, SportStat to deliver video to mobile phones

Written on January 27, 2006 at 4:01 am, by

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is the latest sports entity to deliver real-time play-by-play video clips, scores and statistics to mobile devices. The conference expects to use the system full […]  More

Grass Valley addresses needs of sportscasters

Written on January 26, 2006 at 5:00 am, by

Grass Valley will introduce a number of products in 2006 designed to meet the needs of sports broadcasters looking to improve the quality of their HD productions. Highlights include a […]  More

Avid gives NBC Olympics a lift

Written on January 25, 2006 at 2:12 pm, by

NBC will be rely on Avid video and Digidesign audio gear for a fourth consecutive Olympic games beginning Feb. 10 with the kickoff of the network’s broadcast of the XX […]  More

Disney grabs Pixar, Jobs on board

Written on January 24, 2006 at 5:32 pm, by

ESPN and ABC Sports parent company the Walt Disney Company today agreed to acquire computer animation leader Pixar in an all-stock transaction, expected to be completed by this summer. Under […]  More

Globo TV hits Web

Written on January 24, 2006 at 4:37 pm, by

Globo TV Sports, Brazil’s largest sports broadcaster, is finally getting a Web presence. The site, www.globotvsports.com, includes updated information about football matches of the Brazilian Championship, S o Paulo Championship, […]  More

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