Monthly Archives: June 2006
Donovan calls on sports leagues to take on DC legislators
Written on June 28, 2006 at 1:30 am, by SVG Staff
By Ken KerschbaumerMSTV President David Donovan called on sports leagues and broadcasters to actively battle a government proposal to allow consumer wireless devices to be used in spectrum currently only […] More
Grass Valley, Sundance nail down K2 Server automation deal
Written on June 27, 2006 at 5:40 pm, by SVG Staff
Thanks to a new marketing relationship, the Grass Valley K2 Media Server from Thomson is now being bundled with FastBreak NXT XPress automation software from Sundance Digital, a leading provider […] More
Sony, Apple tighten XDCAM/FCP bond
Written on June 27, 2006 at 5:28 pm, by SVG Staff
Sony Electronics and Apple Computer today tightened their relationship with Sony s unveiling of new transfer software that will provide native interoperability between Sony s XDCAM HD system and Apple […] More
Ardendo to help ingest 200,000 hours of sports content for M-Net
Written on June 27, 2006 at 7:51 am, by SVG Staff
Electronic Media Network Limited (M-Net), South Africa s first private subscription television service, and SuperSport, M-Net s eight channels dedicated to sports programming, have selected Ardendo solutions for the ingest […] More
UK’s ITV builds HD facility in time for World Cup
Written on June 27, 2006 at 7:47 am, by SVG Staff
As part of the on-going expansion and updating of its infrastructure, ITV has installed a trial High Definition playout facility at its Southern Transmission Centre. The facility was installed by […] More
Univision sold for $13.7 billion to investor group
Written on June 27, 2006 at 7:45 am, by SVG Staff
Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., and a group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Saban Capital […] More
Stratos Optical plays key role in NEP ND3 truck
Written on June 27, 2006 at 7:40 am, by SVG Staff
The sweat on their brows, the dimples on the ball, the detail of the grass — this summer’s hot Pro Golf Tour has never looked sharper in the homes, clubs […] More
Eutelsat reaches German soccer league deal
Written on June 26, 2006 at 9:07 pm, by SVG Staff
Arena Sport Rechte und Marketing GmbH and Eutelsat visAvision GmbH, the German subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), today announced the signature of a three-year agreement to bring all […] More
Missouri Valley Conference taps XOS
Written on June 26, 2006 at 4:39 pm, by SVG Staff
The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Web site (http://www.mvc-sports.com/) will launch with an enhanced interactive media platform made possible through a partnership with XOS Technologies. Official launch is scheduled for July […] More
Formula 1 Races Onto Mobile Phones
Written on June 26, 2006 at 3:08 pm, by SVG Staff
Formula 1 racing fans can now experience all the action of this year s Grand Prix from the comfort of their own mobile phones, thanks to UpSNAP Inc. s broadcasts […] More