Monthly Archives: December 2006
Packers fans grim, green and betrayed by NFL
Written on December 20, 2006 at 4:19 pm, by SVG Staff
Mike Gourlie has been a Packers fan since his days of delivering the newspaper to iconic coach Vince Lombardi as a kid in Green Bay. He can’t remember missing a […] More
Big Ten Network has home in Windy City
Written on December 20, 2006 at 4:14 pm, by SVG Staff
The Big Ten Network announced today the official location for its studios and business offices in Chicago. The network will be headquartered in the historic Montgomery Ward building located in […] More
UpSNAP snaps up Sporting News for mobile streaming
Written on December 20, 2006 at 11:35 am, by SVG Staff
UpSNAP, a provider of free mobile search and streaming mobile audio entertainment, and Sporting News, a leading sports media company, announced today a partnership to provide on-demand mobile audio broadcasts […] More
CoachComm promotes Ritta, Hansana
Written on December 20, 2006 at 10:31 am, by SVG Staff
CoachComm has promoted Jennifer Ritta to Customer Service Supervisor and Lemon Hansana to Technical Support Supervisor. Ritta, a Customer Service Representative with CoachComm since January 2005, has been a first […] More
WXYZ Detroit adds JVC Pro HD cameras to arsenal
Written on December 20, 2006 at 10:29 am, by SVG Staff
WXYZ-TV, the ABC affiliate in Detroit, MI, has purchased five GY-HD250U Pro HD cameras for the station’s HD electronic newsgathering (ENG). The station first used the GY-HD250 cameras as part […] More
HDNet has named Bill Osborn SVP of Marketing for HDNet
Written on December 20, 2006 at 10:13 am, by SVG Staff
Osborn will lead the creative strategy and overall execution of the network’s marketing and advertising efforts. Osborn will also oversee development of on-air promotion for both channels. “We’re very excited […] More
Yamgo brings extreme sports to mobile devices
Written on December 20, 2006 at 9:29 am, by SVG Staff
Yamgo, a leading extreme sports mobile TV company has partnered with X-treme Video, Europe’s leading extreme sports publisher. The partnership provides global rights to extreme sports videos in 20 different […] More
JumpTV grabs SportFive rights for Hispanic sports portal
Written on December 19, 2006 at 2:33 pm, by SVG Staff
JumpTV has entered into a four year partnership with SPORTFIVE, the European leader in sports rights marketing, to exploit their sporting properties via www.JumpTV.com and JumpTV’s dedicated Hispanic sports portal, […] More
Sky, Vodafone launch Sky Mobile TV
Written on December 19, 2006 at 2:27 pm, by SVG Staff
Mobile TV continues to gain traction around the globe with SKY Television and Vodafone launching a new TV service, SKY Mobile TV, in New Zealand. The new mobile service, for […] More
ESPN snags minority stake in Arena Football League
Written on December 19, 2006 at 12:58 pm, by SVG Staff
The Associated Press is reporting that ESPN has acquired national TV rights to the Arena Football League on Tuesday and also will have a minority stake in the 19-team indoor […] More