Monthly Archives: January 2008
FSN Pittsburgh will offer 54 Pirates games in HD
Written on January 30, 2008 at 3:04 pm, by SVG Staff
FSN Pittsburgh in 2008 will air a record 125 Pittsburgh Pirates regular season games with 54 of those games in High Definition. FSN Pittsburgh is also offering two Spring Training […] More
TV One Hires Ed Hart as Northwest Regional Sales Manager
Written on January 30, 2008 at 12:07 pm, by SVG Staff
TV One has appointed Ed Hart the Northwest Regional Sales Manager. Hart, a former Vice President of Sales and Marketing for both Calibre UK and Folsom Research, has many years […] More
FOR-A expands UK engineering operations
Written on January 30, 2008 at 11:40 am, by SVG Staff
FOR-A UK is expanding is local engineering capabilities with the appointment of Ray Barnard as Engineering Manager. Barnard adds his considerable technical knowledge and wide industry experience to support the […] More
Phil Celia Named Crown Eastern Regional Sales Manager
Written on January 30, 2008 at 10:00 am, by SVG Staff
Crown International reported that Phil Celia has recently joined the company to serve as eastern regional sales manager. Celia reports to Deb Frantom, Crown’s director of U.S. sales. A familiar […] More
ESPN and XM Satellite Radio to Launch ‘ESPN Xtra’ Radio Channel
Written on January 29, 2008 at 2:22 pm, by SVG Staff
XM Satellite Radio will add a new slate of ESPN programs to its line up starting February 4 featuring a new ESPN Radio-dedicated channel. XM and ESPN will re-brand XM […] More
NEP helps WWE give HD Production the Royal Treatment
Written on January 29, 2008 at 11:53 am, by SVG Staff
By Andrew Lippe The WWE Sunday Night traveled to Madison Square Garden for the 21st annual “Royal Rumble,” a PPV extravaganza that marked the culmination of a weeklong transition to […] More
LIN TV Reaches Deal with Cable One
Written on January 29, 2008 at 11:50 am, by SVG Staff
LIN TV Corp. has reached an agreement with Cable One, the 10th largest cable provider in the nation, for retransmission of its broadcast stations in both analog and in high-definition. […] More
NBC Olympics adds eighth Calrec console for Beijing Games
Written on January 28, 2008 at 6:50 pm, by SVG Staff
NBC Olympics has selected a 56 fader Alpha with Bluefin console to be stationed at Beijing’s National Aquatics Center at the 2008 Olympic Games. System integration for the console, which […] More
Arbitron to survey Phillies radio ratings
Written on January 28, 2008 at 4:33 pm, by SVG Staff
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed a multi-year contract for the Portable People Meter (PPM) custom radio ratings services. Using the existing PPM panel installed in Philadelphia for syndicated radio ratings, […] More
FSN North goes commercial for Timberwolves halftime
Written on January 28, 2008 at 1:56 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer Fox Sports North recently gave a new twist to half-time coverage of Minnesota Timberwolves games. In an effort to keep fans watching the network has gone commercial […] More