Monthly Archives: February 2009
PGATOUR.COM Sets Record for Single Day Video Streaming for Round One Coverage of Accenture Match Play
Written on February 26, 2009 at 3:44 pm, by SVG Staff
PGATour.com had a record-breaking day for its online video coverage of the first round of the World Golf Championships – Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, February 25, streaming 2.5 […] More
Finding Your Space in the White Spaces: Frequency-Finding Service Launches
Written on February 26, 2009 at 3:12 pm, by SVG Staff
By Dan Daley The White Spaces drama has been pushed back till June, but free enterprise is already finding ways to make negotiating use of unused TV-channel spectrum a little […] More
ESPN and FIBA Reach Three-Year Multimedia Pact Beginning This Year
Written on February 26, 2009 at 3:11 pm, by SVG Staff
ESPN and FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, have reached a comprehensive three-year agreement (2009-11), making ESPN the exclusive English-language distributor of live games in the U.S. for premiere […] More
RF Central Upgrades Portable 2-GHz Transmitter
Written on February 26, 2009 at 2:47 pm, by SVG Staff
RF Central’s RFX-PHT-II HD upgradable portable 2-GHz digital transmitter will be introduced at the 2009 NAB Show (Booth C3707). It uses RF Central’s signature RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitter and is designed […] More
Shotgun Mics, From the Mixer’s Perspective
Written on February 26, 2009 at 2:26 pm, by SVG Staff
By Dan Daley As we pointed out a couple of weeks ago, sports mixers tend to rely on a fairly limited number of shotgun microphones, out of a deep pool […] More
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, SVG Announce Global Media Awards For College Sports
Written on February 26, 2009 at 11:43 am, by SVG Staff
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and the Sports Video Group (SVG) are pleased to announce the Global Media Awards for College Sports. The contest, which will […] More
In Chicago, ESPN Tries Local Coverage on for Size
Written on February 26, 2009 at 11:01 am, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff Being a sports fan is, to some extent, an exercise in geographical loyalty, and this week, the nation’s largest sportscaster announced plans to dip into the waters […] More
Riedel Intercoms Embraced in Cologne
Written on February 26, 2009 at 10:35 am, by SVG Staff
CBC Cologne Broadcasting Center, the TV production, technology, and broadcast provider of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, equipped its new broadcasting facility with an intercom matrix system from Riedel Communications. Following the […] More
NAB Camera Preview: Cost-Effective Systems Shine in Tough Times
Written on February 26, 2009 at 9:36 am, by SVG Staff
By Carl LindemannSpecial NABNow report for SVG and TV Newsday If there’s an upside to the downturn, it’s less expensive HD cameras for the studio and the field. At NAB […] More
For Lacrosse Coverage, ESPNU Fills Dual Role: Broadcaster/Promoter
Written on February 25, 2009 at 6:54 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff Lacrosse is one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports — at least at the high school level — and ESPNU is doing its best to speed that growth […] More