Monthly Archives: February 2010

The E and Eye

Written on February 26, 2010 at 3:21 pm, by

“HDTV is ideally viewed at a distance of roughly three times the picture height.”  That’s the sort of statement heard frequently — as recently as at last week’s HPA Tech […]  More

Live From Vancouver, Universal Sports Creates Morning Olympics Viewing Guide

Written on February 26, 2010 at 2:23 pm, by

For the past two months, Universal Sports has been in the midst of a major transition, moving into new studio space in Westlake Village, CA, and solving the challenges posed […]  More

Vancouver 2010: Broadcast Sports’ Wireless Transmission System Brings Never-Before-Seen Perspectives of Skiers

Written on February 26, 2010 at 2:18 pm, by

RF transmitters, receive infrastructure, monitoring and distribution facilities from Broadcast Sports, Inc. (BSI) are being used at the Winter Olympic Games.  BSI has implemented a marriage of remote controlled gyro-stabilized […]  More

NBC Olympics Tops Idol, Again

Written on February 26, 2010 at 2:12 pm, by

The Olympics on NBC Thursday night beat American Idol for the second time in two weeks.  Idol had been undefeated in six years (dating back to May 2004). When going […]  More

FlashNet Archive Gives Al-Jazeera Sport Easy Access to UEFA Footage

Written on February 26, 2010 at 1:44 pm, by

Inter Milan Manager Jose Mourinho doubtless took great satisfaction in the 2-1 victory over his old club Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League knockout-round first leg, particularly since broadcasters will […]  More

Shotgun Mics: Product Roundup

Written on February 26, 2010 at 12:54 pm, by

When it comes to shotgun microphones, broadcast mixers have a wide range of choices. Here are some of them. Audio-Technica Based on models originally developed for use in the broadcast […]  More

Venue News & Notes: Making Use of the Snow in DC

Written on February 26, 2010 at 11:45 am, by

Washington, DC, has seen enough snow in the past few weeks to host the Winter Olympics, and it now appears that the nation’s capital might be home to at least […]  More

Now That We Know What 3DTV Is…

Written on February 26, 2010 at 10:26 am, by

In my post “This Thing Called 3D” I asked why all TV sets shouldn’t be considered 3D TVs: http://schubincafe.com/blog/2010/01/this-thing-called-3d/ There was no specific definition of a 3DTV, and all TVs […]  More

NEP Broadcasting Provides Broadcast Facilities and Technical Support to NBC Universal During Vancouver Olympic Winter Games

Written on February 26, 2010 at 10:08 am, by

NEP Broadcasting, the nation’s largest provider of television production facilities, has brought a team of over 60 staff members along with eight mobile television productions trucks to the Vancouver Olympic […]  More

“NBCOlympics.com on MSN” Winning Digital Gold

Written on February 26, 2010 at 9:06 am, by

According to data from comScore, from Feb. 15-21, “NBCOlympics.com on MSN” has generated more than 706 million page views, 600 million more and 587 percent more than its nearest competitor, […]  More

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