Monthly Archives: June 2010
DTS To Celebrate Second Annual 7.1 Day on July 1
Written on June 29, 2010 at 4:30 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
By Michael Silbergleid DTS 7.1 Day: The holiday, first declared by the state of California on July 1, 2009, honors the company’s cutting-edge 7.1 surround sound audio technology, as well […] More
Porn Industry Ready to Drop Flash – If IE Can Catch Up
Written on June 29, 2010 at 4:27 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
By Michael Silbergleid As SeattlePI.com says: “Ah, the pornography industry – always on the cutting edge of technology. It helped popularize the video camera and the VHS. And who can […] More
Cameraman Falls to Death During MXS Sports Pro Racing Set Up
Written on June 29, 2010 at 2:58 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
The Denver Post reports that a 57-year-old cameraman Stuart Keene was killed last Friday after falling 20 feet while setting up a camera for the Thunder Valley Motocross race that […] More
Hall Serves Up Changes to Wimbledon Broadcast Centre to Better Meet Client Needs
Written on June 29, 2010 at 2:53 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
For Mervyn Hall, broadcast liaison manager for The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club and Wimbledon, this year’s tournament is further proof that revamping the existing broadcast facility will […] More
July 21 SVG Sports Asset Management Event Tees Up PGA Tour, World Cup Workflows; Early Bird Hotel Discount Ends Today
Written on June 29, 2010 at 2:25 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
The Sports Video Group 2010 Sports Asset Management event at PGA Tour Entertainment and the Renaissance Resort at the World of Golf Village in St. Augustine, FL, from July 20-22, […] More
World Cup 3D Production Proves Fertile Testing Ground for Sony
Written on June 29, 2010 at 12:41 pm, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
For four weeks, the World Cup in South Africa is serving as a fertile testing ground for live 3D sports production. Sony is sponsoring the 3D production of 25 matches […] More
FIFA President Says Technology to Settle Goal Disputes Is On The Agenda
Written on June 29, 2010 at 12:21 pm, by Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent
Sepp Blatter, president of football governing body FIFA, today (June 29) pulled back from his strong stance against video technology for settling disputed refereeing decisions and announced that it would […] More
XStreamHD To Deliver Direct-to-Home Cinema Via EchoStar Satellite Services
Written on June 29, 2010 at 11:05 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
XStreamHD has entered into a long-term satellite service agreement with EchoStar Satellite Services (a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp.). XStreamHD, which specializes in the delivery and distribution of HD entertainment directly […] More
HBO’s New HD Studio Outfitted with Miranda Kaleido-X Multi-viewers
Written on June 29, 2010 at 10:51 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
HBO has installed a Kaleido-X multi-viewer monitoring system from Miranda Technologies in its new HBO HD Studio, in New York City. The new studio is a one-stop shop for shooting, […] More
More Than 1 PB of NetApp Flash Cache Capacity Purchased Since Sept. 2009
Written on June 29, 2010 at 10:46 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
NetApp customers have purchased more than one petabyte (PB) of NetApp Flash Cache capacity since its introduction in Sept. 2009. By incorporating flash memory as intelligent cache in its unified […] More