Monthly Archives: July 2012
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Names Rebecca O’Sullivan-Schulte President
Written on July 31, 2012 at 10:17 am, by SVG Staff
Rebecca O’Sullivan-Schulte has been promoted to President of Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, as announced by Jon Litner, Group President of NBC Sports Group. O’Sullivan-Schulte has served as Senior Vice President and […] More
Telestream Releases Flip4Mac 3.0
Written on July 31, 2012 at 10:12 am, by SVG Staff
Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced a public beta release of Flip4Mac 3.0 including Flip Player, a new multiformat video player. This public beta release […] More
Suzanne Lezotte Named Bexel Marketing Director
Written on July 31, 2012 at 10:03 am, by SVG Staff
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, has named Suzanne Lezotte as the company’s new marketing director. In her […] More
Comcast Media Center’s West Works Studios Wins Two Emmy Awards
Written on July 31, 2012 at 9:58 am, by SVG Staff
The pilot episode of The Stage – Colorado, which was produced by West Works Studios (formerly Comcast Media Center Production Services), took home Heartland Emmy Awards for Arts/Entertainment – Program/Special […] More
Audio Monitoring: Options for Inside the Truck
Written on July 31, 2012 at 9:28 am, by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
It’s a narrow niche in the diverse universe of monitor speakers, but monitoring inside truck audio environments calls for a robust, full-range speaker solution. Here are the market leaders. Blue […] More
Venue News: Olympic Organizers Face Pressure to Fill Seats; Cauldron Construction Explained
Written on July 31, 2012 at 9:00 am, by SVG Staff
Compiled by Karen Hogan, Associate Editor, Sports Video Group London Olympic organizers are under intense pressure to fill stadiums and venues after empty seats clearly visible on television infuriated British […] More
BBC sets sail with Sunset + Vine for Olympic coverage
Written on July 31, 2012 at 5:36 am, by Andy Stout, SVG Europe Editorial Director
With the Olympics well underway at the various Olympic Park venues, over 100 miles away on the South Coast, Weymouth is hosting the sailing. And, uniquely for these Games, the BBC is using an independent production company, Sunset + Vine, to produce its unilateral add-on to the OBS feed from the boats. Various events so […] More
Live From London: Ultra HD Olympics Set for Debut
Written on July 30, 2012 at 1:48 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Friday’s opening ceremonies turned out to be every bit as compelling as the 2008 Beijing ceremony, thanks to an artistic vision courtesy of Danny Boyle. But, for TV-technology geeks, the […] More
Live From London: EVS Servers, New Technology, Put to Test on First Full Day
Written on July 30, 2012 at 1:46 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
On the first full day of Olympic competition and broadcasters at the IBC were busy tweaking workflows, ensuring all systems were go, and adjusting as needed. And adjusting right along […] More
Tech Turns London Olympics Audience into a Gigantic TV Screen
Written on July 30, 2012 at 12:28 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
Each audience member waved a ten-inch paddle outfitted with nine full-color LCD squares to work together to broadcast images. In case you were wondering about how the system works, pcadvisor.co.ukI […] More