Monthly Archives: January 2014
CABSAT 2014: Wohler to Show Off New Products
Written on January 31, 2014 at 11:20 am, by SVG Staff
Wohler Technologies plans to show off an array of new products at CABSAT 2014 (March 11-13, Dubai World Trade Center). The company will be exhibiting in Hall 8, Stand B8-40. More
Alpha Video Hires Two Senior Broadcast Engineers
Written on January 31, 2014 at 11:15 am, by SVG Staff
Responding to increasing sales by its Sports & Entertainment Group and Broadcast Systems Group, Alpha Video recently hired two Senior Broadcast Engineers. More
PRG Overcomes Cold, Crowds To Create Fox Sports’ Times Square Studio
Written on January 31, 2014 at 11:13 am, by SVG Staff
After more than a century as Times Square, the world’s most famous intersection embraced a new name this week: Super Bowl Blvd. Fox Sports, the host broadcaster of this year’s game, firmly established its presence atop the boulevard with the largest non-permanent broadcast facility ever built, a vision brought to life by Production Resources Group. […] More
SONY 4K, HD Cameras Cover Every Angle For the Super Bowl
Written on January 31, 2014 at 11:10 am, by SVG Staff
More than 100 Sony professional cameras – 4K and HD — will cover the field at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium for this weekend’s broadcast of the game between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. FOX Sports will use six Sony 4K cameras (five F55s and one F65) to capture ultra-high resolution images for its “Super […] More
Rohde & Schwarz’s DVS is Digital Cinema Partner of the Berlinale
Written on January 31, 2014 at 11:07 am, by SVG Staff
Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH (DVS) is the official supplier of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 6-16, 2014). The Hanover-based company provides three mastering stations CLIPSTER as well as one […] More
SES, Eutelsat Settle Dispute Over 28.5 Degrees East Orbital
Written on January 31, 2014 at 11:00 am, by SVG Staff
SES and Eutelsat Communications have concluded a series of agreements including a comprehensive settlement of legal proceedings concerning the right to operate at the 28.5 degrees East orbital position and […] More
Reality Check Systems Powers Super Bowl XLVIII Live Coverage
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:39 am, by SVG Staff
Customized technology solutions and dynamic on-air graphics packages from Reality Check Systems (RCS) are in play for the 8th consecutive Super Bowl across major networks such as NFL Network, ESPN, and DirecTV. 24 RCS “Bullet” custom hardware/software mobile graphics systems, including a “Twitter Bullet” module, to incorporate live Tweets into broadcast graphics, are currently in the field […] More
EVS to Provide 4K Zooming, Live Production Capabilities for FOX Sports’ Super Bowl Broadcast
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:36 am, by SVG Staff
EVS is being utilized by FOX Sports for live production equipment, including 4K replay systems with integrated zooming capability, for its broadcast of NFL Super Bowl XLVIII and associated pre- and post-game activities. The EVS workflow provided for this year’s game connects MetLife Stadium in New Jersey via a high-speed, 10GbE network connection to remote operations in Manhattan where […] More
Game Creek Video Trusts PESA for Routing Needs at Super Bowl XLVIII
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:33 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Game Creek Video will use PESA video and audio routers for FOX’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday. Jason Taubman, Game Creek vice president of design and new technologies, said 75 percent of the company’s fleet is in the New York area to cover the Super Bowl for various clients. The entire truck compound at […] More
Road To New York Paved With Daktronics LED Displays
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:30 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Daktronics has installed numerous LED displays in New York, New Jersey and the surrounding metro areas over the years, and those displays will take center stage throughout the city as hordes of people descend near the Big Apple for the biggest sporting event of the year as the Broncos battle the Seahawks for football supremacy. […] More