Monthly Archives: July 2006
Time Warner, Comcast close Adelphia deal
Written on July 31, 2006 at 6:54 pm, by SVG Staff
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced that they completed the acquisition of substantially all of Adelphia Communications Corporation’s assets. With this acquisition as well as […] More
California State Fresno says yes to Daktronics
Written on July 31, 2006 at 5:25 pm, by SVG Staff
California State University in Fresno recently chose Daktronics to design and manufacture a unique scoring, advertising and messaging system for Bulldog Stadium, home of the Fresno State Bulldogs. The project […] More
PGA Championship to Stream Free on Broadband
Written on July 31, 2006 at 5:01 pm, by SVG Staff
The 2006 edition of the PGA Championship will be the first golf event ever to stream live via broadband. Turner Network Television has partnered with PGA.com to offer 11 hours […] More
Fantasy football game puts winners on the field
Written on July 31, 2006 at 2:32 pm, by SVG Staff
by Andrew Lippe HumWare Media Corporation and Major League Marketing are offering Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions fans a chance to live their dream with The Ultimate Fantasy Football Game. […] More
Hearst-Argyle taps Sony XDCAM for ENG needs
Written on July 31, 2006 at 1:26 pm, by SVG Staff
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. is converting to Sony s XDCAM Professional Disc System for electronic newsgathering (ENG) and creative services operations across several of its stations. The company will be using […] More
Toshiba, Canon invest $1.7 billion for SED plant
Written on July 29, 2006 at 8:27 am, by SVG Staff
Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. are investing $1.7 billion) to build a factory that will make panels for a new type of flat-panel TV based on SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display) […] More
Construction of Red Bull stadium set to begin
Written on July 29, 2006 at 8:25 am, by SVG Staff
Red Bull New York took a step closer to construction of their new soccer specific stadium in Harrison, NJ, after the sale $39.4 million in revenue bonds was completed. The […] More
Industry Experts Discuss the Challenges of Surround Sound at SVG Forum
Written on July 27, 2006 at 9:59 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff The challenge of making surround sound work still looms large in the sports and entertainment industries, but on July 27, a dialog began that may change the […] More
High Schoolers land Daktronics scoreboard
Written on July 27, 2006 at 7:05 pm, by SVG Staff
Sharyland Independent School District (ISD) recently chose Daktronics to provide an integrated scoring, video and advertising display system for Rattler Stadium, home of Rattler football, soccer and track. The new […] More
Mediaset kicks in 64 million Euros for Italian football DTV rights
Written on July 27, 2006 at 6:38 pm, by SVG Staff
Telecom Italia Media SpA said it will receive 64 million Euros from Mediaset SpA under a three season deal involving rights to show Italian football games on digital TV networks. […] More