Monthly Archives: August 2006
Harris taps Russ Johnson for key sales post
Written on August 31, 2006 at 11:42 am, by SVG Staff
Harris Corporation has appointed Russ Johnson to the position of vice president of sales for the Americas for its Broadcast Communications Division. Johnson’s key mandate will be to drive revenue […] More
Chicago Rockstars tap SkyBoxSMS for text service
Written on August 31, 2006 at 8:05 am, by SVG Staff
SkyboxSMS, a Chicago-based company that provides mobile messaging transaction and entertainment services for event venues and spectators, announces their partnership with the Chicago Rockstars of the American Basketball Association. SkyboxSMS […] More
NASCAR.com, Turner Sports give fans FilmLoop
Written on August 30, 2006 at 9:33 pm, by SVG Staff
FilmLoop, Inc., a provider of free software that enables people and businesses to broadcast, find, and share digital images, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Turner Sports […] More
Snell & Wilcox scales down Kahuna, expands market
Written on August 29, 2006 at 7:19 pm, by SVG Staff
Snell & Wilcox is introducing a new scaled-down version of its Kahuna SD/HD production switcher in a move designed to let broadcasters and remote vehicle operators pick the switcher that […] More
High Schools snag Broadcast Pix switchers
Written on August 29, 2006 at 4:12 pm, by SVG Staff
By Andrew Lippe The Mansfield Independent School District in Texas recently purchased two Broadcast Pix 2000 switchers one for teaching digital technology at their Ben Barber Career Tech Academy and […] More
Henderson appointed Ascent Media European Managing Director
Written on August 29, 2006 at 11:32 am, by SVG Staff
Ascent Media Network Services has appointed Roger Henderson as Managing Director of its content distribution business in Europe. Henderson, who will be based in London, will have operational, strategic, and […] More
Oh Canada! CBC taps SSL for HD truck
Written on August 29, 2006 at 9:01 am, by SVG Staff
By Andrew Lippe CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Company, has purchased its fourth C100 Series console from Solid State Logic. The console will be used in a new HD remote broadcast […] More
‘Thin’ is in at MLBAM for audio encoding
Written on August 29, 2006 at 8:49 am, by SVG Staff
Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) has signed a deal with Thin Multimedia to license the company’s thinMobile Platform to encode their audio content for mobile devices. The agreement expands […] More
2006 U.S. Open: While Agassi bids farewell instant replay makes debut
Written on August 28, 2006 at 4:32 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer For Stephen Gorsuch, USTA National Tennis Center director, broadcast operations, today signals the beginning of a two-week long juggling act that involves keeping broadcasters worldwide happy with […] More
Grass Valley gets flexible with modular system
Written on August 28, 2006 at 3:55 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer Remote production truck makers looking to save space have a new option: Grass Valley Group modules for the GeckoFlex modular system, a new 2RU frame that can […] More