Monthly Archives: December 2006
Bowl Games keep ESPN stirring through Holiday season and provides an HD first in Hawaii
Written on December 19, 2006 at 11:44 am, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer Tonight marks the beginning of an exceptionally busy season for ESPN as it kicks off the 2006-2007 Bowl season with a production of the Poinsettia Bowl from […] More
Hearst-Argyle taps Ikegami HD cameras
Written on December 18, 2006 at 3:55 pm, by SVG Staff
Hearst-Argyle Television has purchased 11 Ikegami HDK-75EX portable HD cameras and six Ikegami HDL-40 compact one-piece “POV” HD cameras for its television stations KCRA, in Sacramento, WCVB, in Boston, and […] More
NEP teams up with WWE for Holiday Troop Tribute
Written on December 18, 2006 at 2:16 pm, by SVG Staff
NEP Broadcasting’s International Events Group (IEG) has teamed up with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to support U.S. Military personnel stationed in Iraq this holiday season. “A Holiday Tribute to the […] More
French networks have new HD OB option
Written on December 17, 2006 at 9:25 am, by SVG Staff
By Kevin Hilton SVG Europe correspondent French facilities provider SOFT has invested 4.4 millions euros in its latest high definition (HD) outside broadcast truck, which has already worked on a […] More
NTRA makes video of all graded stakes races available online
Written on December 15, 2006 at 10:39 am, by SVG Staff
Starting on December 26, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association will make video replays of all North American graded stakes races available free of charge of on its website, www.ntra.com. The […] More
American Cable Association blitzes NFL Network
Written on December 14, 2006 at 5:18 pm, by SVG Staff
The American Cable Association (ACA) announced today the creation of a website to encourage cable customers across America to demand Sports Choice Now from the NFL Network. The website, www.sportschoicenow.org, […] More
Reidel’s largest N.A. intercom in place at NFL Network
Written on December 14, 2006 at 1:16 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer The NFL Network, based in Los Angeles, has gone live with a newly expanded intercom system that made its debut in time for the network’s launch of […] More
Belgian’s Alfacam adds three Sony SuperMotion systems
Written on December 14, 2006 at 12:24 pm, by SVG Staff
By Kevin Hilton SVG Europe correspondent Belgian outside broadcast company Alfacam has taken delivery of four Sony SuperMotion HDC-3300 high definition slow-motion cameras as part of a general programme of […] More
UK readies for Wireless Spectrum auction
Written on December 14, 2006 at 12:19 pm, by SVG Staff
By Kevin Hilton SVG Europe correspondent Broadcast sports events now rely more than ever on wireless technology for radio microphones, communications and, the most recent innovation, wireless cameras. But frequency […] More
SVG League Tech Summit a resounding success as more than 400 top execs gather in NYC
Written on December 13, 2006 at 5:42 pm, by SVG Staff
The Sports Video Group held its first-annual League Technology Summit on Dec. 12 at the New York Hilton Hotel and more than 400 sports industry professionals representing every size and […] More