Monthly Archives: May 2008
Sportvision Player Tracking a slam dunk for ESPN
Written on May 30, 2008 at 2:32 pm, by SVG Staff
By Andrew Lippe ESPN’s NBA playoff coverage has made use of player tracking technology from Sportvision to give viewers greater insight into what it takes for a great offensive play […] More
USOC Follows NBC’s Lead In Launching New Website
Written on May 30, 2008 at 1:27 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff The Olympic spirit has officially reached the Internet as the United States Olympic Committee launched Teamusa.org, a new Web site that incorporates athlete blogs, social networking tools, […] More
QuStream taps Marks for Northeast sales
Written on May 30, 2008 at 12:50 pm, by SVG Staff
Joel Marks has been named QuStream Northeast Area Sales Manager, reporting to Robert Hivner, Vice President, US Sales, Eastern Region. Operating out of Teaneck, NJ, Marks is responsible for sales, […] More
Rise in diesel costs impacts sports industry
Written on May 30, 2008 at 12:46 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carl Lindemann The shockwave of fuel price surges has begun to ripple through the economy. Anything closely connected with trucking is bearing the brunt of it as diesel prices […] More
NAB’s Rehr warns U.S. Congressional offices of White Space threat to DTV transition
Written on May 30, 2008 at 9:31 am, by SVG Staff
NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr sent a letter to every U.S. Congressional office this week warning that a campaign by several technology companies to win regulatory approval to […] More
CTV-Rogers taps Cimoroni and Millman for Olympic efforts
Written on May 30, 2008 at 9:11 am, by SVG Staff
CTV-Rogers Media Consortium is gearing up for its coverage of the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games, naming Dan Cimoroni as Vice-President, Business Development and Nelson Millman as Executive […] More
GlobeCast Delivers a Power Serve for NBC Sports from the French Open
Written on May 29, 2008 at 3:44 pm, by SVG Staff
GlobeCast is currently on site at the French Tennis Open in Paris, providing NBC Sports with live transmission of its HD coverage of this world- renowned tournament. This edition of […] More
SVG welcomes Miranda Technologies
Written on May 29, 2008 at 3:12 pm, by SVG Staff
Miranda Technologies Inc. a manufacturer and developer of master control systems, multi-image display processors, and graphics software has joined the Sports Video Group as a corporate sponsor. For more information, […] More
Aaj Tak signs ABS as UK playout service provider
Written on May 29, 2008 at 12:08 pm, by SVG Staff
India ‘s largest privately-owned news channel, Aaj Tak, has signed Advanced Broadcast Services (ABS) to provide television playout services via the Sky satellite multiplex. This latest contract makes the channel’s […] More
Glowpoint Launches Telepresence Exchange Network Service
Written on May 29, 2008 at 11:37 am, by SVG Staff
Glowpoint, Inc. has launched the Telepresence Exchange Network (TEN) service, designed to solve the challenge of placing telepresence video calls between companies on different networks as well as enabling video […] More