Monthly Archives: June 2008
Analysis: Universal Sports Points To Niche-Based Future
Written on June 24, 2008 at 1:01 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff NBC’s foray into 24-hour Olympic Sports coverage – by means of its partnership with World Championship Sports Network to create Universal Sports – has industry implications that […] More
ESPN Adds Content For HD Draftniks
Written on June 24, 2008 at 12:34 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff When the NBA Draft tips off Thursday night, viewers who tune into ESPNHD will become instant insiders. Two-thirds of ESPN’s constant-crawl on-screen graphics will be available to […] More
EuroCup Viewers Get Digital Kicks Thanks to Liberovision
Written on June 24, 2008 at 12:30 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer Football fans watching the 2008 European Football Championships on ESPN in the U.S. or Second German Television ZDF in Germany are getting their digital kicks thanks to […] More
SVG welcomes A Crewing Alliance
Written on June 24, 2008 at 11:54 am, by SVG Staff
SVG is proud to announce A Crewing Alliance has joined Sports Video Group as a new mobile sponsor. In 2007, A Crewing Alliance crewed over 8,500 mobile television events for […] More
Snell & Wilcox Kahuna integrates with EVS XT[2]
Written on June 24, 2008 at 11:39 am, by SVG Staff
Snell & Wilcox’s Kahuna SD/HD multi-format production switcher is now fully integrated with the EVS XT[2] production server. The Kahuna-EVS integration enables the switcher to control all channels of the […] More
Up For Sale: Name of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Written on June 24, 2008 at 9:39 am, by SVG Staff
The Wall Street Journal reports that officials with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, the public agency that operates the 85-year-old stadium, will be putting the name of the building […] More
China Netcom game for Tektronix
Written on June 24, 2008 at 8:59 am, by SVG Staff
China Netcom (CNC) has selected Tektronix video test and monitoring equipment for use during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. China Netcom will implement a video test infrastructure including new Tektronix […] More
JVC promotes Hajime Yamasaki VP, Security Division
Written on June 23, 2008 at 2:28 pm, by SVG Staff
JVC Professional Products Company appoints Hajime Yamasaki as Vice President of JVC’s security division. In his new role, Mr. Yamasaki will oversee product strategy and planning as well as sales […] More
White Space Issue Starts To Spawn Dedicated Product Responses
Written on June 23, 2008 at 2:09 pm, by SVG Staff
By Dan Daley SVG Audio Editor The bureaucratic mess that is the white-space controversy, which is poised to disposes an orderly system of managing civil wireless communications in the UHF […] More
Grass is Greener at Wimbledon Thanks to HD and SIS OB; Hi-Motion Cameras Captures Action
Written on June 23, 2008 at 1:57 pm, by SVG Staff
By Kevin HiltonSVG Europe editor The Wimbledon tennis championships are underway and once again broadcast technology is making itself felt not just on the television coverage but also the decisions […] More