Monthly Archives: August 2008
Blue Room Graphics Promote ESPNU Football
Written on August 28, 2008 at 10:58 am, by SVG Staff
By John Rice When ESPNU began promoting its slate of college-football games, it deployed a new graphics package created by New York production house Blue Room. The package will be […] More
Qualcomm’s New Idea for White Spaces: Auction the Spectrum
Written on August 28, 2008 at 10:32 am, by SVG Staff
Qualcomm, a wireless chip maker, and CTIA, the wireless industry’s lobbying association in Washington, are calling for empty television channels, known as white spaces, to be auctioned off and licensed. […] More
NFL’S Buffalo Bills Invest in P2 HD for Game-Day Features, Web Video
Written on August 28, 2008 at 10:10 am, by SVG Staff
To enrich the viewing experience of on-site and on-line Buffalo Bills fans, the NFL franchise recently purchased Panasonic P2 HD production equipment to shoot game-day features that will be shown […] More
Dish: TV Stations Seeking 200% Fee Hike
Written on August 28, 2008 at 9:41 am, by SVG Staff
According to Multichannel News, Dish Network, the satellite TV provider, is telling the Federal Communications Commission that large cash demands by TV stations could lead to carriage disputes early next […] More
Virtual stadium billboards bound for sports telecasts?
Written on August 27, 2008 at 5:48 pm, by SVG Staff
The International Herald Tribune reports that next season, advertisements at soccer stadiums may depend on where you watch the game — viewers in China could catch an ad for a […] More
CBS Gets More ‘Virtual’ With NFL/College Football Graphics
Written on August 27, 2008 at 5:37 pm, by SVG Staff
By John Rice CBS coverage of NFL and college football games this season will involve greater use of virtual graphics across the spectrum of all the games. “We’re still working […] More
Appalachian State, Texas Christian To Install Daktronics Video and Scoring Systems
Written on August 27, 2008 at 4:50 pm, by SVG Staff
Daktronics has been chosen to design, manufacture, and install a video display featuring its HD-X technology in Amon G. Carter Stadium on Texas Christian University’s campus in Fort Worth, and […] More
DTAGS gets a new address
Written on August 27, 2008 at 3:56 pm, by SVG Staff
Digital Transport Agnostic Gateway Solutions, a remote transmissions provider has a new address in Bixby OK. DTAGS new address is 11835-D South Memorial , Bixby , OK 74008 . The […] More
Tianjin TV utilized Vinten for Olympics
Written on August 27, 2008 at 3:50 pm, by SVG Staff
Tianjin TV, one of China’s leading independent broadcasters, equipped its Outside Broadcast vans for their Olympic coverage with Vision Head and Tripod systems and Pro-Ped Pedestals from Vinten, a Vitec […] More
Studio 37 and Fletcher Chicago Build Sonnet Fusion R400Q SATA Storage System Into Mobile Cart for HD Acquisition
Written on August 27, 2008 at 3:09 pm, by SVG Staff
Gary Adcock, a pioneer in advanced HD post-production workflows and founder of consulting firm Studio 37, has incorporated the Sonnet Fusion R400Q rackmount four-drive SATA storage system into a mobile […] More