Monthly Archives: December 2008
World Darts Championship Scores HD Bullseye
Written on December 19, 2008 at 1:06 pm, by SVG Staff
By Kevin Hilton SVG Europe Editor Large men in loud shirts, cheered on excessively by over-enthusiastic family and supporters, will be taking over Alexandra Palace in north London until Jan. […] More
Venue News & Notes: Plenty of Arenas to Go Around
Written on December 19, 2008 at 12:48 pm, by SVG Staff
Topping this week’s venue news and notes is a series of reports from across the pond that Europe is suddenly arena-rich. The NBA has long speculated that the day is […] More
HD Need Fuels New Facility for SPEED
Written on December 19, 2008 at 10:17 am, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer Racing fans will get an all-HD gift from SPEED in early January when the network officially fires up an all-HD facility and studios in Charlotte, NC. The […] More
Panasonic To Buy Sanyo In $9 Billion Deal
Written on December 19, 2008 at 9:24 am, by SVG Staff
Panasonic will acquire rival Japanese electronics maker Sanyo for up to 800 billion yen ($9 billion) through a public tender offer after top shareholders, including Goldman Sachs, agreed to the […] More
Viz Engine, Viz Trio Power ‘Network Look’ for KCTV HD Broadcasts
Written on December 18, 2008 at 4:22 pm, by SVG Staff
CBS affiliate KCTV Kansas City, MO, recently began broadcasting its nightly newscasts in HD, with all graphics generated by Vizrt software. Three Viz Engine real-time renderers installed in the control […] More
SVG, UCLA To Host SportsTechLA; Jan. 20 Event To Look at 3D, Digital Exchange, and More
Written on December 18, 2008 at 3:41 pm, by SVG Staff
SVG and UCLA Present SportsTechLA As the weather in the Northeast is going south, SVG is heading west to California, for its first West Coast event. Join the Sports Video […] More
Sky Sports Demos 3D
Written on December 18, 2008 at 11:37 am, by SVG Staff
By Kevin Hilton SVG Europe Editor The move towards 3D among sports broadcasters is gaining momentum in Europe, with Sky Sports this week (Dec. 16-17) showing examples of major sporting […] More
CBS, Turner May Team Up on Olympics Bid
Written on December 18, 2008 at 9:07 am, by SVG Staff
As it turns out, there just may be more than one fish in the broadcasting sea. According to The Associated Press, CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc. executives have discussed […] More
Despite Belt-Tightening, Ball State’s New-Media Initiative Continues
Written on December 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff In the current economic climate, it is hard for any company to escape tightening budgets, but that tightening is particularly pronounced at state-funded universities. At Ball State […] More
Compix Media, DNF Controls Team Up to Provide One-Touch CG Control
Written on December 17, 2008 at 6:03 pm, by SVG Staff
Compix Media, a developer of professional-quality character generators for the broadcast industry, has teamed with DNF Controls to provide an integrated solution for automated delivery of timely information to air. […] More