Monthly Archives: December 2008
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inducts Second Annual Class
Written on December 17, 2008 at 5:44 pm, by SVG Staff
By Carolyn Braff A crowd of more than 385 sports-business professionals gathered at the New York Hilton on Tuesday night to celebrate the second annual class inducted into the Sports […] More
Texas High School Football Gets HD Treatment
Written on December 17, 2008 at 5:03 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer The UIL Class 5A Texas high school football state championship games from Reliant Stadium in Houston on Dec. 20 will be televised in high-definition on Fox Sports […] More
NY Jets Huddle Up With Panasonic P2 HD Format
Written on December 17, 2008 at 12:53 pm, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer The New York Jets are the latest NFL team to embrace the Panasonic P2 HD format, using two AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p one-piece camcorders, along with P2 drives […] More
Western High School Finally Gets Heard With Community
Written on December 17, 2008 at 11:18 am, by SVG Staff
Western High School in Davie, Florida boasts a stellar athletics department, with winning teams and a spacious, well equipped athletic complex. The school’s football stadium had only one minor — […] More
Vizrt Heads to Races for Hong Kong Jockey Club
Written on December 17, 2008 at 10:50 am, by SVG Staff
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), the largest horse-racing venue in China, has begun broadcasting events at its Happy Valley and Sha Tin Racetracks in HD through the use of […] More
ESPN Strives To Eject Clutter From Its Site
Written on December 17, 2008 at 10:35 am, by SVG Staff
ESPN.com is counting on less clutter and more advertising options to bolster revenue at a time when its sister cable channels are battling rare weakness, the New York Times reports. […] More
A Royal Treat: Topping Named Top MLB Video Coordinator
Written on December 17, 2008 at 10:35 am, by SVG Staff
The Professional Baseball Video Coordinators Association (PBVCA) has presented the 2008 Carl Hamilton Award of Excellence to Mark Topping, video coordinator for the Kansas City Royals. The ceremony was held […] More
IZOD Center Revamps With For-A
Written on December 17, 2008 at 9:40 am, by SVG Staff
The IZOD Center, home of the New Jersey Nets, recently upgraded its scoreboard control room with the addition of four For-A MVS-1610HS 16-input multiviewers, five MV-410 Quad multiviewers, and 10 […] More
MultiDyne Expands Lightbox Fiber-Optic Transport Lineup
Written on December 17, 2008 at 9:11 am, by SVG Staff
MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems is addressing the need for fiber transport in applications where battery-powered equipment is required with the introduction of its LIGHTBoX LB-1430 fiber-optic field transport […] More
Panasonic Intros P2 HD Scenefiles for New Looks
Written on December 17, 2008 at 9:07 am, by SVG Staff
Panasonic Broadcast announced that it has developed a wide range of scene files for its popular line of P2 HD camcorders to expand users’ shooting capabilities. The scene files cover […] More