Monthly Archives: February 2010
The E and Eye
Written on February 26, 2010 at 3:21 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
“HDTV is ideally viewed at a distance of roughly three times the picture height.” That’s the sort of statement heard frequently — as recently as at last week’s HPA Tech […] More
Live From Vancouver, Universal Sports Creates Morning Olympics Viewing Guide
Written on February 26, 2010 at 2:23 pm, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
For the past two months, Universal Sports has been in the midst of a major transition, moving into new studio space in Westlake Village, CA, and solving the challenges posed […] More
Vancouver 2010: Broadcast Sports’ Wireless Transmission System Brings Never-Before-Seen Perspectives of Skiers
Written on February 26, 2010 at 2:18 pm, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
RF transmitters, receive infrastructure, monitoring and distribution facilities from Broadcast Sports, Inc. (BSI) are being used at the Winter Olympic Games. BSI has implemented a marriage of remote controlled gyro-stabilized […] More
NBC Olympics Tops Idol, Again
Written on February 26, 2010 at 2:12 pm, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
The Olympics on NBC Thursday night beat American Idol for the second time in two weeks. Idol had been undefeated in six years (dating back to May 2004). When going […] More
FlashNet Archive Gives Al-Jazeera Sport Easy Access to UEFA Footage
Written on February 26, 2010 at 1:44 pm, by Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent
Inter Milan Manager Jose Mourinho doubtless took great satisfaction in the 2-1 victory over his old club Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League knockout-round first leg, particularly since broadcasters will […] More
Shotgun Mics: Product Roundup
Written on February 26, 2010 at 12:54 pm, by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
When it comes to shotgun microphones, broadcast mixers have a wide range of choices. Here are some of them. Audio-Technica Based on models originally developed for use in the broadcast […] More
Venue News & Notes: Making Use of the Snow in DC
Written on February 26, 2010 at 11:45 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
Washington, DC, has seen enough snow in the past few weeks to host the Winter Olympics, and it now appears that the nation’s capital might be home to at least […] More
Now That We Know What 3DTV Is…
Written on February 26, 2010 at 10:26 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
In my post “This Thing Called 3D” I asked why all TV sets shouldn’t be considered 3D TVs: http://schubincafe.com/blog/2010/01/this-thing-called-3d/ There was no specific definition of a 3DTV, and all TVs […] More
NEP Broadcasting Provides Broadcast Facilities and Technical Support to NBC Universal During Vancouver Olympic Winter Games
Written on February 26, 2010 at 10:08 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
NEP Broadcasting, the nation’s largest provider of television production facilities, has brought a team of over 60 staff members along with eight mobile television productions trucks to the Vancouver Olympic […] More
“NBCOlympics.com on MSN” Winning Digital Gold
Written on February 26, 2010 at 9:06 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
According to data from comScore, from Feb. 15-21, “NBCOlympics.com on MSN” has generated more than 706 million page views, 600 million more and 587 percent more than its nearest competitor, […] More