Monthly Archives: August 2010
Grass Valley Kayenne Debuts at U.S. Open
Written on August 30, 2010 at 2:08 pm, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
F&F Productions has officially debuted its new GTX-16 mobile production truck to televise the U.S. Open Tennis tournament on CBS Sports and along with it, a Grass Valley Kayenne Video […] More
Viewcast Names Adrian Giuhat SVP Product Development, CTO
Written on August 30, 2010 at 11:44 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
ViewCast Corporation, a developer of solutions for the transformation, management, and delivery of digital media over enterprise, broadband, and mobile networks, has named veteran digital media and information technology executive […] More
ARD’s Bundesliga Football Highlights Program Taps Impire for Graphics
Written on August 30, 2010 at 11:41 am, by Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent
Statistical analysis specialist Impire has won the contract to provide graphics systems and operators for German public broadcaster ARD’s weekly Bundesliga highlights programme, Sportschau. The deal runs until 2013 and […] More
BMS Wireless Video Steps Up Entertainment Value for St. Louis Blues
Written on August 30, 2010 at 11:33 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
When the St. Louis Blues moved from an analog video system to a wireless system from Broadcast Microwave Services, the impact was felt — and seen — immediately. Instead of […] More
F&F Outfits Full Fleet with Ikegami Cameras
Written on August 30, 2010 at 11:25 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
F&F Productions has outfitted its entire mobile fleet with more than 80 Ikegami HDK-79EC camera systems, all of which employ three 2/3-inch 2.5 Mega-pixel-specified CMOS imaging sensors. Keeping pace with […] More
Game Creek Taps Calrec for Audio Needs in New Trucks
Written on August 30, 2010 at 11:17 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
Game Creek Video has selected Calrec Alpha with Bluefin High Density Signal Processing mixing consoles for installation in its two newest HD trucks. Game Creek also added two Calrec consoles […] More
mDialog Looks To Transform Mobile-Ad Market
Written on August 30, 2010 at 11:15 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Dynamic, real-time video-ad insertion is hitting the Apple iPhone and iPad, courtesy of mDialog, a mobile-ad-insertion platform provider that has a close relationship with Inlet Technologies, whose Spinnaker live-streaming appliance […] More
Power Hitter Profile: Ken Aagaard — Network Executive, Part-Time Consultant, Full-Time Early Adopter
Written on August 30, 2010 at 10:45 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
Over a long and successful career, Ken Aagaard has held numerous titles with multiple broadcasters, but his commitment to sports production has never wavered. Currently EVP of operations and production […] More
Orad Expands U.S.-Based Operations
Written on August 30, 2010 at 10:23 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
Orad Hi-Tec Systems, a provider of real-time graphics and sports enhancement solutions, has announced the expansion of the company’s North American team, bringing on board industry professionals to fill new […] More
Riedel MediorNet Networked Video Signals At X Games
Written on August 30, 2010 at 10:20 am, by Carolyn Braff, Editor
At the production of the 16th X Games, ESPN used a multi-node MediorNet installation from Riedel Communications to distribute video signals between the different locations for the live event. MediorNet, […] More