Monthly Archives: December 2011
3D: The Next Big Thing?
Written on December 31, 2011 at 4:58 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
The annual Tech Retreat of the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) is where many new technologies get introduced. Sony reportedly “introduced” its F65 camera and SR-memory technologies at this year’s exhibition […] More
New Editions of Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook Released
Written on December 30, 2011 at 5:33 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
Antimusic.com reports that Hal Leonard Books just published a second edition of The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook by Bill Gibson. They provided these details: The book is an updated […] More
SVG Year in Review: December
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:55 pm, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
As 2011 drew to a close, SVG showed no signs of winding down. On December 12 and 13, SVG hosted the Sixth Annual League Technology Summit at the New York […] More
SVG Year in Review: November
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:50 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
A gloomy cloud hung over the sports production industry when the calendar flipped to November and the specter of the NBA lockout became a reality with regular season games beginning […] More
SVG Year in Review: October
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:45 pm, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
Over a mere 31 days, the world was introduced to Siri and the Rally Squirrel, said farewell to Apple visionary Steve Jobs and legendary director Joe Aceti, and shoveled its […] More
SVG Year in Review: September
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:40 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
September served up one of SVG’s favorite events of the year – the US Open. This year’s Open was thrown for a loop just before Day 1, as Hurricane Irene […] More
SVG Year in Review: August
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:35 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
The NFL lockout, one of two major labor battles during 2011, finally ended in late July, and mobile production vendors were more than happy to get back to work at […] More
SVG Year in Review: July
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:30 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
July is routinely one of the busiest months on the sports calendar, and SVG was there to cover the vast array of events, including Wimbledon, the MLB All-Star Game, the […] More
SVG Year in Review
Written on December 29, 2011 at 2:12 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
It was a banner year for SVG and the sports production community, as the NFL and NBA both nearly averted losing seasons to labor strife, ratings continued to soar almost […] More
Chaos Ahead? FCC Opens White Space Spectrum to Unlicensed Devices
Written on December 29, 2011 at 1:25 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
The sports production community’s reliance on wireless microphones and headsets will be put to the test now that the Federal Communication Commission has approved Spectrum Bridge’s TV white spaces database […] More