Monthly Archives: July 2012
Don't tweet if you want TV, London Olympics fans told
Written on July 30, 2012 at 12:25 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
Many inadvertently made matters worse by venting their anger on Twitter MSNBC.comreports that sports fans attending the London Olympics were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets […] More
Live from London: Sky Italy delivers for Olympic viewers via fibre
Written on July 30, 2012 at 6:22 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Vincenzo Flores, head of production for Sky Italy sports channels, took time out of his busy schedule yesterday to chat with SVG about the massive effort Sky Italy is putting into a service that will deliver a wealth of Olympic content to viewers, thanks to a massive fibre pipe to Milan, a mosaic of 12 […] More
Here Are 7 Interesting Technologies and Techniques Being Used at the Olympics
Written on July 28, 2012 at 7:19 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
As interesting as the opening ceremonies and actual competitive events of the Olympics themselves are, there is an extreme amount of technology that makes these games and performances as top […] More
Live from London: EVS servers, new technology put to test on first full day
Written on July 28, 2012 at 7:24 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
It’s the first full day of Olympic competition, and broadcasters at the IBC are busy tweaking workflows, ensuring that all systems are go and adjusting as needed. And adjusting right along are the equipment suppliers, most notably EVS, whose presence within the IBC includes not only 33 XT3 replay servers in use by Olympic Broadcasting […] More
Olympic Judo Switches to Video Technology to Cut Scandals
Written on July 27, 2012 at 5:10 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
Phys.org reports that video replay technology will be used at the Olympic judo competition for the first time in an effort to eradicate judging controversies. The sport has suffered from […] More
T3Media Inks Deal With U.S. Soccer Fed Just in Time for London Games
Written on July 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s run at the London 2012 Olympics is already under way, the team having played its opener this week before the Games’ Opening Ceremonies even took […] More
CSMA Master Class: Students, Creativity Shine at Gamecock Productions
Written on July 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Since its inception, the College Sports Media Awards have recognized the best in the college-sports-production arena. As technology and production techniques improve, the ability to create high-quality video on any budget has proliferated […] More
Brian Monihan Promoted to President of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Written on July 27, 2012 at 11:40 am, by SVG Staff
Brian Monihan has been promoted to President of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. The announcement was made earlier today by Jon Litner, Group President of NBC Sports Group. Monihan joined the network […] More
Neumann Microphones Enable All-Digital Workflow
Written on July 27, 2012 at 11:37 am, by SVG Staff
Recording a large orchestral performance can involve extreme dynamic level changes, highly reverberant environments and dozens of channels of microphones, cables and associated electronic circuitry. Using traditional analog equipment, controlling […] More
Comcast SportsNet Houston Assembles Management Team
Written on July 27, 2012 at 11:32 am, by SVG Staff
Comcast SportsNet President and General Manager Matthew Hutchings introduced the management team for the new Houston-based regional sports network that debuts this October. Comcast SportsNet is a partnership between the […] More