Monthly Archives: October 2013
Turner Sports Brings Playoff-Caliber Productions to New NBA Season
Written on October 29, 2013 at 3:11 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Basketball is back, and it already has a playoff feel at Turner Sports. Turner Sports officially launches its 30th consecutive year of NBA coverage tonight (7 p.m. ET) with Kia […] More
Venue Technology Summit: Audio Systems Aim To Pry Fans Off Couches, Into Venues
Written on October 29, 2013 at 3:03 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
With all the talk of gargantuan videoboards and in-venue connectivity for mobile devices, it’s easy to forget just how important high-quality audio is to the overall in-venue fan experience. However, […] More
100 Days Before Sochi, NBCOlympics.com Re-Launches Today
Written on October 29, 2013 at 12:40 pm, by SVG Staff
NBCOlympics.com, America’s premier Olympic digital destination, re-launches today, 100 days from the start of the Sochi Winter Games, which begin February 6. The site will serve as the preeminent destination […] More
Venue Technology Summit: In the IP Era, Convergence Is King
Written on October 29, 2013 at 12:12 pm, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
With its center-hung scoreboard and hundreds of LED screens, Barclays Center boasts nearly 8,000 sq. ft. of surface space for video — and that’s not counting the myriad mobile devices […] More
Front Porch Digital’s Cloud Content Storage Management System Integrates With Object Matrix’s Platform
Written on October 29, 2013 at 10:20 am, by SVG Staff
Front Porch Digital, a developer of cloud-based content storage management (CSM) solutions, announced that U.K.-based preservation software company Object Matrix has verified that its MatrixStore digital preservation platform integrates with […] More
Lebanese Production Company Hedgehog Outfits Country’s First HD OB Truck With Calrec Console
Written on October 29, 2013 at 10:06 am, by SVG Staff
Calrec Audio has sold its first console in Lebanon to Beirut-based production company Hedgehog for use in the country’s first high-definition outside broadcast (OB) truck. An Artemis Light console was […] More
ESPN Digital Media Sets Sports Category Record in September
Written on October 29, 2013 at 9:59 am, by SVG Staff
ESPN Digital Media reached 72.7 million unique visitors in September – the largest monthly unique reach ever within the sports category – across computers, smartphones and tablets, according to comScore […] More
Wohler Demos Latest Product Line at Inter BEE 2013
Written on October 29, 2013 at 9:53 am, by SVG Staff
Wohler Technologies will hit Tokyo, Japan later this month to show off its latest product line at the at Inter BEE 2013 show (Nov. 13-15). More
Telestream Wirecast 5 Now Available
Written on October 29, 2013 at 9:42 am, by SVG Staff
Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, released a major upgrade for its Wirecastlive streaming production software. Wirecast 5 adds enhanced encoding and playback options; a new, […] More
Sony F55 4K Camera Delivering Cut-Outs, Zooms During World Series on Fox
Written on October 29, 2013 at 9:37 am, by SVG Staff
Fox Sports is using Sony’s F55 professional 4K camera to give television viewers a better look at close plays during the 2013 World Series. For each game, one manned F55 […] More