Monthly Archives: January 2014
FOX NE&O Demos Uncompressed Video-Over-IP Proof of Concept with Nevion
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:26 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
FOX Networks Engineering and Operations (FOX NE&O), a division of Fox Networks Group, and Nevion, a provider of media transport solutions have demonstrated a proof of concept for frame-accurate switching of live uncompressed HD-SDI video over IP. Nevion’s VS902 multi-format contribution codec for IP/Ethernet networks was used to encapsulate two uncompressed IP streams using SMPTE 2022-6. […] More
NFL Network in the Middle of the Action on Super Bowl Blvd.
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:25 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Every year during Super Bowl week, NFL Network pulls out all the stops, providing wall-to-wall coverage of everything the die-hard football fan could desire. But this year is different, very different. Although the network’s wealth of coverage leading up to the big game hasn’t changed, the New York/New Jersey locale — specifically, the network’s Super […] More
FOX Sports, NFL Rely on Level 3 to Deliver Super Bowl for 25th Consecutive Year
Written on January 31, 2014 at 10:23 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
For the 25th consecutive year, Level 3 Communications will provide television broadcast video services for Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, using Level 3′s Vyvx VenueNet+ technology. As one of the most-watched television events in the U.S. each year, the Super Bowl includes a unique set of broadcast requirements in order to ensure a seamless, high-definition (HD) delivery of the game […] More
MAXON CINEMA 4D Helps Students Build Animations for Super Bowl XLVIII
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:58 am, by SVG Staff
A group of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) students used CINEMA 4D, MAXON’s motion graphics software, to help develop and design the animated opening concepts for the FOX Sports Super Bowl XLVIII game-day broadcast. “We are thrilled that CINEMA 4D helped the SCAD student design team tackle the creative challenges on one of the most-watched […] More
CP Communications Coordinates Crowded RF Spectrum
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:36 am, by SVG Staff
Pick a Super Bowl event, any Super Bowl event. Odds are, CP Communications is there. The full-service production-equipment vendor is all over the New York/New Jersey area this week, providing RF comms, wireless cameras, and support to nearly every facet of Super Bowl week. Surprisingly, the Big Game doesn’t pose the biggest challenge. NFL Network […] More
Ocean Matrix Introduces New HDMI to SDI Mini Converter with Looping Output
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:29 am, by SVG Staff
Ocean Matrix, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of professional broadcast video gear, today announced the availability of a new HDMI to SDI Mini Converter with Looping Output. More
Big Screen Networks Marks 30 Years in Video Production
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:21 am, by SVG Staff
Big Screen Networks will celebrate its 30th Super Bowl this Sunday, but that doesn’t mean the company is complacent. Far from it. “Every year’s different,” says EVP Bob Becker. “New technology every year. The control room’s different [in each venue], that’s for sure. We have to structure the show based on the control room.” And […] More
Bell Media, Ottawa Senators Announce 12-Year TV, Radio, and Sponsorship Deal
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:15 am, by SVG Staff
Bell Media and the Ottawa Senators announced today they have reached a comprehensive new 12-year regional broadcast rights and corporate sponsorship agreement that will make TSN and RDS the official broadcasters of the […] More
PESA Offers Right Route for the Big Game
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:07 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
PESA video and audio routers are at the center of Game Creek Video’s presence for FOX’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, Feb. 2. Jason Taubman, Game Creek vice president of design and new technologies, said 75 percent of the company’s fleet is in the New York area […] More
Gerling & Associates Kicks Off Busy ’14, Addresses Pending Industry Regulations
Written on January 31, 2014 at 9:00 am, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
With all the festivities in Times Square, Herald Square, and Newark’s Prudential Center — not to mention the big game itself at MetLife Stadium — countless trucks have rolled into […] More