Monthly Archives: June 2014
Illegal TV transmission racket exposed, 4 arrested while mastermind flees [video]
Written on June 30, 2014 at 3:18 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
DNAIndia.com reports that the cyber crime wing of the Hyderabad, India police on Saturday broke an illegal television transmission racket, which involved the broadcast of various national and international channels. Rackets […] More
Sony says only "natural disaster" could keep TVs in red this year
Written on June 30, 2014 at 3:16 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
au.news.yahoo.com reports that only a “natural disaster” could keep Sony Corp’s TV division from returning to profit this year, the head of the newly independent business said on Monday, after […] More
CEA: UHDTV is 8-bit, 3840×2160
Written on June 30, 2014 at 12:52 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
TVTechnology.com reports that the Consumer Electronics Association has announced updated core characteristics for ultra high-definition TVs, monitors and projectors for the home. As devised and approved by CEA’s Video Division […] More
Wimbledon 2014 Q&A: ESPN Talks Dejero Deployment, SIS-to-Visions Changeover
Written on June 30, 2014 at 12:25 pm, by David Davies, SVG Europe
As the second week of Wimbledon got into its stride, ESPN’s director of remote production operations, Terry Brady, and coordinating technical manager Chris Strong spoke to SVG Europe about small […] More
InfoComm 2014: Get Ready To Network
Written on June 30, 2014 at 10:54 am, by Michael Silbergleid
By: Dan Daley, Audio Editor, Sports Video Group The 2014 InfoComm Show (June 14-20, Las Vegas) gave us a glimpse of what it will look like when the long-predicted convergence […] More
Study: Too much tv can lead to early death
Written on June 27, 2014 at 2:19 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
NJ1015.com reports that a new study finds people who watch TV for three hours a day are twice as likely to die in the next few years as people who […] More
NFL Pulls Back Curtain on ‘NFL Now’ Streaming Product at 2nd Screen Summit: Sports
Written on June 27, 2014 at 1:44 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
The first-annual 2nd Screen Summit: Sports event on Tuesday kicked off with an inside look at the forthcoming NFL Now video-streaming service, which will offer fans a new customizable stream […] More
NBA Draft Keeps ESPN Guessing – In A Good Way – at Barclays Center
Written on June 27, 2014 at 11:43 am, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
Last night, the 2014 NBA Draft took over Barclays Center and, for the third time in four years, the Cleveland Cavaliers possessed the Number 1 pick. While this year’s top […] More
PESA Delivers New Cheetah 4K Routing Solutions, Retrofit Kits
Written on June 27, 2014 at 10:45 am, by SVG Staff
PESA announced its new Cheetah 4K routing solutions. Built to manage the expanded bandwidth requirements of 4K signals, new routers are available in multiple configurations, while retrofit kits provide a simple […] More
BBC Studios and Post Production Installs Front Porch Digital Systems For Long-Term Storage
Written on June 27, 2014 at 10:41 am, by SVG Staff
BBC Studios and Post Production’s Digital Media Services business — the commercial subsidiary of the BBC that preserves, remasters, and manages content for clients such as Imperial War Museums — […] More