Monthly Archives: June 2014
Ratings Roundup: World Cup Continues to Deliver for ESPN, Univision; NBA Draft Scores Best Overnight Ever on ESPN
Written on June 27, 2014 at 9:21 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Thursday’s ultra-hyped World Cup match between USA and Germany on ESPN averaged a 6.7 US HH rating and 10,771,000 viewers, making it the second highest-rated, and third most-viewed, men’s World […] More
Brightcove, Fletcher Sports, Intelsat Renew SVG Sponsorships
Written on June 27, 2014 at 8:49 am, by SVG Staff
The Sports Video Group is pleased to announce that Brightcove, Fletcher Sports, and Intelsat have renewed their corporate sponsorships. Brightcove Inc. is a global provider of cloud services for video. Fletcher Sports […] More
Behind the Mic: Tim Brando Rebuffs SEC Network for Fox Sports; CBS Adds Former Ref Mike Carey to NFL Team
Written on June 27, 2014 at 8:12 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
After flirting with ESPN’s SEC Network earlier this month, veteran broadcaster Tim Brando has opted to join Fox Sports for its coverage of college football and college basketball on FOX […] More
Sky Italia’s Vincenzo Flores on managing World Cup workflows, challenging logistics
Written on June 27, 2014 at 4:30 am, by SVG Staff
Roberto Landini writes: In the latest phase of its coverage delivered from an Italian perspective, Sky Italia head of production and operations with responsibility for the 2014 World Cup, Vincenzo Flores, discusses the broadcaster’s on-site crew plans and the technical arsenal involved in delivering coverage of the current tournament. Flores explains: “The IBC headquarters which […] More
Aereo Ruling in Review: Impact on Sports Rights and What’s Next for Broadcasters
Written on June 26, 2014 at 3:16 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
The gavel came down on the long-awaited Aereo Supreme Court ruling yesterday and, in the end, the broadcasters and sports-content owners came out on top. The nation’s highest court ruled […] More
Panasonic Taps Astucemedia to Drive Real-time Graphics for ‘Big Hoss TV’
Written on June 26, 2014 at 2:37 pm, by SVG Staff
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company enlisted the help of Astucemedia—a Montreal-based provider of live broadcast graphics services with an office in Dubai, UAE—to provide visually rich graphics design with real-time data […] More
With One Season in the Books, University of Washington’s Revamped Husky Stadium Hits Stride
Written on June 26, 2014 at 11:36 am, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
Located in tech-savvy Seattle, the University of Washington’s newly renovated Husky Stadium epitomizes today’s “connected stadium.” In fact, the project extended beyond the footprint of Husky Stadium to connect the […] More
Venue Q&A: Clear-Com’s Rom Rosenblum
Written on June 26, 2014 at 11:19 am, by SVG Staff
By Rick Price, chair, SVG Venue Initiative, and president, MOEBAM! Venue Media Services Rom Rosenblum’s career has taken him from the radio department at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, […] More
Barnfind platform takes World Cup to China
Written on June 26, 2014 at 7:52 am, by Fergal Ringrose, SVG Europe
Barnfind Technologies’ multi-functional, signal-neutral transport platform is bringing the World Cup championship games to over 200 million viewers in China. Barnfind CTO Arild Skjeggerud said that a Chinese TV station/service provider selected the Norwegian system to distribute signals originating at the World Cup in Brazil. The system is based on a series of Barnfind frames […] More
120 Sports Aims at Changing Landscape for Digital Content Consumers and Producers
Written on June 25, 2014 at 4:26 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Wednesday marked the public launch of 120 Sports, the new digital sports content platform developed by Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), Time Inc., and Silver Chalice. Available today on […] More