Monthly Archives: August 2015
NEP Expands Northern Europe Presence with CMI Acquisition
Written on August 31, 2015 at 1:44 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
NEP Group has closed on its acquisition of Consolidated Media Industries (‘CMI’), a move that officially brings the CMI companies, including the DutchView and Infostrada Creative Technology businesses into NEP’s Worldwide […] More
Sportradar To Provide NFL Data Feed to FanDuel
Written on August 31, 2015 at 12:26 pm, by SVG Staff
FanDuel and Sportradar have signed a partnership whereby Sportradar will provide the official NFL data feed to power FanDuel’s fantasy-football competitions. In April, the NFL named Sportradar its exclusive distributor of comprehensive statistics, providing […] More
ScheduALL Hosts New York User Group Meeting
Written on August 31, 2015 at 11:46 am, by SVG Staff
ScheduALL hosted their annual New York User Group meeting on July 21 in Manhattan. Registration was sold out in advance for this free full‐day session for ScheduALL customers, with attendance topping over 50 […] More
ATSC Makes Breakthrough On 3.0 Standard
Written on August 28, 2015 at 4:08 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
TVNewscheck.com reports that in major milestone, a key subcommittee adopts a transmission system reflecting a compromise among the major system proponents, including Samsung, LG Electronics and Sinclair Broadcast Group-backed ONE […] More
ATSC Makes Breakthrough On 3.0 Standard
Written on August 28, 2015 at 3:08 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
TVNewscheck.com reports that in major milestone, a key subcommittee adopts a transmission system reflecting a compromise among the major system proponents, including Samsung, LG Electronics and Sinclair Broadcast Group-backed ONE […] More
Game Creek Video’s Maverick Takes to the Streets
Written on August 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm, by SVG Staff
Maverick, Game Creek Video’s latest remote-production unit, recently rolled out as a replacement for Yankee Clipper, the venerable unit that debuted more than 10 years ago and will now be […] More
The Parabolic Mic Was First Used for Opera
Written on August 28, 2015 at 11:17 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
When Thomas Edison filed his first patent caveat for motion pictures in 1888, the only purpose he mentioned for them was opera. When SMPTE-founder Charles Francis Jenkins explained in 1925 […] More
YES Network’s Filippelli Marks 40 Years in Sports TV
Written on August 28, 2015 at 11:05 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
“Anything for Flip.” Ask anyone at the YES Network for something and tell them that John Filippelli, the network’s president of production and programming, sent you, and that’s the response […] More
Influential YES Network Producer John Filippelli Celebrates 40 Years in Sports TV
Written on August 28, 2015 at 10:54 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
“Anything for Flip.” Ask anyone at the YES Network for something and tell them that John Filippelli, the network’s president of production and programming, sent you, and that’s the response […] More
Canon Unveils 4K UHD Wide-Angle Broadcast Lens
Written on August 28, 2015 at 10:13 am, by SVG Staff
Canon U.S.A. announced the CJ12ex4.3B portable 4K 2/3-inch broadcast lens, the world’s first 4K wide-angle lens for use with 4K broadcast cameras featuring 2/3-inch sensors. This will be the first […] More