Monthly Archives: September 2015
Turner Sports Promotes Craig Barry to EVP of Production & Chief Content Officer
Written on September 30, 2015 at 4:36 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Turner Sports has elevated Craig Barry to executive vice president of production and chief content officer. In an expanded role, Barry will add oversight of all Turner Sports business interests […] More
In-Venue Audio Takes the Spotlight
Written on September 30, 2015 at 8:50 am, by Michael Silbergleid
By Dan Daley, Audio Editor, Sports Video Group On the field or on the air, sound remains the third dimension to the sports experience. While broadcast sound is on the […] More
How the Supreme Court Made Color Television Possible
Written on September 29, 2015 at 4:46 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
You know the story, if you have a degree in communications, but just in case… Time.com reports that the first color TV was sold on Sept. 28, 1951—after the technology […] More
John Logie Baird recording saved for the nation
Written on September 29, 2015 at 4:44 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
The BBC reports that an anonymous donor with links to John Logie Baird’s home town has stepped in to ensure a historic recording of his first transmission of trans-Atlantic TV […] More
Football Sound: Improvements Are Incremental Now Rather Than Monumental
Written on September 29, 2015 at 3:48 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
By Dan Daley, Audio Editor, Sports Video Group The broadcast sound for NFL games has reached a kind of plateau. Networks and their A1s have taken the combination of 5.1 […] More
SVG’s FutureSPORT Plots Tech Roadmap Ahead
Written on September 29, 2015 at 1:20 pm, by SVG Staff
On Wednesday, more than 200 sports-production pros gathered at the New York Hilton Hotel for SVG’s annual FutureSPORT, which once again focused on next-gen technologies and bleeding-edge innovations on the […] More
German Production Company _wige GROUP Goes to the Cloud With Signiant
Written on September 29, 2015 at 12:29 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
When it comes to developing adrenaline-pumping motorsports content, few production companies across Europe do it better than Germany-based _wige GROUP. More
Despite Battling the Elements, NFL Network’s Football Town Scores
Written on September 29, 2015 at 12:25 pm, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
Coinciding with the kickoff of the NFL season, NFL Network launched a documentary series that showcases the sport away from the spotlight of the major franchise markets. And nowhere is […] More
Honoring Yogi
Written on September 29, 2015 at 12:19 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
It was a sad day in Yankeeland last Wednesday when news broke that Yogi Berra, beloved baseball icon and the greatest living New York Yankee, had died at the age […] More
Despite Battling the Elements, NFL Network’s Football Town Scores With FUJINON Cabrio Lenses
Written on September 29, 2015 at 11:50 am, by SVG Staff
Coinciding with the kickoff of the NFL season, NFL Network launched a documentary series that showcases the sport away from the spotlight of the major franchise markets. And nowhere is […] More