Monthly Archives: January 2017
Fox Prepares for Record Super Bowl Live-Stream Audience
Written on January 30, 2017 at 10:05 am, by Troy Dreier, Contributor, Streaming & Digital
It’s fair to say Devin Poolman is under a little stress these days, and it won’t let up until next Monday. Poolman is SVP, digital platforms, for Fox Sports, which […] More
VITAC Acquires Caption Colorado to Create Largest Captioning Services Provider in U.S.
Written on January 27, 2017 at 2:58 pm, by SVG Staff
VITAC Corporation, the market‐leading provider of closed captioning and accessible media solutions to clients in the media and entertainment, education, corporate and government sectors, and a portfolio company of Gores […] More
NFL Pro Bowl: Skills Showdown, Orlando Locale Add New Twists to ESPN’s Coverage
Written on January 27, 2017 at 1:50 pm, by SVG Contributor
The NFL Pro Bowl returns to the mainland this Sunday, as the league’s all-star showcase shifts from Honolulu to Orlando and returns to the traditional AFC-vs.-NFC format after a three-year […] More
Filmwerks International Plans Powerful Presence at Super Bowl LI
Written on January 27, 2017 at 12:11 pm, by Karen Hogan Ketchum
When Super Bowl LI kicks off in Houston next weekend, Filmwerks International will be all over the big game for both Fox Sports and NFL Network. In total, the company […] More
NBC Lights Up La La Land for NHL All-Star Game in Collaboration With Canada’s Rogers and TVA
Written on January 27, 2017 at 11:54 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
This weekend, NBC Sports heads to Los Angeles for NHL All-Star Weekend, and, through a collaborative effort with Canadian broadcasters Rogers and TVA and the NHL, its coverage of the […] More
Facebook Live To Exclusively Stream Blizzard’s ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ eSports Tourney
Written on January 27, 2017 at 11:25 am, by SVG Staff
Facebook has inked a deal for exclusive rights to Blizzard Entertainment’s Heroes of the Dorm 2017 collegiate eSports competition. The entire tournament, which features teams from colleges across the U.S. and Canada […] More
World’s largest 5.1 mastering console installed at Whitfield Mastering
Written on January 27, 2017 at 11:22 am, by Michael Silbergleid
PSNeurope.com reports that Naweed Ahmed moved his studio, Whitfield Mastering, to Chelsea last year and installed the largest 5.1 mastering console in the world. He brought in design consultant Nick […] More
Fox Sports Hires Wieden+Kennedy, of ‘This Is SportsCenter’ Fame, as Agency of Record
Written on January 27, 2017 at 10:59 am, by SVG Staff
Wieden+Kennedy New York will become Fox Sports’ first-ever Agency of Record. The global advertising agency is most known in the sports world as the longtime ESPN partner behind the popular […] More
DC Update: Executive Branch Streamlines Review of Infrastructure Projects
Written on January 27, 2017 at 10:42 am, by SVG Contributor
This week was a short week for Congress, with Republicans traveling to a retreat in Philadelphia on Wednesday. At the multiday gathering, Republican lawmakers discussed the upcoming legislative agenda, including […] More
Audio for NHL All-Star Events Aims To Heat Up the Crowd
Written on January 27, 2017 at 8:30 am, by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
Hockey moves fast to start with. When it comes to the NHL All-Star Game (on NBC Sports Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET from the Staples Center Arena, Los Angeles), it’ll […] More