Monthly Archives: January 2019
A Decade of MLB Network: Baseball’s Network Thrives as Secaucus Facility Continues to Grow
Written on January 30, 2019 at 10:56 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Ten years ago this month, MLB Network officially went on-air in 50 million homes, marking the largest network debut in cable-TV history and the culmination of a monumental operational buildout. […] More
Cobalt Digital’s New Image Processor Provides Users With Simultaneous HDR/SDR Production
Written on January 30, 2019 at 10:52 am, by SVG Staff
Cobalt Digital’s new 9904-UDX-4K up/down/cross converter and image processor for openGear frames is now shipping. Already installed in a select group of trucks and studio facilities, the dual-slot card provides […] More
Game Creek Video Chooses RTS Intercoms for Connectivity During the Thursday Night Football Season
Written on January 30, 2019 at 10:41 am, by SVG Staff
With its fleet of 54 OB trucks, Game Creek Video was chosen to provide remote facilities for the 2018 Thursday Night Football telecasts, which recently wrapped at the end of […] More
Object Matrix, Cloudfirst Join Forces to Deliver Software Defined Archives With Hybrid Cloud Platforms
Written on January 30, 2019 at 10:29 am, by SVG Staff
Object Matrix and Cloudfirst have announced an integration to enable their Software Defined Archive (SDA) platform across a wide range of storage platforms — from LTO, to Object Matrix’s MatrixStore, […] More
Lawo mc²36 Mixing Consoles Control Classical Sound in Austria’s Tonzauber Music Studio
Written on January 30, 2019 at 10:19 am, by SVG Staff
The tonzauber (magic sound) classical music studio opened a further studio in the facilities of Casino Baumgarten in summer 2018 to complement its main location in the Vienna Concert Hall (Wiener […] More
Ratings Roundup: Duke’s Road Win at UVA Named Most-Watched This Season; 2019 Pro Bowl Reaches Eight Million Viewers
Written on January 30, 2019 at 10:03 am, by Kristian Hernández, Senior Editor
Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, Duke’s narrow victory […] More
Vista Studios Joins The Switch Network, Launches At-Home–Production Services
Written on January 29, 2019 at 2:47 pm, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Vista Studios recently completed installation of diverse-path dark fiber and is now on network with The Switch in Los Angeles, CA. As a result, the independent production facility can offer […] More
NEP Helps DAZN Cover European Rugby Challenge Cup Matches in Grenoble, Parma
Written on January 29, 2019 at 2:18 pm, by Roberto Landini, SVG Europe
NEP Italy was on hand earlier this month to help DAZN with its HD coverage of two matches in the European Rugby Challenge Cup (ERCC). The two matches saw Grenoble […] More
SVG Regional Platinum Series Event at Sneaky Big Previews AAF Launch, Spotlights At-Home Production
Written on January 29, 2019 at 2:10 pm, by SVG Staff
On Jan. 24, the latest event in SVG’s Regional Platinum Series took place at Sneaky Big’s state-of-the-art studios in Scottsdale, AZ. More than 100 sports-video-production professionals turned out for a […] More
Pac-12 Conference Solidifies Media Rights Strategy With The Raine Group
Written on January 29, 2019 at 1:20 pm, by SVG Staff
The Pac-12 Conference has engaged The Raine Group, a global investment bank focused exclusively on sports, media, and technology, to work with the Conference on its media rights strategy, including opportunities […] More