Kevin Hilton began his journalism career in radio and counts among his few sport reports a piece in the early 1980s about the now English Championship league football club Plymouth Argyle. Moving into magazine work during the mid-1980s Hilton freelanced for a number of video software and music titles before becoming staff writer on Pro Sound News Europe. He later moved on to Broadcast Systems International before taking over the editor's position at Sound & Communications Systems. He went freelance again in 1993 and has written for a range of technology, broadcast and home cinema publications, including Television Broadcast Europe, Flipside, Focus, the Guardian newspaper, Audio Media and Pro Sound News. Hilton became www.sportvideo.org's Europe correspondent/editor in 2006 and while still not an ardent sports fan he finds some fascination in listening to people taking time out of their Saturday evenings to argue about football on BBC Radio Five Live.
Recent Posts by Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent
By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Friday, October 29, 2010 - 2:29 pm
Surround sound is increasingly a part of sports broadcasting, and a new technology developed by German research institute Fraunhofer IIS could bring 5.1 capability at low bitrates to digital TV, […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Friday, October 29, 2010 - 1:51 pm
More details are emerging on the two major UK broadcast centres due to go into operation next year. Sky Sports has selected EVS technology as part of the tapeless production […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Friday, October 15, 2010 - 8:03 am
The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi concluded last night, with the controversy over the readiness of the stadia and facilities overshadowing many of the technical and athletic achievements. But the […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Friday, October 8, 2010 - 11:10 am
The XIX Commonwealth Games (CWG) are into their second day in Delhi, India, after opening on Sunday Oct. 3 with the now obligatory “spectacular” Opening Ceremony broadcast live in high […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 6:05 pm
Television in the UK has “changed forever,” said BSkyB in introducing 3D for the home. The satellite broadcaster’s new stereoscopic channel builds on services that have been available in more […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 9:31 am
UK-based Megahertz appeared at IBC 2010 under new ownership. The OB-truck and broadcast-studio integrator is now part of KIT digital, the Czech IP video developer. KIT digital bought all MHz […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Monday, September 20, 2010 - 12:26 pm
Audio over IP is not as sexy as 3D, but it challenged stereoscopy in the ubiquity stakes at the recent IBC 2010. In a major move, Lawo and its associate, […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Monday, September 20, 2010 - 12:02 pm
Over the past couple of years, IBC has showcased a new breed of smaller production vehicle, offering IP and satellite uplinking for budget-conscious OB operations. The latest was launched at […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 1:54 pm
“Today, we can declare victory over loudness!” That was how Dr. Hans Hoffmann of EBU Technical, speaking at IBC 2010 in Amsterdam, introduced the new recommendations for dealing with the […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Monday, September 13, 2010 - 10:45 am
Talk of new broadcast centres being built is always encouraging at trade shows, and the progress of Sky’s Harlequin 1 centre was common gossip round IBC 2010 in Amsterdam last […]
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