By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 9:05 am
During his annual All-Star Game press conference, commissioner Bud Selig hinted that video-review technology would continue to expand across Major League Baseball. FIFA recently approved goal-line technology, announcing it will […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Friday, July 6, 2012 - 12:40 pm
Goal-line technology (GLT) has at last been given the go-ahead by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The decision was made Thursday in Zurich during a special meeting chaired by […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, March 23, 2012 - 9:40 am
Preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have recently made headlines with some high-level disagreements on the amount of progress that has been made with respect to infrastructure and […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 11:39 am
The Sportel Rio conference in Rio de Janeiro last week brought together sports-rights holders and sellers last week and also provided an opportunity for the Sports Video Group to chair […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 10:33 am
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division has announced the opening of a new lens service center in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In partnership with FUJIFILM, Trevisan’s […]
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Friday, January 20, 2012 - 9:00 am
PG&E and city officials say they are taking no chances that another embarrassing power outage will mar Sunday’s NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park. A month after the lights went […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:04 pm
NBC Universal will broadcast more than 200 hours of Olympics coverage in 3D, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, according to a new deal between Panasonic and NBC Olympics. Speaking […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:50 am
Ross Video has tapped Daniel Diniz to lead its burgeoning sales efforts in Brazil. Diniz takes on the position of Regional Sales Manager Brazil, effective Aug. 1. Diniz will be […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:59 am
The Sports Video Group this week led a trade delegation to Brazil to help SVG members and sponsors better understand market opportunities related to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and […]
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 8:23 am
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group and a provider of batteries, chargers, lighting, and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video, and film industries, continues to expand […]
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 4:34 pm
With the commercial success of Avatar in 2009, 3D technology firmly established itself as a key component of the entertainment industry. Box-office returns in 2010 and 2011 demonstrate that 3D […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 12:01 pm
IP solutions provider Global Crossing has expanded its Genesis Solutions IP network into Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean region. “The Latin American region […]
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By Carolyn Braff, Editor | Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:45 am
When Host Broadcast Services (HBS) starts to implement operations in a host country to produce coverage for a major soccer event like a FIFA World Cup, the company always seeks […]
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By Kevin Hilton, European Correspondent | Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 2:54 pm
Russia has won the bitter fight to win the right to stage the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Qatar will host the 2022 event. The announcement was made earlier today […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:49 pm
Top British sportscaster Ian Darke, one of the lead commentators during ESPN’s critically acclaimed coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, will join the network as its lead soccer voice […]
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