NHL Winter Classic Gets New Sound for the New Year
The eighth NHL Winter Classic game that took place Jan. 1 at Gillette Stadium near Boston didn’t offer the same challenges as previous outdoor hockey games, with nary a snowflake […] More
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X Games Takes Audio a Little Closer to the Edge
ESPN’s X Games franchise has been a laboratory for extreme sports. This year’s event (June 4-7, in Austin, TX), for example, witnessed the debut of Big Air Doubles on the […] More
ESPN Descends on Beantown for NCAA Frozen Four
For the time in more than a decade, the NCAA Frozen Four returns to the epicenter of college hockey, Boston, this week, and ESPN is on hand to cover action […] More
Tech Focus: Bringing Broadcast Audio Inside Poses Acoustical Challenges for Venues
At the NBA All-Star Game in February, Turner Sports went deeper into a concept that it had been working on for two years, a concept that’s likely to appear more […] More
Mobile TV Group Travels Two-Trailer, Dual-Feed Path With 37HDX, 37VMU
Over the past two years, Mobile TV Group has begun to dramatically transform its truck fleet. The single-truck, dual-feed-production model that MTVG helped pioneer during the rise of regional sports […] More
World Series Sound Is All About More Microphones
When you tune into the World Series Game 2 on Fox Sports tonight, be prepared to listen closely, because Kauffman Stadium is wired for sound. More
MSG Gets an A/V Makeover
It has taken only three years of working around complete basketball and hockey seasons as well as numerous concerts, but Madison Square Garden — and its sound system — has […] More
Investors Group Field Opens Loud, Combining Acoustical Design and Big PA System
Newly opened Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is bringing some interesting audio and acoustical propositions to central Canada. The 33,422-seat stadium, which opened on May 26 on the University […] More
CTV, TSN Get the Blades Just Right for Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Between Winter Olympics, we have a lot to thank Canada for when it comes to broadcast winter sports, especially in this hockey-challenged season. This weekend, CTV and TSN are broadcasting […] More
Clemson’s Howard Field Puts ‘A’ and ‘V’ Together at a Whole New Level
Audio and video have been mostly separate propositions in sports-venue systems, particularly as the trend toward distributed systems makes audio even more distinct. But the new sound system and video […] More