{"id":17599,"date":"2010-07-15T17:55:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T22:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/main\/?p=17599"},"modified":"2010-07-15T17:55:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T22:55:41","slug":"fox-sports-re-ups-with-sportsvision-for-nfl-mlb-nascar-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/2010\/07\/15\/fox-sports-re-ups-with-sportsvision-for-nfl-mlb-nascar-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Sports Re-Ups with Sportsvision for NFL, MLB, NASCAR Broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sportvision has extended its deal with FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) to provide digital sports content and broadcast enhancements for FOX\u2019s NFL, MLB, and NASCAR coverage. The deal runs through the 2013-14 NFL season, the 2013 MLB season, and the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and covers telecasts on FOX Sports, SPEED, and Fox Sports Net\u2019s 19 regional sports networks.\u00a0 The deal marks Sportvision\u2019s network agreement to date.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1999, Sportvision\u2019s effects have played an integral role in sports programming on FOX, highlighted by the Yellow 1<sup>st<\/sup> &amp; Ten Line, which has been incorporated into NFL on FOX broadcasts for more than 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFOX Sports has a strong reputation for delivering the highest quality sports telecasts to their viewers, and their commitment to integrate technology into their sports programming has been integral to the growth and success of our Company,\u201d says Hank Adams, CEO, Sportvision, Inc.\u00a0 \u201cSportvision shares a longstanding partnership with FOX Sports, and this agreement ensures that we will continue to collaborate with their<\/p>\n<p>leadership, ultimately delivering a heightened sports-viewing experience to the fans for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A winner of eight Emmy Awards for technical achievement, Sportvision\u2019s effects will be used during coverage of\u00a0NFL, MLB and NASCAR \u2013 FOX Sports\u2019 three signature properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFOX Sports, and all the networks in the FOX Sports Media Group, are committed to providing viewers the most entertaining and compelling sports television experience possible, and Sportvision\u2019s ability to develop and deliver technological innovations has been instrumental in achieving that goal,\u201d said FOX Sports President Eric Shanks.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re excited that this agreement also equips our colleagues at SPEED and our regional sports networks with Sportvision\u2019s cutting edge technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL on FOX Coverage <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the exclusive provider of the Yellow 1<sup>st<\/sup> &amp; Ten\u2122 Line to FOX since 1999, Sportvision will continue to provide the Yellow Line and a breadth of graphic enhancements for all NFL on FOX telecasts (regular season and playoffs) through the 2013-14 season.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Yellow Line, the portfolio of enhancements will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Down &amp; Distance is an effect that made its television debut on FOX Sports in 2006, and has become a staple of all telecasts.\u00a0 This effect enables FOX Sports to virtually insert the actual down and distance, play clock, and other relevant information onto the playing field surface via an arrow graphic featuring the offensive team logo.<\/li>\n<li>The Red Zone graphic, which enables FOX Sports to virtually place data and graphics on the field between the 20-yard line and the goal line to highlight an offensive or defensive team\u2019s proficiency within this zone.<\/li>\n<li>The Line of Scrimmage Line, which affords fans the ability to follow the duration of each play, knowing where the play originated.<\/li>\n<li>Video in Perspective, which enables virtual placement of a video billboard window within the venue displaying game highlights and other interesting video segments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MLB Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MLB coverage on FOX will be highlighted by the PITCHf\/x pitch tracking system, which debuted for the first time ever on television during the 2005 All-Star Game on FOX, and is now operational at all 30 MLB ballparks.\u00a0 The PITCHf\/x System, which measures every pitch thrown in baseball and generates comprehensive data for television broadcasts, as well as Internet and wireless applications, will be integrated into FOX\u2019s coverage of the MLB All-Star Game, playoffs, and World Series coverage through the 2013 season.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Fox Sports Net RSNs will incorporate a variation of the system in 1,900 game telecasts this season, and will continue to use the PITCHf\/x System through 2013.\u00a0 Further, Sportvision will also continue to deliver Virtual Advertising for the FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week, All-Star Game, League Championship Series, and World Series throughout the duration of this agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NASCAR Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since debuting the RACEf\/x System advanced tracking system during coverage of the 2001 Daytona 500 on FOX, Sportvision played a major role in NASCAR on FOX broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Sportvision\u2019s RACEf\/x System develops a complete &#8220;digital record&#8221; of a NASCAR race in real-time, delivering a broad array of visual effects for television, including 3D graphics and rich data.\u00a0 Using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, RACEf\/x tracks and collects location information and car performance data from every car in the field &#8211; including acceleration, braking, lap position, speed, gear position and RPMs, and also delivers the data to the FOX Sports and SPEED telecasts, as well as Internet and wireless applications in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>This agreement ensures that the RACEf\/x System will continue to be incorporated into coverage of all Sprint Cup races, on FOX Sports and SPEED\u2019s on-track NASCAR programming, including Sprint Cup qualifying and practice, and Camping World Truck Series events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sportvision has extended its deal with FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) to provide digital sports content and broadcast enhancements for FOX\u2019s NFL, MLB, and NASCAR coverage. The deal runs through [&hellip;]\n&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/2010\/07\/15\/fox-sports-re-ups-with-sportsvision-for-nfl-mlb-nascar-broadcasts\/\" class=\"more\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[2599,438,2600,868],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}