Monthly Archives: February 2011
A night at the opera with Riedel
Written on February 23, 2011 at 16:46, by Andy Stout
Not sports, but of interest perhaps to anyone involved in the venue side of the industry: the Aalto-Musiktheater Essen, one of the most renowned music theatres in Western Europe, has […] More
ECJ protects ‘crown jewels’ sporting lists
Written on February 23, 2011 at 15:33, by
Sports Business: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that European Union states are allowed to reserve major sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup for free-to-air viewing […] More
Europe determined not to miss out on 3D standards
Written on February 23, 2011 at 15:32, by
Broadcast Engineering: An examination of the efforts and problems inherent in trying to establish a 3DTV standard in Europe. More
Canal+ churn at historic low
Written on February 23, 2011 at 15:31, by
Broadband TV News: Canal+ ended 2010 with a 169,000 increase in subscriber numbers across the board and a historically low churn rate of 11.6%. More
Samsung sells more than 2m 3DTVs
Written on February 23, 2011 at 15:30, by
Rapid TV News: Samsung is keen to build on its 3D portfolio—claiming market leadership with what it calls the world’s first full HD 3D LED TV in 2010, selling more […] More
Political instability costs Bahrain F1 opener
Written on February 23, 2011 at 15:29, by
Sports Business: The opening Grand Prix of the Formula One season in Bahrain has been called off after a wave of anti-government protests in the country forced Crown Prince Salman […] More
Polecam captures the entire stadium
Written on February 23, 2011 at 10:22, by Andy Stout
Following the company’s success in providing HD cameras to Camera Corps for last year’s World Cup in South Africa, Polecam has productised what it refers to as its Goalcam/Stadium Camera […] More
DVB steering board approves 3DTV spec
Written on February 23, 2011 at 10:21, by
The DVB-3DTV specification was approved at the 67th Meeting of the DVB Steering Board held on February 17. The specification will be submitted immediately to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute […] More
Net Insight transports Alpine World Ski Championships
Written on February 23, 2011 at 10:20, by Andy Stout
Germany: Net Insight’s Nimbra Platform was used by a wide variety of broadcasters to transport high-quality video of the recent Alpine World Ski Championships from Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany to key […] More