Monthly Archives: June 2011
Inside the game: 3D rigs at Wimbledon
Written on June 24, 2011 at 10:43, by Andy Stout
Wimbledon:In a small car park nestled between the All England Tennis Club and a block of flats, CAN Communicate technicians are busy assembling the 3D rigs that will be installed […] More
View from the Compound
Written on June 24, 2011 at 10:09, by Andy Stout
An occasional column from inside the world of sports broadcasting… More
FICTS coming to Milan later this year
Written on June 23, 2011 at 09:36, by Roberto Landini, Italian Correspondent
Italy: In the Autumn, Milan will host Sport Movies & TV 2011 – Milano International FICTS Fest – the Cinema, Television and Sports Culture World Championship, writes Italian Correspondent, Roberto […] More
Antelope goes wireless at German Golf
Written on June 23, 2011 at 09:09, by SVG Staff
Germany: The UniCredit Ladies German Open Golf has become one of the top events of the Ladies European Tour (LET). Accordingly upscale is the TV production for these games. This […] More
Gearhouse Broadcast adds 20 EVS XT3 servers to fleet
Written on June 22, 2011 at 17:24, by SVG Staff
UK: In a multi-million pound deal, Gearhouse Broadcast is extending its existing comprehensive range and inventory of EVS servers (including 57 latest generation XT2+ Servers and supporting IPDirectors, XFiles and […] More
Al Jazeera in Orange Sport talks
Written on June 22, 2011 at 14:19, by SVG Staff
Broadband TV News: Al Jazeera is in talks to take part in the Orange Sport channels, according to French newspaper reports. Al Jazeera is also a surprise bidder for broadcast […] More
Wimbledon HD HTTP Streaming Trial
Written on June 22, 2011 at 14:10, by SVG Staff
An interesting entry from the BBC Internet Blog: “Important sporting events like Wimbledon are great opportunities for us to test new technologies. This year we’re testing a number of things […] More
BOA’s “landmark” London 2012 football announcement sparks outrage
Written on June 22, 2011 at 13:20, by SVG Staff
Sport Business: The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football bodies have reacted angrily after the British Olympic Association (BOA) claimed on Tuesday that a deal had been struck for a […] More
Inside the game: Sky Sports at the US Open
Written on June 22, 2011 at 11:18, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
What’s the story? Rory glory! While the United States Golf Association makes a US Open world feed available to broadcasters from around the globe, Sky Sports brings over a crew […] More
Inside the game: Wimbledon in 3D on the BBC
Written on June 21, 2011 at 14:48, by Andy Stout
Pay-TV has led the charge into stereo 3D sports broadcasting, but with next week’s TX of the last three games from the Wimbledon Championships, the BBC joins the fray. Andy […] More