Monthly Archives: July 2011
BBC and Sky to share F1 coverage
Written on July 31, 2011 at 14:58, by Andy Stout
UK: Just in case you were on holiday like we were at the tail end of last week, it was announced to much general surprise that Sky and the BBC […] More
Newtek shows BMX on big screen
Written on July 28, 2011 at 09:37, by SVG Staff
NewTek’s 3Play was used to broadcast the 2011 BMX French National Championship on big screens to more than 10,000 spectators at the event. More
Panasonic lights up Trafalgar Square
Written on July 27, 2011 at 16:43, by SVG Staff
The ‘One Year to Go’ to the London 2012 Olympic Games celebrations commenced today with live images from the Olympic Park being displayed in London’s famous Trafalgar Square on two […] More
France Télévisions covers Le Tour
Written on July 27, 2011 at 13:29, by Andy Stout
France: Another year, another unpredictable Tour, with Cadel Evans the surprise winner of the malliot jaune. Far less surprising is that France Télévisions managed once more to deliver some astonishing […] More
Tracking race horses in realtime
Written on July 27, 2011 at 12:10, by Andy Stout
UK: The upcoming Champions Day at Ascot in October – set to become Britain’s richest day of horse-racing – will mark the relaunch of the TurfTrax Tracking System which, in […] More
Events mark one year to 2012 Olympic Games in London
Written on July 27, 2011 at 07:54, by SVG Staff
BBC: Events are being held in London to mark the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in one year’s time. More
Panoramic interactive sports video action
Written on July 26, 2011 at 11:30, by SVG Staff
TVBE: A TV service that allows viewers to customise live coverage of sports by selecting different camera angles will be shown at IBC. More
Editec expands SprintCam fleet
Written on July 26, 2011 at 11:14, by SVG Staff
UK-based broadcast production and hire specialist Editec has placed additional orders for an unspecified number of I-MOVIX SprintCam ultra-slow motion systems, making Editec’s SprintCam fleet the largest in Europe. More
BBC to upgrade iPlayer for 2012 Olympics
Written on July 26, 2011 at 10:01, by SVG Staff
Broadcast Engineering: The BBC has just issued a £300,000 Request For Proposal (RFP) for a new higher capacity version of its iPlayer catch-up service to be ready for the 2012 […] More
Snell kit earmarked for Sochi 2014 OB
Written on July 26, 2011 at 09:50, by SVG Staff
Russia: ANO Sports Broadcasting (Panorama) is building Snell’s Sirius routers and Kahuna multiformat production switchers into the fleet of OB vans will support delivery of a national HD signal to […] More