Monthly Archives: October 2011
Snell names Payette global sales director
Written on October 31, 2011 at 13:47, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Dave Payette has joined Snell as global sales director and will lead Snell’s worldwide sales effort, overseeing operations in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Lebanon, India, Hong Kong, China, […] More
ESPN adds Arena to its Technical Area
Written on October 28, 2011 at 11:03, by Andy Stout
In the ongoing battle to better inform viewers about what’s really going on on the pitch, ESPN has unveiled ESPN Arena, an augmented reality tabletop display that allows its football […] More
SMPTE round-up: 3D, SHV and beyond 3Gbps
Written on October 28, 2011 at 09:53, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Just in case you haven’t seen them over on our US site, we’ve been running a series of reports from the annual SMPTE conference in Los Angeles. And in terms […] More
League Technology Summit continues to grow
Written on October 27, 2011 at 15:47, by Andy Stout
It might be a long way over the Atlantic in New York, but each year the SVG League Technology Summit not only serves as the global highlight of the Sports […] More
Inside Jump’s RWC title sequence
Written on October 27, 2011 at 12:32, by Andy Stout
Until we got to the blistering, epic final, for viewers in the UK one of the more entertaining elements of early weekend starts to watch the Rugby World Cup Final […] More
Riedel powers air show comms
Written on October 27, 2011 at 11:22, by SVG Staff
Switzerland: The Breitling Sion Air-Show with its spectacular manoeuvres, was one of largest events in Switzerland in 2011. No surprise then that a suitably comprehensive comms infrastructure – using a […] More
Al Jazeera to launch sports news channel
Written on October 27, 2011 at 10:56, by SVG Staff
Gulf Times: Al Jazeera Media Network will launch a new dedicated sports news channel next month. “Technical and editorial teams are working around the clock to launch Al Jazeera Sports […] More
AMIS buys new kit to cover Americas Cup
Written on October 27, 2011 at 09:44, by SVG Staff
Specialist video production company AMIS has spent just over $1m on two new Flir cameras, which have already enabled the company to expand its portfolio and win a contract with […] More
Sony takes full control of Sony Ericsson
Written on October 27, 2011 at 09:27, by SVG Staff
Peripheral to sports broadcasting, but something that could have an impressive impact on the consumer end of things, Sony has announced that it will acquire Ericsson’s 50 percent stake in […] More
Wimbledon extends BBC deal
Written on October 27, 2011 at 07:05, by Andy Stout
The All England Club and BBC Sport have announced that the BBC’s current contract as the host broadcaster and UK rights holder for The Championships, Wimbledon, has been extended by […] More