Monthly Archives: October 2011

Snell names Payette global sales director

Written on October 31, 2011 at 13:47, by

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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