Monthly Archives: April 2012
Telestream expands European operations
Written on April 30, 2012 at 14:03, by SVG Staff
Telestream has formed Telestream GmbH, a fully-owned subsidiary of Telestream, Inc with the aim of supporting long-term business growth in Europe. The expanded Germany-based operations provide European-based technical support services, managed […] More
RTV Slovenia chooses Quantel for news and sports
Written on April 30, 2012 at 12:31, by SVG Staff
Slovenia state broadcaster RTV has chosen Quantel’s Enterprise sQ fast-turnaround production system to handle all of its news, magazine, studio clips and sports production needs. The system will be built […] More
Heavy rain forces Badminton cancellation
Written on April 30, 2012 at 11:37, by SVG Staff
BBC: The 2012 Badminton Horse Trials have been cancelled because of heavy rain. The trials, due to run from Thursday to next Monday, would have served as a trial event for […] More
France Télévisions to rely on Microsoft, Deltatre for Olympic Streaming, Mobile Services
Written on April 27, 2012 at 14:42, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
European broadcasters are beginning to make their Olympic strategies known and France Télévisions is the latest, announcing that it will embrace the Internet and mobile platforms in a big way […] More
R&A mulls Open future
Written on April 25, 2012 at 11:10, by SVG Staff
The chief executive of golf’s governing body, the Royal and Ancient (R&A), has indicated that if the BBC does not increase its investment in sport and keep abreast of modern […] More
RTVE and deltatre ink Olympic deal
Written on April 25, 2012 at 10:20, by SVG Staff
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) and digital media sport specialist deltatre have announced a partnership for the 2012 London Olympic Games, which will see Spanish viewerse able to access thousands of […] More
Pinewood opens 30,000 sq ft stage for both film and TV
Written on April 25, 2012 at 08:16, by SVG Staff
Televisual: Lord David Puttnam and Lord Michael Grade unveiled Pinewood’s second largest stage – The Richard Attenborough Stage – yesterday. The 30,000 sq ft stage [half the size of Pinewood’s […] More
Encompass selects Signiant for playout business
Written on April 24, 2012 at 12:11, by SVG Staff
Encompass Digital Media has deployed Signiant software at its European playout facility based in London’s Stephen Street to support significant new playout business ahead of the Olympics, which is impressive […] More
Harris provides BBC with Olympic backbone
Written on April 24, 2012 at 11:14, by SVG Staff
A few more details on the news out of NAB that UK-based systems integrator, Dega Broadcast Systems, is building the BBC Production Centre for its coverage of the games in […] More
Sport helps ev1.tv take off in Lower Saxony
Written on April 24, 2012 at 10:58, by Andy Stout
A few more details on the story we ran towards the end of March about Germany’s ev1.tv, highlighting the importance of sport at the regional level across Europe. More