Monthly Archives: June 2012
Live from Wimbledon: ESPN’s new role brings new benefits
Written on June 28, 2012 at 14:12, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Wimbledon 2012 marks the first year that ESPN has the complete domestic U.S. rights to broadcast the championships, and while it currently feels very much like last year’s production, the […] More
Could the BBC lose out on future Olympics rights? IOC says ‘everything is possible’
Written on June 28, 2012 at 12:32, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Advanced Television reports that Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee president, has declared “everything is possible” when it comes to selling TV rights for the Games after London, raising the […] More
Live from Wimbledon: What’s new in 2012
Written on June 28, 2012 at 12:28, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Wimbledon 2012 is entering the second half of week one and a number of changes, including a fresh cabling infrastructure in the broadcast centre, a revamped press conference room, and […] More
Q-Ball systems serve up Wimbledon commentary booth coverage
Written on June 28, 2012 at 11:44, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Camera Corps Q-Ball compact all-weather robotic pan/tilt/zoom heads have been chosen by a major UK-based outside-broadcast company as commentator cameras at the 2012 Wimbledon tennis tournament. “Q-Ball systems have been […] More
Arena OB14 plays key role at Euro 12
Written on June 27, 2012 at 15:24, by SVG Staff
The coverage of Euro 12 has involved a number of entities, and not just the broadcasters and UEFA. During the group stages eight OB units have been operating at the […] More
ARD, WDR, SF enhance Euro 12 coverage with Deltacast, Impire
Written on June 27, 2012 at 15:19, by SVG Staff
Graphics are a crucial part of any TV production of a major sporting event and coverage of Euro 2012 is seeing it used extensively for analysing the action as well […] More
Live from Wimbledon: 3D goes tapeless
Written on June 27, 2012 at 13:53, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Wimbledon’s 3D coverage will once again have Sony, CAN Communicate, and Visions working hard on the production, and this year they have made the move to a completely tapeless workflow […] More
Ireland’s Observe OB taps Studio Technologies for intercom interface
Written on June 26, 2012 at 22:16, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Observe Outside Broadcast, a premier remote broadcast and TV company that covers sports and entertainment events in Ireland, has added Studio Technologies Model 46 two-wire to four-wire interfaces for its […] More
3G bonding alternative at Olympics
Written on June 26, 2012 at 22:08, by SVG Staff
With hundreds of thousands of mobile phones expected to overload the 3G networks around the London Olympic Park, camera teams using 3G bonding links may not be able to get […] More
Spanish 3D technology at London Olympics
Written on June 26, 2012 at 21:48, by SVG Staff
Kronomav has been one of the three companies in the world chosen by Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) to handle the 3D acquisition for the next Olympics to be held in […] More