Monthly Archives: June 2012
BSE recovers from trail derailment, delivers kit for Euro 2012
Written on June 26, 2012 at 21:41, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
When broadcasters and their technology partners build out their facilities for an event like the UEFA 2012 Euro Cup there are two primary goals: ensure kit arrives early enough so […] More
BBC gets Connected for Wimbledon
Written on June 26, 2012 at 21:40, by SVG Staff
The BBC is offering interactive coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the first time via its new BBC Sport app for Connected TV sets, it will also be screening […] More
BT’s Vision for Premier League football
Written on June 26, 2012 at 01:39, by SVG Staff
BT plans to take football coverage “to the next level” when it begins its first of three seasons broadcasting the English Premier League from August 2013, and will invite bids […] More
Broadcast Rental delivers Blackmagic solution to NOS for Olympics
Written on June 25, 2012 at 13:57, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Netherlands based Broadcast Rental has built a video routing solution around the Blackmagic Universal Videohub 288 for use by Dutch national broadcaster NOS at the 2012 London Games. NOS will […] More
EURO 2012 app rocks European download charts
Written on June 25, 2012 at 13:05, by SVG Staff
The official UEFA EURO 2012 app has hit the number one spot in four European territories with over 4.5 million downloads, according to Sport Business. The app, developed in partnership […] More
GOLF+ Channel set for tapeless debut on 4 July courtesy of Ross, EVS
Written on June 25, 2012 at 12:56, by Fabrice Marinoni, French Correspondent
GOLF+, the first channel of the Canal+ Group, entirely dedicated to golf will be available to CanalSat (ADSL and Satellite) subscribers from 4 July and, in addition to its own […] More
One billion digital users for London Games? deltatre’s Quinn expects more
Written on June 25, 2012 at 12:50, by Andy Stout
The Olympics being what it is, much of what Web and data specialist deltatre is up to at London 2012 is weighted down by hefty non-disclosure agreements and can’t be […] More
Google joins smart TV battle for the British living room
Written on June 25, 2012 at 01:43, by SVG Staff
Google is making its long-expected assault on the UK television market with the launch in July of its first product – made by Sony – to let Britons surf the […] More
Derby invests in big screen technology
Written on June 25, 2012 at 01:04, by SVG Staff
English football club Derby County is adding another dimension to the big match experience at its Pride Park Stadium by installing a giant video screen over the summer following a […] More
EBU Beyond HD looks at 3D
Written on June 24, 2012 at 21:56, by SVG Staff
The EBU’s Beyond HD project will this week produce stereoscopic 3D test sequences at 1080p/50 and higher frame rates, according to Broadband TV News. Full resolution content is being produced […] More