Monthly Archives: July 2012
Eyeheight to launch world’s first multi-rate stereoscopic video legaliser
Written on July 31, 2012 at 05:21, by SVG Staff
Eyeheight has chosen IBC2012 for the European-mainland launch of the world’s first multi-rate stereoscopic video legaliser. Developed in co-operation with one of London’s most innovative broadcast production, post-production and distribution […] More
BT revamps London tower facility with Snell router
Written on July 31, 2012 at 04:08, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
BT in London has installed a Snell Sirius 830 routing system and three MV-Series multiviewers to support outside broadcasting operations the BT Tower facility in London. The Snell equipment is […] More
Sweden’s TV4 rolls out new sport network with help of ATG Broadcast
Written on July 30, 2012 at 06:30, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
ATG Broadcast has completed a second HD sports channel for Swedish broadcaster TV4. The contract was placed by Ericsson Broadcasting Services and centred on the expansion of an existing HD […] More
Live from London: Sky Italy delivers for Olympic viewers via fibre
Written on July 30, 2012 at 06:22, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Vincenzo Flores, head of production for Sky Italy sports channels, took time out of his busy schedule yesterday to chat with SVG about the massive effort Sky Italy is putting into a service that will deliver a wealth of Olympic content to viewers, thanks to a massive fibre pipe to Milan, a mosaic of 12 […] More
IOC blames fans for jamming race transmissions
Written on July 30, 2012 at 05:32, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The road races through London this weekend were two of the more popular spectator events, and, according to the IOC, maybe they were too popular. BBC says its commentator Chris Boardman […] More
Live from London: EVS servers, new technology put to test on first full day
Written on July 28, 2012 at 07:24, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
It’s the first full day of Olympic competition, and broadcasters at the IBC are busy tweaking workflows, ensuring that all systems are go and adjusting as needed. And adjusting right along are the equipment suppliers, most notably EVS, whose presence within the IBC includes not only 33 XT3 replay servers in use by Olympic Broadcasting […] More
Presteigne Charter Germany supports ARD coverage of 2012 Games
Written on July 27, 2012 at 12:56, by SVG Staff
With a project duration of only three weeks, Presteigne Charter Germany has built six VandA (Video and Audio) boxes for the ARD live coverage of the London 2012 Games. These […] More
Orad’s 3Play facilitates production for Televisió de Catalunya
Written on July 27, 2012 at 11:14, by SVG Staff
The regional Televisió de Catalunya (TVC) channel has implemented Orad’s 3DPlay solution to facilitate production of on-air channel branding. Orad 3DPlay efficiently renders clips, offering real-time graphics production, and broadcast. […] More
Live from London: Finland’s YLE back in IBC for personal touch
Written on July 27, 2012 at 06:46, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Finnish broadcaster YLE experimented with the concept of producing the majority of its content from home during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. But this year, it has returned to the IBC, with content for its main Olympics channel produced on site in London. “In 2010, we discovered we didn’t like the idea of having the […] More
BBC embraces Adobe Project Primetime for streaming Olympics
Written on July 27, 2012 at 05:59, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is one of Adobe’s first broadcast partners to deploy key components of Adobe’s Project Primetime, using it to deliver live video streams and video-on-demand (VOD) […] More