Monthly Archives: October 2012
Fingerprint technology makes gains in securing Olympics content
Written on October 25, 2012 at 16:23, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
When an organisation like NBC Sports spends $1.18 billion for the rights to an Olympics Games, content security — ensuring that only viewers access the content through authorised channels — […] More
SMPTE attendees get inside look at 3D Olympics challenge
Written on October 25, 2012 at 15:01, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
SMPTE attendees at the 2012 Technical Conference and Exhibition this week in Los Angeles were provided an overview of the technical challenges overcome during the 3D coverage of the London […] More
Orad Material Shaders create photorealistic surfaces for graphics
Written on October 25, 2012 at 10:22, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Orad has raised the bar in broadcast graphics production with its new Material Shaders package. Material Shaders let designers quickly add effects to Orad 3Designer-created graphic objects by giving the […] More
iStream Planet intros Aventus cloud-based live event delivery system
Written on October 25, 2012 at 10:18, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
iStreamPlanet is rolling out Aventus, a new cloud-based automated platform for delivering live events and live linear channels online that it has developed with NBC Sports and other clients. The […] More
Canon wins Tech Emmy Award
Written on October 23, 2012 at 14:23, by SVG Staff
Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital-imaging solutions, will be recognized at the 64th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Improvements to Large Format CMOS Imagers for Use in High […] More
AJA Ki Pro Used by Digital Garage During F1 Promotional Event
Written on October 23, 2012 at 14:23, by SVG Staff
Formula 1 (F1) Drivers Lewis Hamilton, Bruno Senna and Heikki Kovalainen recently took to the race track, except this time, the race was digital. Codemasters, developer of the new F1 2012 video […] More
Vizrt hits new heights for Baumgartner jump
Written on October 23, 2012 at 07:17, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Vizrt graphics technology played a key role in Red Bull Media’s coverage of Felix Baumgartner’s leap from space on 14 October. A joint team of Vizrt and netventure personnel, represented […] More
Bundesliga, Sportcast see growth in popularity
Written on October 22, 2012 at 11:20, by SVG Staff
By Birgit Heidsiek Sportcast, the 100%-owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Fussball Club (DFL), is in the midst of another successful season as the host broadcaster for Germany’s Bundesliga. And the […] More
EVS powers Canal Football App
Written on October 22, 2012 at 10:44, by Andy Stout
Followers of France’s Ligue 1 are some of the first to experience EVS’s C-Cast technology, which Canal+ has tapped to power its innovative second-screen app for subscribers. Canal Football App […] More
Sport rights in Greece due for fall?
Written on October 22, 2012 at 10:01, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Spotcal reports that rights-holders looking to sell sports content into Greece should expect to bring in significantly lower fees in 2013 and beyond as the country’s financial crisis shows no sign […] More