Monthly Archives: April 2014
BBC Sport, Sky Sport executives join distinguished line-up for SVG Europe’s SportTech 2014
Written on April 2, 2014 at 04:33, by David Davies
BBC Sport chief engineer Richard Morgan will join TV2 Norway’s Jens Knudsen and Christine Espeland to discuss the evolution of Olympics broadcast coverage ‘from Russia to Rio’. Sky Sports director […] More
Multidyne names Hurwitz VP, Business Development
Written on April 1, 2014 at 14:24, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
MultiDyne has appointed Jim Hurwitz as vice president of business development. In his new role, Hurwitz will be responsible for developing and marketing new products for MultiDyne to increase the […] More
El Classico was “the perfect place” to start 4K tests, reports Mediapro
Written on April 1, 2014 at 11:47, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Emili Planas, Mediapro, operations manager, says that the Ultra HD production of the LFP (Liga de Fútbol Profesional) El Classico match last Sunday between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid went […] More
Kaplan and McCoskey join Signiant board
Written on April 1, 2014 at 10:15, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Lawrence R Kaplan and John McCoskey have joined the board of file movement specialist Signiant. Larry Kaplan is president and CEO of SDVI Corporation, an early stage company focused on […] More
iStreamPlanet To Focus on Aventus Live-Video Workflow
Written on April 1, 2014 at 10:00, by SVG Staff
iStreamPlanet will showcase the company’s live video workflow solution, Aventus, at the 2014 NAB Show. The company will highlight the ability of the Aventus solution to increase the reliability of live video streaming of premium content to connected devices at stand 9D in the North Hall in Connected Media World. Built from the ground up […] More
Sony evolves live Ultra HD, HD and 3D workflow for Papal broadcast
Written on April 1, 2014 at 09:59, by Adrian Pennington
In a world first outside broadcast, the ceremony at which Pope Francis will canonise Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be transmitted live in 3D and in […] More
SIS LIVE, BSI come together for ManPak 100 VSAT system
Written on April 1, 2014 at 09:52, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Satellite product design specialist SIS LIVE and wireless technologies expert Broadcast Sports Inc. (BSI) have collaborated on SIS LIVE’s latest VSAT product, ManPak100. More
NVIDIA To Give Booth Visitors ’4K Your Way’
Written on April 1, 2014 at 09:41, by SVG Staff
At NAB 2014, experience “4K Your Way” at NVIDIA’s Booth #SL6825 where visitors get a first look at the latest advances in visual computing that are driving the adoption of 4K workflows in broadcasting, movie-making and video editing. NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics are behind all major on-air graphics, weather broadcasts, video editing and animation application […] More
Masstech Set to Acquire PlayBox Technology to Create New End-to-End Broadcast Solution
Written on April 1, 2014 at 09:19, by SVG Staff
Masstech Group announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the products and technology of PlayBox Technology, a provider of channel-in-a-box solutions for television. The shareholders of PlayBox Technology will continue to own and operate Playbox system integration, support center, and worldwide distribution through its eight offices in Europe, Asia and the United […] More
Sky Italia taps Witbe for VOD monitoring
Written on April 1, 2014 at 09:04, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Witbe, the next generation quality monitoring company, today announced that Sky Italia, IPTV leader in Italy, selected their Assets Publication Monitoring solution to secure their multi-screen VoD revenues. Massimo Bertolotti, […] More