Monthly Archives: June 2014
Wimbledon 2014 Q&A: ESPN talks Dejero deployment, SIS-to-Visions changeover
Written on June 30, 2014 at 12:21, by David Davies
As the second week of Wimbledon got into its stride, ESPN’s director of remote production operations, Terry Brady, and coordinating technical manager Chris Strong spoke to SVG Europe about small […] More
Eurosport considers legal action over Serie A rights auction
Written on June 30, 2014 at 09:09, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Commonwealth Games 2014: SVGTV readies itself for the Hampden roar
Written on June 30, 2014 at 05:52, by Michael Burns
As anyone who has attended a football match in Glasgow will know, the city’s spectators typically make for passionate, enthusiastic and above all noisy crowds. It’s that excitement and atmosphere […] More
Calibre UK scalers deployed at FIA World Endurance Championships
Written on June 30, 2014 at 04:02, by David Davies
Mediatec Solutions UK, the UK division of the Mediatec Group, uses Calibre UK LEDView530 scalers as part of its entire LED display rental and staging hire fleet. “Most recently, Mediatec […] More
SVG Europe confirms four new Gold sponsors
Written on June 28, 2014 at 06:32, by David Davies
In the space of little more than a week, SVG Europe has secured three new Gold Sponsors – namely Ericsson, Globecast, Orad and Quantum – in developments that further underline […] More
Vizrt team completes 50-mile charity hike; charity fund still open!
Written on June 28, 2014 at 05:48, by David Davies
As reported here last week, a group of colleagues from content production and distribution tool specialist Vizrt this year elected to undertake the Trek50 event, which challenges teams of four […] More
Wimbledon 2014 Q&A: IMG Media’s David Shield on auto-camera innovation, ‘seamless’ Visions transition and remote production possibilities
Written on June 27, 2014 at 13:43, by David Davies
In advance of individual reports documenting Visions and ESPN’s operations at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, David Shield – SVP global director of engineering & technology at Wimbledon production partner IMG […] More
Mark Hill 4K UHD analysis: it’s not just about the number of pixels, is it?
Written on June 27, 2014 at 07:13, by
If you are reading this article, writes Mark Hill, you may already be part of a project that has moved well beyond the ‘if’ question for 4k. Indeed, there is […] More
Lab.gruppen eyes sports stadia potential with new D Series DSP amps
Written on June 27, 2014 at 06:18, by David Davies
“The potential for D Series to fulfil and expand the success of our PLM series in the stadia install market is quite substantial.” So says Hakan Gustafsson, product manager for […] More
BBC R&D announces Ultra HD broadcast for Commonwealth Games
Written on June 27, 2014 at 05:58, by David Davies