Monthly Archives: June 2014
Sennheiser UK wireless mics for PFA’s World Cup celebrations
Written on June 25, 2014 at 09:33, by David Davies
The Professional Footballer’s Association – which is the trade union for professional association footballers in England and Wales – commenced its celebrations of this year’s World Cup by hosting a charity dinner at London’s Riverbank Park Plaza. Sennheiser UK, the PFA’s official audio supplier, provided a Digital 9000 Series wireless microphone system for an evening […] More
FIA unveils partnership with video game giant
Written on June 25, 2014 at 08:07, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Riedel providing all radio comms for Commonwealth Games
Written on June 25, 2014 at 05:33, by David Davies
Riedel Communications has announced that it will supply all radio communications equipment and services for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, running from 23 July to 3 August in Glasgow, Scotland. […] More
RAI delivers cost-efficient yet extensive World Cup coverage
Written on June 25, 2014 at 05:05, by Roberto Landini, Italian Correspondent
Cost issues have led to an emphasis on delivering a somewhat reduced but nonetheless high quality and extensive World Cup coverage at Italian broadcaster RAI. Aldo Pellegrini, director of production […] More
Audio@World Cup Q&A: HBS’ Christian Gobbel on four approaches to delivering sonic ‘quality and consistency’
Written on June 24, 2014 at 13:29, by David Davies
It might have entailed “a lot of hard work by a lot of people”, but the quality of the broadcast audio being delivered from Brazil at the moment confirms that the Herculean effort was entirely justified. In the second of a two-part interview, HBS’ senior engineering manager Christian Gobbel highlights the various elements – from […] More
GlobalSportsJobs.com Job of the Week: Product Training Manager, Sportradar
Written on June 24, 2014 at 13:07, by David Davies
Sportradar is a leading player in the sports data landscape, providing data and services to the betting and media industries as well as to sports federations and rights’ holders. Now […] More
Audio@WorldCup Q&A: HBS’ Christian Gobbel on implementing R128
Written on June 24, 2014 at 12:55, by David Davies
In the first of two audio-specific interviews, HBS’ senior engineering manager Christian Gobbel discusses the inaugural implementation at the World Cup of EBU Loudness Recommendation R128, which informs broadcasters how to measure and normalise audio using loudness meters instead of peak meters, as had previously been standard practice. Essentially recommending the normalisation of audio at […] More
Inside Croke Park: Eurotek installs Ross-based production hub for Gaelic Games
Written on June 24, 2014 at 11:42, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Boasting a capacity of 82,300 people, Croke Park in Dublin is the fourth largest stadium in Europe after Barcelona’s Nou Camp, Wembley in London and the Bernebau in Madrid. It […] More