Monthly Archives: May 2015
wTVision rebrands Real Madrid TV channel’s identity
Written on May 29, 2015 at 07:00, by David Davies
wTVision has been collaborating with Real Madrid in order to carry out the graphics rebranding of the Real Madid TV channel. “With a new Santiago Bernabéu stadium on the way […] More
Mike Rizzo is new Artel Video Systems president
Written on May 29, 2015 at 06:57, by David Davies
Artel Video Systems has announced the appointment of Mike Rizzo as president and CEO. Rizzo joins Artel with more than 20 years in executive management positions. Prior to joining Artel, […] More
Gracenote acquires Infostrada Sports, Sports Direct; Launches Gracenote Sports
Written on May 28, 2015 at 10:17, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Gracenote, a division of Tribune Media Company, has acquired Infostrada Statistics, B.V. (“Infostrada Sports”), and SportsDirect, Inc., and the launch of Gracenote Sports. The acquisitions make Gracenote the first global […] More
SVG Europe Sit-Down: SIS LIVE’s David Meynell discusses connectivity transition, sports production potential…and Luton Town’s triumph
Written on May 28, 2015 at 06:40, by David Davies
The closure of SIS LIVE’s OB division in 2013 was undoubtedly a challenging chapter in the UK-based broadcast services provider’s history. But as it turns out, it presaged an exciting […] More
SVG Europe Sit-Down: Mariano Maglioccola, Rewindm’s technical manager
Written on May 28, 2015 at 05:40, by Roberto Landini, Italian Correspondent
The technical manager of Rewindm, Naples, Mariano Maglioccola, sets the scene for SVG Europe by explaining: “We are in charge of the Napoli football team filming; that is the only […] More
Forscene to expand in Asia-Pacific region with new reseller strategy
Written on May 28, 2015 at 05:23, by David Davies
With the goal of further expanding the use of its professional video editing software, Forscene, in the Asian market, Forbidden Technologies has signed a reseller agreement with Singapore-based Broadcast Engineering […] More
NSL match coverage to benefit from dramatic reduction in energy consumption
Written on May 28, 2015 at 05:21, by Birgit Heidsiek
When the National Soccer League match between SC Heerenveen and Vitesse commences later today (28 May), the live broadcast transmission will consume about a third less electricity than usual. The […] More
RAI Italy’s Nazareno Balani discusses Giro d’Italia 2015 workflows
Written on May 28, 2015 at 05:04, by Roberto Landini, Italian Correspondent
Nazareno Balani, an RAI director with 40 years’ experience, spoke to SVG Europe regarding the latest news concerning one of the greatest Italian sports events, Giro d’Italia 2015. Balani’s extensive […] More
CHILI offers Italian Ultra HD OTT service with VIBE encode and NexGuard watermark
Written on May 27, 2015 at 13:29, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
CHILI, an independent Italian provider for the digital distribution of movies and TV series, is using Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen and HEVC encoding platform to deliver premium HEVC […] More
Tennis Channel’s French Open foray: expanding horizons and TV audiences
Written on May 27, 2015 at 13:24, by
It’s Paris in the springtime, and Ken Solomon is once again in the City of Light, writes Contributing Editor Mike Reynolds. The chairman/CEO of Tennis Channel flew from the independent […] More