Monthly Archives: July 2015
Tour de France 2015: Extra cameras deployed to capture the finishing line drama
Written on July 29, 2015 at 07:35, by David Davies
The basic separation of duties between France Télévisions and Euro Media Group during the Tour de France is well-established – in a nutshell, FTV provides the OB vehicles which facilitate […] More
Calrec Artemis Shine at Presteigne Broadcast Hire
Written on July 28, 2015 at 11:20, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has now added a Calrec Artemis Shine audio desk to its roster. The Artemis digital console is widely used in outside broadcast applications because of its high […] More
Harmonic powers Japan’s first live, full-frame 4K UHD channel
Written on July 28, 2015 at 11:11, by David Davies
Harmonic has announced that Japanese cable TV operator EHIME CATV has deployed Harmonic’s Electra X3 advanced media processor to support a trial of the country’s first live, full-frame 4K UHD […] More
Wimbledon Reflections: David Shield discusses IMG’s remote production innovation
Written on July 28, 2015 at 10:52, by David Davies
This year’s Wimbledon Championships saw IMG Media further extend its array of broadcast services to the tournament by undertaking an experiment in remote production to expedite the access of footage […] More
Tour de France 2015: Euro Media Group trials new sensor technology from latest OB truck
Written on July 28, 2015 at 10:44, by David Davies
Whilst its involvement as RF specialist for the Tour de France reaches back over more than three decades, Euro Media Group is constantly on the lookout for innovative new technology […] More
Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel prize says Putin
Written on July 28, 2015 at 09:04, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Michel Platini to say he will run for Fifa presidency
Written on July 28, 2015 at 09:03, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
From Utrecht to Champs Élysées: technical, logistical challenges on Tour de France
Written on July 28, 2015 at 07:57, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
2015 has again seen Globecast contracted to bring one of the world’s great sporting spectacles to screens around the globe: the 2015 Tour de France. Globecast was contracted by both broadcasters […] More
British Open Reflections: CTV adopts Cerebrum as golf coverage nerve centre
Written on July 28, 2015 at 07:51, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
For the second year running, CTV was responsible for live mobile production services for both IMG Media/ESPN and The Golf Channel. To meet the demands for wider coverage, the team […] More
Trickbox TV herds Flockstars multi-cam HD shoot for Liberty Bell
Written on July 28, 2015 at 07:43, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Broadcast services provider Trickbox TV has provided an HD multi-camera flyaway facility for Flockstars, Liberty Bell’s new primetime knockout competition for ITV that sees a group of eight UK stars learning […] More