Monthly Archives: April 2017
Online football-focused publisher Dugout expands to include leagues and federations
Written on April 30, 2017 at 12:35, by Adrian Pennington
Egypt is the number one country on social media for football. Bayern Munich has more Egyptian followers than Germans. It’s that type of insight which has persuaded dozens of the […] More
NEP Australia selects Lawo for new ‘Hubs’ that will support remote production for sports
Written on April 28, 2017 at 21:33, by David Davies
NEP Australia has entered into an agreement with Lawo, a leading innovator and manufacturer of IP-based audio and video routing, processing and control systems, in which Lawo will be a […] More
Tata Communications chosen by VICE Media for global cloud-based media platform
Written on April 28, 2017 at 21:23, by David Davies
Tata Communications has been selected by VICE Media to build a high-performance, completely cloud-based platform for global media asset management, storage, content contribution and distribution. It will enable VICE Media […] More
Olympic Channel and ISA sign partnership ahead of 2017 World Surfing Games
Written on April 26, 2017 at 18:34, by David Davies
The Olympic Channel and the International Surfing Association (ISA) have announced a cooperation agreement to collaborate on content. As part of the agreement, the Olympic Channel will live stream coverage from […] More
Broadcast RF signs for 18 new Vislink HCAM UHD camera transmitters at NAB
Written on April 25, 2017 at 22:17, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Vislink and IMT have finalised an order for 18 systems of the next generation HCAM transmitters and UltraReceiver placed by UK-based Broadcast RF, a hire company for microwave and wireless […] More
OSB purchases multiple Xeebra replay systems for rugby in New Zealand
Written on April 25, 2017 at 21:51, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Outside broadcast services provider OSB has acquired a suite of Xeebra multi-camera review systems for use as video assistant referees (VARs) and medical review for all international rugby competition in […] More
BBC turns to Grass Valley for integrated IP infrastructure in new Welsh headquarters
Written on April 25, 2017 at 16:35, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
The BBC has chosen the Broadcast Data Center from Grass Valley for its new national production centre, currently under construction in Cardiff. GV Node, a key enabler of the Broadcast […] More
Sports industry loses key leader with death of NEP President and COO Keith Andrews
Written on April 24, 2017 at 19:30, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The remote production TV community lost a key member last week with the passing of NEP President and COO Keith Andrews. Andrews was promoted to the position in 2015 after […] More
Sunset+Vine wins new contract for short-format tennis tournament
Written on April 24, 2017 at 17:38, by David Davies
Sunset+Vine has secured a three-year host broadcast production contract for the Tie Break Tens Series. Sunset+Vine has also brokered a rights deal in which UKTV, Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, has […] More
NAB 2017: FileCatalyst Leverages Lessons From Rio Games in Latest Version of FileCatalyst Central
Written on April 24, 2017 at 17:09, by SVG Staff
FileCatalyst (SL10716), which offers managed file transfers and an accelerated file transfer solution, is showcasing the latest update, Version 3.7, to their product suite. FileCatalyst Central v3.7 gives clients a completely new way to monitor and manage their FileCatalyst deployments across the globe. Tried and proven at the 2016 summer games in Rio with a large […] More