Monthly Archives: April 2017
4EVER-2 consortium undertakes HD-HFR test at recent ice hockey fixture
Written on April 24, 2017 at 16:56, by Fabrice Marinoni, French Correspondent
In a recent landmark development, the 4EVER-2 consortium produced test coverage of an ice hockey game in HD-HFR format at 100fps, and used Dolby AC-4 for the audio. The resulting […] More
Premier League coverage helps BT Media & Broadcast to beat existing simultaneous visions record
Written on April 24, 2017 at 14:47, by David Davies
On 16 April, BT Media & Broadcast exceeded its previous best of 32 visions (live TV feeds) into and from a single site, by delivering 40 simultaneous visions using its next-generation fibre-based TV outside broadcast […] More
Live from the London Marathon 2017: BBC and CTV discuss OB challenges
Written on April 24, 2017 at 14:42, by Philip Stevens
March 1981 saw the first London Marathon. At that time, around 20,000 people wanted to run, but just 7,747 were accepted, with 6,255 finishing the gruelling course. The event was […] More
NEP Australia to open Remi hubs in Sydney, Melbourne; Lawo to play key role
Written on April 23, 2017 at 23:42, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Australia is a massive, vast continent considering it only has a little over 23 million people. And that is all the more reason for a company like NEP Australia to […] More
Discovery Networks Norway expands football coverage with Vizrt editing and publishing tools
Written on April 23, 2017 at 23:02, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Having won the exclusive contract to broadcast live matches of the professional Norwegian football league until 2022, Discovery Networks Norway and Eurosport have expanded coverage across their linear television, OTT […] More
Broadcast Solutions GmbH enters Finnish broadcast market through new acquisition
Written on April 23, 2017 at 21:12, by David Davies
Broadcast Solutions GmbH has announced that it has successfully acquired Outside Broadcast Service Business from the Finnish systems integrator Qualitron Oy Ab and established a subsidiary, Broadcast Solutions Finland Oy. […] More
SVG Europe Sit-Down: DELTACAST’s Erik Kampmann on covering all production bases and the rise of IP and 4K workflows
Written on April 23, 2017 at 19:29, by David Davies
Having recently celebrated its 13th birthday, DELTACAST continues to strengthen its position in sports broadcast circles worldwide. From an initial foundation in FPGA design and imaging applications, parent group DELTACAST […] More
SBG Sports Software Video Assistant Referee System expands capabilities via Matrox
Written on April 21, 2017 at 19:27, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
SBG Sports Software announced that its instant replay and adjudication platform, Focus VAR (Video Assistant Referee), can now support up to 24 networked cameras and 24 SDI or HDMI feeds […] More
Gearhouse Broadcast using Simplylive Vibox for remote and smaller productions
Written on April 21, 2017 at 12:26, by David Davies
Gearhouse Broadcast has announced the purchase of ten Vibox all-in-one production systems from live production solutions manufacturer Simplylive. The deal means Gearhouse becomes the first supplier to make the product […] More
ES Broadcast Hire invests in EVTS XT4K servers
Written on April 21, 2017 at 12:19, by David Davies
The XT4K, EVS’ first dedicated UHD-4K live production server, will be added to ES Broadcast Hire’s already-extensive UHD hire fleet and joins the company’s other EVS solutions, which include XHub3 […] More