Monthly Archives: July 2017
Live from The Open: CTV OB takes next step in Open workflows
Written on July 21, 2017 at 17:35, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The 146th Open Championship is underway at Royal Birkdale in England and this year’s production efforts build off last year’s efforts at Royal Troon as it was only a year […] More
CTV OB partners with SAM for the world’s first UHD broadcast of a major music festival
Written on July 21, 2017 at 09:30, by David Davies
Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has announced that its LiveTouch replay and highlights system and its Kahuna 9600 production switcher were central to the first live UHD production workflow of the […] More
ATV selects Avid to enhance sports graphics workflow
Written on July 21, 2017 at 09:28, by David Davies
Avid has announced that ATV, the leading private television channel in Turkey, has invested in an advanced Avid graphics solution. Powered by the Avid MediaCentral Platform, the industry’s most open, […] More
Heather McLean joins Sports Video Group Europe as Contributing Editor
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:55, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Journalist Heather McLean has joined the SVG Europe team as Contributing Editor, working alongside Executive Editor Fergal Ringrose and Editor David Davies on all aspects of editorial output including Live […] More
New Telestream Vidchecker complies with Netflix IMF requirements
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:51, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Telestream has announced the integration of Netflix Photon Java code for easy compliance testing within the latest version of Telestream’s Vidchecker automated quality control (QC) system. Photon is the open […] More
Riedel to acquire majority stake in antenna company PIDSO
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:46, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Riedel Communications has brought on board a powerful new centre of expertise through a partnership with PIDSO, a leading manufacturer of lightweight antennas and antenna systems based in Vienna. With […] More
Imagine Communications assists Naaptol with expansion of online shopping channels
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:43, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Imagine Communications has supplied critical infrastructure to quadruple the channel playout count at Naaptol’s production and playout facility. All four channels are now running 24 hours a day, seven days […] More
Oikonomou appointed VP Distribution and Partnerships at Euronews
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:39, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
As VP, Distribution and Partnerships, a new position within Euronews Group, Kostas Oikonomou is responsible for the development of revenues from linear and non-linear distribution and partnership activities. He will […] More
Speakers from ITV, Sky, Google and HBO announced for IBC Cyber Security Forum
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:33, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
IBC has announced the line-up of speakers for its exclusive event on Cyber Security, part of the new C-Tech Forum launched this year. The invitation-only event that will be held […] More
Bundesliga renews with Electronic Arts and signs Konami and Sega
Written on July 20, 2017 at 15:28, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Bundesliga International, the company that markets the licensing rights for the interactive entertainment products of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, is renewing its successful partnership with Electronic Arts. In addition, […] More