Monthly Archives: October 2017
Discovery and Eurosport unveil plans to transform Winter Olympics viewing experience
Written on October 30, 2017 at 15:39, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
To celebrate 100 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Discovery Communications and Eurosport have uncovered plans to change the viewing experience, delivering the first fully digital […] More
TranSPORT 2017: At-home production has arrived. Now what?
Written on October 30, 2017 at 15:20, by Jason Dachman
Whether you call it at-home, home-run, REMI, mic’ers, or — as the Europeans do – remote production, one fact is clear: the concept of using facilities and crew at your […] More
SMPTE 2017 Conference addresses concerns surrounding 2110 standard, UHD
Written on October 30, 2017 at 15:05, by Karen Hogan Ketchum, Senior Editor
With temperatures soaring outside, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) tackled the hottest topics facing the entertainment industry today — most notably, the recent approval of the […] More
Timeline provides OB and RF for Lagardère Sports’ Super League Triathlon
Written on October 30, 2017 at 14:54, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Super League Triathlon comprised two days of action, during which fifty of the world’s best athletes raced across two unique super-sprint race formats: Triple Mix and Eliminator. The event took place in […] More
LG and Huawei in world-first test of UHD IPTV over 5G
Written on October 30, 2017 at 13:10, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
New generation of storytellers chooses Avid ‘First’ creative tools
Written on October 30, 2017 at 11:23, by Heather McLean
Avid, a global media technology provider for the creation, distribution, and monetisation of media assets, today announced strong uptake from new users across the globe for its First family of […] More
EBU secures rights to PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Written on October 27, 2017 at 14:25, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
The EBU has secured the rights to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games thanks to a new deal with the International Paralympics Committee (IPC). The […] More
Broadcast RF becomes largest supplier of Vislink UHD RF equipment in the world
Written on October 27, 2017 at 14:22, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Broadcast RF has placed a further $400,000 order for HCAM systems, bringing its total investment in Vislink HEVC wireless camera technology to over $1,000,0000 in the last six months. This […] More
BBC and UK universities launch partnership to unlock potential of data
Written on October 27, 2017 at 14:15, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
BBC Research & Development has unveiled a five-year research partnership with eight UK universities to unlock the potential of data in the media. The Data Science Research Partnership will be […] More
ARRI wins Engineering Emmy Award for Alexa camera
Written on October 27, 2017 at 14:11, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
At the 69th Engineering Emmy Awards Ceremony in Hollywood, the Television Academy recognised ARRI with the most prestigious television accolade for outstanding achievement in engineering development for its Alexa digital […] More