Monthly Archives: March 2018
Bundesliga to officially introduce video assistant from this summer
Written on March 26, 2018 at 16:56, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
VAR will be officially used at all Bundesliga matches from the 2018-19 season. The clubs passed a resolution with one abstention at a meeting of the members of DFL in […] More
Sky Sport Summit: eSports business booming as tech giants look to get in the game
Written on March 26, 2018 at 16:18, by Birgit Heidsiek
eSports is expected to grow at a rapid pace in the next couple of years. In Germany, Sport1 is presenting eSports news and matches on TV as well as on […] More
Sky Sport Summit in cooperation with SVG Europe: The future of audio in sports
Written on March 26, 2018 at 15:59, by Birgit Heidsiek
Innovative technical solutions for audio production can improve the quality of sports events such as soccer, rugby and American football and provide fans with a better experience. For the 2017/18 […] More
Sports Graphics Forum: BT Sport’s Paul Jamieson on graphics innovation for The Ashes
Written on March 26, 2018 at 15:40, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
The Ashes Test cricket series between Australia and England recently wrapped up Down Under and as the broadcasting rightsholder, BT Sport went all out on the production. At the recent […] More
Bart Van Aanholt takes new executive leadership role at CenturyLink
Written on March 23, 2018 at 15:01, by Heather McLean
In a newly formed executive leadership role focusing on key regional markets as well as the wholesale segment, Bart Van Aanholt has been promoted to CenturyLink’s vice president of sales […] More
Marquis Broadcast and Empress launch unified workflow system
Written on March 23, 2018 at 15:01, by Heather McLean
Empress Media Asset Management, developer of the widely used eMAM media asset management platform, has integrated technologies from Marquis Broadcast to provide Avid Media Composer users with the tools to […] More
Joshua v Parker world heavyweight bout to be first UHD PPV for Sky Sports
Written on March 23, 2018 at 12:22, by Will Strauss
Sky Sports Box Office will broadcast the March 31 Anthony Joshua versus Joseph Parker world title unification fight in Ultra High Definition (UHD), it has been announced. The move will […] More
Germany’s Genesis Broadcast Services sold to Gravity Media Group
Written on March 22, 2018 at 13:58, by SVG Staff
Gravity Media Group has bought German equipment rental house Genesis Broadcast Services and will now re-brand it as Gearhouse Broadcast Germany. The Cologne-based firm was formed in 2014 by Uli Maslak and […] More
Akamai on delivering the India-South Africa cricket series live through the cloud
Written on March 22, 2018 at 13:45, by Heather McLean
Everyone knows Indian’s love their cricket, and for the India-South Africa cricket series held over January and February 2018, viewers were able to experience every wicket on their mobile devices, […] More
Live from the top of a mountain: Mediahaus prepares for the inaugural European Snow Volleyball Championships
Written on March 22, 2018 at 09:52, by Will Strauss
“The first idea was to fly an OB van up the mountain using a helicopter. But it was too heavy. We had no chance. We couldn’t get insurance anyway. And […] More