Monthly Archives: May 2019
Sky Sports to broadcast every Netball World Cup match on ‘pop-up’ channel
Written on May 24, 2019 at 10:05, by Will Strauss
Sky Sports is to broadcast every match from the 2019 Netball World Cup on a ‘pop-up’ channel dedicated to the tournament, and also stream the matches on YouTube for free. […] More
SportTech 2019: Keeping subscribers happy when ‘It’s Just Got to Work’
Written on May 24, 2019 at 09:57, by David Fox
The nature of live sports makes launching OTT and VoD sports services particularly exciting. “Whether it’s a single round heavyweight fight or Tottenham scoring in the 96th minute of a […] More
Rise announces this year’s pairings for mentoring scheme
Written on May 23, 2019 at 17:38, by SVG Staff
Rise, the advocate group for gender diversity within the broadcast manufacturing and services sector, has announced the pairing up of mentees and mentors for its annual mentoring scheme. The 2019 […] More
Sky Deutschland’s Alessandro Reitano takes over as chair of SVG Europe
Written on May 23, 2019 at 17:17, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
SVG Europe is very pleased to announce that Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland vice president of sports production, has become the new chair of Sports Video Group Europe. He succeeds David […] More
Inside BT Tower network hub for final day of the Premier League season
Written on May 23, 2019 at 17:06, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Manchester City finally edged out Liverpool to claim the Premier League title on Sunday 12 May. The football drama ensured the busiest day of the season for the team in […] More
Fjord Film turns to Riedel for signal transport and intercom in new OB van
Written on May 23, 2019 at 16:53, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Danish production company Fjord Film has chosen Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time signal transport, processing, and routing technology and Artist digital matrix intercom for its new OB van. Working in concert, […] More
EVS ships first live production servers to pass JT-NM SMPTE ST 2110 testing
Written on May 23, 2019 at 16:47, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
EVS has announced that its latest XT production servers have successfully passed the Joint Task Force on Networked Media’s JT-NM SMPTE ST 2110 testing. They are among the first products […] More
SportTech takes Lord’s by storm with three events and record attendance
Written on May 23, 2019 at 16:41, by Heather McLean
With the first SVG Europe Carbon Literacy for Sports Production Workshop, a full programme of content at SportTech, and then the SVG Europe Women event, SportTech 2019 at Lord’s was […] More
ICC extends S+V partnership with award of new host production contract
Written on May 23, 2019 at 16:36, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
As announced by its chairman Jeff Foulser to SVG Europe’s SportTech 2019 audience at Lord’s on Wednesday, independent TV sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been awarded a new […] More
Grass Valley cameras help Presteigne meet demand for UHD, HDR and IP
Written on May 23, 2019 at 16:14, by SVG Staff
Grass Valley has been selected by UK rental house Presteigne Broadcast Hire as its primary cameras supplier in response to growing demand for higher resolutions and native IP support from […] More