Monthly Archives: July 2019
Live from The Open: European Tour Productions hits its stride at Royal Portrush
Written on July 22, 2019 at 12:36, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
The 148th Open Championship in 2019 marks the fourth year that European Tour Productions (ETP) has been the television production partner for the Royal & Ancient Golf Club (R&A). ETP is […] More
UI Centric joins SVG Europe to further its network and stay focused on end users
Written on July 22, 2019 at 11:46, by Heather McLean
New OB/SI Sponsor at SVG Europe, UI Centric, is a creative engineering company that designs and builds digital products for major global brands. Providing professional services across the entire product […] More
FIFA Films takes control of its destiny with live and archive footage at the Women’s World Cup 2019
Written on July 22, 2019 at 11:01, by Heather McLean
At the beginning of 2019 FIFA Films brought its content archive in-house. This archive is the stuff of legend, containing content from as far back as 1930, the year of […] More
Live from The Open: Broadcast RF in close support as Sky pres heads onto the golf course
Written on July 21, 2019 at 11:28, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
For the first time at an Open Championship, the Sky Sports Golf team is not using a glass studio by the 18th green as its main presentation platform. Instead, anchor Sarah […] More
Live from The Open: BBC Sport captures highlights from the biggest sporting event ever in Northern Ireland
Written on July 20, 2019 at 10:00, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Saturday morning at the 148th Open Championship in Northern Ireland and an Irishman sits proudly on top of the leader board. However, it’s not local crowd favourite Rory McIlroy, who despite […] More
Live from The Open: CTV OB and ETP tackle new course, with a move to IP
Written on July 19, 2019 at 18:02, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The 148th Open Championship is into its second day of competition at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The last time the Open was played at the course was 1951 so […] More
Live from Liverpool: Event director Lindsay Impett discusses the broadcast strategy for the Netball World Cup and her hopes for a long-term legacy
Written on July 19, 2019 at 12:09, by Will Strauss
Lindsay Impett, the event director for the Vitality Netball World Cup (VNWC) 2019, is hopeful that the wide-reaching TV and online coverage of the tournament will help to grow the […] More
Live from The Open: World first as Sky Sports debuts volumetric capture innovation
Written on July 19, 2019 at 09:28, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
On the first day of The 148th Open at Royal Portrush, Sky Sports introduced what it calls Sky Scope, in which presenter Nick Dougherty demonstrated the golf swings of Dustin […] More
Live from Liverpool: Sky Sports lets the action (and the talent) do the talking as Netball World Cup host broadcaster
Written on July 19, 2019 at 09:28, by Will Strauss
As the Vitality Netball World Cup (VNWC) reaches the play-offs stage, SVG Europe meets the Sky Sports production team that is delivering the world feed, and its own unilateral coverage, […] More
SVG Europe Women: Sky Studios event attracts a bumper crowd and considers serious work-life issues
Written on July 19, 2019 at 08:31, by Will Strauss
How to start a women’s initiative at work, dealing with unconscious bias and developing and progressing your career were key topics at the SVG Europe Women at Sky Studios event […] More