Monthly Archives: July 2021
AE Live delivers graphics solutions remotely for The Hundred
Written on July 27, 2021 at 09:57, by Heather McLean
AE Live is providing remote match and presentation graphics solutions for Sky Sports’ coverage of the new England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)-owned and organised cricket tournament The Hundred. Using purpose-built […] More
Live from Tokyo Olympics: Swimming at Aquatics Centre photo gallery
Written on July 27, 2021 at 09:47, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The activities at the Tokyo Aquatics Center are in overdrive as the swimming competitions are underway and diving will soon be in the mix. SVG was on site today to […] More
Live from Tokyo Olympics: A guided tour of OBS’ technical area for the summer games
Written on July 27, 2021 at 09:43, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
One of the highlights of a visit to an Olympics IBC is getting a chance to see the team at work in the technical area. Any time of day there […] More
Tokyo, Leeds, London: Channel 4 outlines the grand plan for its most in-depth Paralympic coverage yet
Written on July 26, 2021 at 17:42, by Heather McLean
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is planning its most ambitious ever Paralympic Games coverage for Tokyo 2020, including a hugely representative team of on-screen talent as well as a new microsite […] More
EVS operator to director: Nikki Beers on her path from sports broadcasting in Holland to the Tokyo Olympics
Written on July 26, 2021 at 15:23, by Heather McLean
“It’s a bit of an odd story how I got into the TV broadcasting world,” writes sports director, EVS lead and assistant director for entertainment shows at Argus Productions, Nikki […] More
OBS takes UHD HDR, cloud, AI and 5G to new heights at Tokyo Games
Written on July 26, 2021 at 15:22, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
The pandemic may have caused the OBS (Olympic Broadcasting Services) team to pause its efforts but it didn’t pause a focus on innovation as the Tokyo Olympics will long be […] More
Rise secures funding from ScreenSkills, adding a new mentoring programme to its 2021/22 UK schemes
Written on July 26, 2021 at 15:17, by Jo Ruddock
Advocacy group Rise has launched its second UK mentoring programme in 2021, the ScreenSkills Rise Mentoring Programme, after securing funding from ScreenSkills. This programme, supported by ScreenSkills as part of […] More
IABM announces expanded board to better reflect its membership
Written on July 26, 2021 at 14:52, by Jo Ruddock
IABM has increased the number of elected member companies represented on the board from 15 to 20. This follows the unanimous approval of a special resolution at IABM’s annual general […] More
Entries now open for 2021 Rise Awards
Written on July 26, 2021 at 14:37, by Jo Ruddock
Rise, an advocacy group for women in the broadcast media technology sector, has opened entries for its annual Rise Awards with the introduction of three new categories, Company Award for […] More
White Light helps raise the game for ITV Sport’s virtual studio coverage of the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship
Written on July 26, 2021 at 14:20, by Jo Ruddock
Having previously delivered many creative technical solutions for ITV Sport’s studios during major sporting events, White Light (WL) was recently engaged for the commercial broadcaster’s coverage of the 2020 UEFA […] More