Monthly Archives: July 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Six innovations to help viewers understand the Games in new ways
Written on July 26, 2021 at 13:55, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Every Olympics provides the team at Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) with an opportunity to take advantage of new technologies and give the production teams new storytelling tools that can help […] More
Cingularity renews Gold SVG Europe sponsorship
Written on July 26, 2021 at 10:55, by Jo Ruddock
Cingularity has returned as a Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe. The company operates a global fibre network optimised for live video transport. This is used to provide contribution and remote […] More
Sound for the Tokyo Olympics both ‘a challenge and an opportunity’
Written on July 26, 2021 at 10:08, by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
Listen closely to the sound of the Summer Olympics, because there will be a lot of firsts. For instance, it will be the first Olympics broadcast in 5.4.1 immersive audio, […] More
IABM launches Diversity Action group to ‘make a real difference’ to diversity and inclusion across the industry
Written on July 26, 2021 at 09:59, by Jo Ruddock
IABM has announced that it will form an industry-wide Diversity Action group with the aim of championing diversity and inclusion in the broadcast, media & entertainment industry and providing a […] More
FA Disability Cup brought to life for all by BT Sport in broadcasting first
Written on July 23, 2021 at 09:55, by Heather McLean
The FA Disability Cup was played at St George’s Park on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July, with BT Sport providing coverage over the weekend, the first time the Cup […] More
On demand: SVG Europe Audio Group tackles diversity in sports broadcast sound [VIDEO]
Written on July 23, 2021 at 09:53, by Heather McLean
SVG Europe’s Audio Group recently held a meeting focusing on the issue of diversity and inclusion within sports broadcasting audio. Hosted in conjunction with SVG Europe Women, the panel and […] More
Olympics audio: A Herculean task for the classic games
Written on July 23, 2021 at 08:59, by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
On the podcast Transformed by Tech: How The Olympics Stay Cutting Edge, produced by The Podium for NBC Olympics, Karl Malone, director of sound design at NBC Universal, discussed how […] More
Tokyo Olympics: OBS chief content officer Mark Wallace on storytelling technology
Written on July 22, 2021 at 14:53, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
SVG’s coverage of the production of the Tokyo Olympics begins in earnest this week and we kick things off with a series of OBS executive interviews that have been provided […] More
Gold for Globecast as it renews its SVG Europe sponsorship
Written on July 22, 2021 at 11:57, by Jo Ruddock
Globecast, which provides agile content acquisition, management and distribution services globally, has renewed its Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe. The company, which has a history of innovating and investing in […] More
E-Bike Grand Prix appoints Sunset+Vine as production, content, and media partnerships agency
Written on July 21, 2021 at 17:53, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Sunset+Vine has been named the live production, content and media partnerships agency for a new and exciting city centre electric bike grand prix series. The E-Bike Grand Prix (EBK GP) […] More