Monthly Archives: December 2021
Olympian effort: Disguise highlights how virtual production and XR won gold at Tokyo 2020
Written on December 22, 2021 at 08:17, by SVG Contributor
By Phil Ventre, vice president of broadcast, disguise This year the delayed 2020 Olympic Games finally materialised with over 11,000 athletes competing in 339 events in Tokyo during the summer. […] More
UEFA re-ups deal with Gravity Media for major club competition Matchnight Services
Written on December 21, 2021 at 14:59, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Gravity Media has just signed a brand new three-year deal to produce Matchnight Services for UEFA across their major club competitions: the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and the […] More
New directions: NEP Group on remote production, sustainability and technical innovations shaping up 2022
Written on December 20, 2021 at 08:50, by SVG Contributor
By Brian Clark, director of sales, NEP Major Events, NEP Group New innovations throughout the past year have rejuvenated the sports broadcast industry and established new and stronger industry standards. […] More
Complex market: BT Media & Broadcast on the evolution of outside broadcasting
Written on December 20, 2021 at 08:12, by SVG Contributor
By Ian Trow, product manager for compression and cloud solutions, BT Media & Broadcast Up until recently, advances in compression performance or catering for new formats heralded a revamp of […] More
Perfect combination: Calrec argues that combined production is the future of live sports broadcasting
Written on December 20, 2021 at 08:08, by SVG Contributor
By Dave Letson, VP of sales, Calrec This might be controversial, but here goes: The future of live sports broadcasting will not be on-site, or off-site, or hybrid, or edge […] More
Minimising the threat: EVS explores how to embed cybersecurity into live sports productions
Written on December 20, 2021 at 08:02, by SVG Contributor
By Geoffrey Crespin, senior solutions architect, live video production security, EVS The industry today is facing more security threats than ever before, and the sophistication of cyberattacks has increased in […] More
Synamedia renews Gold sponsorship as it continues its battle against piracy
Written on December 17, 2021 at 11:14, by Jo Ruddock
Video infrastructure, security and data analytics provider Synamedia has returned as a Gold sponsor of SVG Europe. The company, which earlier this year acquired ContentArmor to strengthen its security portfolio, […] More
LaLiga signs multi-year broadcast deals with DAZN and Movistar
Written on December 17, 2021 at 10:32, by Jo Ruddock
LaLiga has concluded the tender for the national market broadcast rights of LaLiga Santander in Spain and Andorra for the period between 2022/2023 and 2026/2027. For a total of 4.95 […] More
Tech Insight: NEP on how the sports broadcasting industry is being given new directions through innovation
Written on December 17, 2021 at 10:31, by Heather McLean
New innovations throughout the past year have rejuvenated the sports broadcast industry and established new, stronger industry standards, according to industry leaders at NEP. Sports broadcasters are continuing to redefine […] More
Blackbird to provide FIFA with cloud-native video production services
Written on December 17, 2021 at 10:25, by Jo Ruddock
Blackbird has been engaged by FIFA, world football’s governing body, to provide sustainable cloud-native video production services in a multi-year arrangement. The organisation’s distributed production team will use Blackbird for […] More