FIFA World Cup’s rich second screen experience explained
Streaming to second screens has rightly been heralded as a major component of 2014 FIFA World Cup coverage and arguably the biggest innovation for many a year in terms of […] More
Recent Posts by Adrian Pennington
Video over IP vital to Sony’s 4K live plans
The cost of building 4K-ready outside broadcast units must be significantly reduced if the pace of Ultra HD production is to be quickened and Sony believes it has the weapons […] More
Will your future 4K Ultra HD TV set be good enough?
Ultra HD sets could make up nearly half of all global TV set sales in four years time, but will they all be technologically obsolete? Most of them will be […] More
Grass Valley says: “No compromise on live 4K”
Grass Valley believes it has found the solution to live broadcast-friendly 4K acquisition but it must hope the market doesn’t move from under it while it puts the camera to […] More
Sony evolves live Ultra HD, HD and 3D workflow for Papal broadcast
In a world first outside broadcast, the ceremony at which Pope Francis will canonise Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be transmitted live in 3D and in […] More
FIFA waits on 3D World Cup plans
With three months to kick-off, production plans for the World Cup in Brazil are in their final stages yet there is no sign of any 3D coverage. In a statement […] More
NFL star Terrell Owens lifestreams with Hang w/
NFL star wide receiver Terrell Owens is expanding his already prodigious social media following with live internet streams that have the potential to become a quasi-broadcast channel. He’s amassed 10,000 […] More
CES 2014: manufacturers gearing up for 4K products, supporting workflows
4K over WiFi and budget-friendly 4K cameras are just two of the tantalising trends in evidence at this year’s International CES – the many and varied highlights of which have […] More
SIS Live searches for OB buyers
As SIS Live puts its OB division up for sale, at least two potential buyers have already earmarked millions of pounds on new equipment. SIS Live has indicated it will […] More
4K looking unlikely for XX Commonwealth Games
The host broadcaster for next July’s XX Commonwealth Games says it has received no interest in even an Ultra-HD test recording at the event. Sunset+Vine chairman Jeff Foulser remarks: “We’ve […] More