The first application of immersive, object-based audio for an Olympics broadcast took place on Aug. 5 during the event’s Opening Ceremony, from the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, using Dolby Labs’ Atmos format. Done in parallel in 4K HDR on the video side, the Opening Ceremony’s Atmos audio mix was done in a 5.1.4 […] More
Broadcast audio at the 2016 Rio Olympics demonstrates the rapid uptake of IP-based audio transport in the industry. Much of that is taking place out of sight, in the domain of intercoms and other back-channel communications. But the efficiencies and cost-effectiveness of IP will be more broadly apparent in the near future. New Kid in […] More
Broadcast audio at the 2016 Rio Olympics demonstrates the rapid uptake of IP-based audio transport in the industry. Much of that is taking place out of sight, in the domain of intercoms and other back-channel communications. But the efficiencies and cost-effectiveness of IP will be more broadly apparent in the near future. New Kid in […] More
The pro-audio pantheon presents a wide array of broadcast solutions for the Summer Olympic Games, which open in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow. Leading brands of audio offerings — mix consoles, processing, intercoms, systems testing, and project management — are represented at the quadrennial event. Calrec has supplied NBC Sports Group’s NBC Olympics division with seven […] More
The Invictus Games (May 8-12) offer another form of extreme sports for television. In the international Paralympic-style multiple-sport events, launched in 2014 in London, wounded and disabled armed-services personnel and […] More
NBC Olympics, a division of NBC Sports Group, has selected RTS to provide broadcast intercom systems and support for its production of the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made today by John Pastore, director of broadcast communications, NBC Sports & Olympics, and Ralph Strader, director, global product management, RTS. “We […] More
On-field audio has never seen (or heard) bigger demand, and Paul Terpstra has been busy finding new ways to capture it. The president of Klover Products, developer of a series of parabolic sound collectors that can catch sound from the sidelines, says the parabs are increasingly being mounted permanently in some sports venues. He cites […] More
The past, present, and future of broadcast-sports audio is sprinkled throughout the exhibit floors at the NAB 2016, as well as in the sun-drenched canyon between the Convention Center halls. And, in that sprawling corral of trucks, trailers, satellite vans, and drones, one vehicle contains a bit of each of those moments in time. NextVR’s […] More
On-field audio has never seen (or heard) bigger demand, and Paul Terpstra has been busy finding new ways to capture it. The president of Klover Products, developer of a series of parabolic sound collectors that can catch sound from the sidelines, says the parabs are increasingly being mounted permanently in some sports venues. He cites […] More
The past, present, and future of broadcast-sports audio is sprinkled throughout the exhibit floors at the NAB 2016, as well as in the sun-drenched canyon between the Convention Center halls. And, in that sprawling corral of trucks, trailers, satellite vans, and drones, one vehicle contains a bit of each of those moments in time. NextVR’s […] More
