The 146th AES Europe Pro Audio Convention comes to Dublin next week and with it the newly-elected president of the Society, Austrian audio engineer Nadja Wallaszkovits. In January the quarter-century association of Wallaszkovits with the AES entered a new phase with her ascension to president — the fourth female to hold the office. In this […] More
The latest edition of the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam (5 to 8 February 2019) witnessed a strong creative showing by many of SVG Europe’s audio sponsor companies. Once again, there was no doubting the centrality of ISE to the annual industry calendar, with post-show figures revealing the total number of registered visitors […] More
A new report from Futuresource Consulting reviewing the worldwide audio market in 2018 estimates that soundbar shipments grew by 6%, finishing the year at 18m units. More
The recent news that Gearhouse Broadcast had appointed Ollie Bianchi to serve as its lead audio engineer underlines the significance that the facilities supplier continues to place on sound quality and progress. By any standards Bianchi has been a pivotal figure in broadcast audio – primarily for sports, but also in news and entertainment – […] More
Despite being behind the broadcast audio desk for many of the world’s leading sports events over the past 20 years, sound supervisor Pete Mercer readily admits that it was never his intention to become a sound mixer for TV. “I wanted to be a guitarist and work in music as a recording engineer,” he says. […] More
The complete set of video interviews captured during SVG Europe’s Next Generation Audio Summit – which took place at Dolby’s facilities in Soho Square, London, on 31 October – is now available to view on the SVG Europe YouTube channel. A dedicated playlist for the videos can be found here and includes contributions from speakers and […] More
Taking place in Berlin and Glasgow during August, the first-ever edition of the European Championships was widely declared to have been a triumph of organisation and sporting achievement. But the multi-sport event was also notable for its extensive, EBU-masterminded technology trials involving the capture, processing and distribution of live UHD content with High Frame Rate […] More
SVG Europe is delighted to announce that Sony has upgraded its long-held Gold level sponsorship to Platinum, citing the enhanced opportunities for coverage and ability to attend Platinum-only events as factors informing the decision. As a leader in cutting-edge digital media technologies, Sony is committed to enriching the sporting experience for fans, players, teams, organising […] More
SVG Europe has begun to share video interviews with speakers recorded at the third annual Next Generation Audio Summit, which took place at Dolby’s premises in Soho Square, London, on 31 October. During the course of the day SVG Europe Contributing Editor David Davies garnered opinions on the outlook for next-generation audio technologies from a […] More
SVG Europe has confirmed a high profile roll-call of sponsors for its final conference of 2018, FutureSPORT, which will take place at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on 29 November. Avid is sponsoring the session entitled Case Study: European Championships Review, Panasonic is supporting HDR and Live Sport: It’s Not Black and White, and TV […] More
