Recent Posts by Fergal Ringrose
By Fergal Ringrose | Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 11:34
Following its postponement in March the main tournament of the delayed 2020 French Open tennis at Roland-Garros commences this Sunday with broadcaster Eurosport adapting its innovative Cube presentation following success […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Monday, September 21, 2020 - 17:55
German outside broadcast provider HD Broadcast’s new flagship UHD 2 truck has taken to the road this month, covering first-round matches in the DFB Pokal German knockout cup and the […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 09:00
The five-stage 2020 Skoda Tour de Luxembourg gets underway today, Tuesday 15 September, and continues around the country until Saturday. The race organiser has chosen Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) to […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Monday, September 14, 2020 - 16:26
An ambitious and innovative proof of concept live demonstration of 5G-enabled remote production was undertaken in Amsterdam and London last week as part of the IBC Showcase Accelerator Innovation Programme. […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 18:25
At an IBC Showcase virtual session, Euro Media Group (EMG) took the wraps off diPloy, a modular standardised IP platform that was “due to be shown to the world in […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 12:06
With the re-emergence of sport following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sky Sports in the UK was keen to find new ways of working that allowed its teams […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 20:55
The LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour have teed off this week at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, as professional women’s golf returns to Scotland for the first time […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Monday, August 10, 2020 - 15:22
Detached from its time-honoured April to May place in the international sporting calendar by the coronavirus crisis, the World Snooker Championship 2020 has resurfaced on our screens thanks to the […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 12:22
Arena Television and dock10 jointly delivered last Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea for BBC Sport with a remote gallery based at MediaCity UK in Salford. The system […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 12:23
The bett1ACES tennis tournament in Berlin last week was the first sporting event with spectators in Germany since the advent of the coronavirus lockdown. The six-day tournament involving six female […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 16:19
In January, SaaS video management platform business Imagen announced an 88% year on year revenue increase driven by clients including Formula One, English Premier League, World Tennis Association, BP, Reuters, BBC, and IMG. It also announced a new £6.5m investment round — from Downing Ventures, Cambridge Innovation Capital, and Guinness Asset Management — following a […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 16:17
Glodina Connan-Lostanlen is senior vice president and general manager for the Americas for Imagine Communications’ playout and networking sales and services. She also leads the company’s marketing activities globally. At NAB 2019, SVG Europe sat down with Connan-Lostanlen to get an overview of key industry trends, sports production highlights, and new technologies from Imagine Communications […]
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By Fergal Ringrose | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 16:15
Global digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications recently upgraded its sponsorship of SVG Europe to Platinum level. At NAB in Las Vegas we sat down with Brian Morris, vice president and general manager of global media and entertainment services, to discuss the company’s perception that digital technology innovation is driving a new era of growth for […]
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