This is Part 3 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 1, an overview of the operation as a whole; Part 2, focused on the studios and control rooms; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. Although NBC Olympics’ at-home–production operation in Stamford, […] More
The second week of the Rio Olympics shifts much of the focus out to the Olympic Stadium, home of the athletics (aka track and field events). There are plenty of different types of events that require plenty of different approaches to camera placement and operations. Plans include using 33 cameras on the integrated track, 14 […] More
Panasonic’s Imaging Network Business Division (INBD) is once again on hand at an Olympic Games, providing important technologies and support to the Opening Ceremony (projectors and switcher used in the staging and production were all provided by Panasonic) as well as a massive technical deployment of equipment in use by OBS for athlete interviews, press conferences, and […] More
Panasonic’s Imaging Network Business Division is once again on hand at an Olympics games, providing technologies and support that played an important part during the Opening Ceremony (the projectors and production switcher that played a key part in the staging and production were all provided by Panasonic) as well as a massive technical deployment of […] More
YLE Finland’s presence at Rio 2016 makes the most of IP technologies and remote production. According to Senior Technical Advisor Kaj Flood, the goal is to continue to pass more production control back to the team in Finland. “We’ve expanded the use of remote production so that all we are doing here is just the technical […] More
This is Part 1 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 2, a look at the studios and control rooms; Part 3, on the “Off-Tube Factory” commentary operation; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. The Rio 2016 Games mark NBC Olympics’ largest “at-home” […] More
This is Part 2 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 1, an overview of the operation as a whole; Part 3, focused on the “Off-Tube Factory” commentary operation; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. NBC Olympics’ epic at-home–production effort encapsulates eight […] More
This is Part 3 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 1, an overview of the operation as a whole; Part 2, focused on the studios and control rooms; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. Although NBC Olympics’ at-home–production operation in Stamford, […] More
The second week of the Rio Olympics shifts much of the focus out to the Olympic Stadium, home of athletics (aka track and field events). There are plenty of different types of events that require plenty of different approaches to camera placement and operations. Plans call for 33 cameras on the integrated track, 14 cameras […] More
The Bexel team is in Brazil supporting a number of clients with an equipment complement comprising nine production flypacks, 50 camera chains, approximately 100 ENG camera packages (with plenty of lenses as well), graphics systems, RF gear, fiber connectivity kit, and camera-support gear. To Craig Schiller, SVP, global sales and technical services, Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions, it […] More
