Few media events capture the attention of Americans like the Olympic Games, drawing sports fans and non-fans alike to a litany of screens in order to watch the world’s greatest athletes compete. With an onslaught of Olympics video being consumed over a two-and-a-half-week period, the bi-annual Games present Olympics rights holder NBCUniversal with the perfect […] More
NBC pulled back the curtain on its comprehensive streaming coverage of the Sochi Olympics this week, highlighted by an NFL RedZone-style, whip-around offering dubbed Gold Zone. In all, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra App will deliver more than 1,000 hours of live streaming coverage to authenticated cable, satellite, and telco subscribers. Every minute […] More
NBC has unveiled its ambitious plans for streaming the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, more than doubling the number of hours streamed from Vancouver in 2010. More than 1,000 hours of live streaming Sochi Olympics content will be made available to authenticated users with a cable, satellite and telco subscription via NBCOlympics.com. In addition, NBC Olympics […] More
After mainly emphasizing energy-efficient, non-television products at its CEATEC booth last year, Panasonic brought video products back in a big way in Tokyo this year. Carrying out its “Panasonic 4K […] More
The CEATEC show in Tokyo is this country’s biggest consumer electronics event so, not surprisingly, it is providing some news as during a panel addressing the rise of 4K and […] More
Adtec Digital was busy at IBC this year, showcasing its EN-100 encoder (following its NAB2013 release) and teasing its EN-30 two‐channel multicodec HD and SD contribution and distribution encoder, which is set for public release Oct. 1. In addition, Adtec has been among those testing the 4K waters, using its EN-100 encoders synchronised with its […] More
Adtec Digital was busy at IBC this year, showcasing its EN-100 encoder (following its NAB2013 release) and teasing its EN-30 two‐channel multicodec HD and SD contribution and distribution encoder, which is set for public release Oct. 1. In addition, Adtec has been among those testing the 4K waters, using its EN-100 encoders synchronised with its […] More
The horsepower offered by GPUs has transformed sports production, and that’s likely to continue as rightsholders make the transition to 1080p, 4K, and beyond. As a result, NVIDIA is in an enviable situation as a longtime GPU stalwart. At IBC this year, NVIDIA focused on two new products: its QUADRO K6000 GPU and its GRID […] More
The horsepower offered by GPUs has transformed sports production, and that’s likely to continue as rightsholders make the transition to 1080p, 4K, and beyond. As a result, NVIDIA is in an enviable situation as a longtime GPU stalwart. At IBC this year, NVIDIA focused on two new products: its QUADRO K6000 GPU and its GRID […] More
More than 270 industry professionals turned out to honour this year’s greatest sports productions and technologies at SVG Europe’s annual IBC Sport Technology Reception at the RAI in Amsterdam over the weekend. Red Bull Media House, Riedel, and Origin Digital took home the award for Production Achievement for their impressive work on last October’s Red […] More
