Evertz offers updates on launch of Dreamcatcher replay system
Evertz made a big splash at the NAB Show in April with the announcement of Dreamcatcher, a replay system that the company said will “change the way replay is done.” […] More
Evertz made a big splash at the NAB Show in April with the announcement of Dreamcatcher, a replay system that the company said will “change the way replay is done.” […] More
As in 2004 and 2008, STAGETEC systems were once again part of the Olympic Summer Games, which opened in London July 27, 2012. The Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) had plenty […] More
If there was one thing the 2012 London Games were not short of, it was cameras. Hundreds of cameras were deployed across more than a dozen venues throughout London and the UK by OBS and rights-holding broadcasters. Whether they were 2D, 3D, Ultra HD, super slo-mo, ultra slo-mo, robotic, RF steadi cameras or just a […] More
South Korea finished fifth in the total medal count at the London Games, the highest the nation has finished since hosting the Games in Seoul in 1988. Thanks to a triumvirate of broadcasters led by SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) at the IBC in London, South Koreans were able to watch the majority of these medal-winning […] More
Despite being located more than 10,000 miles south of London, satellite-TV provider SuperSport and South African Broadcast Company (SABC) reveled in the fact that they were able to deliver the Olympic Games live to South Africa during normal viewing hours, thanks to an almost nonexistent time difference. In order to serve this primetime audience back home, […] More
Judging by the massive live-streaming viewership totals on NBCOlympics.com thus far, it is safe to say that the American public has warmly embraced NBC’s decision to make every minute of the London Games available live in some fashion. And while the launch of this second-screen effort is a godsend for the hardcore Olympics fan, it […] More
In Mexico, there is football, and then there is everything else. So, after delivering 18 hours of live Olympics programming per day from London for the past two weeks, TV Azteca’s coverage will hit a fevered pitch on Saturday when the Mexico Men’s National Footall Team plays in its first-ever gold-medal match. “People are very passionate […] More
Anyone visiting the International Broadcast Center in London during the London Games can sense a very apparent theme among the broadcasters on hand: a concerted effort to leave as much of their operation at home as possible. However, while most broadcasters are developing new workflows that reduce on-site staff, gear, and infrastructure, Australian-rights holders Channel Nine […] More
The London Games have proved to be even more of a ratings and streaming juggernaut than expected for NBC, besting even the most idealistic projections through the first 10 days in London. Through Sunday, the London Olympics has averaged 33.6 million viewers in primetime, and a household rating of 18.8/32, making it the most-watched and […] More
In 1948, the Games of the XIV Olympiad in London became the first-ever Olympics to offer live television coverage transmitted to the home. As the host broadcaster, the BBC delivered 60-plus hours of programming — including the first multicamera Olympics-event coverage — to more than a half million viewers within a 50-mile radius of London. […] More