The greatest rivalries in boxing only need a pair of names to tell the story: Ali-Frazier, Tyson-Holyfield, Pacquiao-Mayweather. Nowadays, it’s Fury-Wilder that has taken the sport by storm. For the third chapter of this tale at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena, Fox Sports is taking fans above, within and around the squared circle with a bevvy […] More
Despite being played in the neighbourhood of Flushing in New York City’s borough of Queens, the US Open is truly a global event. International broadcasters of all sorts clamour for content to feed to their tennis-hungry fans, and, in an initiative that has been tinkered with every year, Veritone and Thumbwar have partnered on a […] More
Since the inception of volumetric video, fans have been craving new ways to digest live sports content. Enter Intel Sports’ Dana Dar on Transforming Mobile Fan Engagement Through Intel True View, an innovation from Intel Sports that allows 360-degree coverage of any play with the help of dozens of high definition cameras that are dispersed around […] More
Following the comeback of the Bundesliga last month and LaLiga on 11 June, the Premier League will be the latest international soccer league to return behind closed doors. Beginning this Wednesday 17 June, NBC Sports will bring 35 matches to the US soccer community in 40 days, and the broadcaster will accompany the action with […] More
Blizzard Entertainment is one of the busiest entities in esports. Whether driving the competitions of the Overwatch League or handling productions of BlizzCon, the company’s largest event that promotes its biggest gaming franchises, the calendar is filled with plenty of large-scale events. At last month’s SVG Summit in New York, SVG associate editor Kristian Hernandez […] More
As the end of 2019 nears, cord-cutting is still a relevant topic, and the pay-TV route is seen as a viable option. With increased advances in the OTT space, the line between linear viewing and digital streaming becomes a little less noticeable. At Sports Video Group’s 2019 TranSPORT conference in New York City last month, […] More
Meeting in Los Angeles for the second consecutive year, the SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition (21-24 October) once again ploughed the trenches of nitty-gritty technology, dissecting such subjects as ATSC 3.0, 8K, and improved security measures. Patrick Griffis, VP of technology, Office of the CTO, Dolby Laboratories, welcomed attendees to his first conference as SMPTE […] More
Teradek is leading the charge to introduce zero-delay wireless video technology to the broadcast, live production and ProAV markets with Orbit, the world’s first zero-delay wireless video system that transmits lossless, 4K HDR video over ranges up to 2km. Orbit joins the previously announced Orbit PTZ, Teradek’s 4K wireless video transmission and control solution for […] More
DVEO (stand 14.D24) is now shipping their new real-time Multi-Camera Synchroniser with IP inputs and outputs, which relies on time delaying IP transport streams. More
At IBC, Shure (stand 8.B35) is presenting, for the first time, the new TwinPlex omnidirectional microphone series. The subminiature lavalier and headset microphones with their dual-diaphragm design provide natural sound, sweat resistance and come with discreet, durable cables unlike anything seen in the audio industry before. More
