NHK Technologies (NT), in collaboration with Rakuten Mobile, successfully transmitted live 8K video over Rakuten Mobile’s 5G network during a demonstration held at the InterBEE 2019 exhibition in Tokyo. The live transmission experiment made use of NT’s 8K Cloud Distribution System. The use of the public 5G wireless network frees the user from fibre optic […] More
It was a little over three years ago that the Olympic Channel was launched at the conclusion of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Much has been learned since that time about how to approach programming, and the 2020 Tokyo Games will mark the first Summer Games where the Olympic Channel and its staff will […] More
When Belden announced that it was divesting Grass Valley on 30 October it sent ripples through the industry and also had people asking the same question: what’s next for Grass Valley? Tim Shoulders, the president of Grass Valley, spent a few minutes discussing the situation with SVG and the good news for GV customers and […] More
Belden announced today (30 October) that it will divest the Grass Valley business but the company itself quickly responded that the move is not expected to disrupt current operations, adding that it should be seen as a positive move for employees and customers. John Stroup, president, CEO and chairman of Belden, said the company concluded […] More
The Rugby World Cup is about to enter the crunch semi-final stage of the competition and the remaining matches at Yokohama Stadium will feature what has been the most exciting broadcast innovation at this year’s event: the Canon Free Viewpoint volumetric capture system. It synthesises image data from 125 cameras located around the stadium in […] More
Sportradar has been at the centre of sports data and gambling for some time as Betradar provides all of the services required to run a bookmaker operation. The company also works closely with major sports leagues who want to provide video services to bookmakers. At Sportel, the international TV sports market event in Monaco this […] More
It was a little more than a month ago that EVS rolled out its Overcam AI-based camera system at IBC and now it is rolling out EVS Media Hub, a cloud-based media portal that gives expanded ability for rights holders to make the most out of content created for an event. More
ESPN’s ever-expanding coverage of sports events big and small has provided the company with an opportunity to produce those events on every scale imaginable. There are, for example, the multi-day efforts for US Open tennis, the megacasts for college football and the robust NBA, MLB, and Monday Night Football productions. But continuing expansion of coverage […] More
NEP Group has acquired SOS Global Express, the independent international freight forwarding and full-service logistics company that specialises in supporting clients in broadcast, entertainment and music as well as professional sports teams and leagues. The addition of SOS is consistent with NEP’s stated strategy to become the world leader in broadcast services and live events, […] More
In many respects, the 2019 Rugby World Cup production efforts by International Games Broadcast Services, the joint venture launched by HBS and IMG Media, is a microcosm of the great transition the industry is undergoing. The IBC is a mixture of IP and SDI connectivity and some of the biggest rights holders don’t even have […] More
