Recent Posts by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 17:06
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The first took place with the International Olympic Summer Sports Federations. Those with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the athletes’ representatives, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), other international federations (IFs), and other stakeholders will follow in […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 16:17
Coupled with player tracking and data, augmented reality (AR) is opening up new ways of storytelling for sports TV production teams. It is also allowing studios to take advantage of advanced green-screen technology and virtual sets in a way that enhances nearly every aspect of a production, from pregame to postgame and beyond. The opportunities […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 15:51
LaLiga President Javier Tebas took to the stage at Sportel Miami last week to discuss the increasing role data and technology plays at the league and why it is important that leagues who own the rights continue to help those who buy the rights. “Our main objective is to serve our broadcasters as that is […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 10:03
The Olympic Channel, UEFA and Red Bee Media took to the stage earlier this month to discuss the current and future state of direct-to-consumer OTT services. Speaking at the International Federation Summit (IFS) in Lausanne, produced by MEI in association with SVG Europe, the representatives of the three organisations agreed that sporting federations are in […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Friday, February 14, 2020 - 09:41
The third annual International Federations Summit (IFS), produced by Major Events International (MEI) in association with SVG Europe, brought together dozens of federations and executives from related technology providers for a day of information exchange and learning in Lausanne. The focus of the event was to help attendees understand the current state of the federations […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 15:48
Super Bowl LIV featured a super presence by Game Creek Video, with 19 trucks and 45 technicians on hand to support Fox Sports, NFL Network, and ESPN. And, when it came to the production of the Big Game itself, Game Creek Video was front and centre with 10 trucks supporting the Fox Sports efforts at […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 13:17
The NEP presence at Super Bowl LIV was nearly 80 people strong. Its Bexel, Creative Technology (CT), AVS, Fletcher, and SOS companies and, of course, the NEP trucks played a role in efforts for NFL Films; the world and other feeds; Fox Sports’ South Beach Studio operations, Hard Rock Studio compound, and game coverage; and […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 12:58
Like many firsts, the UHD HDR production of Super Bowl LIV was the result of months of planning and, arguably, years of experiments done not only by Fox Sports but an entire industry. Key to the Fox Sports efforts was a plan overseen by Michael Drazin, VP, special projects, THUMBWAR. The production format was 1080p […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Monday, February 3, 2020 - 15:48
With Super Bowl LIV in Miami a new era broadcasting has begun: the UHD HDR era. Make no mistake about it: a UHD HDR Super Bowl — and which US network would be the first to air it — has been gossip fodder since the first 4K sets hit the CES show floor, and for […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Friday, January 31, 2020 - 17:17
Canon Broadcast had a team of seven people on hand for Super Bowl LIV (Sunday 2 February 2020), not only making sure nearly 55 HD and UHD lenses were operating at the top-level but also playing a role in the use of three Canon 8K lenses that were coupled with a Sony UDC-8300 camera. The […]
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