IMG brings fresh tech to C4 racing coverage
The Cheltenham Festival began yesterday (12 March), defying the snow storms that blew across much of southern England at the start of the week. The annual meet, a major part […] More
Recent Posts by SVG Staff
DTV Audio Group Seminar Set for April 7
The DTV Audio Group, in association with the Sports Video Group has scheduled the 2013 DTV Audio Production and Distribution Seminar for Sunday April 7 during the NAB Show. It will be held at 1:00-5:30 p.m. at the Alexis Park Hotel, 375 East Harmon, Las Vegas. Registration for this free-of-charge event is now open, and all […] More
FIFA green-lights GLT for Brazil 2014
Football world governing body FIFA has given the go-ahead for goal-line technology (GLT) to be used at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and invited tenders from developers to provide […] More
Channel 4 lands Paralympics rights for 2014, 2016
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has won the television rights for the next two Paralympics after a competitive tendering procedure. Under the agreement with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), C4 […] More
Thomson announces new multi-format IRD
Thomson Video Networks has confirmed the launch of the RD6000, a multi-format integrated receiver decoder (IRD) developed for a wide range of MPEG contribution applications. The RD6000 supports high-quality contribution […] More
NEP Supershooters preparing for 13th NASCAR season
With the approach of the Daytona 500 on February 24, NEP Supershooters is gearing up for its 13th year as mobile broadcasting provider for NASCAR Productions. In addition to providing […] More
Sky to boost rugby roster from 2014
Just as terrestrial TV stalwart the 6 Nations got underway, satellite broadcaster Sky Sports announced that it has won three new contracts to cover live rugby union from next year. […] More
Gearhouse serves aces with Dolby, Bel Digital at the Australian Open
Among the technology highlights of the television coverage for the recent Australian Open tennis tournament was Gearhouse Broadcast’s use of 66 Hitachi SK1200 cameras. The rental and systems integration company […] More
High Efficiency Video Coding gets nod from ITU
A new video coding standard, informally known as “High Efficiency Video Coding,” has been approved by the International Telecommunications Union, building on the PrimeTime Emmy award winning ITU-T H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC. […] More
IMT, GoPro take to the skies at New Zealand Air Show
Integrated Microwave Technologies, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, is teaming up with Quinto Communications,a prime distributor and systems integrator throughout Australia and New Zealand, to support […] More