At NAB 2013, on booth SU8505, AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations, and postproduction houses, will demonstrate new enhancements to its iCR software designed to further facilitate the digitization and transformation of new and archived content in modern file-based workflows. New enterprise-class […] More
Sports venues have always competed with at-home viewing. Today’s high-definition televisions, coupled with the ever-present second screen, deliver crystal-clear pictures and up-to-the-minute stats directly to the living room. Looking to achieve that “you have to be there” fan feeling, today’s venues are more vibrant than ever, enabled by new technologies that improve all aspects of […] More
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
