Recent Posts tagged with outside broadcast
By George Bevir | Friday, April 1, 2022 - 10:23
EMG chief executive Shaun Gregory has outlined his vision for the broadcast services group, with further investment in IP, studios and remote production to support the ultimate aim of creating “the Amazon of the OB business”. Speaking with SVG Europe a week after the rebrand of its UK subsidiaries CTV and Telegenic under the EMG […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 11:05
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting a criminal investigation into the business practices of individuals associated with the defunct outside broadcast facilities provider Arena Television and its linked entities. Three sites were searched on Wednesday 23 February by the SFO with support from the NCA (National Crime Agency). Two individuals have been arrested […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 10:56
Timeline Television has appointed Aoife Murphy, former senior broadcast and media operations manager at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), as its new outside broadcast head of operations. Murphy joins the company at a time of rapid expansion for Timeline’s outside broadcast division following the addition of new contracts including the FA Cup, West […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 14:50
3,000 pieces of broadcast equipment, including trucks and trailers, previously owned or operated by Arena Television are being put up for sale following the OB company’s demise. CA Global Partners, an asset management and capital recovery firm, and Hickman Shearer, a capital asset valuation, management and used equipment sales company, will conduct an auction between […]
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By SVG Contributor | Monday, December 20, 2021 - 08:50
By Brian Clark, director of sales, NEP Major Events, NEP Group New innovations throughout the past year have rejuvenated the sports broadcast industry and established new and stronger industry standards. Sports broadcasters are continuing to redefine how future broadcasting will operate as the industry looks ahead to 2022, creating a hybrid future. 2021 has seen […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Friday, December 17, 2021 - 10:31
New innovations throughout the past year have rejuvenated the sports broadcast industry and established new, stronger industry standards, according to industry leaders at NEP. Sports broadcasters are continuing to redefine how future broadcasting will operate as the industry looks ahead to 2022, creating a hybrid future. SVG Europe caught up Brian Clark, director of sales, […]
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By Jo Ruddock | Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 11:58
German Football League (DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga) subsidiary Sportcast and TVN Group have strengthened their co-operation by becoming joint shareholders of TVN Live Production. The new venture for TV outside broadcasts is the result of a co-operation between TVN Mobile Production and Sportcast subsidiaries Livecast TV Produktion and HD Sat Communication. TVN Live Production will […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Monday, May 10, 2021 - 17:18
Supertrucks used to be all the rage in sports broadcasting, but are they still today? Although we are still seeing the launch of brand new large, cutting edge outside broadcasting (OB) trucks to enable live sports coverage, we are also seeing a rise in demand for smaller vans that are being used to facilitate remote […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 13:00
Outside broadcast services have never been more in demand than they are today. The pandemic has created new opportunities for service provision as live sport attempts to recoup time lost to lockdowns, and broadcasters battle between schedules, COVID protocols, and new remote productions. In this article, the first of two, we talk to a panel […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Friday, April 16, 2021 - 09:47
Poland-based Polsat, one of the largest media companies in Central Europe, has selected Sony Professional Solutions as the prime contractor for a 4K IP outside broadcast truck that will be delivered to the broadcaster later in the year. Building on its long-term relationship with Sony, Polsat has consulted with the company as a business and […]
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