Riedel has recommitted to Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe, citing the opportunities provided by virtual events and the strength of market insight offered. Christian Bockskopf, head of marketing and communications, Riedel Communications, said: “As a technology supplier for some of the world’s largest productions, Riedel’s global success has always been intricately linked to the sports […] More
Ross has announced the release of its hyper-converged production platform, the Ultrix Acuity. The Ultrix Acuity platform converges the functionality of Ross’ flagship Acuity switcher and the Ultrix routing and AV processing platform, to create a complete, futureproof solution. Ultrix Acuity takes routing, audio mixing, multiviewers, trays of frame syncs and audio embedders/de-embedders – all […] More
Gravity Media has signed a US $5 million multi-year enterprise pricing agreement with Grass Valley for a variety of production solutions and advanced workflows across its international operations. “It’s fair to say that 2020 was a challenging year for live sports,” explained Eamonn Dowdall, executive director at Gravity Media. “We have been able to weather […] More
Next month’s Sports Graphics Spotlight online event (5 March) will feature an in-depth session on the evolution of motion, augmented and live graphics in televised cycling. Focussing on data and graphics work completed for the Tour de France and Tour de Romandie, among other races, the virtual presentation will be led by Euro Media Group […] More
Pescara, Italy-based Cinevideo has launched its new OB truck, Waves 12G. Following the same layout and configuration as its Dolphin 7.0 vehicle, Waves 12G is now the company’s second UHD HDR OB. Aret managed both the build and system integration of Waves 12G, which is designed to work with Dolphin 7.0 at all levels – […] More
As horse racing has been allowed to continue as an Elite Sport under strict government guidelines and rules, so demand for content has grown as it provides much needed entertainment to existing fans as well as an increasing new audience. Technical facilities provider RaceTech continues to play a significant part in producing the live pictures […] More
After an extensive two-year refurbishment, Extreme E’s floating centrepiece, the St Helena, is ready to set sail for the championship’s inaugural race weekend, which takes place on 3-4 April in Saudi Arabia. The moment was marked in Liverpool, UK by Extreme E founder and CEO Alejandro Agag who sprayed a celebratory bottle of Moët champagne, […] More
London-based sports agency Aurora Media Worldwide has been commissioned to produce programming for the RCCO World eX Championship, a new sustainability-led esports racing series. Organised by Racing Concept Cars Organisation (RCCO) E-Sport, a Swiss startup, the RCCO World eX Championship combines motorsport, entertainment, innovation and sustainability. The founders and chief executives of RCCO E-Sport are […] More
Electric off-road series Extreme E has revealed its innovative ‘Command Centre’ – a classic motorsport pit wall unpacked – which will play a focal role in live race broadcasts, creating drama and atmosphere. Operating like a futuristic strategy room, this purpose-built studio is where key team players will join together to watch the race unfold […] More
Euro Media Group (EMG) and Sony Professional have collaborated to establish an end-to-end HDR workflow for sports broadcasting, primarily for live operations. To develop a live HDR workflow that works from end-to-end and delivers on image quality, EMG and Sony created a solution based around Sony’s SR Live workflow. Integrating Sony HDC-3500 cameras, the HDRC-4000 […] More
