Comcast Dives Into 3D Transmission With Masters Coverage
Live 3D sports are making their way into homes faster than many had anticipated, and, when it comes to transmission, Comcast is steering the ship. Augusta National has announced that two hours of live 3D coverage will be produced daily from this year’s Masters Tournament, from Wednesday April 7 through Sunday April 11. Although Augusta [...]
Read moreRoss Video Upgrades Multiviewer in CrossOver Switcher Line
Ross Video announces a free software upgrade to activate an internal multiviewer with v3.0 software for the CrossOver family of multi-definition compact production switchers, a line of single MLE production switchers designed for compact studios, outside broadcast vehicles, edit suites and flight packs
Version 3.0 will be available to all existing and future CrossOvercustomers. The new [...]
Turner Sports Redefines Place in Digital Realm With an App of Its Own
Until now, Turner Sports has served purely as a manager for the digital assets of others, with major partners including the NBA, PGA, and NASCAR. However, the launch of the SportsNOW mobile app gives Turner Sports its first branded consumer digital product.
The new app, which launched last week and is currently available at the iTunes [...]
Disc Golf’s Live Internet Broadcasts Combine New Media With Traditional Production
Dr. John G. Duesler Jr. is director of marketing for the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) and principal at Terra Firma Media Group. After earning a Ph.D. in biomedical science, he opted out of a life of research and opened the first store on the Internet to sell Frisbees. At the PDGA since 2005, he [...]
Read moreRRsat Global Inks Overseas Distribution Deal With Fox Sports
RRsat Global Communications Network has signed a distribution agreement with Fox Sports, for distribution to Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Distribution will be via the Eurobird-9 satellite in MPEG-4 format is SD with the possibility to add HD format in the future.
“We are proud that a major and leading sports channel, such as FOX [...]
Schubin Looks Beyond the Three D’s To Discover the Role of Linear Dimensions in 3D
Mark Schubin this week suggests that the three Ds of 3D, height, width, and depth, have company in the form of linear dimensions like pupillary distance, viewing distance, and screen size. And if you think 3D is complicated when the three Ds are front of mind of content creators and distributors, read on and consider the [...]
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Telecast Promotes Edelman to Sales Manager of South Central U.S.
Telecast Fiber Systems has appointed Mike Edelman as sales manager for the company’s South-Central U.S. territory. In his new role, Edelman will be responsible for driving sales growth and strengthening reseller relationships in an eight-state area from Texas to Nebraska. He will report directly to Bob McAlpine, Telecast Fiber Systems’ VP of sales.
“We’re thrilled that [...]
Germany’s Media Broadcast Selects T-VIPS CP560 Gateway for DVB-T2 Trial
T-VIPS and Media Broadcast, Germany’s national DTT operator, have announced that after extensive testing, Media Broadcast has chosen the T-VIPS CP560 DVB-T2 Gateway for DVB-T2 Trial Niedersachsen. This T-VIPS solution fills a vital gap in the DVB-T2 solution set for single frequency network (SFN) operation. The CP560 integrates with existing DVB-T headends and DVB-T2 modulators [...]
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Read moreUN’s ICTR Taps Front Porch Digital to Digitize Video Recordings of Trial Proceedings
The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has embarked on a project to migrate its video recordings to high-resolution digital video files for the purpose of ensuring the long-term preservation of these records. This new development aims at enabling the Tribunal to permanently preserve the recordings, which are expected to be 30,000 hours long at [...]
Read moreIndian TV, Film Execs Get Glimpse of Quantel’s 3D Technology at Mumbai Event
In a Mumbai event organized jointly by the British Deputy High Commission and Quantel on March 9, more than 100 VIPs from the Indian film and TV industries were presented with demonstrations highlighting the creative and business potential of 3D technology.
The event included exhibitions displaying the same Quantel Pablo 3D postproduction technology that delivered ‘Avatar’. [...]
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