League Summit Preview: Truck Company CEOs talk future
November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment
By Carl Lindemann The fast pace of change in the past decade has made the remote production industry anything but a smooth ride, as vendors overcame the financial and technical challenge of HD while battling in the marketplace for an ever-expanding list of sporting events that hit the TV tube. The industry transformation marked by [...]
Panasonic helps Dolphins deliver Fins TV
November 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The Miami Dolphins, with the help of Panasonic AJ-HDC27 VariCam and AG-HVX200 DVCPRO HD camcorders, are giving fans in the stands and at home close-up interviews and other in-game features. It
NFL Network ready to serve up NFL game with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving
November 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer This Thanksgiving the NFL Network will serve up dessert for the nation in the form of a third primetime NFL telecast, a move that might leave wives and girlfriends wondering aloud if two football games isn
Expect NFL Sunday Ticket via broadband in 2007
November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerscshbaumer Interactive services, particularly on satellite platforms, continue to give sportscasters like the YES Network and TVG Network, not to mention the NFL Sunday Ticket, more ways to help fans keep on top of their favorite teams and players. The goal, said Eric Shanks, DirecTV EVP, is to work with the biggest events [...]
SBJ conference looks at future of sports media
November 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment
YouTube, Google, the NFL
Phil Livingston, Panasonic mainstay for 28 years, passes away after battle with cancer
November 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The broadcast technology industry lost one of its bright lights earlier this week when Phil Livingston, Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company vice president, passed away on Nov. 8 following a battle with cancer. Mr. Livingston was a 28-year Panasonic employee and held numerous technical positions there. Most recently he was responsible for Panasonic Broadcast
SVG to support Collegiate Sports Video Association events and educational initiatives
November 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The Sports Video Group, the nation
HBO Boxing lands knockout blow with Inertia high-speed camera
November 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment
By Andrew Lippe HBO World Championship Boxing scored a one-two punch with viewers on Nov. 4 thanks to Inertia's Phantom v10 X-MO high-speed camera. Used during Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s welterweight championship win over Carlos Baldomir at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas, the camera delivered cinema-like images as the high-speed camera captures shots at [...]
IMG Media, NBC race to success for marathon coverage
November 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer The New York City Marathon is one of those rare TV events: something that is incredibly important to the local community but also impacts people around the world. “It is probably the iconic New York sporting event,” says David Hyman, WNBC New York VP for programming and creative services. “It's something that [...]
Broadcasters score as MLBAM and Sportvision install PITCHf/x in all 30 stadiums
November 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment
By Andrew Lippe and Ken Kerschbaumer Major League Baseball Advanced Media is throwing a curveball of its own next season when it installs Sportvision�s PITCHf/x system in all 30 MLB ballparks, part of a six-year deal that will not only enhance its live online and mobile coverage, give regional and national broadcasters an easily available [...]















