Grass Valley says Infinity tapeless camcorder to hit streets in second quarter
January 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer It was IBC 2005 when Grass Valley took the wraps off of the Infinity camcorder, a new concept in ENG gear that promised to offer users the widest variety of recording format options and also the ability to record on either solid-state FLASH cards or drive-based iOmega REVPro drives. Original hopes to [...]
Gamble on wireless HD for PGA coverage pays off for CBS Sports and BSI
January 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer The daring decision by CBS Sports to rely on relatively new wireless HD microwave systems for coverage of PGA tour events paid off this weekend during coverage of the Buick Invitational from Torrey Pines golf course in La Jolla, CA. Not only did the technology meet expectations but it exceeded them, as [...]
PGA Tour Productions ready for HD
January 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer PGA Tour Productions this weekend officially continues its march towards high-definition as it fires up a variety of new HD decoding, Dolby E hardware and HD signal distribution gear that will help it ensure that every HD shot CBS and NBC Sports capture in the field during the new season will arrive [...]
SVG releases mobile production research
January 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Sports Video Group (SVG) has released the first annual Mobile Truck Marketplace 2007, a analysis of technology being used in leading mobile production trucks in North America. Based on data collected as part of SVG's Mobile Production Yearbook, the study reflects an increasingly sophisticated number of HD and HD-ready mobile units that are responsible [...]
Fox Sports makes audio a priority during BCS coverage
January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer Fox Sports has more than a decade of NFL game-day experience but when it recently shifted gears for four of the five College Football Bowl Championship Series games it tested the audio talents of its entire team. Why? Because while the visual aspect of producing a college football game is similar to [...]
MLK Showcase lets NBA TV experiment with new production techniques
January 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer The NBA’s third-annual MLK Showcase for Developmental League players, coaches and officials kicks off on Jan. 15 and this year it will be more than just a showcase for the next round of NBA professionals: it will also showcase new production techniques that could work their way into NBA regular season and [...]
Second-Annual SVG, CEA Study Highlights sports as driver of HD sales
January 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer The Sports Video Group and the CEA released the second-annual “Inside the Mind of the HD Sports Fan” survey at the Consumer Electronics Show, highlighting the power that HD sports content has as both a driver of HD set sales and glue that keeps viewers coming back. The survey, conducted between November [...]
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