SVG and Sports Technology Alliance go to Washington to voice 'White Space' concerns
June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Sports
Video Group this week is leading a contingent of professional sports leagues
and the NCAA to
Washington,
DC, known as the Sports
Technology Alliance, for meetings with leading members of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) and members of the Senate and House of
Representatives. The group’s mission was to discuss the negative impact of
certain current proposed “white spaces “wireless [...]
Mobile TV Group offers innovative design for Big Ten Network HD production trucks
June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer
The Big Ten Network doesn't officially take to the air until August but the finishing touches are being completed to make sure the network can live up to its goal of broadcasting 450 Big Ten sporting events in HD. When the Mobile TV Group learned that the Big Ten Network needed mid-sized high [...]
NEP's newest truck aces U.S. Open for NBC
June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer
NEP Broadcasting is twice as nice for NBC as at this past weekend’s U.S. Open golf championship, near Pittsburgh, PA and NEP’s headquarters, the network officially put into use NEP’s newest truck: ND4. The unit, says George Hoover, NEP Broadcasting vice president of engineering, is nearly identical to the ND3 unit that is [...]
Token Creek gets first HD unit ready to roll
June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer
Token Creek Productions will roll out its first HD expando unit in August once integration of the vehicle (it takes delivery of the truck on June 25) is complete. “We’re excited about being able to offer an HD truck directly or through the Alliance,” says John Salzwedel, Token Creek president. “The timing is [...]
Save The Date: SVG League Technology Summit, Hall of Fame slated for Dec. 11
June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It's official: the Sports Video Group will hold the Second-Annual
League Technology Summit at New York's Hilton Hotel on Dec. 11, 2007.
Last year more than 420 of the industry top hitters gathered in New
York for a day of education and networking and we expect this year's
event to be even better and bigger. More details to follow [...]
Sony MVP trailer proves size doesn't matter during debut at Big 12 Baseball Tournament
June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer
Oklahoma City and the Big 12 baseball tournament at AT&T Bricktown Park, home of the Oklahoma RedHawks, hosted more than just a tournament this year. It also hosted the inaugural use of “MVP” a new concept in remote production design from Sony and NMT’s Venue Services Group that is designed to address the [...]
WCSN brings depth to championship Web coverage; signs deal with Yahoo
June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Carolyn Braff
Olympic athletes compete for years before taking part in the Games, but until recently, fans had few means of tracking their progress. Thanks to the expanding reach of the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN), however, fans can now follow the stories of those Olympic disciplines year-round. And a multiyear distribution partnership with Yahoo! [...]
China's SDTV taps Euphonix for Beijing buildout
June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
China’s Shandong Television (SDTV) has purchased a number of Euphonix
By Andrew
Lippe
Tandberg helps NBC Hockey coverage stay sticky all game long via second-screen experience
June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Carl Lindemann
Long time hockey fans may remember NBC’s longstanding efforts to translate NHL hockey to the broadcast audience. One of the timeless challenges is keeping the audience engaged between periods.




















