By Ken Kerschbaumer
The Big Ten Network is putting the finishing touches on a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Chicago that promises to be a cutting-edge example of broadcast technology as the network looks to deliver upwards of 85% of its schedule in HD. “This will be more HD than anyone has seen before,” says Leon [...]

By Ken Kerschbaumer
SpinCam, the innovative technology from PVI that uses dozens of video cameras placed around a subject, allowing for the viewer to literally “spin” around an athlete or field of play, was recently used by Televisa in Mexico to add more depth and information to a soccer training video.
Jay DiGiovanni, PVI VP, Product Design [...]

By Dan Latzman
ESPN and Sportvision have teamed up to provide NASCAR fans with a never-before-seen effect that will allow viewers to see the airflows created by the racecars. Sunday

Changes continue at Avid Technology as the company says it will reduce its workforce by approximately 150 people primarily in the Video business unit. The company will also move video server engineering from Mountain View, CA to existing Avid facilities in Edmonton and Tewksbury, Mass. The changes follow on the heels of the announcement that [...]

By Ken Kerschbaumer
After a successful experience using NewTek’s Tricaster Studio at the MLB All Star Game Fox Sports VP of emerging technology Clark Pierce says the network will continue to use the system to expand the amount of content it delivers to sports fans. The $10,000 system has six live video inputs, two digital video [...]

By Carl Lindemann
A flood of pre-Olympic coverage is starting to pour through a multitude of online outlets, now with WCSN.com offering live and on-demand content on Yahoo! Sports. Added up over the coming year, the sheer hours of content is likely to dwarf the 24/7 coverage that will take place at the games themselves. How [...]

By Ken Kerschbaumer
CBS Sports last week successfully experimented with split-screen coverage during the John Deere Classic PGA tournament that allowed viewers at home to see the intricate dance that is a televised golf production.
“It was [CBS Sports Executive Vice President] Tony Petitti’s idea,” says Ken Aagaard, CBS Sports senior vice president of operations and production. [...]

By Kevin Hilton
SVG Europe correspondent
The 136th Open Golf Championship started today (July 19) at Carnoustie, the first time it has been held at the Scottish course since 1999 and possibly the last time the event will be televised in standard definition and stereo sound.
The four day event is among the largest and most involved live [...]

By Ken Kerschbaumer
This year will mark the 46th anniversary of ABC Sports (or ESPN on ABC as it’s now known) coverage of the British Open and it’s come along way since that first telecast that was nothing more than a highlight package. Today ABC will find itself once again in the mix of a broadcast [...]

By Ken Kerschbaumer
Avid Technology President and CEO David Krall is stepping down at the end of July and will be replaced by Nancy Hawthorne, current board member and former chairman, as the company's interim CEO. The board begins an immediate search for a new CEO. Krall will be available as a consultant to the company [...]

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