Winter X Games make the leap to HD
November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer The Winter X Games will be going HD in January, the first time ever that HD and ESPN’s top extreme sports event will give viewers the ability to see all the small details that make the games a hit. Rick Alessandri, senior vice president, ESPN consumer products and X Games managing director, [...]
FSN West debuts Rinkside during NHL telecast
November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Andrew Lippe FSN West last week introduced an innovative NHL broadcast technique called Rinkside View that is designed to bring viewers closer to the game. “The flaw in the traditional coverage of hockey is that static camera position panning doesn’t truly give you the sense of the speed of the game,” says Tom Feuer, [...]
ESPN, Echostar launch ESPN Interactive Zone
November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer ESPN and Echostar today announced the ESPN Interactive Zone, a new feature for Dish subscribers. “We want to offer interactive TV that doesn’t supplant but rather supplements TV viewing,” says Oke Okaro, ESPN Mobile and Interactive TV senior director. “We don’t expect viewers to want to read long articles on their TV [...]
Sportvision settles lawsuit; heats up NFL with Freezecam
November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ken Kerschbaumer It’s been a busy few weeks at Sportvision as the company today settled a long-pending patent infringement lawsuit with SportsMEDIA while heating up CBS Sports NFL coverage with Freezecam.
League Summit adds Director's Cut Panel
November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The SVG League Technology Summit today announced the addition of a new panel to the Dec. 11 event in New York City: SVG, The Director's Cut: Where Art Meets Technology. “Directors are the cornerstone of any sports TV production, bringing together a creative vision with cutting edge technology to tell better and richer stories,” says [...]
Quantel delivers 3D Post via Pablo
November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Andrew Lippe The NBA has brought stereoscopic 3D to mainstream audiences and now Quantel is looking to make it easier for post-production of stereoscopic 3D. Last week the company unveiled Pablo, a system designed to ease post-production in 3D, in New York City. “Post production of 3D has been a struggle for many years [...]
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