NBC Olympics Venue Engineering Team Gears Up For Games

July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Ken Kerschbaumer
For most broadcasters the challenge of dealing with one venue is enough to fill a day. So for NBC Olympics' Chip Adams, NBC vice president of venue engineering and his team of 25 technical managers, dealing with 44 distinct Olympic venues this summer has been a test of patience, planning and fortitude. First [...]

NBC Olympics Venue Engineering Team Gears Up For Games

July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For most broadcasters the
challenge of dealing with one venue is enough to fill a day. So for NBC
Olympics' Chip Adams, NBC vice president of venue engineering and his
team of 25 technical managers, dealing with 44 distinct Olympic venues
this summer has been a test of patience, planning and fortitude. First
and foremost they needed to wade through [...]

Sunday Night Football Extra Brings NFL to the Computer Screen

July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Carolyn Braff
The NFL is joining the streaming
revolution and it’s taking NBC Sports along for the ride. Beginning on Thursday,
September 4, football fans will be able to watch all 17 of NBC’s Sunday
Night Football games, plus a menu of Internet-only extras, live on
nbcsports.com
and
NFL.com
. Sunday Night Football Extra will take the
video feed directly from NBC, replacing [...]

Sunday Night Football Extra Brings NFL to the Computer Screen

July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The NFL is joining the streaming
revolution and it’s taking NBC Sports along for the ride. Beginning on Thursday,
September 4, football fans will be able to watch all 17 of NBC’s Sunday
Night Football games, plus a menu of Internet-only extras, live on
nbcsports.com
and
NFL.com
. Sunday Night Football Extra will take the
video feed directly from NBC, replacing only the [...]

NBC Olympics IBC, Engineering Team Ready For Final Push This Week

July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Ken Kerschbaumer
Preparations for the Beijing Olympics are entering the final stages, with venues having been locked down and security tightened. And while 95% of the NBC Olympics International Broadcast Center (IBC) facility has been completed and the testing and training phase has begun some venue build-outs still remain. “The NBC A-venue flypack builds are [...]

NBC Olympics IBC, Engineering Team Ready For Final Push This Week

July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Preparations for the
Beijing Olympics are entering the final stages, with venues having been
locked down and security tightened. And while 95% of the NBC Olympics
International Broadcast Center (IBC) facility has been completed and
the testing and training phase has begun some venue build-outs still
remain. “The NBC A-venue flypack builds are just underway and the NBC-C
venue builds do [...]

MLB Network Gears Up For Jan. 1 Launch; Overhauls Former MSNBC Facility

July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Ken Kerschbaumer
The MLB Network has begun the hard work of turning MSNBC’s old facility in Secaucus, NJ into a 144,000 sq. ft. facility that will be the HD home for the network set to launch on January 1, 2009. “The skeleton of a building infrastructure is here,” says Mark Haden, MLB Network, vice president, [...]

MLB Network Gears Up For Jan. 1 Launch; Overhauls Former MSNBC Facility

July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The MLB Network has begun the hard work of turning
MSNBC’s old facility in Secaucus, NJ into a 144,000 sq. ft. facility
that will be the HD home for the network set to launch on January 1,
2009. “The skeleton of a building infrastructure is here,” says Mark
Haden, MLB Network, vice president, engineering and IT. “Now we’re just
tweaking [...]

Dirac Algorithm Helps BBC Transport HD Olympic Coverage Via SD Circuits

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Kevin Hilton
SVG Europe correspondent
Long before the first starting
gun is fired the Beijing Games has stirred up several controversies.
While not on the same scale as China's human rights record the number
of people the BBC is taking to the Olympics has caused a considerable
furore that just will not go away.

Dirac Algorithm Helps BBC Transport HD Olympic Coverage Via SD Circuits

July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Long before the first starting
gun is fired the Beijing Games has stirred up several controversies.
While not on the same scale as China's human rights record, the number
of people the BBC is taking to the Olympics has caused a considerable
furore that just will not go away. And then there is the issue of transporting HD signals [...]

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