Several international broadcasters will rely on Clear-Com intercom and other audio products to cover the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in August, the company announced today. The broadcasters include: Those at the International Broadcast Center TV Globo from Brazil, which will use the Clear-Com Eclipse HX-Omega digital matrix SportTV from Brazil, a Globo […]
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Here Comes The 100 MPH Drone Race
The Liberty Cup, billed as the world’s first drone race set against the skyline of New York City, will take place July 30-31. One hundred of the world’s best drone pilots will take part in the race, event organizers say. The drones are expected to fly at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Each […]
Lyon Video Rolls Out New OB Truck With Calrec Apollo Console
ABC, ESPN, Fox Sports and others have access to a Calrec Audio Apollo audio console when producing remote sports and entertainment productions from Lyon 14, Lyon Video’s latest vehicle in its fleet of outside broadcast trucks. Live Media Group was the first to put Lyon 14 and the console to the test while producing live red […]
VSF Seeks Presenters For October Meeting
The Video Services Forum, VSF, said today that its October meeting will be held Oct. 7-8 in Bristol, Conn. The meeting is open to video end users, service providers, equipment manufacturers and others involved in the TV and video business. The VSF also is seeking proposals for presentations at the meeting. The forum is interested in […]
ESPN Selects Sony HD Cameras for New Production Facility
Sony’s latest multi-format high-definition studio cameras will be used at ESPN’s new Digital Center 2 studio production operations in Bristol, Connecticut. The 193,000-square-foot facility, planned to go on-air next month, will include a total of 40 Sony cameras – 29 HDC-2400 and 11 HDC-P1 models. “Digital Center 2 will launch as a full 1080/60P facility, […]
Reality Check Deploys 24 Turnkey ‘Bullet’ Mobile Graphics Systems for Super Bowl
There will be much, much more than a football game going on in New Jersey this Sunday. Technology companies use the Super Bowl every year as a supreme demo for their latest gear, hoping it will catch the attention of network users and audiences alike. Reality Check Systems (RCS) is a veteran equipment vendor, with […]
ESPN Sticks With Grass Valley For New Facility
The new home of SportsCenter, like its current home, is going to be equipped with Grass Valley production technology. Expected to open in the spring of 2014, ESPN’s new production center will include three Ignite Automated Production systems and three Kayenne Video Production Center with K2 Summit 3G servers for Digital Center 2. Additionally, 30 LDX […]
EPSN’s Pagano Says Spectrum Will Run Out Eventually
Today on TVNewsCheck, I published my interview with ESPN Chief Technology Officer Chuck Pagano, in which we talked about ESPN’s new production facility, 3D and issues facing broadcasters today. One of those issue was the pending spectrum auction. Here’s an excerpt from the interview that was not included in the Q&A: AD: What are your thoughts […]
LG: Consumers Still Want 3D Experiences
ESPN’s move to shut down its 3D channel at the end of the year tells us consumers just aren’t ready for eye-popping, live sporting events. So what are TV manufacturers saying? 3D isn’t being as heavily marketed today as it was, say, three years ago, but one TV manufacturer believes it still has a role […]
Breaking: ESPN 3D Shutting Down At Year’s End
ESPN is shutting down its ESPN 3D channel at year’s end, a company spokesperson confirmed to TVNewsCheck. ESPN 3D Launched in June 2010 with the 3D broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In an interview with TVNewsCheck two weeks ago, ESPN CTO Chuck Pagano said the sports network was still actively involved in pushing […]