Posts Tagged ‘television’

Ola Melzig’s Eurovision 2013 technical diary

While committed Eurovision aficionados start writing up their party shopping lists and carefully selecting their outfits ready for the big night, the man leading the technical team on the mammoth Malmo staging project is diligently documenting their preparations.
Ola Melzig is Technical Director for the Eurovision show this year. He’s responsible for everything technical on stage, [...]

Surround yourself with immersive TV pictures

It’s yet another example of the video industry finally catching up with it’s pioneering and trend-setting audio cousins; a new, immersive TV technology that has been described as the visual equivalent of surround sound has been developed by those clever people at BBC R&D. They’ve been working on the technology, which combines proprietary room calibration [...]

O2 Matchday iOS app for rugby fans

Rugby fans watching the England v France game on TV this Saturday (17.00 GMT kick-off, live on BBC 1 in the UK) will be able to listen to the match officials as well as the broadcast commentary, thanks to a new iOS app from mobile phone company and RFU sponsor O2. O2 Matchday, which can [...]

Competition time!

One of our eagle-eyed technical staff was watching a popular UK TV channel recently and up popped an advert for Belvita Breakfast Biscuits (other breakfast biscuits are available). Right slap bang in the middle of the ad is a Calrec Q series console doing its business but we’re not sure where this console is. So [...]

Big Broadcast Survey 2012

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It’s always good to be one step ahead of the game, regardless of what game you’re playing. A little insight can go a long way into helping your business move forward so you either heed the wisdom of a market analyst or employ a clairvoyant. Now personally, I’d go for the latter but that’s probably [...]