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“Those Tech Guys” interview me during DEMO 2011

Philip — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:29:06 +0000

Earlier this year during the DEMO conference I noticed a few high school kids running around with cameras.. After the second day they tracked me down and interviewed me about being an entrepreneur and TriCaster! Gotta love kids who have the guts to get press credentials for the Demo Conf!

SiliconHillsNews.com: NewTek’s Philip Nelson’s kickstarter CD project

Philip — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:18:40 +0000

I’ve know Laura Lorek for many years at the premier tech writer in south Texas. Recently she left her job at the San Antonio Express-News to start SiliconHillsNews.com. Checkout her story on my kickstarter album project!

Click HERE to read.

The Future of Live Sports Production!

Philip — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:05:06 +0000

The world is rapidly changing. Budgets are dropping, sponsors are cutting back.. It seems like everything around us is in decline! Everything except the demand for sports programming!

In this perfect storm of lower budgets but more demand for content, what is a producer to do?

D2 Productions teamed up with live sports producing legend, Joel Kitay to show what the future holds for live sports production..

On the weekend of May 13-15, 2011, D2 Productions teamed up with longtime partner Kitay Productions to produce cutting-edge experimental coverage of college baseball for Conference USA.

Our mission: to produce network-level HD sports coverage within a budget roughly one-third to one-half that of comparable broadcasts. We headed to Rice University in Houston for a weekend series against Memphis. We built the production system on Friday, and then produced games on Saturday and Sunday which aired on CBS Sports Network. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we did it.

TriCaster powers live coverage for Rice University Baseball and Conference USA

Check out the entire article on the D2 Blog.. HERE

WOAI Shows San Antonio the Magic of NewTek

Philip — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:44:39 +0000

San Antonio NBC affiliate, WOAI recently made a trip to NewTek to do a behind the scenes look at the magic we make!

Sports Video Group: X Games Live: NewTek Doubles Up on TriCasters for Video Board, Streaming Productions

Philip — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:31:09 +0000

Brandon Graham hosts Inside X, a live webcast from X Games 17.

On the second day of the ESPN X Games, Sports Video Group dropped by to see the TriCaster compound. Check out this behind the scenes article!

NewTek’s TriCaster has a two-fold presence at Summer X Games this year, producing video board shows for the outdoor venues at L.A. Live, as well as ESPN’s live companion webcast. However, the most notable difference this year is not in the quantity of video being produced with the TriCaster, but rather the HD quality.

“This is our third X Games, but it’s the first year that it’s been fully HD,” says NewTek SVP of Strategic Development Philip Nelson. “It’s a fully HD pipeline and workflow, which is huge. If you look at the quality on the screens here it’s not even a comparison [to the previous SD].”

Read the full article HERE

Behind the scenes at KLRN Auction to see the TriCaster in action

Philip — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:46:50 +0000

During the San Antonio PBS affiliate, KLRN’s annual fund raising auction, Philip Nelson caught up with Station Manager, Bill Moll for a behind the scenes look. TriCaster powered live web coverage of the entire multi-day event. Related posts: Live Diggnation from SXSW – Powered by NewTek TriCaster TriCaster makes Jason Calacanis’ “Top Tech Products” list! [...] Related posts:

TriCaster webcasts Chiddy’s Freestyle Rap – World Record Attempt

Philip — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:16:26 +0000

To kick off MTV OMA’s (Online Music Awards) they are streaming a World Record attempt by rapper “Chiddy” to do over 9 hours of continuous freestyle rap.

TriCaster powers the Freestyle Rap world record attempt as part of MTV's OMA event.

Watch the webcast live at:

http://omusicawards.com/

Thought Leaders come together at Broadcast Minds event – NAB 2011

Philip — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:01:14 +0000

During NAB 2011, thought leaders who are changing the face of media came together for a discussion of where they see the industry going.

Leo Laporte, TWiT
Steve Hellmuth, NBA
Mark Fratto, St. Johns University
Adam Carolla, ACE

The panel was moderated by Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen of Streaming Media Magazine

Check out this behind the scenes look of the panelists visiting in the green room and then check out the webcast. Powered by TriCaster!

Hellmuth, Carolla and Jacobs – Broadcast Minds 2011

Nelson, Laporte, Carolla and Sperling – Broadcast Minds 2011

Laporte, Carolla and Misraje – Broadcast Minds 2011

Fratto, Sperling and Carolla – Broadcast Minds 2011

Philip Nelson introduces the 2011 Broadcast Minds panel

Watch the Broadcast Minds event!

Cali Lewis gives TriCaster some love!

Philip — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:56:53 +0000

Cali Lewis, one of the most influential women on the internet, is really pushing her shows to the next level with TriCaster. In this edition of GeekBeat.TV, Cali gives us some SERIOUS LOVE and talks about how they are using TriCaster for their live events and for WebBeat.TV. Last story of the show.

Thanks for your awesomeness Cali and Pelpina!!

SXSW4Japan gets coverage from WOAI’s “San Antonio Living”

Philip — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:00:13 +0000

The WOAI morning show, “San Antonio Living” did a shout out for the SXSW4Japan album. All proceeds from this project go directly to the Red Cross!

If you would like to purchased the benefit album click HERE