Category: NewTek

Arena Football League Cancels 2009 Season

We have all be hearing rumors for the past few weeks about the Arena Football League canceling the 2009 season. Today, the New York Times has jumped on the bandwagon of reporting this news and the story is being picked up everywhere! During ArenaBowl last year in New Orleans, league staff and fans were all […]

Monday December 15th, 2008 in NewTek, Sports | No Comments »

Interview: SVG – Choosing a Switcher

I had the opportunity to speak with Carylon Braff of the Sports Video Group for her recent article about choosing a video switcher.. “You need to ask if you want a unit that brings together the multiple functionalities found in a control room into a single unit,” says Philip Nelson, SVP of strategic development at […]

Friday December 12th, 2008 in Interview, NewTek, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

Bootleg Smokin’ Toasters video!

Hmm.. Bootlegs of our Saturday performance already starting to appear on YouTube. 😉  

Tuesday December 9th, 2008 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek | 1 Comment »

Watch my band LIVE tonight – Webcast

Tonight is the big NewTek party and we have decided to do a secret webcast of the NewTek house band, The Smokin’ Toasters.. It could be  serious blackmail moment but I wanted to pass along the URL so that you could watch.. Click HERE to watch Staring around 7:30PM Central tonight!  

Saturday December 6th, 2008 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek | No Comments »

Philip visits “Queen”

Saturday night was a free night and the rock band “Queen” just happened to be playing at Wembley Arena… Since were WERE at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, the counselors all pretty much were friends with the band. Chuck Silber, Rex Olson and I headed out to see the show with none other than Chris […]

Tuesday November 11th, 2008 in Entertainment, NewTek | No Comments »

Abbey Road Experience

The greatest albums of all time were recorded within the walls of Abbey Road Studios. There is so much history here that it’s almost overwhelming.    

Friday November 7th, 2008 in Entertainment, NewTek | 2 Comments »

Philip goes to Rock Camp!

This week I’m in London, England helping webcast Rock n Roll Fantasy Camp. WOW! What a crazy week. It’s one Rock & Roll legend after the next. Queen, Beach Boys, Winger,Whitesnake, AC DC are all represented. You can catch the live streaming action at www.rockcamp.com          

Thursday November 6th, 2008 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek | 1 Comment »

Vegas Baby – Getting Ready for NBA D-League Training

Arrived in Vegas today to get ready for tomorrows TriCaster training for the NBA D-League.. On the way to lunch, I saw a store just HAD to be photographed.. Enjoy..   After an amazing dinner at the Palm hotel, we hit the Playboy club were were spent the night CHUGGING Pellegrino. 😉

Thursday October 23rd, 2008 in Entertainment, NewTek, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

My interview with Phil Leigh of Inside Digital Media

A few weeks ago, I had a great interview with Tech Industry guru, Phil Leigh. The interview was posted as part of his podcast today. He even included a TriCaster demo hosted by NewTek’s CEO, Jim Plant. To watch, click HERE

Monday October 6th, 2008 in Interview, NewTek, Technology | 1 Comment »

TriCaster used by FOX News to webcast “the Strategy Room”

Just got off the phone with my pals at FOX News and today they launched a new WEB show called “The Strategy Room” and it’s being powered entirely by TriCaster PRO. You can even see the TriCaster on the set. It’s over the right shoulder of the host (Your left side of the screen) The […]

Monday September 22nd, 2008 in Entertainment, NewTek, Technology | No Comments »