Category: Sports

San Antonio 11 year old, takes 2nd in ESPN X Games Snowskate Exhibition

This week at the ESPN X Games in Aspen, Co, Noel Nelson took 2nd place in the FUSE Snowskate Freestyle Jam. Out of over 15 contestants, Noel’s Manual Rail grind pushed him to the top of the back. “Winning 2nd in the snowskate competition was amazing,” said Nelson. “Having only seen snow twice in my [...]

Sunday January 31st, 2010 in Entertainment, Sports | No Comments »

Story: Fans at X Games Get the Tricaster Treatment

  Ken Kerschbaumer of Sports Video Group published this story yesterday! Fans of extreme winter sports making the trek to Aspen, CO, for the ESPN Winter X Games 14 this weekend will have an in-venue video experience powered, for the first time, by two NewTek Tricaster integrated switcher and production unit. “Instead of having a [...]

Friday January 29th, 2010 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

PR: NewTek TriCaster™ TCXD300 and 3PLAY™ to Replace Live TV Trucks at ESPN Winter X Games® 14

HD portable live production and instant replay systems to provide live venue video and replays to event audience     SAN ANTONIO – January 28, 2010 – NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that its TriCaster™ TCXD300 high definition/standard definition (HD/SD) portable live production systems and 3PLAY™ HD/SD slow [...]

Thursday January 28th, 2010 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

Behind the scenes at ESPN Winter X Games

  I’m here in Aspen, Co getting ready for TriCaster’s big debut at the ESPN Winter X Games! Wow! What an exciting project to be involved with! Everyone knows about the television broadcast but unless you have attended one of these events, most don’t realize that there is another show being made… In Venue video! [...]

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek, Sports, Technology | 1 Comment »

TriCaster brings Olympic swimming to worldwide audience.

Raising the bar is an Olympic tradition. Advances in lighter, smarter, faster recording and broadcast equipment are now making it possible to see Olympic competitions like you’ve never seen them before. The new level of Olympic quality coverage is on view this week at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach, California. Fans around [...]

Monday January 18th, 2010 in Entertainment, NewTek, Sports, Technology | 1 Comment »

NBA TV To Air NBA D-League Showcase Games using NewTek TriCaster XD300

NBA TV, the league’s 24 hour network, will feature seven live game broadcasts of the 2010 NBA Development League Showcase which tips off on Monday, Jan. 4 and runs through Thursday, Jan. 7. The live games on NBA TV will be the first high-definition (HD) sports broadcast utilizing Newtek Inc.’s TriCaster™ XD300 – the cost [...]

Wednesday December 30th, 2009 in Entertainment, NewTek, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

Is Drew Brees the greatest QB playing today?

Being from Louisiana, I’m ALWAYS a Saints Fan. Good or bad, I wear my Saints Jersey with pride. Hey.. From time to time, I even bust out my Aaron Brooks jersey. Fortunately, the Saints took a chance on an injured Drew Brees and he has transformed the team. The video below shows just how skilled [...]

Monday December 14th, 2009 in Entertainment, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

Interview: Chuck Joiner of MacVoices interviews Philip Nelson about the NewTek TriCasts America Tour

Earlier this week, I did an phone interview with Chuck Joiner of MacVoices. Check out the interview at the following link. LISTEN HERE

Wednesday November 4th, 2009 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek, Sports, Technology | No Comments »

Real men wear pink! NFL to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Everyone knows that football players are tough.. They get paid to smash each other every weekend. It’s was great to see these tough guys wearing pink on Sunday to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink Cleats, pink sweatbands, pink gloves, pink hats and pink ribbon stickers as far as the eye could see.

Monday October 5th, 2009 in Entertainment, Sports, World Gone Wild | 1 Comment »

NewTek TriCaster™ at ESPN X Games 2009

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – July 27, 2009 – NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used by the ESPN X Games® July 30 to August 2, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. TriCaster will be sending live [...]

Saturday August 1st, 2009 in Entertainment, NewTek, Sports, Technology | 1 Comment »