Posts tagged: Sports

A Sledgehammer and some explosives = Darwin Award!

Give a guy a sledge hammer and some explosives and see what kind of fun can be had! The big bang comes at 1:30 but you can skip ahead to around 1:10 to get some background action.   Thanks to my friend from MTV, Mike Alvarez for pointing this one out to me.

NewTek TriCaster™ TCXD300 at Winter X Games® Europe

HD portable live production system to provide live venue video to event audience     BORDEAUX, France – March 08, 2010 – NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that TriCaster™ TCXD300 high definition/standard definition (HD/SD) portable live production system will provide live venue video at Winter X Games® Europe in [...]

The Other Half Time Show raises money for Hugs4Holly.org

Last night during the Super Bowl, the Twitter Jam Band did a live webcast performance called “The Other Half Time Show”. The concept: The Who finished their Super Bowl half time show, the Twitter Jam Band took the virtual stage. From a house in Alamo Heights, we did a live webcast to help raise money [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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! [...]

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 [...]

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 , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Mike Tyson was a BAD DUDE!

I remember when Mike Tyson was an unstoppable force in boxing. The fans dream was to see a fight go longer than 3 rounds. You were never late for a Tyson Pay-Per-View Parties becauase you may miss the knockout. Check out this video to see Mike Tyson in action in his prime..before he went nuts, [...]

Friday July 10th, 2009 in , , , | No Comments »