Live Streaming Brings Hockey Home to Fans
By Jim Bask
TVTechnology recently took a look at how live streaming is changing the landscape of options for hockey fans who want to follow more of their favorite sport…
…One example is Bentley University in Waltham MA, where John Mitchell, owner of Digital Multimedia Solutions in Belmont, MA, oversees production in a new 2,000-seat arena which opened earlier this year. The facility uses two integrated multi-camera production systems, NewTek TriCaster TC1 for the broadcast and TriCaster 8000 for inside the in-house show. Both of these use NewTek’s NDI bi-directional IP technology for video, audio, metadata and communications. All cameras and devices that use NDI can be used by both systems, with no need for duplicate cabling or a video router.
“We used to need racks and racks of equipment to make this all work. The NewTek NDI is the largest router in the world ― without having a router. This is all about the future and IP video.”….read more