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Loyola Univ. |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PATRIOT
LEAGUE LAUNCHES ONLINE SPORTS
NETWORK
WITH JVC GY-HM600 PROHD CAMERAS
- WAYNE, NJ (September
4, 2013)
– JVC Professional Products
Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that the
Patriot League, a Division 1 conference with sponsored championship
competition in 24 sports, has purchased 30 JVC GY HM600
ProHD cameras as part of 10 portable video production systems to
stream live coverage of sporting events from its member schools to
its digital network, in partnership with Campus Insiders.
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- Established in 1986, the Patriot League
includes 10 full members and three associate members. It has
been streaming sports coverage for seven years, but had limited
digital rights and only produced about 150 events per year. This
year, armed with a more consolidated rights package and
custom-built, multi-camera HD
production systems for each
full member school, the league will stream nearly 250 live home
games in the fall from a variety of men and women’s sports,
including football, basketball, field hockey, volleyball, and
soccer.
- Designed and built by Applied Video
Technology, a systems integrator based in Malvern, Penn., each
“VidCaster 455” system is anchored by three GY-HM600 cameras and
a NewTek TriCaster 455 integrated production system. “We designed
the VidCaster 455 to be a self-contained HD production system that’s
easy to transport and set up,” Bruce MacLelland, owner of AVT. “We
think the JVC GY-HM600 is perfect for the Patriot League. It’s
affordable, works well as studio configs or as a handheld, and has a
built-in 23x zoom lens that’s a great choice for sports.”
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- According to Richard Wanninger, Patriot
League senior associate executive director, the new systems were
deployed starting in mid-August, and the new site,
www.campusinsiders.com/network/patriot_league,
went live on Aug. 26. “We are excited to have the opportunity to
get cameras of this quality,” said Wanninger. “For action
footage, it’s unbelievable. We are able to capture the action
better than we could in the past, especially with the zoom
features.”
- Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn.,
produced the inaugural live event using a new VidCaster 455 system,
providing coverage of its women’s soccer season opener, a 3-0
victory over Rider University, on Aug. 23. Prior to the VidCaster
455 system, Bucknell had relied on Canon GL2 mini-DV cameras for
game coverage.
- Doug Birdsong, the radio/TV coordinator at
Bucknell University, reported very positive reactions from viewers
and staff following the first production using the new JVC cameras.
“There was no comparison. The picture quality – it just blew
everyone away,” he said. “With sports, the action happens so
quickly. The zoom is incredible. It’s fast and you don’t get a
fuzzy image. All I could say was, ‘Wow.’”
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- The Bucknell crew kept its GY-HM600s on
tripods for the first production, but has already added handheld
footage to football coverage. With its built-in BNC connector for
SDI output, the camera is ideal for mobile sideline shooting,
Birdsong said.
- The GY-HM600 features three, 1/3-inch CMOS
sensors that deliver excellent sensitivity in low light, which was
put to the test during Bucknell’s first production. The soccer
field was not evenly lit – one end of the field was noticeably
darker – but Birdsong said there were no significant issues with
contrast between the cameras.
- Beyond game coverage, the new JVC cameras are
being used to produce highlight and feature packages. The Patriot
League purchased an additional GY-HM600, housed at the league’s
main offices in Center Valley, Penn., to produce clips on student
athletes and alumni throughout the year. Member schools are
producing their own packages as well.
- With its .MOV native file recording and use
of non-proprietary SDHC or SDXC media cards, the GY-HM600 has
ushered in a tapeless ENG
workflow for Bucknell.
Birdsong said post production is much easier now, as he can quickly
access clips from Final Cut Pro without transcoding.
- “There are just a lot more features with
the JVC GY-HM600,” he added. “Particularly for what we were
hoping to do, it offers the best solution for the schools in the
Patriot League.”
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- "The Patriot League features tremendous
student athletes and programs, and we are proud to be partnering
with them," said Crowley Sullivan, general manager of Campus
Insiders. "This is a great match of college sports content and
Campus Insiders
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distribution platforms that will enable us to
best serve the fans of the Patriot League and its member schools.”
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- ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
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The Patriot League continually demonstrates that
student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without
sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic
success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed
to its founding principle of admitting and graduating
student-athletes that are academically representative of their
class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is
viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.
Starting on July 1, 2013, the Patriot League full membership is be
comprised of American University, Boston University, Bucknell
University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Lafayette
College, Lehigh University, Loyola University Maryland, United State
Military Academy and United States Naval Academy. In addition,
Fordham and Georgetown
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are associate football members, and Georgetown
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are associate women’s
rowing members.
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- ABOUT AVT
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Since 1996, Applied Video Technology, Inc.’s
philosophy has been very simple – find the best digital media
solution that meets our customer’s needs; take the time to
understand our customer’s application; find the right equipment;
design a system that uses that equipment to its fullest potential;
integrate that system correctly the first time. Our staff has over
150 years of combined experience in providing quality editing
suites, conference rooms, broadcast television facilities, private
TV digital signage networks, and everything in between. Find out
more at www.appliedvideo.com.
- ABOUT JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
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Headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, JVC
Professional Products Company is a division of JVC Americas Corp., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of JVC Kenwood Corporation. JVC
is a leading manufacturer and distributor of broadcast and
professional video and audio equipment, D-ILA front projection
systems, and Super LoLux HD video security products. For further
product information, visit JVC’s Web
site at http://pro.jvc.com
or call (800) 582-5825.
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- Caption: Loyola University’s Anthony Fann
uses a JVC GY-HM600 ProHD camera, which is part of the Patriot
League’s new portable video production systems used to produce
live online sports coverage.
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