Golf Channel first used the Driving Grid this year in Maui at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The technology was used on the 18th hole, which features the course’s longest drives thanks to a downhill tee shot and wind blowing behind the player. Golf Channel’s lead producer, Tommy Roy, wanted to use on-screen graphics to show viewers how far the pros’ drives tra… Read More
Full-Service Design Firm And Subsidiary Of SMT Will Provide Creative Solutions For Television Broadcasting Industry DURHAM, N.C. – SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology) (smt.com) has announced the launch of (n+1)designstudio, a full-service creative firm that specializes in serving television broadcasters and related organizations in industries such as sports and entertainment. (n+1)des… Read More
With SportsMEDIA Technology (SMT) headquartered in college-basketball-crazed Durham, NC, it’s of little surprise that the Final Four is Lee Brinson’s favorite work event of the year. Brinson, operations producer for special events at SMT, has, arguably, the best seat in the house this weekend, sitting at center court just two rows from the floor. And even though it’s all… Read More
The increasing sophistication of golf graphics DURHAM, N.C.—For the PGA’s 98th season, which began in January, the Golf Channel and NBC launched a new look for their “2013 PGA TOUR” coverage based on three innovative virtual golf graphic technologies designed to enhance the viewing experience. These virtual graphics tools will be used on the 40 tournaments comprisi… Read More
DURHAM, N.C. (February 7, 2013) — As the 2013 PGA Tour season gets under way, SMT, the leading provider of data integration, graphics presentation and video enhancement solutions for live sports, is launching a suite of innovative golf products. Fans watching the 2013 PGA Tour season on the Golf Channel and NBC will have a chance to see SMT’s: Virtual Driving Grid: a syste… Read More
By: Karen Hogan, Associate Editor, SVGFriday, February 1, 2013 - 9:53 am The Super Bowl may seem to be all about annual change — the teams, the venue, even the network — but certain staples are called on year after year to get the Big Game to air. One such stalwart is SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology), which has delivered broadcast services — real-time on-sc… Read More
Lauren K. OhnesorStaff Writer- Triangle Business Journal You know that yellow line marking where either the Baltimore Ravens or San Francisco 49ers will have to take the ball for a first down in Sunday’s Super Bowl? Well, that virtual “first-down line” has Triangle roots. Durham-based SportsMedia Technology, the company responsible for that line, has been involved with … Read More
When CBS Sports presents Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, Feb. 3 (6:00 PM, ET) from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. live on the CBS Television Network, highlighted among the technological advances that will be incorporated during its coverage is the high-speed “Heyeper Zoom” camera system. ► HEYEPER ZOOM CAMERA SYSTEM CBS Sports is deploying six “Heyepe… Read More
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 15, 2012 — SMT and Spike TV teamed up this week for a live, multi-media broadcast of Tuesday’s eagerly-awaited midnight launch of “Call of Duty: Black Ops II,” the latest version of Activision’s best-selling video game. At the stroke of midnight EST Tuesday, Nov. 13, Spike TV’s live 30-minute show, “GTTV LIVE Call of Duty Black … Read More
From its lofted location in Arthur Ashe Stadium overlooking the South Gate, Tennis Channel is once again serving up round-the-clock US Open coverage, beginning with a new, half-hour lead-in show every morning at 10:30 ET. “It gives us an opportunity to be who we are as a network and tell the story of tennis,” says Bob Whyley, SVP of production/executive producer. “[It al… Read More
