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Another popular Sportvision product is seen in broadcasts of [[NASCAR]] races. It is called [[RACEf/x]], and creates virtual flags above the cars to make them easier to follow by the viewers. |
Another popular Sportvision product is seen in broadcasts of [[NASCAR]] races. It is called [[RACEf/x]], and creates virtual flags above the cars to make them easier to follow by the viewers. |
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Sportvision also created the [[PITCHf/x]] system used by [[Major League Baseball]] to provide pitch data to users of [[MLB.com]] [[GameDay (software)|GameDay]] and viewers of [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]], Fox Sports Net, Rogers Sports Net and TBS, until its replacement by [[Statcast]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Braff|first=Carolyn|title=TBS, Sportvision Offer HD Viewers New Angles With PITCHf/x|url=http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2010/10/08/tbs-sportvision-offer-hd-viewers-new-angles-with-pitchfx/|work=Sports Video Group| |
Sportvision also created the [[PITCHf/x]] system used by [[Major League Baseball]] to provide pitch data to users of [[MLB.com]] [[GameDay (software)|GameDay]] and viewers of [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]], Fox Sports Net, Rogers Sports Net and TBS, until its replacement by [[Statcast]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Braff|first=Carolyn|title=TBS, Sportvision Offer HD Viewers New Angles With PITCHf/x|url=http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2010/10/08/tbs-sportvision-offer-hd-viewers-new-angles-with-pitchfx/|work=Sports Video Group|access-date=31 March 2011}}</ref> |
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The latest attempt for hockey was tested for deployment during the [[60th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2015 NHL All-Star weekend]]. The new system used [[computer chip]]s to standardize and increase the volume of data tracked during the course of a game.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL to unveil player-tracking for All-Star Game|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-to-unveil-player-tracking-for-all-star-game/|website=Sportsnet.ca|date=5 January 2015|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> |
The latest attempt for hockey was tested for deployment during the [[60th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2015 NHL All-Star weekend]]. The new system used [[computer chip]]s to standardize and increase the volume of data tracked during the course of a game.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL to unveil player-tracking for All-Star Game|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-to-unveil-player-tracking-for-all-star-game/|website=Sportsnet.ca|date=5 January 2015|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:24, 11 February 2021
Sportvision was a private company that provided various television viewing enhancements to a number of different professional sporting events. They worked with NFL, NBA, NASCAR, NHL, MLB, PGA and college football broadcasts.[1]
In 1996, Rick Cavallaro, working for Stan Honey at Etak (then owned by Fox/News America) developed a way to track hockey pucks with a blue halo as seen by television viewers. It was assumed at that time that viewers had a hard time keeping track of the puck. Released as the FoxTrax puck, it was not a success but led to the 1998 formation of the Sportvision company and later that year the development of the 1st & Ten computer system, which generates and displays the yellow first down line that a TV viewer sees during a live football broadcast. The system became a major hit with television viewers when used during a broadcast of the Super Bowl. It has since become part of all standard American professional and college football and Canadian pro football broadcasts.
Another popular Sportvision product is seen in broadcasts of NASCAR races. It is called RACEf/x, and creates virtual flags above the cars to make them easier to follow by the viewers.
Sportvision also created the PITCHf/x system used by Major League Baseball to provide pitch data to users of MLB.com GameDay and viewers of Fox, Fox Sports Net, Rogers Sports Net and TBS, until its replacement by Statcast in 2017.[2]
The latest attempt for hockey was tested for deployment during the 2015 NHL All-Star weekend. The new system used computer chips to standardize and increase the volume of data tracked during the course of a game.[3]
In a deal finalized Oct. 4, 2016, Sportvision was acquired by SMT.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Company Profile". Sportvision.
- ^ Braff, Carolyn. "TBS, Sportvision Offer HD Viewers New Angles With PITCHf/x". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "NHL to unveil player-tracking for All-Star Game". Sportsnet.ca. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Industry Powerhouse SMT Acquires Sportvision". Sportvision. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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