Posts tagged broadcasting

EA Sports expands its 'Virtual Playbook' to soccer broadcasts

by James Ransom-Wiley (Apr 4th 2011 10:00PM)

When the EA Sports "Virtual Playbook" -- an augmented reality technology that allows sports analysts to run somewhat creepy simulations in their TV studios with life-sized virtual players from EA Sports games -- made its debut in September 2008 on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown show, EA Sports hype ...

Should the BBC be doing games?

by Jennie Lees (Apr 16th 2006 9:00AM)

The British Broadcasting Corporation, as a public service corporation, is in an interesting position with regards to gaming. Broadcasting is moving away from just providing TV and radio programmes towards interactive content; the BBC's remit is to "educate, inform and entertain". With ...

"Digital Britain" key to BBC's future

by Jennie Lees (Mar 14th 2006 5:30PM)

The UK government has published a white paper on the future of the BBC, an organisation described as "unique" by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The BBC is mainly associated with the television and radio channels it produces in return for a licence fee which must be ...