TriCaster™ Powers Live Online Video Content for NHL.com’s New Seven-Channel Digital Network
NewTek TriCaster supports prominent role of live video in major site re-launch
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that the National Hockey League has integrated TriCaster™, its portable production and virtual set system, into the seven-channel digital network of its recently re-launched NHL.com Web site. With an emphasis on live content, NHL.com, as well as select NHL teams will use the TriCaster to produce and stream content for their LiveWire Channel, featuring special all-access shows, daily live news conferences, morning skates and other live events.
The other channels will offer current highlights and classic games and interviews from the last two and a half years as well as podcasts, radio programming and other archival features. The league has sold major sponsorships for the digital channels to Bud Light, Cisco and Dodge.
“The re-launching of NHL.com is a massive undertaking, and the cornerstone of this effort was to establish an exciting and vital live video aspect for the hockey fanatics and casual fans alike,” said Andre Mika, VP, Broadband and New Media, NHL. “TriCaster, which did a great job for us streaming coverage of this year’s All-Star Game and Winter Classic, was a natural choice for us as we were conceiving this much more aggressive, large scale approach to live, online video programming.”
Written by Jonathan Holbrook
http://www.dvgear.com
DVGear's Manager of Operations is Jonathan Holbrook who is also the founder of award-winning production company, Tall Taurus Media. Holbrook is a recipient of the bronze Telly Award for a commercial produced for Catholic Comm. Services of Western Washington; Best Feature at the NW Projections Film Festival and Official Selection at the NY International Independent Film Festival for the film Customer 152. Being a multimedia producer himself, Holbrook has an advantage knowing what the DVGear clients are looking for and will be able to find the perfect fit for their needs. After all, creative minds think alike!
