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  • Riedel RefCam Takes Center Court in German Basketball Research Initiative With DBB and DSH

    Riedel RefCam Takes Center Court in German Basketball Research Initiative With DBB and DSH

    Riedel Communications, in cooperation with the German Basketball Federation (DBB) and the German Sport University Cologne (DSHS), deployed its RefCam for the first time in Germany’s 2. Basketball-Bundesliga. As part of a scientific research project, the head-mounted camera technology was implemented on Dec. 28, 2025, during the game between EPG Baskets Koblenz and Bozic Estriche Knights Kirchheim in Koblenz. This research initiative aims to develop a comprehensive training concept to improve decision-making skills among basketball referees.

    Riedel’s RefCam is a compact, head-mounted camera that captures game situations from the referee’s point of view. Designed for both live broadcast applications and recording-only scenarios, three RefCam Record units were deployed in Koblenz for local recording only.

    “Working with scientific partners is essential to advancing officiating standards,” said Carsten Straube, B and C Squad Referee Manager, DBB. “Innovative technology projects like RefCam can play a key role in quality assurance while also providing fresh insights for referee education and training.”

    As part of a research initiative funded by the Federal Institute of Sport Science, the study focuses on evaluating a video-based training program for referee decision-making. Footage captured with RefCam adds new perspectives from real game situations to existing methods and is being incorporated into the ongoing development of training materials.

    “Highly dynamic game situations are difficult to capture from the referee’s perspective using conventional cameras,” said Dr. Johannes Meyer, Research Associate, DSHS. “RefCam enables us to record and analyze precisely these sequences with a high degree of realism.”

    Jacqueline Voss, Executive Director of Strategy and Innovation at Riedel Communications, added: “This exciting project demonstrates that our RefCam is not only suited for immersive perspectives in live environments but can also deliver valuable insights for analysis and research. We are delighted that our technology can support both sports science research and referee development in German basketball.”

  • StreamGuys Adds Rewindable Audio and Video Analytics to SGreports

    StreamGuys Adds Rewindable Audio and Video Analytics to SGreports

    StreamGuys has enhanced its SGreports platform by integrating rewindable audio and video analytics, offering a deeper understanding of how audiences interact with time-shifted content. The new feature links SGrewind’s time-shifting capabilities to consumption metrics, helping broadcasters track user engagement with rewound content, whether on SGplayer or other HTML5 players. This update allows broadcasters to refine their programming decisions based on real-time data, including unique user behavior, geographical trends, and device usage.

    The integration also improves ad monetization by using behavioral data from rewound content to trigger targeted ads during replays. By merging real-time user data with content scheduling, StreamGuys gives broadcasters valuable insights into their most popular content and where they should focus their marketing and programming strategies.

     StreamGuys has added consumption metrics for rewindable streams to SGreports, a robust log processing and content analytics toolset that helps broadcasters and media companies understand how audiences interact with streaming content. Available immediately, the direct integration between SGreports and the company’s SGrewind time-shifting service connects consumption metrics to the front-end consumer experience for the first time, helping customers understand how users engage and interact with rewindable content streaming on SGplayer or other HTML5-based players accessible within web browsers and mobile apps.

    StreamGuys released its second generation of SGreports nearly two years ago to simplify how its customers make business and programming decisions for live streams and podcasts. The 2023 software releases added user dashboards to help customers quickly filter and compare data on program streams and podcast episodes through improved visualizations, offering a more streamlined experience that adheres to industry standards for usability and modernization that keep systems up to date. Through both of its iterations, SGreports has helped commercial and public broadcasters, sports teams and content producers worldwide access detailed, insightful metrics across total listening hours, number of active sessions, number of unique users, geographical locations by user, type of device used to access content, and much more.

    As SGrewind gives listeners direct control of their live-streamed audio and video, SGreports offers insights into what content was most important to the audience throughout the broadcast day. This evolves SGreports’ analytical capabilities beyond the typical data reporting functions used for live streams and podcasts, and makes SGrewind uniquely positioned to understand in-the-moment habits and on-demand patterns of each listener or viewer.

    “SGrewind is a valuable front-end tool for streamers because it lets listeners and viewers jump back to specific points in time to access or rewatch content that was already broadcast,” said Robert Minnix, Head of Product, StreamGuys. “With SGreports, the client can merge scheduling information with the streaming data that we store and understand precisely what percentage of listenership is generated specifically through SGrewind, and which programs through the day that people consistently return to. That provides insights into the content a broadcaster should focus on, or a network’s overarching streaming strategy. It tells the client what programming matters most to audiences and what drives listenership and viewership.”

    The convergence of SGreports and SGrewind can also bring benefits to advertising decisions, as SGrewind integrates ad-insertion functionality to deliver targeted ads to listeners as they rewind and replay streams. “By accessing the audience data we pull from SGrewind and place within SGreports, including choice of content and behavioral characteristics, we can effectively leverage our ad-triggering metadata from live streams to insert new ads during replays,” said Eduardo Martinez, Vice President of Technology, StreamGuys. “That adds an entirely new layer of monetization to the mix.”

  • VIVOTEK offers crowd control solutions for social distancing measures

    VIVOTEK offers crowd control solutions for social distancing measures

    VIVOTEK is now offering businesses a solution to maintain maximum occupancy as well as a safer and healthier environment. VIVOTEK Crowd Control Solutions can easily monitor the number of people entering and exiting a store, thereby providing customers and staff with a safer environment.

    “During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing has become a standard public health intervention around the world,”  said David Liu, President of VIVOTEK USA, Inc. “According to the definition by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), social distancing, also called ‘Physical Distancing’, means maintaining space between yourself and other people outside of your home. Through social distancing, we can slow the spread of COVID-19 by making a conscious effort to keep a physical distance between each other. Social distancing is proven to be one of the most effective ways to reduce the spread of illness during an outbreak.”

    As the IP surveillance industry enters the era of AI, security network cameras (IP cameras) have seen great advances through the application of AI and deep learning technologies. These next generation cameras are equipped with high performance computing power and video analytics, allowing users to transform real-time images into big-data analysis. Under the social distancing practices of supermarkets, there are four video analytic techniques that are commonly deployed to take precautionary measures.

    1. Queue Management
    • Queue management was designed to optimize customer experiences and reduce wait times. During the pandemic, queue management is focused on managing customer flows and avoiding physical queues to maintain social distance.
    1. People Counting
    • In response to the needs of entry-control management, a people counting solution is the ideal video analytic tool for supermarket chains. It can easily identify occupancy levels and monitor in real-time the number of people entering and exiting a store, thereby providing customers and staff with a safer environment.
    1. Crowd Detection
    • Crowd Detection video analytics can be used to identify how many people are present in a given area. Stores and businesses can then effortlessly manage and maintain distances between customers, automatically sending alert notifications when maximum capacity is exceeded.
    1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Detection
    • PPE can protect the user against health or safety risks. These items include safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility garments, safety footwear and so on. During the COVID-19 pandemic, advanced video analysis can identify people who are not wearing masks, hardhats, vests or other critical equipment, providing a safe and healthy environment for both frontline workers and customers.

    “These AI-driven video analytics and smart-edge cameras are enabling IP surveillance solutions to better assist users to manage their business under the increased pressures of pandemic conditions,” Liu continued. “VIVOTEK’s intelligent people counting camera and analytics system can be deployed at points of entry to areas with a higher likelihood of social interaction such as shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, and restaurants.”

    Benefits of VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solutions:

    1. Social Distancing Compliance
    • Putting safety first, implementing VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solution enables effective management of crowds in places where social distancing must be upheld.
    1. High Accuracy
    • When business owners recruit security staff or part-time employees to manually count traffic, this leads to a less than satisfactory result. VIVOTEK’s 3D stereo counting camera provides precise tracking and a counting accuracy up to 98 percent. This accuracy is further increased by the ability to transfer large datasets.
    1. Real-time Analytics
    • Combining AI with deep-learning analytics, video data can be gathered, analyzed, and applied in real-time, enabling staffs to respond promptly to any change.
    1. Lowered Risk of Infection
    • The deployment of VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solution also means a minimization of physical contact, providing both customers and employees a safer working and shopping environment.

    “COVID-19 has changed our lives and the way we all interact and communicate,” Liu added. “It also has a growing impact on the global economy. From AI to video analytics, VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solution has become essential at this time of social distancing.”

    The need for social distancing will eventually end.

    “In a post COVID-19 world, the solution can be expanded as a Business Intelligence Solution to optimize operations,” Liu concluded. “Until then, VIVOTEK will continue to stand together with and serve our customers, while providing AI-based solutions in our fight against COVID-19.”