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Alpha Video 3C Tech Expo 2018

Wednesday, October 24th from 8am to 4pm at the DoubleTree Hilton Bloomington - Minneapolis

The crown jewel of the new media facilities is TCO Studios, an eye-popping set that rivals many studios in any end of the sports-media business. It features four shooting areas: a traditional anchor desk, an informal area with four lounge chairs for deeper conversations among talent and guests, and two standup positions — one with an 86-in. touchscreen, the other with three slim vertical video screen

Alpha Video & Audio, a leading national systems integrator of video and audio solutions for sports venues, announced today that Mason Hollis has accepted the position of Sr. Account Executive in Alpha Video’s Sports & Entertainment Group. Mason brings over 28 years of broadcast and AV integration experience as a sales manager and account manager to Alpha Video. Previously, Mason worked as a Sports Venue and Zone Sales Manager for Sony Electronics as well as a sales manager for a national audiovisual integrator.

Whereas traditional Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) video is an 8-bit signal with a range of around six stops, HDR video is a 10-bit signal with a range of around 17.6 stops. Practically speaking, HDR allows for images that are far closer to what the human eye sees