The IIHF world hockey championship first division was held at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius.
Slomo.tv together with the regional distributor Lithuanian company TVC, installed its specialized system for ice hockey video refereeing. The videoReferee® system included 11 channels SD/HD server, two wireless inside the goal cameras GoalNetCam, 4 standard and 1 panoramic cameras vR-Cam. The system also recorded television broadcasts channel. STRAMATEL, the scoreboard controller manufacturer provided communication protocol for integration of its HF13 controller with videoReferee®-IIM2, which enabled it to work with official time, score and game log.
The system was used extensively by referees not just for “Video Goal” adjudication as defined by IIHF technical regulations, but also in resolving questionable moments during the game.
In addition, the system provided video documentation of all matches in MPEG4 video format.
After each match, referees and team representatives received the official video report on all contentious issues. Each episode contained recordings of all cameras with burned data from match controller. The system received rave reviews from referees team headed by the legendary Bob Nadin.
SLOMO.TV acknowledges the assistance and cooperation it received in organizing this event. Our thanks to management and staff of Siemens Arena, TVC (Televizijos ir rysio sistemos, UAB), specialist in OB van & TV studio integration, STRAMATEL, European specialist in electronic scoreboards and Christian Hofstetter, IIHF Marketing Director.
