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Otisville-LakeVille First SBP Using Pixellot
January 31, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
A challenge to schools wanting to stream live video of their athletic events to their communities is being able to adequately staff those productions.
“We had signed up for the School Broadcast Program over a year ago and we were really excited to get our games out to the community, and when it came to it, we just couldn’t get the manpower to run the equipment,” said Drew Johnson, the athletic director at Otisville-LakeVille High School in Genesee County. “That first day, we had everything lined up, we were ready to go, and two of our three kids missed school that day for being sick. It was just a hassle.
“So when we heard about Pixellot, it was a quick and easy decision.”
Just three weeks ago, LakeVille became the first school in Michigan and one of the first in the country to install a Pixellot unit in its gymnasium, automating the process of streaming live video on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network.
Pixellot is a unit equipped with four High Definition cameras that cover the length of the playing surface and then focus in on the ball and player movement to deliver the action. The unit communicates with the scoreboard to insert a time and score graphic on the screen. Ambient audio is picked up by the device, but the play-by-play of an in-person announce team can also be patched in.
All that has to be done from a school’s perspective is type in the event schedule, and promote the fact that the games are available on MHSAA.tv. Pixellot does the rest. The unit can also be set up to isolate a camera on a fixed location, which allows for activities like wrestling to also be streamed.
“We’re going to do everything that takes place in our gym,” Johnson said. “We’re also excited about being able to record our practices as well.”
Johnson added that the school will look into installing additional Pixellot units at its middle school auditorium for musical events and LakeVille’s outdoor athletic fields in the future.
In its eighth year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – Live or On-Demand – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
Here’s the schedule of events School Broadcast Program members plan to stream over the next week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
- JV Girls Basketball - North Branch at Otisville Lakeville, 5:25 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Goodrich at Davison, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - North Branch at Otisville Lakeville, 6:45 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Williamston at East Lansing, 7 p.m. (On Demand)
- Girls Basketball - Hopkins at Plainwell, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Hudsonville Unity Christian at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Birmingham Seaholm at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Negaunee at Calumet, 7:20 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Goodrich at Davison, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
- Wrestling – Quad at Cedar Springs, 5:20 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Leroy Pine River at Beal City, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2
- JV Girls Basketball - Birch Run at Otisville Lakeville, 5:25 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball – Coopersville at Comstock Park, 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Oscoda at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Birch Run at Otisville Lakeville, 6:45 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Oscoda at Rogers City, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Gaylord at Alpena, 7, p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3
- Ice Hockey - Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood @ MIHL Showcase, 4 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Lowell at Cedar Springs, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Burton Atherton vs. Montrose, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Allegan at Plainwell, 6 p.m.
- Ice Hockey - Notre Dame De La Baie Academy vs. Detroit Catholic Central @ MIHL Showcase, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Coopersville at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Lapeer at Davison, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Allegan at Plainwell, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Burton Atherton vs. Montrose, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - McBain at Beal City, 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Coopersville at Comstock Park, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4
- Ice Hockey - Notre Dame De La Baie Academy vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood @ MIHL Showcase, 12:40 p.m.
- Ice Hockey - Novi vs. Detroit Catholic Central @ MIHL Showcase, 6:50 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 6
- JV Girls Basketball – Hillman at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
- JV Girls Basketball - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Midland Dow at Mt, Pleasant, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Greenville at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Midland Dow at Mt. Pleasant, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Chassell at Calumet, 7:20 p.m.
Be sure to check the Upcoming Events page at MHSAA.tv for schedule additions every day.
The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. Some schools also will be selling Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.
Fans also can access scores of games in-progress on the NFHS Network website via ScoreStream. Click on the Scores button in the upper right corner.
A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program.
This week’s highlights package consists of clips from last week’s Bark River-Harris at Powers North Central boys basketball game in which the Jets set a state record for consecutive boys hoops victories, an ice hockey game pitting Detroit Catholic Central at Brighton in a battle of two of the top teams in the state and a demonstration of Pixellot in action during a boys basketball game with Millington at Otisville-LakeVille.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
PHOTOS: (Top) A laptop shows the variety of angles for the Pixellot and the calibration of its four cameras. (Middle) This Pixellot hangs at midcourt at Otisville-LakeVille High School.
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Selection Sunday Show Returns to FSD
October 22, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The transition from high school football’s regular season to postseason play takes place at 7 p.m. this Sunday (Oct. 27) on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS on the Selection Sunday Show with the announcing of qualifiers and pairings for the MHSAA Football Playoffs.
In addition to the statewide cable television broadcast, the Selection Sunday Show can be viewed on the internet through the FOXSportsDetroit.com Website and on handheld devices and television streaming devices like Roku through FOX Sports GO!
This year’s show will again originate from the FOX Sports Detroit studios in Southfield. Matt Shepard, Johnny Kane and Rob Rubick will handle the on-camera duties.
The following headline this week’s football action among games on Friday (Oct. 25) with live streaming video on MHSAA.tv being produced by members of the School Broadcast Program:
• A non-conference game between two 8-0 teams – Frankenmuth from the Tri-Valley Conference East and 2018 Division 7 champion New Lothrop from the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference.
• The Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference West crown will be decided when Portage Northern (7-1) hosts St. Joseph (6-2). Both teams are 4-0 in league play.
• And 5-3 teams which could clinch playoff spots during games being streamed this weekend are Cadillac, East Grand Rapids, Grand Blanc, Manchester and Warren De La Salle Collegiate.
Here’s the complete list of varsity-level events to be streamed live during the coming week:
Tuesday - Oct. 22
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Troy Athens v. Warren De La Salle Collegiate - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Grand Blanc v. Novi - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal – Clarkston Everest Collegiate v. Roscommon - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal Boys Soccer - Grand Blanc v. Novi - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Capac v. Harbor Beach - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Coopersville v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Roseville - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Central Lake v. Pellston – 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal – Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley vs Rochester Adams - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Detroit Catholic Central vs Clarkston - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Bad Axe v. Memphis - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Grant - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Gladstone v. Marquette - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi v. Canton - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Ann Arbor Skyline - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Wyoming v. Grand Rapids Christian - 7 PM
Wednesday - Oct. 23
Girls Volleyball - Ovid-Elsie v. Montrose - 4 PM
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Riverview Gabriel Richard - 5 PM (CHSL Quarterfinal)
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Elk Rapids v. Gladwin - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard v. Bloomfield Hills Marian - 6 PM (CHSL Semifinal)
Girls Volleyball – CHSL Semifinal at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Mason v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Williamston v. Haslett – 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Frankenmuth - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Hemlock v. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles v. Midland Bullock Creek - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker - 7:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal – Muskegon Orchard View vs Ludington - 8 PM
Thursday - Oct. 24
Girls Volleyball - Hartford v. Watervliet - 11:55 AM
Girls Volleyball - Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 4:45 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 Region 3 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 4 Region 15 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Grand Rapids West Catholic - 6 PM
Swimming and Diving – Temperance Bedford v. Saline - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Corunna v. Owosso - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Kearsley v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Bendle v. Flint Beecher - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Flint Powers Catholic - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Auburn Hills Oakland Christian v. Southfield Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Whitmore Lake v. Bloomfield Hills Roeper - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Linden v. Flint Kearsley - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Watersmeet v. Dollar Bay - 6:50 PM
Football - Ishpeming v. Bark River-Harris - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Wyoming Kelloggsville - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield v. Ferndale - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Swartz Creek - 7:30 PM
Friday - Oct. 25
Football - Wyoming v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Football - Howell v. Livonia Churchill - 6:45 PM
Football - Whitehall v. Montrose - 6:45 PM
Football – Troy Athens v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7 PM
Football - Coloma v. Watervliet - 7 PM
Football - Brighton v. Dearborn Fordson - 7 PM
Football - Calumet v. L'Anse - 7 PM
Football - Chesaning v. Carrollton - 7 PM
Football - Frankenmuth v. New Lothrop - 7 PM
Football – Maple City Glen Lake v. Grayling - 7 PM
Football – White Lake Lakeland v. Milford - 7 PM
Football - Norway v. West Iron County - 7 PM
Football - Novi v. Westland John Glenn - 7 PM
Football - Ovid-Elsie v. Corunna - 7 PM
Football - Portage Northern v. St. Joseph - 7 PM
Football - Rockford v. East Kentwood - 7 PM
Football - Saline v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM – Traditional SBP Production
Football - Saline v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM - Pixellot
Football - South Lyon v. South Lyon East - 7 PM
Football - South Lyon v. South Lyon East - 7 PM
Football - Troy v. Berkley - 7 PM
Football – Brownstown Woodhaven v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Football - Comstock Park v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central - 7 PM
Football - Kingsford v. Marquette - 7 PM
Football - Monroe v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Football - Pinckney v. Fowlerville - 7 PM
Football - Sturgis v. Plainwell - 7 PM
Football – Boyne City v. Kingsley – 7 PM
Football – Ludington v. Mason County Central – 7 PM
Football – Manchester v. Homer – 7 PM
Football – McBain v. Clare – 7 PM
Football – Traverse City West v. Petoskey – 7 PM
Football – Walled Lake Central v. Walled Lake Western – 7 PM
Football – Warren De La Salle Collegiate v. West Bloomfield – 7 PM
Football – Port Huron Northern v. Warren Fitzgerald – 7 PM
Saturday - Oct. 26
2019 MHSAA Div 3 Region 12 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 1 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 Region 4 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 12 PM
Girls Volleyball – Burton Bendle v. TBA - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon East v. TBA - 9 AM
Football – Traverse City Central v. Cadillac – 1 PM
Monday - Oct. 28
Girls Volleyball - Hancock v. Calumet - 6:30 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 29
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. TBA - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ishpeming v. Gwinn - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Highland Milford v. Troy - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. Munising - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Allen Park Inter-City Baptist v. Bloomfield Hills Roeper - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bessemer v. Dollar Bay - 6:50 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Dexter - 7 PM – Traditional SBP
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Dexter - 7 PM - Pixellot
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Unionville Sebewaing - 7:30 PM
Now in its 11th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff the events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.