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.
MHSAA TV Set for Record Winter
December 4, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The MHSAA.tv record for most events broadcast during one week is likely to be broken regularly this winter.
This week, more than 200 events from athletic contests to school board meetings to school musicals will be streamed live over the MHSAA.tv page on the NFHS Network, with those events produced by participants in the School Broadcast Program.
Three more schools using the Network’s automated production solution – Pixellot – have indoor units coming online this week: Southfield Christian, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore and Stevensville Lakeshore. Of the 74 schools in the School Broadcast Program, more than 50 use Pixellot to stream some or all of their games.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday, Dec. 4
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Comstock Park - 4 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Salem at Saline - 4 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Melvindale at Saline - 4 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Portage Northern at Plainwell - 4:15 PM
- JV Boys Basketball – Brighton Cheryl Stockwell Academy at Fowlerville - 4:30 PM
- Middle School Girls Basketball - Plymouth Christian at Southfield Christian - 4:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Flushing at Flint Powers Catholic - 4:30 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball – St. Clair Shores Lakeview at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – 4:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - North Branch at Otisville-Lakeville - 5:25 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Birch Run at Grand Blanc - 5:30 PM
- Girls Basketball - Alanson at Pellston - 5:30 PM
- Girls Basketball - Alanson at Pellston - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Okemos at Novi - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Comstock Park - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Fowler at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 PM
- Girls Basketball - Salem at Saline - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Melvindale at Saline - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Otisville-Lakeville at Flint Kearsley - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Rapid River at Norway - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Birch Run at Mt. Morris - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Huron Valley at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Portage Northern at Plainwell - 5:45 PM
- Boys Basketball – Brighton Cheryl Stockwell Academy at Fowlerville - 6 PM
- JV Boys Basketball – St. Clair Shores Lakeview at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – 4:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Breckenridge at St. Charles - 6 PM
- Freshman Girls Basketball - Ogemaw Heights at Saginaw Heritage - 6 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6 PM
- Girls Basketball - Flushing at Flint Powers Catholic - 6 PM
- Girls Basketball - North Branch at Otisville-Lakeville - 6:50 PM
- Boys Basketball - Wyoming Kelloggsville at Comstock Park - 7 PM
- Boys Basketball - Melvindale at Saline - 7 PM
- Boys Basketball - Troy Athens at Lake Orion - 7 PM
- Boys Basketball - Okemos at Novi - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball - Birch Run at Grand Blanc - 7 PM
- Boys Basketball - Birch Run at Mt. Morris - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball - Fowler at Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball - Rapid River at Norway - 7 PM
- Freshman Girls Basketball - Salem at Saline - 7 PM
- Boys Basketball - Otisville-Lakeville at Flint Kearsley - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball – Westland Huron Valley Lutheran at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball - Escanaba at Negaunee - 7:15 PM
- Boys Basketball - Breckenridge at St. Charles - 7:30 PM
- Boys Basketball - Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 7:30 PM
- Boys Basketball - Flushing at Flint Powers Catholic - 7:30 PM
- Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 5
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Bridgeport at Freeland - 4:30 PM
- Wrestling - Quad at Mt. Morris - 5 PM
- Wrestling – Quad at Howell w/Dearborn, Hartland, South Lyon – 5:20 PM
- Boys Basketball - Fife Lake Forest Area at Pellston - 5:30 PM
- Boys Basketball - Fife Lake Forest Area at Pellston - 5:30 PM
- Wrestling - Lake Fenton @ Flint Kearsley - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Bridgeport at Freeland - 6 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Chesaning at St. Charles - 6 PM
- Wrestling - North Branch at Otisville-Lakeville - 6 PM
- Wrestling – Quad at Hemlock w/Breckenridge, St. Charles, Midland Bullock Creek - 6 PM
- Boys Basketball - Chesaning at St. Charles - 7:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Bridgeport at Freeland - 7:30 PM
Thursday, Dec. 6
- Middle School Boys Basketball - Chassell at Dollar Bay - 4:30 PM
- Freshman Girls Basketball - Olivet at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:30 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball – New Haven at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – 4:30 PM
- Boys Ice Hockey – Birmingham Brother Rice at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 5:15 PM
- Freshman Girls Basketball - Lansing Eastern at Fowlerville - 5:30 PM
- Girls Basketball - Mackinaw City at Pellston - 5:30 PM
- Girls Basketball - Mackinaw City at Pellston - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - West Iron County at Calumet - 5:45 PM
- JV Boys Basketball – New Haven at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – 6 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Chesaning at St. Charles - 6 PM
- Boys Basketball - Gladwin at Harrison - 6 PM
- Girls Basketball – Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart at Southfield Christian - 6 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Delton Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian - 6 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Lansing Eastern at Fowlerville - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball - Romeo at Waterford Our Lady - 7 PM
- Girls Basketball - West Iron County at Calumet - 7:15 PM
- Boys Basketball – New Haven at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – 7:30 PM
- Girls Basketball - Chesaning at St. Charles - 7:30 PM
- Boys Ice Hockey – CHSL Tournament-Opponent TBA at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 7:30 PM
- Boys Ice Hockey – Birmingham Groves at Lake Orion - 7:45 PM
Friday, Dec. 7
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Linden at Howell - 3:50 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Warren DeLaSalle - 4 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 4 PM
- Freshman Girls Basketball - Three Rivers at Plainwell - 4:15 PM
- Girls Basketball - Lapeer at Howell - 5:20 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Warren DeLaSalle - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Flint Kearsley - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Pontiac at Mt. Morris - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball – Flint Southwestern @ Grand Blanc - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball – Warren Fitzgerald at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Olivet at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball – Walled Lake Western at Novi - 5:30 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Ypsilanti at Saline - 5:30 PM
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Ypsilanti at Saline - 5:30 PM
- JV Girls Basketball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 5:30 PM
- Boys & Girls Basketball - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 5:35 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Hancock at Dollar Bay - 5:45 PM
- JV Boys Basketball - Iron Mountain at Calumet - 5:45 PM
- JV Girls Basketball - Three Rivers at Plainwell - 5:45 PM
- Girls Basketball - Gladwin at Harrison - 6 PM
- Girls Basketball - Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian - 6 PM
- JV Boys Basketball – Muskegon Oakridge at Hart - 6 PM
- JV Boys Basketball – Saginaw Valley Lutheran at St. Charles - 6 PM
- Boys Basketball - Lansing Eastern at Fowlerville - 6 PM
- Boys Basketball - Linden at Howell&a