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Pixellot Productions On Rise

September 19, 2018

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

A year ago, Pixellot – the automated production solution for schools wishing to stream live video of their athletic events on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv – was in use at six schools across Michigan.

With the new school year underway, nearly two dozen schools are actively streaming events using Pixellot, with half of those schools streaming indoor and outdoor events. Several schools have more than two Pixellot units in place.

“Schools are finding that Pixellot provides a great opportunity to get a lot of their games out to their fans in a way they could never achieve,” said Mark Uyl, executive director of the MHSAA.  “We have some schools which are using a mix of their traditional, student-staffed, School Broadcast Program efforts along with Pixellot to be able to add subvarsity coverage; and schools going exclusively with Pixellot with installations at multiple venues.”

Pixellot units use from two to four High Definition cameras that cover the length of the playing surface and then focus 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 commentary of the public address announcer or the radio style play-by-play of an in-person announcing team also can 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 also can be set up to isolate a camera on a fixed location, which allows for activities like cheer and wrestling to be streamed.

Schools actively engaged in Pixellot productions now include: Ann Arbor Greenhills, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, Brighton, Calumet, Dollar Bay, Frankenmuth, Freeland, Fremont, Grand Blanc, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Harrison, Howell, Kalamazoo Christian, Macomb Lutheran North, Manchester, Norway, Novi, Otisville-LakeVille, Ovid-Elsie, Plainwell, Saginaw Heritage, Saline, Stevensville Lakeshore, Warren DeLaSalle and Williamston. Schools using indoor and outdoor units include Cranbrook Kingswood, Frankenmuth, Freeland, Grand Blanc, Howell, Manchester, Norway, Novi, Ovid-Elsie, Plainwell, Saginaw Heritage, Saline and Stevensville Lakeshore. Additional schools will have their Pixellot units coming online soon.

More than 70 percent of the programming taking place this week on MHSAA.tv will be Pixellot productions, featuring a football game Friday evening with two of the top-ranked Division 1 teams facing off for the top spot in the Saginaw Valley League’s Red division. Grand Blanc hosts Davison at 7 p.m. Both teams are 4-0 overall and 2-0 in league play, tied with Lapeer for first place.

Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:

Tuesday - Sept. 18

Wednesday - Sept. 19 

Thursday - Sept. 20

Friday - Sept. 21

Saturday - Sept. 22

Monday - Sept. 24

Tuesday - Sept. 25

All sporting events – live or delayed - 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.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 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 also will be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. 

Highlights of games broadcast during the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program contributors feature a pair of close football contests – Marquette’s 36-35 overtime win over Escanaba and Howell topping Novi, 21-17 – and a volleyball match with Lake Orion defeating Oxford, 3-0.

Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.

Volleyball Districts Open on MHSAA TV

November 2, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The volleyball postseason begins tonight, with broadcasts of 60 District openers viewable on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv.

The following will be broadcast online during the first two days of the MHSAA Girls Volleyball District Tournament:
 
Monday - Nov. 2 
Marquette vs. Alpena   - 6 PM
Burton Bendle  vs. Otisville LakeVille  - 5 PM
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett - 5 PM
Lansing Waverly  vs. DeWitt  - 5 PM
Livonia Churchill  vs. Garden City  - 5 PM
Ludington  vs. Manistee  - 5 PM
Plainwell  vs. Paw Paw  - 5 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore  vs. Dowagiac Union  - 5 PM
Walled Lake Northern  vs. Hartland  - 5 PM
Leslie  vs. East Jackson  - 5:15 PM
Battle Creek Pennfield  vs. Three Rivers  - 5:30 PM
Brethren  vs. Mason County Eastern  - 5:30 PM
Erie-Mason  vs. Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central - 5:30 PM
Morley Stanwood  vs. Beal City  - 5:30 PM
Niles Brandywine  vs. Hartford  - 5:30 PM
Vassar  vs. Montrose  - 5:30 PM
Lowell  vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills  - 5:55 PM
Bridgeport  vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill  - 6 PM
Brighton  vs. South Lyon East  - 6 PM
Caro  vs. Frankenmuth  - 6 PM
Clarkston Everest Collegiate vs. Oakland Christian - 6 PM
Clawson  vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Dryden  vs. Kimball New Life Christian Academy - 6 PM
Durand vs. Flint Powers Catholic  - 6 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central - 6 PM
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker  vs. Cass City  - 6 PM
Fulton  vs. Portland St. Patrick  - 6 PM
Galesburg-Augusta  vs. Vermontville Maple Valley  - 6 PM
Grand Blanc  vs. Linden  - 6 PM
Grand Traverse Academy vs. Traverse City St. Francis  - 6 PM
Harrison vs. Beaverton  - 6 PM
Lake Orion  vs. Waterford Kettering  - 6 PM
Macomb Lutheran North  vs. Armada  - 6 PM
Marian  vs. Royal Oak  - 6 PM
Rock Mid Peninsula  vs. Rapid River  - 6 PM
Shelby  vs. Mason County Central  - 6 PM
Warren Woods-Tower  vs. Harrison Twp. L'Anse Creuse  - 6 PM
Buchanan  vs. Edwardsburg  - 6:30 PM
Dearborn Divine Child  vs. Livonia Franklin  - 6:30 PM
Grand Ledge  vs. East Lansing  - 6:30 PM
Big Rapids  vs. Reed City  - 7 PM
Croswell-Lexington  vs. North Branch  - 7 PM
Battle Creek Harper Creek  vs. Constantine  - 7 PM
Michigan Center vs. Lumen Christi Catholic  - 7 PM
Northville  vs. Novi  - 7 PM
Onekama  vs. Bear Lake  - 7 PM
Sanford Meridian vs. Farwell  - 7 PM
White Lake Lakeland  vs. Walled Lake Western  - 7 PM
Williamston  vs. Owosso  - 7 PM
Ypsilanti Arbor Prep vs. Ottawa Lake Whiteford  - 7 PM
Munising  vs. Eben  Junction Superior Central  - 7:30 PM
Reese  vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran  - 7:30 PM
 
Tuesday - Nov. 3 
Allen Park Cabrini  vs. Taylor Preparatory  - 5 PM
Benzie Central  vs. TBA - 5 PM
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian vs. Chesterfield Austin Catholic  - 5 PM
Frankfort  vs. Lake Leelanau St. Mary  - 6 PM
Cadillac vs. TBA - 7 PM
Escanaba  vs. Kingsford  - 7 PM
Houghton  vs. Gladstone  - 7 PM
New Haven Merritt Academy vs. Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic  - 7 PM