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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.

Districts Move to Semis on MHSAA TV

March 4, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for MHSAA Girls Basketball District Semifinal games with live streaming video on Wednesday (March 4) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:

  • District 4 at Grand Blanc - Davison v.  Lapeer – 5 PM; Flint Southwestern v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
  • District 5 at Waterford Kettering - Rochester Adams v.  Waterford Kettering – 5 PM; Clarkston v. Lake Orion - 6:30 PM
  • District 6 at Bloomfield Hills -  West Bloomfield v. Waterford Mott – 5 PM; Pontiac v. Auburn Hills Avondale – 7 PM
  • District 7 at White Lake Lakeland - Walled Lake Northern v.  Walled Lake Central - 5 PM; Walled Lake Western v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
  • District 8 at Holly - Hartland v. Linden - 5:30 PM; Holly v. Howell – 7 PM
  • District 9 at Rockford - Grand Rapids Northview v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 5:30 PM; Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. Rockford – 7 PM
  • District 13 at Stevensville Lakeshore - Portage Central v.  Mattawan - 5:30 PM; Kalamazoo Central v.  Stevensville Lakeshore - 7:30 PM
  • District 17 at Brighton  - Dexter v. South Lyon East – 5 PM; Brighton v. Ann Arbor Skyline – 7 PM
  • District 26 at Bloomfield Hills Marian - Southfield A&T v. Royal Oak - 5:30 PM; Bloomfield Hills Marian v.  Berkley - 7:15 PM
  • District 32 at Macomb L'Anse Creuse North - Macomb Dakota v. Port Huron Northern 5:30 PM; Port Huron v.  Macomb L'Anse Creuse North – 7 PM
  • District 35 at Cadillac - Cadillac v.  Reed City – 6 PM; Big Rapids v.  Benzie Central - 8 PM
  • District 40 at Chesaning - Chesaning v.  Owosso - 5:30 PM; Durand v.  Ovid-Elsie – 7 PM
  • District 42 at Fremont - Comstock Park v.  Sparta – 6 PM; Newaygo v.  Grant - 7:30 PM
  • District 48 at Plainwell - Plainwell v. Vicksburg 5:30 PM; Battle Creek Harper Creek v.  Comstock - 7:30 PM
  • District 65 at Non-Traditional Draw -  Calumet v. Iron Mountain - 6 PM (At Calumet)
  • District 66 at Manistique - Negaunee v.  Manistique – 7 PM
  • District 69 at Maple City Glen Lake - Maple City Glen Lake v. Mancelona - 5:30 PM; Grand Traverse Academy v.  Traverse City St. Francis - 7:15 PM
  • District 72 at Hart - Mason County Central v. Evart - 5:30 PM; Hart v.  Shelby - 7:00 PM
  • District 76 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Saranac - 5:30 PM; Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Grandville Calvin Christian – 7 PM
  • District 79 at Kalamazoo Christian - Kalamazoo Christian v. Vermontville Maple Valley - 5:30 PM; Kalamazoo Hackett v. Delton Kellogg 7 PM
  • District 94 at Otisville-Lakeville - Millington v.  Flint Beecher 5:30 PM; Otisville-Lakeville v. Flint Hamady – 7 PM
  • District 96 at Bad Axe - Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker v.  Bad Axe – 6 PM; Cass City v. Unionville-Sebewaing - 7:30 PM
  • District 102 at Non-Traditional Draw - St. Ignace v.  Mackinac Island - 6:30 PM (At St. Ignace)
  • District 103 at Pellston - Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian v.  Pellston 5:30 PM; Mackinaw City v.  Alanson – 7 PM
  • District 112 at Kingston - Mayville v. Ubly – 6 PM; Owendale-Gagetown v. Kingston - 7:30 PM
  • District 123 at Huron Valley Lutheran - Westland Universal Learning Academy v. Lutheran Westland – 5 PM
  • District 126 at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - Waterford Our Lady v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate – 6 PM; Burton St. Thomas More Academy v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 7:30 PM

The schedules for the District Finals will be released the day before that round.  You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
The Girls Basketball action is part of a week of more than 200 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.
 
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 benefit its program. 

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