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UPSTART BUILDS TRACK RECORD WITH SPORTS SPECIAL EFFECTS: SPORTVISION LACKS PROFITS, NOT BACKERS;...

By Walsh, Mark
Publication: Crain's New York Business
Date: Monday, July 27 1998

Growing up in Manhattan rooting for the championship Knicks and Mets teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Bill Squadron was hooked on sports early.

Thirty years later, his enthusiasm has evolved into SporTVision Systems, a Manhattan start-up that creates special effects for sports broadcasts and stadium entertainment. The company is banking on growing demand for snazzy graphics and high-tech effects in sports programming to drive its growth.

Launched six months ago by Mr. Squadron and two other former top News Corp. executives, SporTVision is off to a hot star

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