When you have your name listed after those of Ken Aagaard, Steve Hellmuth, and Tom Sahara, you have a hard act to follow as SVG Chairman. Needless to say, I am honored to be the new Chairman of the Sports Video Group Advisory Board. I’ve been involved with the Group since its outset, so the […] More
NEP Group has acquired SOS Global Express, an independent international freight forwarding and full-service logistics company that specializes in supporting clients in broadcast, entertainment, music, and professional sports teams and leagues. More
When the Audio Engineering Society’s annual AES Show takes place Oct. 17-20 at New York City’s Javits Center, co-located with the NAB Show New York running Oct. 16-17, SVG sponsors will be well represented on both sides of the aisle. Clear-Com (NAB Booth N140, AES Booth 828) will demonstrate its FreeSpeak Edge advanced wireless intercom […] More
The thought of celebrating a 50th anniversary makes architect/acoustician John Storyk slightly ill at ease, as he approaches the half-century mark of a career that has helped improve the sound of scores of sports and broadcast venues globally. However, when that milestone is amended to simply commemorate the “first 50” years, he feels a bit better: there’s […] More
The Audio Engineering Society’s annual AES Show will take place on Oct. 17-20 at New York City’s Javits Center. As in the previous two years, it will be co-located with what is now branded as the NAB Show New York, which runs Oct. 16-17. More
The 2019 Rugby World Cup graphics package, designed by the Ignite Agency, was devised to complement the event brand look and the title design. It includes animated team line-ups, player and score IDs, red and yellow cards, stats, tables, tournament progression, and various other graphical elements, all built-in Vizrt by the Alston Elliot Graphics (AE) […] More
The XFL has hired David Michael as the league’s chief technology officer. He was most recently chief information officer for The Madison Square Garden Co. and, before that, CIO for GroupM North America. He will be responsible for developing and overseeing all enterprise, digital-product, and football-technology strategies and initiatives for the league and its eight teams. More
Global sailing league SailGP is strategically using its digital media output to bring new viewers into the sailing fan base, as the fast-maturing competition seeks to give the sport a makeover in order to increase its popularity. More
Younger, digitally savvy audiences are helping to fuel a rise in viewership of women’s sport, which is, in turn, boosting investment in the broadcasting of women’s sport, according to new research. Women’s sport has grown in prominence thanks to the rise of digital platforms and is now set to skyrocket. In fact, 94% of industry […] More
ESPN’s ever-expanding coverage of sports events big and small has provided the company an opportunity to produce those events on every scale imaginable. There are, for example, the multiday efforts for US Open tennis, the megacasts for college football, and the robust NBA, MLB, and Monday Night Football productions. But continuing expansion of coverage of […] More
