Monthly Archives: December 2020
Difficult Conversations: How College Video-Production Pros Can Manage Interdepartmental Expectations in Busy Months To Come
Written on December 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Crossover season. Those words can strike fear in any college athletics administrator — or, at least, cause them to cringe a little. Although most in college sports-video production will be […] More
ESPN Readies MegaCast Plans for CFP Semis, New Year’s Six Bowl Games
Written on December 29, 2020 at 9:46 am, by SVG Staff
It’s College Football Playoff time and that means one thing for those interested in live sports video production: it’s MegaCast season! More
How the ‘RSN Model’ Shaped the 2020 MLB Season
Written on December 28, 2020 at 1:31 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
When Major League Baseball returned to live game action back in July, it didn’t go with a “bubble.” It, instead, deployed a unique broadcast model that leveraged the in-market RSNs […] More
Marketing and Advertising Lessons From 2020 That Could Make a Difference in 2021
Written on December 28, 2020 at 12:47 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
If 2020 taught us anything, it was that the world of sports found a way to get through the pandemic with creativity, innovation and sheer force of will. It also […] More
Inside Pitch: Motion Impossible’s AGITO a Home Run for MLB’s Speed Cam
Written on December 28, 2020 at 8:23 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
By Patrick Kligel, Owner of JIB TEK Every so often an innovation comes along in the field of sports broadcasting that really helps bring the fans closer to the action. […] More
CONCACAF Champions League Embraces AR Tech from WTVision, MEDIAPRO Canada
Written on December 23, 2020 at 10:16 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
MEDIAPRO Canada and wTVision and joined forces to provide an Augmented Reality (AR) Solution throughout the final rounds of soccer’s Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, which concluded yesterday with the final between […] More
NBA 2020 Tipoff: ESPN Plans 50-50 Split Between Onsite and REMI Game Productions
Written on December 23, 2020 at 9:00 am, by Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S.
It has been just 73 days since the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their 17th NBA Championship, but ESPN’s production and operations teams are already back in action, tipping off […] More
From Professional Golf to College Basketball: CBS Sports Pivots to Different Properties With Solid Production Plan, Safety Protocols
Written on December 23, 2020 at 8:05 am, by SVG Staff
During the SVG Summit:CONNECT, the four major national networks — CBS Sports, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, and Turner Sports — came together to break down their production strategies and safety […] More
COVID-19 Forces Major Auto Racing Organizations to Transition from Onsite to Remote Productions
Written on December 23, 2020 at 8:00 am, by SVG Staff
Whether it is NHRA, NASCAR, or IndyCar, U.S. auto racing returned to the track and managed to prove that remote production can keep up with high-performance race cars zipping around […] More
Exertis Acquires JB&A to Boost Pro AV Portfolio
Written on December 23, 2020 at 7:42 am, by SVG Staff
Exertis – a route-to-market and supply chain partner for global technology brands across consumer, business and enterprise – has announced its acquisition of JB&A – a distributor of broadcast, post-production […] More