SVG Summit Recap: Regional Sports Networks Sound Off on Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities
Panel featured Bally Sports, NBC Sports Regional Networks, and YES Network
Story Highlights
When the national leagues first shut down due to the pandemic, it was the regional networks, their production partners, and their employees and freelancers who suffered the most. However, despite unprecedented challenges, they were able come up with new ways of working, deal with carriage issues, and embrace new ways of keeping connected. At The SVG Summit last week in New York City, execs from Bally Sports, NBC Regional Sports Networks, and YES Network took the stage to discuss pandemic-era challenges, the future of remote productions, sports betting, direct-to-consumer and streaming, and much more.
Moderated by SVG’s Jason Dachman, this panel features Mike Connelly, Bally Sports, SVP and Executive Producer; John J. Filippelli, The YES Network, President, Production & Programming; Executive Producer; and Jon Slobotkin, NBC Sports Regional Networks, SVP, Content and Live Programming.