BitFire’s Jim Akimchuk on Supplying Scalability and Customization in the Cloud, Providing Reliable Solutions Through Partnership With Appear

The sports-video-production industry, especially the live event sector, is constantly in a state of evolution. Tech vendors are aiming to make the the jobs of leagues, regional networks, and national broadcasters a lot smoother. As time goes on, reliance on remote and cloud-based workflows has proved pivotal to the success of broadcasts during a nonstop sports calendar throughout the year. BitFire, who specializes in scalable solutions that have become a trusted piece to the overall production ecosystem, is continuing to do what they can to streamline and simply operations for their customers.

At the 2025 SVG Summit, BitFire’s President & CEO Jim Akimchuk runs through the platform’s capabilities, how they’re allowing live event production professionals to lean on the cloud as much as they’d like, how this solution is allowing customization to fit into any of their clients’ greater broadcast strategy, and how their recent partnership with Appear will make live events even easier.