SVG’s Best of 2025: Original Articles
Take a look back at all our coverage of big-time productions, game-changing technologies, and state-of-the-art new facilities.
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This year featured its share of groundbreaking live-sports productions and SVG was there to showcase all the behind-the-scenes technology that brought them to life. From massive shows like Super Bowl LIV and the FIFA Club World Cup to next-gen animated and data-fueled altcasts to the launch of new state-of-the-art broadcast centers, mobile units, and venues, there was no shortage of innovation in 2025.
As part of our year-end look back, we’re highlighting the Best Original Articles of 2025 by taking a look at our most popular stories of the year. Take a look back at all our coverage of big-time productions, game-changing technologies, and and trailblazing new facilities. Here’s a full rundown of our top articles from 2025 and make sure to also dedicate some time to our Best Longform Video of 2025.
The SVG Top Ten List: 2025 Edition
- ESPN Says Goodbye to Seaport Studios, Hello to New State-of-the-Art Production Facility at Disney’s 7 Hudson Square
- French Open 2025: TNT Sports Takes the Production Reins To Cover All Matches at Roland-Garros
- NFL Playoffs 2025: CBS, Nickelodeon Go Beyond SpongeBob Universe, Boost AR Tech With Latest Slime-Filled Altcast
- ESPN and Game Creek Video’s New ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Mobile Unit Offers Native UHD HDR at Super Bowl Scale
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium Overhauls Production Ecosystem With Upgraded Control Rooms, New Integrated Workflows
- NBA Tip-Off: Amazon Prime Video Debuts Cutting-Edge Studio, Mobile Units, Globally Distributed Production Ecosystem
- TGL Debuts on ESPN With Nearly 70 Cameras Capturing a New Era for Golf
- How NBC Sports Transitioned Stamford Facility to One Format: 1080p HDR
- Banana Ballin’: Fan First Entertainment With Savannah Bananas Magic via Remote Production, Out-of-the-Box Thinking
- PGA TOUR Centers Media Operations in Transformative New Studio
Behind the Scenes at the Biggest Events of 2025
- Super Bowl LIX in Review: All of SVG’s Onsite Coverage From New Orleans (ICYMI)
- CFP National Championship 2025: ESPN Delivers Main Game Telecast in 4K for the First Time
- NFL Draft 2025: ESPN’s ‘Massive’ Production Features 1,700-foot Cabled Aerial Camera, Multiple Studio Sets Outside Historic Lambeau Field
- NBC’s 25th Kentucky Derby Production Features Two Live Drones, RED Cine-Broadcast Cams, Four Nucleus Ultra-Slo-Mos, and 5G iPhone Gimbals
- NBA All-Star 2025: After 25 Years, TNT Sports Goes All-In on Final Production
- NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four: CBS Sports, TNT Sports Lean In on Super-Slow-Motion Cameras, Expand Drone Flight Path as Four No. 1 Seeds Battle for Surpemacy
- The Ryder Cup: NBC Sports Tackles New World-Feed Philosophy as ST 2110 Shines
- NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game Has All the Makings of a Game 7 for ESPN
- MLB All-Star 2025: FOX Sports’ Production Is Bigger Than Ever in Steamy Atlanta With UmpCam, FlyCam, Drones
- MLB All-Star 2025: ESPN Preps for Home Run Derby Broadcast While Producing Seven Shows in Atlanta
- World Series 2025: FOX Sports Debuts Next-Gen Graphics, Celebrates Career of Lead Producer Pete Macheska
- NBA Finals: ESPN Caps 23rd NBA Season With Tech-Fueled Productions in OKC and Indy
- 2025 NBA Draft: ABC/ESPN Prepares for Two-Day Draft at Barclays Center
- Esports World Cup 2025: Inside EFG’s Hybrid Production
- PGA Championship: CBS Sports Rolls Out 5G-Powered AR, FlyCams, RailCam, 4K BunkerCams, Live Drones, and More at Quail Hollow
- Tennis Australia Innovates With AO Animated Live Stream, Renews EMG/Gravity Media-Tech Deal
- US Open: USTA Begins to Sharpen Focus on 2026 Plans While Enhancing 2025 Effort
- The 125th U.S. Open: NBC Sports Rolls Out Massive Production-Tech Arsenal To Cover Overhauled Oakmont Course
- How NBC Sports Tells the Story of ‘Logistically Complex’ Tour de France
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- NBA Western Conference Finals: ESPN’s ‘InsightCast’ Features Avatar Shot Charts, Virtual 3D Replays, Immersive Analysis
- In First for CBS Sports, K-State Athletics On-Campus Production Facility Is Used for Men’s Hoops Linear Broadcast
- ROOT Sports Bids Farewell After Broadcasting Seattle Mariners’ Regular Season Finale on Sunday
- NBA on NBC/Peacock: NBC Sports, NEP Build Ultra-Flexible Production Plan That Seamlessly Blends Onsite, REMI Models
- NBA on NBC/Peacock: Livestream Offers Graphic Overlays, Predictive Gaming, Ancillary Camera Angles, Real-Time Highlights
- Netflix Enters the Live-Boxing-Production Ring for Round 2 With Historic Taylor-Serrano 3 Card at MSG
- Apple, MLB Debut iPhone 17 Pro as Live Broadcast Camera on ‘Friday Night Baseball’
- ‘Monsters Funday Football,’ ESPN’s Latest Live Animation Effort, Advances the Altcast Art Form Again
- NESN Red Sox Broadcast Makes History With All-Female Team in the Booth — and at the Helm
- Unrivaled Revealed: At Mediapro Facility, TNT Sports Operations Team Devises Agile Production, Tech Plan for Startup League
- Lesson Plan: How Big Ten Network’s StudentU Produces Broadcast Pros — and 2,000+ Live Games a Year
- Inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games Debut ‘Under the Lights’ in Primetime on Golf Channel and USA Network
- ESPN Celebrates International Women’s Day With NBA Broadcast Featuring Women in Key Roles On and Off Screen
- Levi’s Stadium Facelift: Full Glass-to-Glass 4K, IP-Based Control Room Tops $200M Revamp Ahead of Big 2025
- FOX Sports Reboots Small Control Room in Los Angeles as Hub for Vertical-First Production
- ESPN’s Revamped DTC App Delivers Multiview, Live Game Stats, Highlight Replays
- NASCAR Driver Cam on Max Embraces Cloud-Based Workflow for 2025 Season
- NFL Deep Dive: How 32 Cameras at Each Stadium Drive Virtual Measurement, Boundary Replays, and Skeletal Tracking
- The CW Bursts Onto NASCAR Xfinity Scene With High-Energy Pre-Race Show, Reimagined Graphics Package
- NCAA March Madness Live Returns with Expanded MultiView Vertical Video Feed, Mascot Mode, Boss Button
- How MLB Pulled Off That Unforgettable Hank Aaron Tribute at the All-Star Game
- ESPN Makes History With Its First All-Black–Staffed NBA Production
- MSG Network’s XR Studios Heat Up Manhattan as Knicks Heat Up the NBA Playoffs
- University of Iowa Centralizes Video Production With Dual Control Rooms at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- Peacock’s EA SPORTS Madden NFL Cast Levels Up on Thanksgiving With SkyCam as the Primary Angle and More Madden Elements
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