Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Brandon Costa is Director of Digital for the Sports Video Group, where he covers the sports video production industry, with a focus on game production, live streaming, over-the-top (OTT), social media, and other digital distribution technologies and platforms.
He also directs SVG's internal digital strategies launching the company's video platform, 'SVG PLAY,' and serving as executive producer and host of The SVG Podcast.
Costa serves as program director of both the SVG College Summit and the SVG Sports OTT Forum.
Prior to his time at SVG, Costa spent five years hosting programs, producing voiceovers, and writing editorial content for MLB Advanced Media in NYC. He has also served as community sports editor at the Asbury Park Press in Neptune, NJ. He began his career at WRHU Radio in Hempstead, NY as a sportscaster.
A native of Hazlet, NJ, Costa is a graduate of Hofstra University. He currently resides in Saint Paul, MN
Recent Posts by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, September 23, 2016 - 8:08 am
The Sports Video Group is pleased to announce that Aldea, Adorama, and Comrex have renewed their corporate sponsorships. Aldea is a provider of video services and solutions for the television and […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 12:00 pm
The 2015-16 NFL campaign was a banner one for CBS Sports. You could make the argument that it was the best NFL season in the network’s storied history. Not only […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 5:02 pm
NBC Sports, in partnership with DirecTV, will broadcast University of Notre Dame football home games in 4K/UHD this season.
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 6:31 am
NBC Olympics’ coverage of the Summer Games in Rio has been the subject of much industry analysis since the cauldron was extinguished late last month. Although Nielsen numbers showed a 15% […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 3:18 pm
CBS Sports’ philosophy when it comes to college football has long been quality over quantity. Never one to boast a large slate of games, CBS does hold the title for the […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 1:21 pm
With the introduction of the NewTek IP Series, NewTek is rethinking how video production is done while unleashing the full power and promise of IP. The modular video-production system is […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 9:59 am
In anticipation of the new college sports season, Big Ten Network (BTN) has launched a top-to-bottom revamp of its popular BTN2Go mobile application and TV Everywhere platform. The new version […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 11:35 am
VR may feel like an overnight sensation for the casual media consumer, but, for folks like Sankar “Jay” Jayaram, co-founder/president/CEO, VOKE VR, the medium’s burst into the (relative) mainstream has […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, August 26, 2016 - 9:53 am
The latest project in the virtual-reality partnership between Fox Sports and live VR giant NextVR will see the duo deliver the first-ever VR broadcast of a soccer match, today’s season-opener […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 10:48 am
Jim Eady is a multiple-Emmy Award winner and the founder/CEO of Broadcast Services International, but one of the roles in his career that have always been closest to his heart is working […]
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