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 | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 10:58 am
When it comes to finding cycling expertise, look no further than the Belgians. The nation’s Olympic-rights holder VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie) has played a major role in OBS’s production of […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 9:31 am
The Dutch Olympic team has enjoyed a super start to Week 2 here in Rio, and NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting) was fully prepared to cover the celebrations.
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 4:44 pm
For the first time since 1904, golf has made its triumphant return to the Summer Olympic Games, and NBC Olympics and Golf Channel are giving the sport the royal treatment. Molly Solomon, […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 12:47 pm
Sydney may be 13 hours ahead of the action here in Rio, but that hasn’t stopped Australian rightsholder Seven Network from going all in on its fully live coverage of these […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, August 15, 2016 - 3:11 pm
More than in any recent Olympic Games, NBC Olympics is making the host city the star of its creative and production processes here in Rio. Nowhere is that more evident […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, August 15, 2016 - 12:47 am
For NBC Olympics, these Games are about far more than just the operations in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of loggers, editors, producers, and more in numerous geographic locations across two […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 11:36 am
When tackling the daunting task of digitization and archival of historical media assets, it can be very tempting to try to slay the monster with one massive swing of the […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 11:20 am
Live video is nothing new for Yahoo! Sports. The internet-media giant has produced a live fantasy-football show for more than a decade, and the site even live-streamed an NFL game last […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 10:20 am
While 4K continues to steal the headlines and hype in the television-entertainment industry, other formats — including 1080p and high dynamic range (HDR) — are pushing to stake their place […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 9:49 am
ESPN has launched the localized UK edition of its flagship app as it revealed strong growth across its mobile properties. UK traffic to ESPN’s mobile properties – including multi-sports hub ESPN […]
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