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 | Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 12:58 pm
The sports business has spoken and video is the biggest and best branding opportunity in the industry and, in college athletics, the programs themselves are at the controls. Now is the time […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 9:35 am
Sinclair Broadcast Group has selected LTN Global Communications (LTN), a global leader of fully-managed broadcast quality IP video transport solutions to distribute COMET, the first ever 24/7 science fiction multi-channel network, […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, February 5, 2016 - 10:05 am
SendtoNews is a sports-video-highlights–syndication company that has become increasingly prominent in digital sports production, thanks in part to its high-profile partnerships (which range from the MLB, NFL, NBA to the […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, February 5, 2016 - 8:21 am
The Sports Video Group is pleased to announce that Artel Video Systems and Aveco have renewed their premier sponsorships. Artel Video Systems is a provider of IP- and fiber-based media transport solutions. AVECO designs, […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 12:35 pm
With an estimated 1.6 billion unique monthly visitors, Facebook is, by far, the most popular social-media platform. The company has taken countless steps to hold its place as the “one-stop […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, January 29, 2016 - 1:39 pm
This weekend’s NHL All-Star Game promises fans an entirely new experience centered on a new 3-on-3 format for Sunday night’s game that takes the excitement of the NHL’s new overtime […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, January 29, 2016 - 1:15 pm
It has been a wild five months in Secaucus, NJ, since the NHL Network and the MLB Network merged to redesign the operations of the hockey league’s North American linear-television […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, January 29, 2016 - 7:54 am
The Sports Video Group is pleased to announce that Level 3 Communications has renewed its platinum sponsorship. Level 3 provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 2:44 pm
In an age of high-quality cellphone cameras and direct-to-live streaming platforms like Periscope and Meerkat, producing fresh, new, and interactive live content for fans is quicker, easier, more direct, and cheaper than […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 10:22 am
This weekend, the NHL and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) will roll out a new suite of digital platforms for the hockey league, including a Website, mobile application, and rebranded […]
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