
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, October 20, 2023 - 8:25 am
How does one build and populate a virtual replica of Burning Man that empowers developers of every skill level, embraces the essence of “Burning Man”, and needs to be ready […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, October 16, 2023 - 7:03 am
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of just six continental soccer federations on the planet. It also happens to be one of the smallest and, in the very recent past, […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 7:53 am
The question of how AI and ML can be applied against vast media archives has taken center stage recently with the rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other generative AI tools. […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 7:37 am
Graphics and the visuals designed and deployed to supplement the live game broadcast have grown into perhaps the most critical area of innovation in the industry today. So as viewers […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, October 9, 2023 - 7:42 am
One of the biggest challenges facing major sports organizations today is how do you deliver video and other media to a range of external partners, quickly, consistently, and securely? The […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 7:57 am
Last season, the NBA launched a new global app that brought every aspect of the NBA fan experience to a single place, including the live streaming of games. The NBA […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 8:23 am
Google Cloud’s capabilities lie as a backbone for countless industries across the globe – expanding far beyond our little world of live sports. Those same global services and products that […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 8:28 am
Virtualized live remote production in sports. Technologies under the hood are dramatically changing workflows across the industry and perhaps no bigger player in the booming world of the cloud is […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 12:43 pm
The United States Football League (“USFL”) and the XFL announced their intention to merge on Thursday. According to the official release, the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals. If […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 11:10 am
For Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, which runs through October 28, World Rugby, the sport’s international governing body, once again is partnering with HBS, with whom German manufacturer Lawo […]
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