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, May 1, 2014 - 12:27 pm
The Sports Video Group and its SVG College initiative are pleased to release the findings of a recently conducted industry survey of the Division I college sports video production market. […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 11:36 am
The new Ballpark Village at Busch Stadium has been all the buzz in St. Louis this young baseball season, and one of its crown jewels is the new Fox Sports […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, April 25, 2014 - 10:20 am
It’s a great time to be a Chicago sports fan. The Blackhawks and Bulls are locked in heated playoff series, and the Cubs are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that grand […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 2:42 pm
Markertek continues to expand its fiber capabilities, and its demo line at NAB 2014 reflected that fact. Among the highlights at the company’s booth was the BlackJack-1 camera-mount interface with Blackmagic SWRCONV and ATEM-SC. The device connects as many as four camera converters up to 28 miles away via optical fiber with bidirectional video plus […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 1:37 pm
Woody Freiman and Mike Webb have seen it all in their long and storied careers in sports television. But that doesn’t mean a night like tonight doesn’t still give them […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, April 18, 2014 - 1:09 pm
It was a big NAB Show for Quantum, which tackled the 4K buzz head-on with the release of its new StorNext Pro Storage Solution. The system is specifically designed to enable digital workflows and drive higher levels of efficiency for broadcasters and postproduction facilities. It adequately supports 4K workflows, more camera formats,
and a greater number […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, April 18, 2014 - 12:46 pm
As one of the major players in sports graphics, Orad is enjoying another successful year that has included work at the Sochi Olympics. At NAB 2014, the company offered a wide array of new products, including the PlayMaker Combox, what Orad is calling the world’s first integrated server and graphics solution. During the show, SVG […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, April 18, 2014 - 11:56 am
File-sharing workflows are rapidly becoming commonplace even in live sports production. Aspera, now with the backing of the IBM name following an acquisition announced in December, is one of the leaders, working major events, including the Sochi Olympics. At NAB 2014, the company unveiled Aspera Drive, a file-sharing and synchronization solution built on its fasp […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, April 18, 2014 - 10:43 am
In support of the newly unveiled The Switch Five Nines Service for sports, The Switch unveiled a massive upgrade of the company’s current 10-Gbps inter-city backbone to 20 Gbps. The greater capacity will carry the new service among its 44 interconnecting switching centers in major metropolitan areas and more than 120 venues and rightsholders throughout […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 9:34 am
Ross Video and the America East Conference announced a breakthrough partnership that teams Ross Video’s mobile production unit, Ross Mobile Productions (Ross MP), with one of the most progressive conferences […]
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