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, April 4, 2013 - 12:01 pm
Over the past two weeks, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has proven yet again that sports fans’ hunger for college content is insatiable. More importantly, it has also shown the […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 1:58 pm
Whether it’s a broken bat, a bang-bang play at first base, or just Dog Day at the Park, Fox Sports’ regional networks will have the tools to capture it all […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 11:08 am
Less than two weeks out from the NAB Show, the sports television distribution industry has undergone a shakeup as, yesterday, The Switch acquired all assets and operations of HTN Communications, […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:31 pm
The conference formerly known as the Big East officially announced its new media-rights deal with ESPN on Tuesday. ESPN will broadcast the conference’s football, basketball, and Olympic sports through 2019-20.
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:02 pm
Stability. It’s not a word one would use to describe college athletics lately, and yet that was the theme Wednesday afternoon as the curtain was lifted on what will be […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 9:40 am
Production is becoming a bigger part of how sports-television analysts do their job. Be it camera angles, the telestrator, or advanced graphics, production elements are key to educating viewers and […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 1:29 pm
Few major sports events are more perfectly suited for the TV Everywhere universe than the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. With a robust rotation of games and fans’ desire to switch […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 10:03 am
If following 68 teams in a month-long clash for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship is considered March “Madness,” then what would you call tracking 330 wrestlers battling for 10 individual […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, March 15, 2013 - 2:29 pm
While watching a NCAA Tournament First Round game two years ago, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus knew the new partnership between his company and Turner Sports would work. Coming back […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, March 15, 2013 - 12:18 pm
After a 17-year run on the Fox-owned Speed channel, Formula 1 racing officially makes the shift to NBC Sports Group this weekend with the Rolex Australian Grand Prix.
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