
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 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 12:09 pm
When the University of St. Thomas — a private, Catholic research institution in Minnesota’s Twin Cities — made the unprecedented leap from NCAA Division III directly to Division I in […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 10:05 am
As the University of St. Thomas transitioned from NCAA Division III to Division I, it completed the most ambitious facilities project in its athletics history — the new Lee & […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 7:00 am
Few workplaces in the entertainment industry are more chaotic than an NFL sideline: the roar of 70,000 fans, the churn of players and staff, the hum of television crews threading […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, December 8, 2025 - 2:52 pm
When ESPN set out to score Monsters Funday Football, its latest real-time animated alternative broadcast, the creative brief was as bold as it was bizarre: blend one of the most […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, December 8, 2025 - 1:56 pm
As ESPN continues to expand its portfolio of real-time animated altcasts, Monsters Funday Football represents the broadcaster’s most ambitious undertaking yet. Tonight’s show reimagines the Eagles–Chargers matchup on the Monsters, […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, December 8, 2025 - 1:09 pm
Monsters Funday Football will pull tonight’s Monday Night Football deep into Monstropolis, transforming the Philadelphia Eagles–Los Angeles Chargers matchup into ESPN’s most ambitious real-time animated broadcast yet.
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:00 am
The lights hum to life inside a makeshift studio in Bristol, CT, as the countdown begins. It’s 6:59 p.m. on Sept. 7, 1979, and Bill Rasmussen stands just off the […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, December 5, 2025 - 3:00 pm
For ESPN, the month of December is a marathon of high-stakes football compressed into a sprint. This weekend, seven conference championships will flood four networks — marquee SEC, ACC, Big […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, December 5, 2025 - 12:35 pm
The 2025 SVG Summit is fast approaching, and day one (Dec. 15 at the New York Hilton) will showcase some of the brightest minds and most influential brands in sports […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, December 5, 2025 - 10:44 am
Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced on Friday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, […]
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