Signiant announced the return of Rick Clarkson, the company’s former Vice President of Product Management and a key player in the genesis of Media Shuttle and Signiant’s transition to SaaS. Clarkson will fill the newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer to steer the roadmap for new services that leverage Signiant’s SaaS platform and huge […] More
MediaKind, a new global media technology brand, has announced the beginning of operations. The company was unveiled across the world through a series of events and a live global webcast available to watch on-demand here. MediaKind is the new identity for Ericsson’s Media Solutions business. More
Neutrik USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Lowe to the position of National Sales Manager for the newly defined Broadcast & Professional Video vertical market. More
A veteran of digital sports media was promoted today. Turner Sports’ Hania Poole has been named GM, Bleacher Report (B/R) Live, and SVP, NCAA Digital. In her expanded role, she will continue to oversee all aspects of NCAA Digital — including Turner’s NCAA March Madness Live (MML) — and the recently launched B/R Live sports-streaming […] More
Formula 1 managing director of Motorsports Ross Brawn and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Lewis Hamilton will mark a new milestone for Formula 1 by launching the first-ever crowd-sourcing competition in a global sport which will turn a fan’s idea from concept to reality. Tata Communications’ F1 Innovation Prize is set to transform how fans watch, […] More
fuboTV has added AppNexus veteran Geir Magnusson Jr. to its management team as chief technology officer. Magnusson is based in fuboTV’s New York City headquarters and reports directly to David Gandler, co-founder and chief executive officer. More
As the 2018 FIFA World Cup roars into the quarterfinal round today, SVG is onsite, bringing you the scoop on all the video-production innovation happening in Moscow. More
Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the knockout stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup began with the Round of 16, the numbers from the remaining Group Stage games are finalized, the WNBA had a successful […] More
As the regional-sports-network industry experiences a seismic change on multiple fronts, more than 220 RSN leaders, content creators, and technology manufacturers convened at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago for SVG’s third-annual RSN Summit to discuss their most pressing challenges and exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Check out full audio from both days of RSN […] More
The relationship between a regional sports network (RSN) and the teams at the core of their programming continues to strengthen in a multiplatform universe where both sides can leverage digital platforms to bring fans closer to the teams, their minor-league systems, and the players on the field. The dynamics of those relationships were the subject […] More
