2016 Sports Asset Management & Storage Forum

SAMS Committee

In 2013, SVG launched the Sports Asset Management & Storage (SAMS) Committee, dedicated to advancing the sports-media industry’s content-management and storage capabilities and tools. This group, comprising leaders from major U.S. professional leagues, sports networks, and college-sports entities, spearheads the annual Sports Asset Management & Storage Forum agenda and SVG’s year-round SAMS initiatives.

SPORTS ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Committee Chair: Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology

Committee Members:
Tab Butler, MLB Network, Director, Media Management and Post Production
David Dukes, PGA Tour Entertainment, Senior Director, Technical Operations
Dave Franza, NFL Films & NFL Network, VP, Executive in Charge of Production Application Development & Support
Mark Haden, MLB Network, VP, Engineering & IT
Keith Horstman, NBA, VP, Digital Media Systems
Darryl Jefferson, NBC Sports Group/Olympics, VP, Digital Workflow
Walter Raps, CBS Sports Network, CTO
Scott Rinehart, Fighting Irish Digital Media, University of Notre Dame, Lead Technologist
Mike Saindon, UFC/Zuffa, Senior Production Engineer
Tom Scholle, DIRECTV Sports Networks, Chief Systems Integrator
Kathleen Shannon, Turner Sports Library, Archivist
Bryan Staffaroni, WWE, Senior Director Media Asset Management
Chris Witmayer, NASCAR Productions, Director Of Broadcast, Post Production, and New Media Technology

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