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Wednesday, March 13, 2024Gcore’s Alexey Petrovskikh on Driving Down Costs and Driving Up Live Streaming Latency ReliabilityThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Gcore as a new corporate sponsor. Broadcasters and M&E brands need to go globally quickly more often these days and, in those circumstances, it's important to have a trusted partner to properly handle infrastructure and low-latency services for video delivery.
In this edition of the SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, we speak with Alexey Petrovskikh, Product Manager, Streaming Platform for Gcore to discuss the company's exciting work in Edge Computing and CDNs, how their services are supporting live sports specifically, and what trends he is keeping an eye on moving forward.Tuesday, March 5, 2024TrackIt’s Brad Winett Talks Cloud Migration StrategyTrackIt is a globally distributed AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner that specializes in consulting, building and supporting your media and entertainment cloud experience. Founded in 2014, the company’s origins can be traced back to extensive experience in broadcast and media technology, which it has successfully transformed into cloud-based software and integration solutions.
SVG sat down with Brad Winett, President, Trackiit.IO to discuss the company’s products and services, how TrackIt can help you migrate your media workflows to the cloud, the key steps to build and deploy solutions on AWS, and how their offerings factor into the sports-media landscape.Tuesday, March 5, 2024Avid’s Raymond Thompson on AI’s Impact on Video EditingThe demand on video content creators today is tremendous. How can artificial intelligence provide key assistance in meeting that demand?
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, we sat down with Raymond Thompson, Senior Director, Partners and Alliances at Avid Technology to discuss some of the new AI-driven features being added to Avid products and how the company is continuing to evolve for its sports and M&E clients.Tuesday, March 5, 2024LBI Syndicate’s Mark Harris on Servicing Remote Production With a New Broadcast CenterTV Syndicate is an industry veteran that specializes in mobile production, remote production, master control, and interactive media. The company recently partnered with LBiSat to launch a new remote broadcasting center in in Orem, UT that features four 24/7 REMI control rooms. The secure, Tier 4 data center offers redundant power and redundant connectivity into and out of the facility.
SVG sat down with LBI Syndicate’s Managing Partner Mark Harris to discuss company’s growing portfolio of services and how this new joint venture takes both company’s offerings to a whole new level – especially for the sports video community.Tuesday, March 5, 2024G3DVu’s Craig Dutra on Offering Cost-Effective AR Solutions to AllG3DVu LLC has become known for offering high-quality abd cost-effective augmented reality (AR) technology for a variety of business segments. In the live broadcast space, the company’s main solution is OmniVu — a proprietary sport agnostic technology to execute real-time AR for baseband video sources via the ARVu System.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, G3DVu’s Vice President of Testing & Operation, Craig Dutra, provides an overview of the company’s extensive soltuions, how they’re helping clients create engaging AR elements that they can take to air, how they’re matching viewers’ expectations for ultra-realism, and how keeping their products at a low price helps spread this technology to the masses.Tuesday, February 13, 2024Backblaze's Elton Carneiro on How Cloud Storage Can Maximize Production EfficiencyAs many in the sports-production sector look to migrate more of their media workflows to the cloud, everyone is on the lookout for affordable, user-friendly platforms to make their lives easier. The Backblaze Storage Cloud provides a foundation for media organizations to build applications, host content, manage media, back up and archive data, and more. Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage offers an always-hot, performant, and S3-compatible solution that features enterprise-ready security and compliance at 1/5 the cost of AWS S3 with 3x free egress, according to the company.
The company recently announced the launch of Powered by Backblaze, which helps independent software vendors (ISVs), technology partners, and other companies take the complexity out of offering object storage within their branded user experience so that they can focus on enabling customer success and growing revenue. Powered by Backblaze offers companies the ability to incorporate B2 Cloud Storage into their products seamlessly, empowering them to sell more services or enhance their user experience with no capital investment. Today, this program offers two features that support the provisioning of B2 Cloud Storage: Custom Domains and the Backblaze Partner API.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Elton Carneiro, Backblaze, Senior Director, Partnerships, discusses the launch of Power by Backblaze, how its cloud-storage platform compares to others in the market, and how sports-media organizations can take their production ecosystem into the cloud with Backblaze.Monday, January 29, 2024Cheqroom's Vincent Theeten on Alleviating Operational, Logistical StressLive sports productions, big and small, require varying scales of equipment, technologies, and other hardware. With the days on the sports calendar coming one after the other, it sometimes becomes quite hard to keep track where all of these physical objects are. That's where Cheqroom comes in. Armed with the expertise of tracking where your gear is and managing its timely arrival, the company is there to alleviate stress and ensure that all logistics are being handled properly.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Cheqroom's CEO and Founder Vincent Theeten highlights how their role in the sports-video-production industry is important, the relationships that the company has with broadcasters, leagues, and teams, and how trends like mobile/lightweight productions are making their solutions more prevalent in 2024.Monday, January 29, 2024Leia Inc.'s Nima Zeighami on Making 3D Accessible to EveryoneWith the need for high-quality technology and workflows, creating three-dimensional content can be pretty expensive. Aiming to make 3D accessible and affordable for everyone, Leia Inc. is striving towards making that a realistic possibility. Through solutions like LeiaSR, display-based personal devices can be transformed into immersive 3D experiences with the help of hardware and software innovation.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Leia Inc.’s Director of Product Nima Zeighami breaks down how they're providing 3D without the need of eyeglasses, how the release of the Apple Vision Pro this year will enhance the need of Leia's services for sports fans watching games at home, and why sports leagues and teams are migrating to VR-specific experiences in the next 12 to 24 months.Wednesday, January 17, 2024Vindral CEO Daniel Alinder on Bringing Viewers Unique Experiences Via StreamingIn an era where streaming is becoming a more common mass distribution method for major live sports, key components like low latency, synchronized playout, and crisp image quality are all in a critical balancing act on the back end to delivery a quality product for the viewer at home.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, we meet Vindral and learn all about the software and services they are providing to take live streaming to the next level it needs to be. Our Kristian Hernandez speaks with Vindral CEO Daniel Alinder to get the skinny on the company's flagship solutions and a peek at some of the high-profile work they have already done.Tuesday, January 16, 2024Multicasting.io Founder Nematolah Kashanian on Blending User-Generated Content Into Live BroadcastUser-generated content (UGC) has become more common across major brand's social media strategies, but when will we see content coming from smartphones in the stadium or arena become a part of a live broadcast? It might not be too far off.
Multicasting.io's Founder & Chief Innovations Officer Nematolah Kashanian joins us to share how his company's service is empowering live content producers of all sizes to revolutionize their live shows and drive deeper engagement with their audiences via UGC-sourcing tools in the cloud.Friday, December 15, 2023Chrosziel's Michael Burnham on Building Broadcast Equipment for the IndustryThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Chrosziel as a new corporate sponsor. Since 1973, Chrosziel specializes in innovation, design, and building professional camera equipment and lens testing instrument solutions for the entire marketplace.
In this new SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Chrosziel's International Sales Manager, Americas, Michael Burnham, provides an overview of the company's offerings, how they're serving professionals in sports video production, and the trends that they think will make in impact over the next year.Friday, December 15, 2023Media.Monks' Lewis Smithingham on Handling Disruption as a Digital-First CompanyThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Media.Monks as a new corporate sponsor. By combining media, data, social, platforms, studio, experience, brand, and technology services, the company is helping clients continuously reinvent themselves throughout increasingly rapid cycles of disruption.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, SVP, Innovation and Creative Solutions, Lewis Smithingham, outlines the services being provided to the industry, the sports-centric projects that the company is involved in, how they're attacking the challenges of today's media landscape as a digital-first entity, and some of the key topics that they want to dive deeper into in 2024.Friday, December 15, 2023Varnish Software's Adrian Herrera on Content Delivery for Teams, NetworksSports Video Group is delighted to welcome Varnish Software as a new corporate sponsor. Known for their high-performance content delivery since their inception in 2005, the company's solutions are making a positive impact within popular brands like Nikon, Sky, Emirates and Tesla. In sports, the most successful soccer club in the Netherlands, Ajax, is relying on their services as well.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Varnish Software's CMO Adrian Herrera chats with SVG’s Director of Digital Brandon Costa about the company's overall vision and mission, how they're assisting sports teams and major networks in the United States with their needs, and industry trends that they're keeping an eye on to better serve their clients.Friday, December 15, 2023Genius Sports’ Sean Conroy on Infusing Live Data Into Broadcasts, Live StreamingThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Genius Sports as a new corporate sponsor. Known for integrating real-time data into sports broadcasts and live streaming to drive audience engagement, the company is involved in the new wave of productions.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, EVP, North America, Sean Conroy, details the solutions that the company provides the sports-broadcasting industry, outlines recent partnerships with the National Football League in the U.S. and Premier League Productions overseas, breaks down how alternative broadcasts are driving new digital-centric experiences, and highlights other industry trends that are impacting their business.Friday, December 15, 2023Epic Drone Tours' CEO Jack Spitser on the Potential of FPV Drones in Live SportsDrones have been taking the sports video industry by storm over the past couple of years. How are they changing the game when it comes to producing both live and post-produced content?
The company's CEO Jack Spitser sits down with SVG's Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services Ken Kerschbaumer to break down how the new company grew from offering drone tours of properties during the pandemic to taking on high-end production work with sports clients. He also shares his thoughts on the potential growth of the use of drones in live sports coverage as restrictions continue to lesser and how the performance of FPV drones is only getting better.Thursday, September 21, 2023Red5 CEO Chris Allen on Empowering Synchronized Interactive Sports Video ExperiencesThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Red5 as a new corporate sponsor. Red5 specializes in custom real-time interactive streaming solutions for industries like education security, and, yes, sports.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Brandon Costa speaks with Red5 CEO Chris Allen to learn about the company's latest production suite, Red5 TrueTime Solutions (which just debuted at IBC 2023), to see what interactive experiences he thinks are driving engagement in sports, and what he thinks is to come in the short-term future of the industry.Tuesday, July 25, 2023Absen’s Cherie Sturm on Deploying Full-Scale LED Displays for International, Domestic Sports VenuesThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Absen as a new premier sponsor. Based in Orlando, FL, the company combines the global reach of one of the world’s largest and most financially secure LED display manufacturers with their understanding of the U.S. LED market.
With thousands of installations across the United States, Absen has quickly become the LED manufacturer of choice for a variety of prestigious projects, include sports venues in the NBA and MLS.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernández speaks with Absen Key Account Manger Cherie Sturm about the company’s wide variety of services and offerings, recent work in international venues at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar and domestic venues like the Utah Jazz’s Vivint Arena, and more.Wednesday, June 28, 2023SVG New Sponsor Spotlight: Ikegami's Alan Keil on 4K InnovationIkegami has long been an industry leader when it comes to camera and monitor development. Alan Keil, Ikegami, VP and Director of Engineering, discusses the latest developments in 4K camera systems, 4K monitors, and how Ikegami is providing customers with an upgrade path that makes sense economically and workflow wise.Wednesday, June 28, 2023SVG New Sponsor Spotlight: swXtch.io’s Geete Kyrazis on Bringing Multicast Functionality to CloudAs more sports-media organizations look to shift more of their production-operations to the cloud, many are finding the transition is easier said than done due to the multicast limitations of the cloud. That’s exactly where swXtch.io sees an opportunity for its core product cloudSwXtch – a virtual overlay network that lets the user build a high-performance network on top of their cloud network without changing the application code.
swXtch.io’s software-based networking architecture allows broadcasters to implement ground-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground multicast while incorporating critical video and audio standards. Available for AWS Multicast, Azure Multicast and Google Cloud Multicast, cloudSwXtch lets the user add bare-metal features and performance to their cloud or edge applications with the touch of a button.
As live production moves to the cloud, support for industry standards such as SMPTE 2110 remains important. Because cloudSwXtch acts as a virtual overlay across a physical broadcast network or cloud tenant, media companies can adapt their networks and add features like multicast, uncompressed video distribution and network path redundance that high-bandwidth workflows require. cloudswXtch also implements SMPTE 2022-7 by splitting the network traffic for a video stream at the source and creating multiple redundant network data paths.
SVG sat down with Geeter Kyrazis, swXtch.io, Chief Strategy Officer, to get an overview of the cloudSwXtch platform, discuss how it fits into live-sports production, and where the technology is headed in the future.Tuesday, May 23, 2023Ryval Studios' Jon Morgan on the Competitive Advantage of Elite StorytellingIn the world of sports content creation, storytelling is king and among the production companies leading the way in the art form of creating video content is Ryval Studios.
The Emmy award winning house is known for producing content that helps brands compete in a crowded media world. Based in St. Louis, the self-described "small shop" packs a big punch with its work, having struck big wins with sports clients like the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues and the University of Illinois Football Team.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Ryval Studios' Founder/Executive Producer Jon Morgan speaks with SVG's Director of Digital Brandon Costa about some of the company's biggest projects, what advice he would give a sports entity looking to bring aboard a production house for a marquee project, and more.Thursday, April 6, 2023Black Box’s John Hickey on Powering Remote KVM Systems for Professional Teams, VenuesThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Black Box as a new premier sponsor. The company is a trusted IT solutions provider delivering technology solutions and consulting services to businesses around the globe. The breadth of Black Box’s global reach and expertise accelerate customer success by bringing people, ideas, and technology together to solve real-world business problems. Our IT infrastructure solutions, services, and products enable secure, flawless connectivity and meaningful collaboration for businesses in every major market sector on six continents.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernández speaks with Black Box’s Senior Director, KVM Systems, John Hickey, about the company’s full portfolio of production and control room solutions, the work being done with professional teams and venues, including the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, and provides a preview of their involvement at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas.Wednesday, March 29, 2023Data Expedition, Inc.'s Seth Noble on Accelerating Cloud Storage for a Remote Production WorkplaceSports Video Group is delighted to welcome Data Expedition, Inc. (DEI) as a new corporate sponsor. The company is the creator of an intelligent data transport software that instantly adapts to any network path to deliver data as fast as the infrastructure can handle it. Since 2000, DEI has provided data transport solutions to companies of all sizes across nearly every continent and industry. The company's patented MTP/IP technology uses unique flow-control and error recovery algorithms to achieve high-network efficiency across all IP networks. Companies using or integrating DEI's solutions can move data at the full speed of the underlying infrastructure without human intervention and at a fraction of the cost of other solutions.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, SVG's Jason Dachman spoke with Data Expedition CEO/Founder Seth Noble to provide a brief overview of the company's solutions, including key products like Expedat, CloudDat, and SyncDat, how these services apply to the sports-production space, and how DEI becomes vital to the market as cloud storage becomes a bigger part of the equation.Monday, March 20, 2023M2A Media's Matt Hughes On the Emergence of Live Cloud ProductionLive production in the cloud is arguably one of the most rapidly growing trends in the sports media industry today. M2A Media is an industry leader when it comes to developing solutions and services that help broadcasters scale their workflows and get the most out of the AWS public cloud.
In the latest SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, we welcome M2A Media to the SVG family and sit down with the company's Chief Commercial Officer Matt Hughes to discuss the company's product line and how they are working hard to help me the unique challenges that broadcasters are facing in moving key operational workflows to the cloud.
M2A Media recently announced that it will launch its latest product feature, encoder-based ad manipulation (EBAM), at the 2023 NAB Show.Thursday, March 9, 2023Qvest's TIm Day on Guiding Broadcasters Into Their Digital FuturesAs the sports production industry continues to shed traditional broadcast mechanisms and evolves in a digital world, they are also in need of the expertise to undergo those evolutions efficiently and responsibly.
Qvest is an industry leader in guiding clients through developments ranging from automation, to the Internet of Things, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and media asset management.
On this edition of the SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Qvest's SVP, Broadcast Transformation Tim Day stops by to chat with SVG's Ken Kerschbaumer about the company's latest solutions and services and how they are bringing value to the live sports production business today.Thursday, March 2, 2023ASTRODESIGN's USA CEO Terry Harada on the Latest Developments in 8KGreater image resolution remains the universal goal in the world of live sports broadcast. When it comes to technological developments in 8K, few have had a greater impact on the industry than ASTRODESIGN. In fact, the company worked with NHL in Japan to debut the first 8K camera a decade ago.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Terry Harada, ASTRODESIGN's USA CEO chats with SVG's Chief Editor Jason Dachman about the latest work being done in image quality for broadcast and how he sees the industry continuing to adopt 8K.Tuesday, February 28, 2023WJHW’s Charles Adkinson on the Convergence of IP, Adapting to Increased Control Room ComplexityThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams (WJHW) as a new mobile/integrator sponsor. As one of the leading companies involved in venue-based systems integration and control room design, WJHW has played pivotal roles in some of the biggest stadiums released in the past five years, including Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium in the National Football League, Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium, Columbus’ Lower.com Stadium, and Minnesota’s Allianz Field in Major League Soccer, and more.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernández speaks with WJHW’s Associate Principal Charles Adkinson about recent venue-based or team-based projects in sports, how system integration and venue design has shifted over the past year, what he’s seeing in regard to supply-chain, how his company is shepherding the continued transition to IP-based workflows and hybrid production environments, and how this sector of the industry will change in the future.Monday, February 27, 2023Osprey Video's Scott Whitcomb is Excited For Video Capture in a Cloud-based Production FutureFrom video capture cards to encoders/decoders, and other key workflow essentials, Osprey Video has been a leader in video processing for more than two decades. In today's age of more increasingly decentralized productions, their solutions are adapting to meet those unique needs.
In this edition of SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Scott Whitcomb, Osprey Video's Chief Revenue Officer stops in to chat about the latest in the company's product line and what live video trends his team are keeping an eye on today.Thursday, February 23, 2023Magnifi's Meghna Krishna on Powering Automated Sports Highlights Through AIMagnifi, the flagship enterprise solution offered by VideoVerse, aims to connect fans with real time, relevant, and customized video content. The company's proprietary AI models extract highlights and key moments from enterprise video content to auto-produce social ready clips.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, SVG's Jason Dachman chats with Magnif's Group Chief Revenue Officer Meghna Krishna about the technology that's reimagining the highlight reel process. Sports broadcasters, leagues and clubs are empowered with editing tools that capture key moments - from important plays and in-game scenarios - to tracking specific players, fan interactions, and brand sponsor mentions.Tuesday, February 21, 2023Fortinet's John Jacobs on Cybersecurity in a Live Sports Production WorldAs the delivery of more advanced and enhanced viewer experiences become a growing part of the live sports production industry, its also increasingly important to secure that content in a highly digital world.
Hense, cybersecurity is an increasingly pressing issues for major leagues and broadcasters. For that reason, SVG is pleased to welcome aboard one of its newest sponsors: Fortinet.
In this edition of the SVG New Sponsor Spotlight series, John Jacobs, Field CISCO for Technology and Media at Fortinet stops by to speak with SVG's Brandon Costa about how a company as multinational and multi-industry as his is bringing powerful tools for protection to live sports production and distribution.Monday, February 6, 2023Comprimato's Jiří Matela on Powering JPEG2000 Video Compression with GPU'sIn a crowded market of video encoders, Comprimato stands out through its innovative leveraging of GPU’s for JPEG2000 video compression. The Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Comprimato aboard as a new corporate sponsor.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spoitlight, Comprimato's CEO and co-founder Jiří Matela joins us to outline the company's software-based solutions for professional live video encoding, transcoding, and J2K processing, as well as to share some of the new work the company has been involved in.Thursday, January 19, 2023Arkona Technologies’ Erling Hedkvist on the Power of the AT300, Increased U.S. Sales PresenceThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Arkona Technologies as a new corporate sponsor. Founded in 2011, Arkona is a technology provider for the most advanced and premium live broadcast productions in the world. Headquartered in Germany, the company offers IP core infrastructure solutions for audio/video routing, compression, processing and visualization with open standards support and an API 1st approach. On the business side, Arkona has named Joe LoGrasso to lead the company’s sales and marketing in the United States.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernández speaks with Arkona Technologies’ Sales & Business Development Manager Erling Hedkvist about the services that the company offers the industry, the release of their new AT300 Dual 100GE edge compute processor, the feedback they’ve received about the product, how the appointment of LoGrasso accelerates their efforts in the U.S., and what’s to come throughout the rest of 2023.Wednesday, January 18, 20237 Point Audio's Jeff Ball on the Convergence of Live Performances at Sporting EventsThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome 7 Point Audio as a new corporate sponsor. 7 Point Audio is the latest solution for Sports and Live Events DJs and Music Directors to control responsive music selections to keep fans and attendees engaged to what is happening in the moment. This software allows the user to import music from the computer and organize it, edit it, tag it, add it to a playlist, play it back, report what was played, all while maintaining audio quality tuned for this event space using built-in tool, such as EQs and Compressors to balance audio levels.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, 7 Point Audio President Jeff Ball dives deep into how the company is assisting the convergence of entertainment within sports, how the tools used by DJs at a sporting venue differ from the tools used during a regular gig, how the concept of live performances at games has evolved over time, how music genres are spread out across the various sports leagues, and their plans to push into high school athletics.Tuesday, December 20, 2022JW Player's Brian Rifkin on Constructing a Comprehensive Video Platform for Sports ClientsThe Sports Video Group is happy to welcome JW Player as a new corporate sponsor. For more than ten years, the company has been first to market with key video innovations to keep their clients prepared for an ever-evolving industry. Headquartered in New York, JW Player has a global footprint of over 1 billion unique users and provides media professionals with powerful and flexible technology to deliver video, grow their audience, and monetize with ads.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, JW Player's Co-Founder and SVP, Strategic Partnerships, Brian Rifkin provides an overview of the company's offerings, highlights the clients in sports that they're working with, and what they're looking forward to in the coming year.Thursday, December 15, 2022EFW's Tom Cross on Satisfying Shipping Needs of the Sports-Broadcast CommunityThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW) as a new corporate sponsor. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, the company provides customized logistics solutions around the world and across all industries including retail, government, automotive, health services, technology, and exhibit services via air, ground, and ocean freight. Uniquely backed by Estes Express Lines’ extensive linehaul network, clients are given a hybrid transportation network along with a personal relationship approach to ensure the optimal logistics solution is identified and executed each and every time.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, SVG's Jason Dachman chats with EFW's VP, Broadcast and Media Tom Cross about the company's recent activity, an overview of their specialized offerings, the live sports productions that EFW has been a part of, and what 2023 has in store.Thursday, December 15, 2022SSIMWAVE's Dr. Abdul Rehman on Customizing Live Stream Solutions for Major Tentpole EventsThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome SSIMWAVE as a new corporate sponsor. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the company takes pride in their Video Experience Automation Platform, which connects to your workflow and operationalizes viewer experience data to remove the guesswork and inconsistency from manual QA and validation processes. The Video Experience Automation Platform uses APIs to act as a control plane for your existing video encoding, processing, and distribution workflows. In addition, the Emmy-awarded SSIMPLUS algorithm is the foundation of the Video Experience Automation Platform.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, SVG's Brandon Costa sits down with SSIMWAVE's CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Abdul Rehman to discuss how the company is involved in live streaming of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, how they're serving the live-streaming community, and the challenges that are still plaguing this sector of the industry.Friday, December 9, 2022Evergent's Vijay Sajja on Monetizing Streaming Solutions and New Work With the NBAWhen it comes to building end-to-end streaming solutions - and fully monetizing those products - few have done it better over the past decade and a half than Evergent. SVG is pleased to welcome on Evergent as one of its newest corporate sponsors.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Evergent's CEO and Founder Vijay Sajja joins SVG's Brandon Costa to discuss the company's unique offerings, to spotlight their support of a recent project with the NBA, and to offer his take on what he's keeping an eye on in 2023.Wednesday, November 2, 2022Tagboard’s Christine Chalk on Augmenting the Overall Fan Experience With Automated Social ContentThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Tagboard as a new premier sponsor. The company is a cloud production platform for live programming, which lets broadcasters and sports leagues incorporate social media graphics onto on-air coverage and in-stadium videos. Through partnerships with various entities like NBC Olympics, Fox Sports, NFL Network, Turner Sports, and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tagboard has developed an automated solution that allows these broadcasters to attach social media content to their linear or digital product.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernández speaks with Tagboard’s SVP of Strategy Christine Chalk about the services that the company provides the industry, how sports networks leverage their tools to put the fan at the center of the action, how a new round of Series A funding has expanded their business, and where they see themselves as social media and second-screen experiences become synonymous with live-event productions.Thursday, October 20, 2022Newsbridge's James Fraser on the Power, Precision of AI-Based Clipping for Sports RightsholdersThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Newsbridge as a new corporate sponsor. Based in France, the company is the ultimate platform for next-gen media valorization by offering video indexing tools based on Multimodal AI contribution for media and sports rightsholders. Taking into account facial, object, and scene recognition with audio transcription and semantic context, Newsbridge provides access to content while simultaneously offering a unique clip & collect experience for external media buyers or sponsors. Whether it be de-rushing, archiving, investigative research, or content resale, the solution allows for smart media asset management.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, Newsbridge's Head of U.S. Sales James Fraser dives deep into how the company plans to repeat their success with their new business in the United States, the services that they offer, how clients are using their solutions throughout the industry, and what the company's next steps will be over the next 6 to 12 months.Wednesday, September 14, 2022Wesco's Phil Langley on Broadcast Technology Migrating Up Onto the NetworkFrom live broadcasting to in-stadium tech and even pro A/V solutions, there's not many corners of the media and entertainment space that hasn't been innovated on by Wesco.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Brandon Costa speaks with Phil Langley, SVP Global Enterprise AV & Broadcast for Wesco to get his take on the big trends across the industry today that his company is tackling and how SDI migrating to the network is a huge evolution impacting the live sports world.Thursday, September 8, 2022Rohde & Schwarz's Erik Balladares on the VENICE Core and the Migration to Software-Based SolutionsWith a legacy that dates back more than 85 years, Rohde & Schwarz is a trailblazer in test & measurement, technology systems, and networks & cybersecurity technology. Over the past decade, the company has made a noted shift from hardware to software solutions to better serve the media and entertainment space.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Brandon Costa catches up with Erik Balladares, VP, Broadcast & Media at Rohde & Schwarz to discuss the latest solutions serving the sports market, including tools for shared media storage, monitoring, graphics, playout, and more.Tuesday, August 30, 2022AIR’s Nick Nordquist on How the New AIR One System Brings Live Production Capabilities to the MassesAdvanced Image Robotics was founded in 2020 in an effort to let creators and producers focus on the content and not have to be IT experts. The founders were also looking to create a purpose-built platform that could broadcast an event without breaking the budget.
Scheduled to ship in Q4 of this year, the AIR One ecosystem allows a small production team (or even a single individual) to capture with a robotic 4K-cinema-quality camera, control with a simple iPad-based app, switch and edit via the custom-designed AIRCloud platform; and stream to viewers directly from the camera using a simple ethernet connection. It has already been used successfully on a variety of live-sports events, including NBA Summer League, Major League Rugby, and Brazilian jiujitsu tournaments.
Using robotic controls and machine precision to give provide greater accuracy in shooting, the camera equipment used in the AIR One system sets up and breaks down in minutes. In addition, direct cloud connection streamlines the camera-to-viewer workflow, enabling distributed teams through cloud production for a more efficient labor force.
SVG sat down with Founder and Chief Product Officer Nick Nordquist to discuss the how the idea for AIR originally came from his daughter’s soccer matches, where he sees the AIR One platform fitting into the overall live sports ecosystem, and how remote and distributed production models are changing the face of live production.Thursday, August 18, 2022NETGEAR’s John Henkel on Supplying Turnkey Solutions for Professional, Collegiate ProductionsThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome NETGEAR as a new premier sponsor. The company specialized in innovative networking products that connect people and power businesses. Known for providing AV-over-IP solutions, NETGEAR has been involved in a handful of projects over the past three years that span the gamut of sports-video productions. Some examples include the esports program at Harrisburg University in 2019, the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park in 2021, and Hawk-Eye in 2022.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernández speaks with NETGEAR’s Director of Product Marketing John Henkel about the services that the company provides the industry, their recent partnerships that are driving both professional and collegiate productions, and the goals they hope to achieve by the end of this year and throughout 2023.Tuesday, August 16, 2022Transmit's Scott Young on Effectively Monetizing Live Streaming Sports ContentThe Sports Video Group is excited to introduce Transmit as a new premier sponsor.
Transmit's software allows streaming platforms and broadcasters to monetize their content and live events by creating new in-stream inventory, filling traditional ad breaks, and developing more effective ad-pods.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Transmit's Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Scott Young shares the details of the valuable tools that his company is bringing to the live sports marketplace and how the sky is the limit for streaming sports in the future.Monday, June 20, 2022Wasabi's Whit Jackson on Enabling Low-Cost Hot Cloud Storage for the Sports-Video-Production MarketThe Sports Video Group is excited to introduce Wasabi Technologies as a new corporate sponsor. Since 2017, the company has been changing the cloud storage landscape with Hot Cloud Storage — a disruptively simple, one size fits all cloud storage technology. Wasabi's services allows users to affordably store a nearly infinite amount of data and focus on making cloud storage a simple utility.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Wasabi Technologies' VP of Technology Alliances/M&E Whit Jackson runs down the company's offerings, why the sports-video-production market is an important sector to tap into, and some of the new clients in professional and collegiate sports that are leveraging their services.Thursday, June 9, 2022Spalk’s Ben Reynolds on the Influence of Remote Commentary in a Post-COVID WorldThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Spalk as a new mobile/integrator sponsor. The company was started under the premise that every sports fan should be able to listen to their favorite commentator when streaming live sports and also personalize the live sports experience. Through the development of an Enterprise Software Solution, Spalk is helping broadcasters, sports leagues, and teams deliver multiple commentary options for their live sports streams, enabling a customized viewing experience, and growing their audience at a reduced cost.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernandez speaks with Spalk CEO and Co-Founder Ben Reynolds about the services that the company provides the sports-video-prodcution industry, how their work was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, partnerships with key sports clients such as World Rugby and DAZN, and what the future of remote commentary will look like moving forward.Wednesday, June 1, 2022NVIDIA's Michael Kaplan on Powering Next-Gen Productions in SportsThe Sports Video Group is happy to welcome NVIDIA as a new platinum sponsor. NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company."
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, SVG's Jason Dachman caught up with NVIDIA's Director, Global Business Development, Media & Entertainment Michael Kaplan at the 2022 NAB Show to discuss their involvement at this year's event in Las Vegas, the current industry trends that the company is involved in, how NVIDIA is leaving their mark on the sports-video-production market, and what's to be expected in the near future.Tuesday, May 10, 2022APM Music's Max Crutchfield on the Impact of High-Quality Music in SportsThe Sports Video Group is happy to welcome APM Music as a new corporate sponsor. Founded in New York in 1983, the company has been a crucial part to the music synchronization with everything from movie and television production, live sports broadcasting, and more. As a joint venture between Sony Music Publishing and Universal, APM Music offers the largest production music library in the world and the most comprehensive collection of music for media. Notable highlights of the company's work include 780,000+ tracks from over 150 libraries located across the globe, 5,000 new tracks added every six-to-eight weeks, 10,000+ authentic archival recordings dating back to the early 1900s, and 100% full indemnification and simple licensing for every track.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, APM Music's Acount Director, Sports Entertainment Max Crutchfield breaks down the challenges facing music production within sports, how the artistic changes in the music impact sports applications, how support from Sony Music and Universal ensures high-quality audio for customers, their partnership with the National Hockey League, and more.Thursday, April 21, 2022Friend MTS's James Caselton on Combating Digital Piracy, Enabling Content ProtectionThe Sports Video Group is delighted to welcome Friend MTS as a new corporate sponsor. Since its inception, the company is dedicated to innovation in content and platform security and has developed a comprehensive suite of security services, powered by a unique set of proprietary technologies, to deliver the right solution in any situation. Taking the approach of end-to-end service delivery, Friend MTS is unique in developing and maintaining its entire technology stack in-house. Friend MTS’ R&D teams are staffed by leading experts in a variety of disciplines in the field of technical security, ranging from signals processing and search specialists, through to data analysts and operational security researchers. This level of control gives flexibility to service clients’ exact requirements.
In this New SVG Sponsor Spotlight, Friend MTS's Head of Product James Caselton dissects how their offerings are fighting digital piracy, how the company responded with increased anti-piracy measures during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how their work with UEFA is highlighting the overall awareness of the issue.
CORRECTION: In the video James refers to UEFA utilising Friend MTS watermarking services; this is incorrect. UEFA use Friend MTS’s monitoring and enforcement services, but not watermarking. Watermarking services are however provided by Friend MTS to some of UEFA's broadcast partners.Thursday, April 14, 2022Skyline Communications’ Ben Vandenberghe on DataMiner's Impact on Remote, Virtualized ProductionsThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Skyline Communications as a new corporate sponsor. The company is a global supplier of end-to-end multi-vendor NMS, OSS, and orchestration software solutions for the ICT media and broadband industry. Skyline’s flagship product, the award-winning DataMiner network management platform, enables integration of the most complex technical ecosystems and has been deployed by operators around the world.
In this New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG’s Kristian Hernandez speaks with Skyline Communications’ CEO Ben Vandenberghe about the impact of DataMiner on the industry, how the company is assisting their clients in remote and virtualized production, a preview of activations at their NAB 2022 booth, and what they hope to accomplish in 2022.Thursday, April 14, 2022Spiideo's Fredrik Ademar on Automating Live Sports for Professional, Amateur OrganizationsThe Sports Video Group is excited to welcome Spiideo as a new corporate sponsor. The company's automated sports video recording solutions are successfully used in everyday work in clubs, leagues, and federations all around the world. In addition, the Spiideo system can bring insights and boost performance of athletes, coaches and teams in almost any sport.
In this new SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, SVG's Brandon Costa and Spiideo VP, Product Fredrik Ademar break down what the company offers the live sports market, how their product line fulfills the needs of their clients, and their wide-variety of clients that range from professional sports teams to amateur organizations.