The Kentucky Derby is typically one of the largest operations on the NBC Sports Group calendar, with a sprawling truck compound and a Super Bowl-size production complement. However, with the pandemic creating a most unusual scene at Churchill Downs this year, the Peacock’s production team will be producing the Derby broadcast remotely from the NBC […] More
In light of the CDC’s recent recommendations for curbing the spread of the coronavirus, pro sports leagues continue to postpone or cancel seasons and events. Last week, SVG began posting a regularly updated list of announcements from pro leagues regarding postponed, canceled, or altered events. Below are further announcements, made on Tuesday, March 17. Stay […] More
It’s called the most exciting two minutes in sports, and this year’s Kentucky Derby made headlines for more reasons than one. From a controversial decision to disqualify a winner to the first use of Cartoni’s new tripod at a major event, multiple Emmy-award winning camera operator, Deena Sheldon, one of just a handful of women […] More
The one sound that the broadcast audio might not have captured at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby was the one you couldn’t hear: the bated breath with which a crowd of more than 150,000 racegoers at Churchill Downs awaited the ruling of three track stewards as to which horse and rider actually won the sport’s single biggest […] More
Each spring for 18 years, the NBC Sports Group operations team has pulled into Churchill Downs and built a Super Bowl-size production in a week — half the setup time allotted for a Super Bowl telecast. And NBC’s 19th consecutive Kentucky Derby production this weekend is bigger than ever, with a new high-speed robo at […] More
NBC Sports Group fleshed out its horse racing plans for the upcoming year by inking a deal for the third-annual Pegasus World Cup Invitational in 2019, as well as extending its rights agreement for the Royal Ascot through 2025. In addition, the network will team with Churchill Downs to debut a new magazine-style series and […] More
At the 144th Kentucky Derby tomorrow, the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” gets a high-speed upgrade, thanks to the introduction of an aerial camera that can travel up to 80 mph over the full backstretch. NBC Sports Group, taking a page from its successful NFL broadcast playbook, is adding the aerial perspective to bring fans […] More
NBC Sports Group will surround the 144th Kentucky Derby with a social media blitz, including a tweet-powered brooch on the label of lifestyle correspondent Johnny Weir, initiatives with BuzzFeed’s “Tasty,” Refinery 29 and NBC Sports’ “On Her Turf,” Snapchat, and social media personalities for #KYDerbyParty. NBC Sports Group will continue to roll out Kentucky Derby […] More
It looks to be a wet and wild Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs tomorrow, with torrential downpours once again testing the mettle of NBC Sports Group’s production and operations teams in the days leading up to the first gem of horseracing’s Triple Crown. Despite the rain and mud, however, the Peacock will once again roll […] More
There’s a lot of rain in the forecast — and Saturday’s 143rd running of the historic Kentucky Derby could be a sloppy mess — but that won’t stop NBC Sports’ digital and social-media teams from blanketing Churchill Downs in all kinds of in-depth coverage for various platforms. More
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