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With the current state of travel, NBC Sports is staying put in Stamford, CT at its International Broadcast Center, more than 3,500 miles to the west, to remotely produce their coverage of the Tour de France.
Shifting locations is nothing new for NBC Sports Group’s Tour de France production team. Each year, the crew follows the race from one stage to the next, perf
One of sports TV’s most iconic properties, Monday Night Football, is entering another decade of existence with a fresh start on multiple fronts. In the truck, first-year producer Phil Dean will join second-year director Jimmy Platt at the front bench.
It's a milestone year for one of sports television's most iconic properties. Monday Night Football enters its 50th-anniversary season when it premieres tonigh
The Famous Group has been involved in a handful of virtual fan projects, including the WWE Thunderdome in Orlando as well as Virtual Player Boxes at the US Open in New York.
Of all the challenges dealt to live-sports producers by the pandemic, one is by far most obvious to viewers: the absence of fans in the stands. Broadcasters hav
With more than 325 games over the next 3 months, starting tomorrow night with Clemson vs. Wake Forest, ESPN's college football operations will use every flavor of live production workflow, ranging from the COVID-altered, full onsite truck productions to varied levels of “REMI” (or “at home”) productions.
Following an offseason riddled with uncertainty and debate – and a majority of collegiate conferences deciding not to play fall sports amidst the COVID-19 pan
Starting tonight, NBC's Sunday Night Football will attach a new C360 camera to the bottom of their SkyCam aerial system for overhead angles of replays. In addition, the network is shifting its entire graphics and edit team back to its Sports Production Operations Center Stamford, CT.
NBC Sunday Night Football enters its 15th season — after nine straight atop the primetime-TV ratings — facing unprecedented challenges in the face of the pa
Every year, ESPN goes big for its production of the US Open. Since international rightsholders are not present in Flushing, the network is still able to deploy 600 onsite staffers with ample spacing to social distance as well as other health and safety protocols.
ESPN’s production calendar has plenty of huge events, but none is larger than the US Open. Even in a good year, the production takes months of planning at a s
A few snapshots from the US Open in Flushing featuring the crews of the @usta, @espn, and @vanwagner_productions as well as a look at the new broadcast center that is 80% complete!
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BREAKING: The next NAB Show in Las Vegas has been moved to October 9-13, 2021.
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Gordon Smith has issued the following letter to the NAB Show community regarding plans for the 2021
The US Open is always an important time for the United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official). 2020 has presented significant challenges, but with the new broadcast center at 80% complete, the team has adapted under difficult circumstances. Managing Director of Broadcast Patti Fallick takes you inside their efforts over the last few weeks.
The 2020 US Open has plenty of technical enhancements that have made a difference to viewers and new workflows that have enabled more-remote production and soci
There may be no fans in the stands and the primary production truck is pulled up in a parking in Stamford,CT, but NBC Sports is promising a comprehensive - and "intimate" - broadcast of Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
“As sports television has evolved as a result of the global pandemic, so has this week’s Derby production plan. Our cameras and audio will be based in Louisville, but the production will be done in Stamford, utilizing a series of mobile units in our parking lot. With that, [it is] a very different production plan, but I’m confident we will deliver an entertaining broadcast on both Friday and Saturday.” - NBC Sports Coordinating Producer Rob Hyland
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
There's a new style of A1 in the NBA Bubble.
What's an "audio sweetener" and how are they doing their job?
As sports restart under the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re doing so largely without any fans in the stands. But there is still plenty of cheering and other sound
The new SoFi Stadium is just 10 days away from hosting its first NFL game. What powers that stunning Oculus videoboard?
VP of Broadcast & Ops Jason Cothern and Director of Broadcast & Technical Facilities Calvin Spencer take you on a tour of the building's 4K, HDR control room.
MLB At the Ballpark Series: Arizona Diamondbacks
At Major League Baseball stadiums across the country, video teams are undertaking the wildly unique task of building an in-venue show for an empty stadium.
In Part 6 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we take a look at how the Arizona Diamondbacks are filling Chase Field with video and audio life.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/26/at-the-ballpark-dbtv-productions-uses-chase-field-as-testing-ground-for-new-in-venue-approach/
On Monday, ESPN debuted the new studio home for its nightly SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt not in Bristol, but in Washington DC.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/26/espn-launches-slick-new-dc-studio-for-sportscenter-with-scott-van-pelt/
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans?
In Part 5 of our "At the Ballpark" series, our Kristian Hernandez chats with Tampa Bay Rays Director, Game Presentation and Production Michael Weinman to break down life inside Tropicana Field during this incredibly unique season.
At Major League Baseball stadiums across the country, video teams are undertaking the wildly unique task of building an in-venue show for an empty stadium.
In Part 5 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we take a look at how the Tampa Bay Rays are tapping into their passionate fans to fill "The Trop" with video and audio life.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/24/at-the-ballpark-tampa-bay-rays-integrate-social-media-content-fan-videos-on-tropicana-field-videoboards/
ESPN unveiled its new Vegas-based studio this AM.
In The LINQ, it's 6,000 square feet with three studios and 12 cameras and its ESPN's first studio fully capable of native 4K.
With 24 transmit + receive paths, it remotes to control rooms in other ESPN facilities.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/24/espn-debuts-new-4k-capable-sports-betting-themed-studio-in-las-vegas/
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans?
In Part 4 of our "At the Ballpark" series, our Kristian Hernandez chats with with Cincinnati Reds' Director of Productions Jami Itiavkase to break down adapting to new HDR workflows at Great American Ballpark.
At Major League Baseball stadiums across the country, video teams are undertaking the wildly unique task of building an in-venue show for an empty stadium.
In Part 4 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we take a look at how the Cincinnati Reds adapted to a new HDR workflow at Great American Ballpark in the midst of a pandemic.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/21/at-the-ballpark-cincinnati-reds-use-unique-season-to-learn-new-hdr-videoboard/
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans?
In Part 3 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we chat with with Detroit Tigers' Director, Broadcasting and In-Game Entertainment Stan Fracker to break down the operations and production strategy at Comerica Park.
At Major League Baseball stadiums across the country, video teams are undertaking the wildly unique task of building an in-venue show for an empty stadium.
In Part 3 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we take a look at how the Detroit Tigers are filling Comerica Park with video and audio life.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/19/at-the-ballpark-detroit-tigers-focus-on-fan-engagement-rely-on-scrimmages-for-in-venue-strategy/
It won't be the grand opening everyone was hoping for next month thanks to COVID-19, but with a full-IP control room and a black-glass exterior featuring the largest outdoor videoboard in the NFL, Allegiant Stadium is shaping up as a perfect fit for the Las Vegas Raiders.
“It’s disappointing that we’re not going to have fans in the building...but we’re going to use this time to get a good handle on how the system works and make improvements.” - Justin Lange, Manager of Audio, Video, Broadcast, and Cisco Vision Operations, Allegiant Stadium
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/20/allegiant-stadium-becomes-raiders-new-fortress-on-the-las-vegas-skyline/
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans?
In Part 2 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we chat with with Seattle Mariners Senior Director, Mariners Productions Ben Mertens to break down the operations and production strategy at T-Mobile Park.
At Major League Baseball stadiums across the country, video teams are undertaking the wildly unique task of building an in-venue show for an empty stadium.
In Part 2 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we take a look at how the Seattle Mariners are filling T Mobile Park with video and audio life.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/18/at-the-ballpark-mariners-productions-keeps-players-onsite-staff-on-schedule-with-in-venue-routine-at-t-mobile-park/
The Sports Video Group is thrilled to announce the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Class of 2020!
These nine legendary professionals have made an indelible mark on the sports-TV and -media industry both in front of and behind the camera.
MORE: https://bit.ly/3aBZimy
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans?
In Part 1 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we chat with with New York Mets Executive Producer, Content and Marketing Joe DeVito to break down the operations and production strategy at Citi Field for Mets home games.
At Major League Baseball stadiums across the country, video teams are undertaking the wildly unique task of building an in-venue show for an empty stadium.
In Part 1 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we take a look at how the New York Mets are filling Citi Field with video and audio life.
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/14/at-the-ballpark-new-york-mets-in-venue-show-entertains-players-on-field/
BREAKING: NEP Group has a new CEO.
Brian Sullivan takes the post after a 30-year career in executive leadership roles at FOX Networks Group, SKY Deutschland, and Sky UK.
He starts August 31.
NEP Group has brought Brian Sullivan on board to serve as Chief Executive Officer starting August 31. Sullivan brings more than 30 years of broadcast industry e
It's been nearly three weeks since the birth of the brainchild between Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Chicago Cubs. In the middle of Wrigleyville, Marquee Sports Network's new broadcast center is being anchored by the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of media-over-IP standards and the latest tech offerings.
From the day pen hit paper on the deal to launch a new Chicago regional sports network, Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Chicago Cubs set their sights high, and
Why does the audio in the NBA Bubble sound so good? A comprehensive microphone placement plan that's only possible from building the courts from the ground up just for TV.
Each court in the Bubble has 32 contact transducers screwed into the underside of the floor.
“These contact mikes...don’t pick up audio; they pick up vibrations, because energy transfers better through a solid than through the air.” - Turner Sports A1 Dave Grundtvig
Want to know more? There's a deep dive now over on the site that breaks down how these embedded mics in the court - and throughout the arena - are creating "a more organic spatial experience."
Describing the audio infrastructure as “the most challenging and complex” ever undertaken for an NBA season, Dave Grundtvig, lead A1 for Turner Sports’ co
Earlier this month, Italian host broadcaster NVP produced The Ferrari Challenge with 4K HDR, on-board cameras, live telemetry, and real-time augmented reality graphics.
For a full breakdown of this high octane production, SVG Europe has an in-depth piece for you:
A clutch of new broadcast technologies were on show in Portimao, Portugal last weekend (1-2 August) during the host coverage of The Ferrari ...
Twenty two mobile units. Drones. Toptracer. 4D Replay
CBS Sports' production of this weekend's PGA Championship is legit. And, boy, does it feel good to see a big production like this again!
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/08/06/cbs-sports-pga-championship-production-spans-globe-embraces-drones-toptracer-and-4d-replay/
This week's episode of The SVG Podcast is headlined by NHL Chief Content Officer & EVP of Events and Entertainment Steve Mayer. He takes you deeper inside the league's return to play and breaks down the production efforts being done in Toronto and Edmonton.
Sports is back! The NBA and NHL have joined MLB on our TVs and the PGA Championship brings with it one of the biggest productions of the year this weekend. O
Turner Sports continues its NBA Restart tonight with a doubleheader of Heat vs. Celtics and Rockets vs. Blazers. The network is using a shared 200,000 sq. ft. onsite compound, three separate NEP Group, Inc. trucks at each venue, and a 28-ft. desk to socially distance the Inside the NBA broadcast team.
As Turner Sports heads into week two of the continuation of the 2020 NBA season at Disney’s Wide World of Sports (WWos) facility in Orlando, Turner Sports EVP
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The new SoFi Stadium is just 10 days away from hosting its first NFL game. What powers that stunning Oculus videoboard? VP of Broadcast & Ops Jason Cothern and Director of Broadcast & Technical Facilities Calvin Spencer take you on a tour of the building's 4K, HDR control room.
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans? In Part 5 of our "At the Ballpark" series, our Kristian Hernandez chats with Tampa Bay Rays Director, Game Presentation and Production Michael Weinman to break down life inside Tropicana Field during this incredibly unique season.
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans? In Part 4 of our "At the Ballpark" series, our Kristian Hernandez chats with with Cincinnati Reds' Director of Productions Jami Itiavkase to break down adapting to new HDR workflows at Great American Ballpark.
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans? In Part 3 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we chat with with Detroit Tigers' Director, Broadcasting and In-Game Entertainment Stan Fracker to break down the operations and production strategy at Comerica Park.
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans? In Part 2 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we chat with with Seattle Mariners Senior Director, Mariners Productions Ben Mertens to break down the operations and production strategy at T-Mobile Park.
What's it like for a video team to produce an in-venue show for a stadium with no fans? In Part 1 of our "At the Ballpark" series, we chat with with New York Mets Executive Producer, Content and Marketing Joe DeVito to break down the operations and production strategy at Citi Field for Mets home games.
Earlier this month, FOX Sports announced it is working with Google Cloud to automate one of the most manual processes in media and entertainment: logging, discovering and storing video assets. Speaking with Sports Video Group during its SVG Sports Content Management Virtual Series last week, FOX Sports’ Executive Producer, EVP/Head of Production & Operations Brad Zager shared how the tech promises to make the organization and utilization of video media content more dynamic and simpler than ever. To watch this entire conversation - and loads more content - now, register for FREE to attend the SVG Sports Content Management Virtual Series. You will receive exclusive access to all of the interviews from last week’s sessions and receive your free pass to attend the remainder of the forum this week. Visit the SVG Sports Content Management Virtual Series event page now for more information: https://bit.ly/3g5C8Xr
Sportlogiq is remaining focused on its mission of utilizing its technology to provide insights, support and engaging stories to its partners. The company is improving its tools across verticals while looking to the future of sports analytics and storytelling. Patrick Markey, Director, Business Development, Media for Sportlogiq, shares how Sportlogiq supports NHL media rights holders both before and during this hiatus and also gives a look at upcoming projects around predictive analytics and first-of-its kind NCAA football tracking data.
Clark Wire and Cable offers end-to-end solutions for Audio Visual and Broadcast Cabling scopes and provides power enclosures and junction boxes that dip into the electrical scope. In addition, the company's fiber lab provides certified assemblies that are certified by LEMO and Neutrik. Special Project Manager John Orona joins us to detail how Clark Wire & Cable works closely with consultants and stay apprised with new technology and upgrades.
For aspiring broadcasters looking to get professional looking graphics and scoreboard data into their production system as a budget-friendly cost and with minimal technical overhead, Sportzcast is a solid go-to. Company president Mike Connell joins us to introduce its SportzSuite, SportzDesigner, and CloudFX solutions.
Synamedia is helping PayTV operators, telcos, and media companies change the way they deliver, protect, and monetize their content. Mark Myslinski, broadcast solutions manager for Synamedia joins us to highlight how NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) will be a gamechanger for the consumption of live sports, in particular with stand-out video quality, immersive audio, and uncontested broadband broadcast.
Ted White, global marketing manager for Focusrite Pro joins us to point out that the challenges wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, which has made almost every production a remote production and will inevitably change broadcast and other production workflows. In some ways, for the better.
At Texas A&M University, each of its sports venues are set up for both broadcast coverage and audience enrichment via scoreboards and other public screens. All seven athletic venues are now linked back to a central production area with four control rooms in Kyle Field, the college's football stadium. In this interview, Cassidy Phillips, VP SA, networking group for Imagine Communications breaks down how these links use SMPTE ST 2110 IP connectivity over fiber, providing 32 bidirectional HD links between any location, using Imagine Selenio Network Processors (SNP) as gateways and for video processing. The network, an important stepping stone to all-IP production, provides flexibility and resilience.
Thomas Jensen, VP, Technical Operations at Solid State Logic, joins us to talk about how the SSL System T provides an IP backbone of SMPTE 2110 for the new $125m state-of-the-art NBCUniversal Boston Media Center. Jensen specifically discusses the technologies involved and interoperability between vendors, highlighting how System T and headless TCR control units across remote connections and KVMs contribute to NBCU’s example-leading facility infrastructure.
Red Bee, a globally-managed services provider covering most needs across the media supply chain, has not only kept regular operations up and running through challenging times but has also managed to deliver on transformation projects and new requests – including migrating international TV-channels into their managed services operations and delivering access services for global broadcasts with all teams collaborating remotely while working from home. Company CEO Steve Nylund stops by to share how Red Bee is providing a steady hand in an unpredictable world, combining operational excellence with innovative global cloud-based platforms, practically impossible to develop for independent broadcasters and content owners.
Weather can wreak havoc on operations and the fan experience at outdoor sporting events costing millions of dollars. Scott Eliot, offering manager, The Weather Company, an IBM Business, joins us to share solutions that not only provide critical logistical information to assist and alert workers and fans to improve engagement and revenue, but, most importantly, to keep crews on site safe.
Gary Rosen, VP, Global Sales at Pliant Technologies stops by to discuss the company’s latest wireless intercom solutions, including MicroCom XR, for applications where high-quality audio, extended range, and ease-of-use are essential, and Pliant SmartBoom professional headsets, as well as updates to its CrewCom wireless intercom system.
In these uncertain times, C360 can be used as a live and enhanced replay tool with its UHD and HD-SDI outputs for on-site or REMI productions. And perhaps more profoundly, a way to connect fans to live sports via a 1-to-1 OTT experience when they can’t be there in person. CEO Evan Wimer joins us to dissect these deployments and highlights the company's George Wensel Technical Achievement Award nomination for the immersive system embedded in Line-to-Gain pylons and first down marker this past season on ESPN's Monday Night Football and college football telecasts.
NTP Technology’s National Sales Manager, North America Kurt Howell talks viewers through the new NTP-721s, its next-generation audio router and audio distribution interface, which provides versatile and flexible interface for signal distribution of digital audio via AES/EBU, MADI, DANTE, optical fiber networks, and an expansion slot for any of the 8 expansion cards available from NTP.
In today’s world of e-commerce, apps, and social media, building your brand is key. Viewers and consumers no longer want to just buy a product or subscribe; they want to be engaged on a deeper level. Additionally, as software orchestration leans more microservices-based, doors have opened to third party integration, automation, and centralization. Considering both points, this evolution requires a new approach to media workflow, thinking about the psychology and technology together. Diversified’s unique proprietary process analyzes Key Performance Indicators to not only design media asset management tools but also, reverse engineer the content creation process for faster ROI. Our Kristian Hernandez sat down with Liz Davis, VP, media workflow group at Diversified to chat about the company’s efforts.
As streaming services boom even further in the age of coronavirus lockdown, broadcasters are becoming more and more sophisticated in their ability to monitor their live streams and to identify and quickly remedy issues in delivery to the viewer. Telestream's Director, Product Management Kenneth Haren joins us to update one of the industry's most popular tools in this services: Telestream's OptiQ Monitor, which delivers visibility around OTT streaming services to enable better audience outcomes.
Fujifilm is releasing the latest developments to Fujinon lenses and provides information regarding new technologies such as Advanced Focus, RBF, and ARIA. Gordon Tubbs, VP, broadcast and cinema products for Fujifilm North America, joins us to discuss what's new.
Dale Pro Audio’s Technology Development Manager Joel Guilbert goes deep into the nuances of broadcast professionals having to work from home during the pandemic. He also looks into the toolbox for solutions from microphones to use with a laptop, to a wide array of phone and IP audio interfaces, streaming encoders and more.
The speed and reliability of the network have never been more important. Arista Networks' has become the only network platform with proven reliability, scalability, programmability, and real-time analytics that are the foundation for media and entertainment. Arista's Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances Ed Chapman and M&E Technical Solutions Architect Robert Welch highlight CloudVision, a tool that provides real-time information, switches that scale to 288 400G ports, Power Over Ethernet with PTP boundary clock capability for digital signage customers, enhanced features for service provider and esports customers, and more.
VITAC has been on-call setting up clients with accessible remote working options while walking others through the process of closed captioning for virtual meetings and events who may be offering captioning for the very first time. The company is working closely with broadcast partners to ensure timely, accurate captions during these times of uncertainty and crisis. Our Brandon Costa sat down with CEO Chris Crowell to chat about the company’s efforts.
Today, the unprecedented increase in remote working requires technology to step in to help create interpersonal connections. For over five years, Cisco has been building collaboration solutions to support remote workers. With security built into Cisco Webex DNA, the company provides the business grade, integrated collaboration capabilities needed to keep people connected and business running. Diana Candela, regional manager, media & entertainment, Cisco Systems addresses how Cisco has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, the solutions it has been working on that make a difference to sports broadcasters, and trends Cisco is seeing from its broadcast customers.
Brainstorm Electronics’ new DXD family of products combines the company’s traditional strengths in Time Code, Video Sync and Word Clock with PTP and GPS. Company President Bernard Frings explains that the idea behind the DXD is to combine all the different types of syncs currently available in a single unit thus guaranteeing that every piece of equipment is properly synchronized, ideal for hybrid installations.
Ben Davenport, portfolio manager for Arvato Systems joins us to offer a look at VPMS EditMate – Arvato's PAM for Adobe Premiere Pro – and how it's helping customers at this challenging time. The product, which launched at NAB 2019, allows users to add a MPEG-Dash-based streaming server so they can stream content from a central location directly into the editor. As a result, a editor located remotely can have the experience of working with full-res content rather than proxies.
Like all companies, PRG has been working through ways they can pivot across the business in their response to the coronavirus. For sports, they’ve put together a few concepts and services to help teams drive engagement with their fans. SVP, Sports & Fan Entertainment Eileen Valois joins us to talk through the empty stadium and arena environment as teams return to the field of play, gamification to assist professional athletes and their esports pop-up leagues, and experiential activations in dark stadium spaces as a way to safely connect the communities and put some of their people back to work.
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