SVG Regional Sports Production Summit 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024NBC Sports Bay Area & California's Rusty West on Vendor Partnerships Bringing Elements to LifeIn live event production, broadcast professionals will come up with engaging ideas to entertain their viewing audience. To achieve a handful, if not all, of their creative vision, networks are prioritizing relationships with trusted vendors to turn something on paper into a tangible solution.
At the SVG Regional Sports Production Summit, NBC Sports Bay Area & California's Coordinating Producer of Live Events Technology, Rusty West, describes how Tagboard is integrating live video feeds of viewers watching from home on the broadcast, how VideoShip to centralize their video archive and content retrieval in the cloud, and why leaning on these tech manufacturers and service providers is extremely important to success.Thursday, July 11, 2024NBC Sports Bay Area & California’s Devon Fox on Elevating Access, Showcasing Oracle Park With TechNBC Sports Bay Area & California is covering every inch of the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park with technology to spotlight one of the more attractive stadiums in Major League Baseball. From miniature cinematic cameras — affectionately known by the regional sports network as "cineminis" — to following players into the dugout after home runs, viewers have been treated to more access to the team during the 2024 regular season.
At the SVG Regional Sports Production Summit, NBC Sports Bay Area & California's Senior Director, Live Events & Special Projects, Devon Fox, details the process of placing these cinematic cameras in unique locations to showcase their beautiful ballpark and how these devices and other workflows are putting their viewers into the center of the action.Tuesday, July 9, 2024Monumental Sports Network's Ryan Billie on the Continued Success of the Relaunched RSNSince the former NBC Sports Washington rebranded as Monumental Sports Network on September 20, 2023, sports fans in the DC area have been treated to a higher quality of production. This includes new studio programming and new content shown during broadcasts of the regional sports network's five professional teams.
At the SVG Regional Sports Production Summit, Monumental Sports Network's Live Event Producer for the NHL's Washington Capitals and WNBA's Washington Mystics, Ryan Billie, highlights the televised elements that worked in their first year, breaks down some of the lessons that they've learned since the relaunch, and hints at what viewers should expect in their second year.Monday, July 8, 2024Smith Entertainment Group's Caroline Klein on the Momentous First Season of Jazz+After the conclusion of the 2022-23 NBA season, Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) and the Utah Jazz embarked on one of the first direct-to-consumer services in professional sports — Jazz+. Aiming to bring Jazz basketball to fans in the state of Utah and beyond, this new digital outlet required the franchise and its ownership group to develop a new broadcast and production infrastructure.
At the SVG Regional Sports Production Summit, SEG's Chief Communications Officer Caroline Klein reflects on the platform's success in its first year, provides examples of content that were created in-house, emphasizes how important the support of Utah Jazz Owner Ryan Smith was to this project, and previews what's to come in the second year of Jazz+.Monday, July 1, 2024Matt Sandulli on SNY's Unique Approach to Live Mets Game Coverage and Harnessing the Grimace SubplotA season that looked all but lost is now anything but as the New York Mets have battled back into the mix in the National League. That's good news for the production team at SNY.
At the 2024 SVG Regional Sports Production Summit, SNY's VP, Live Game/Long-Form Production Matt Sandulli discusses how the NYC-based regional sports network packs a ton of innovation and unique approaches to broadcasting baseball into their Mets coverage. Also, he shares how a first pitch from the McDonald's character Grimace has become an entertaining subplot.Friday, June 28, 2024Mobile TV Group's New CEO Nicholas Garvin on the Future of the Production Facilities CompanyIn June 2024, Nick Garvin was officially promoted to the role of CEO at Mobile TV Group, one of the major live production facilities providers in the country.
At the 2024 SVG Regional Sports Production Summit, our Jason Dachman caught up with Garvin to break down his vision for the company and where he sees the industry as a whole going in the future.