SVG Remote Production Forum 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024NASCAR's Keith D’Alessandro: New Facility is the Future of League-based Video Content ProductionNASCAR's new remote and content production facility in Concord, North Carolina is completely changing how the auto-racing giant produces everything from live races to studio shows, and more.
At the 2024 SVG Remote Production Forum, our Jason Dachman spoke with Keith D’Alessandro, Senior Coordinating Producer for NASCAR to the story behind how the new facility changes how production is done and stories are better told.Thursday, October 10, 2024Van Wagner's Bob Becker on Remote Production for Game Presentation in Their Raleigh FacilityThroughout their history, Van Wagner has relied on full onsite productions to provide the live entertainment at various sized events. That all changed after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the opening of a remote-production facility in Raleigh, NC in 2023. With a portfolio that runs the gamut of game presentation, this centralized production model allows for more flexibility with their resources and more availability to produce more events.
At the 2024 SVG Remote Production Forum, Van Wagner's President of Productions Bob Becker details the origins of their one-year-old facility, how the virtual NFL Draft in 2020 inspired the creation of this space, how it's become an important part of their production formula for smaller-scale events, and how the building has become an educational tool for local collegiate students.Tuesday, October 8, 2024FOX Sports' Kyle Prunty on the Growth of FOX Sports' "Home Run" Production StrategyOne of the major sports broadcasters making Charlotte its remote production (or "home run production") home is FOX Sports. Producing live sports from a centralized headquarters is dramatically changing how FOX covers live events.
At the 2024 SVG Remote Production Forum, our Jason Dachman caught up with Kyle Prunty, Senior Manager, On-Air Integration at FOX Sports to get the skinny on the broadcaster's Charlotte facility.Monday, October 7, 2024ESPN's Lacey Gandee on Enhancing On-Air Creativity Through an Improved Charlotte FacilityESPN may be known for its main headquarters in Bristol, CT, but a ton of technological infrastructure and live broadcasts are done from their facility in Charlotte, NC. Originally opened in 1999, the 25-year-old building has become an integral part of the network's large number of collegiate athletics productions as well as improvements in their cloud-based workflows.
At the SVG Remote Production Forum, ESPN's Production Operations Supervisor Lacey Gandee details the evolution of the Charlotte-based facility, provides advice for network's looking to open up a remote-production-capable facility of their own, and why improvements in technology are allowing for enhanced creativity in televised programming.Thursday, October 3, 2024Warner Bros. Discovery's Chris Brown on Building REMI Control Rooms at the Network's Techwood HQAs remote (or REMI) production becomes a growing trend across the live sports production industry, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and its sports division, TNT Sports, is leading the way by dramatically remodeling its Atlanta-area headquarters and outfitting it with multiple REMI-style control rooms.
At the 2024 SVG Remote Production Forum, our Jason Dachman chatted with Chris Brown, WBD's, VP, Technology and Operations to get the details behind and rationale for the big changes at TNT Sports' home facility.Thursday, October 3, 2024FOX Sports' Devin Klein on the Driving Philosophies Behind "At-Home" ProductionCharlotte, North Carolina has become a bit of a hub for remote sports television production. Among those with facilities in the city are FOX Sports, which houses a hub there (along with its Los Angeles home on the FOX Lot) to produce live games via what they call a "home run production model."
At the SVG Remote Production Forum, our Jason Dachman caught up with Devin Klein, Senior Manager, Broadcast Operations at Fox Sports to get an inside look at the network's Charlotte facility and how the network approaches decisions around "home run productions."Wednesday, October 2, 2024LTN's Colin Moran on Fostering New Efficiencies in Remote ProductionIt's not about if broadcasters are using remote production, it's about how broadcasters are using remote production. With different flavors and methods at their disposal, service providers like LTN are listening to their clients and how the sports-video-production industry is adapting to the evolving
At the SVG Remote Production Forum, LTN's VP of Production Products Colin Moran highlights the reasons why cloud-based workflows and remote production capabilities are stronger than ever, provides a recap of the recent IBC Show 2024 in Amsterdam, and why playing a role in these events is important.Friday, September 27, 2024NASCAR's Mike Zylak on the Engineering Behind NASCAR's New Remote Video Production HeadquartersNASCAR' new remote video production headquarters based in Concord, North Carolina, NASCAR Studios, is a revolutionary step in a new direction for the auto racing giant.
The facility is a perfect example of how current and next-generation technologies can come together and create new ways of working. How did it become a reality and what does it mean for NASCAR, its rights holders, and the future of live sports production? Our Jason Dachman goes inside the project with Mike Zylak, NASCAR's Senior Director of Engineering.