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SVG’s Regional Sports Production Summit headed to Denver on June 26-27, 2024 bringing RSN and local-sports-media leaders together to share ideas, learn from one another, and discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for this rapidly changing sector of the industry. More than 250 RSN and local-sports-media leaders attended the event covering the latest developments in live-production workflows, DTC and authenticated streaming, sports betting and alternate telecasts, 4K HDR and other next-gen technologies, labor and crewing, league and team relationships, and what the future holds for the regional sports media rights. Unable to make it? We have all panel sessions and conversations on demand at SVG PLAY. 📺 : https://lnkd.in/eE_xNy-K

Tonight the All-Star Game hits screens across the country straight out of Arlington Texas. Down in Global Life Field, the FOX Sports ops team is helping broadcast the 94th edition of the game. Produced In 1080p HDR, and 4K for select distributors, its a far cry from the first All-Star Game that FOX produced back in 1997. Roughly 50 cameras are throughout the stadium for both game and studio overage, six of which are shooting in 6X, two that are RF MōVI units and a live drone. Continuing the technological advancements of this year’s game will include more mic setups on not just players, but various locations around the venue to capture the close sounds and conversations on the field. “This May through early July has become as busy as the fall for us at FOX. It is amazing to see the team pull together across the board and, in some cases, switch gears and do something else at a really high level. It’s impressive to watch the team expand, grow, and execute.” - Brad Cheney Michael Davies | Angie Swint | Pete Macheska | Matt Gangl | Brad Zager | Paul Harvath | Taihe Miller | Jake Fuller | Paul Zecca | Francisco Contreras | Pamela Chvotkin, MBA | Erik Guyton | Steve Dolce | David Faller | Anil Letherwala | Patricia Fischer | Brady Polansky | Lou D'Ermilio | Simon Benazra | Erik West | Judy Acone Game Creek Video ⚾ : https://lnkd.in/eiA8RQJN

In a recent edition of SVG Rewind, SVG's Brandon Costa sat down with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Matt Celli and Rachel Segal to recap the NHL in ASL alt-cast that was done during this year's Stanley Cup Finals. Deciding what graphics went on the screen during the broadcast was half the battle, to ensure that viewers were both made aware of the action in the arena, yet not too distracted to miss game play. Celli recounts what went into the decision making for these graphics, in particular, the Crowd Intensity Meter. Watch the full episode now: https://lnkd.in/gxBXAvCq

The 2024 edition of the Home Run Derby is introducing one of the more significant format and rule changes that the event has seen in some time. So what does that mean for the storytelling process in ESPN's coverage of the thrilling event? At MLB All-Star in Arlington, our Brandon Costa sat down with ESPN's VP, Production Phil Orlins to get how the format changes will benefit the broadcast, how the "Worldwide Leader" is bringing the multi-camera 4DREPLAY system closer than ever to the action, and what's in store for the Statcast alternate feed on ESPN2.

Sunday marked the end of the FOX Sports "Summer of Stars", with the final game for both the UEFA European Championship and  CONMEBOL Copa América crowning their champs. The digital production team at FOX Sports has been in overdrive capturing the action across all social media platforms to keep fans engaged throughout the tournaments. The gargantuan effort has brought 440 million views to the networks various accounts and platforms. SVG sat down with Michael Bucklin, SVP of digital at FOX Sports, to discuss how all the action of this summer was made possible, what it means to him and his team and more. ⚽ : https://lnkd.in/gkjSfucZ Sean Sullivan| Matt Modica | Justin Graver | Katherine Khordaji | Kiara Santana | Kyla Morris | Raya Clay | Ryan Bartlett | Taylor Gelbrich | Trip Westmoreland | John Marcus | Chris C. | Carla Gutierrez | Erin Schechter | Gabriel Gross-Sable | Jon Hill | Josh Boro | Kevin Palys | Thomas Meason | Ariel Tamir-Pinsky | Nick Rago | Ricardo Perez-Selsky | Rachel Grushkin Sollenberger | Sei Furutani | Jonathan Berger | Frances Arthur | Tyler Wojciak

MLB NETWORK has become quite accustomed to producing live television from older, historic, and unique venues these days. Add 116-year-old rodeo venue, Cowtown Coliseum, to that list. Round 1 of this year's Major League Baseball (MLB) promises to be a unique show. Read all about it: https://lnkd.in/egAeJ-Uh Susan Stone | Tom Guidice | Jason Hedgcock | William (Zaac) Christopher | Marc Caiafa | Michael Martin | Chris Roenbeck | Ashley Allen | Michael Nobile | Ian Harmand |

Your SVG Saturday Fax is back and its a big weekend on both sides of the Atlantic for the live sports production and operations industry. - FOX Sports wraps its month-long "Summer of Stars" with the Finals of the UEFA EURO 2024 and CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 - UEFA goes all out for its coverage of Sunday's epic Spain-England Final at the Euros - Champions will be crowned at Wimbledon, where ESPN has opened a new broadcast center - Look back at NBC Sports's coverage of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race and get ready for Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star in Arlington!

In 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.

Sunday marks the Euro 2024 finals, where Spain takes on England. SVG Europe has been keeping fans up to date with their comprehensive coverage throughout the tournament of the production plans of the host broadcasters. Want to deep dive into this year's tournament before the final? We've got you covered. ⚽ : https://lnkd.in/emzSkKbe

Leagues and networks have harnessed the power and flexibility of the cloud, but in the case of NASCAR, the motorsports organization are taking those cloud-based workflows to enhance the in-venue fan experience. With the help of trusted partner Amazon Web Services (AWS), passionate fans are able to interact and view 60 live feeds and more engaging content their the official NASCAR Tracks app. This new addition joins a handful of other key features, including access to mobile tickets, selecting your favorite track to turn on push notifications and beacon messages and receive the most important information, view weekend schedules, maps, guest services information, and more. NASCAR’s Managing Director of Digital Technology, Patrick Carroll, and AWS’s Senior Industry Specialist BD of Media & Entertainment, Games, Sports, Andrew Reich, explain how this partnership came together and how it’s changing the way fans watch races in person. This session was hosted at the 2024 SVG Sports Cloud Production Engagement Forum on May 16 in New York City. 🏎 : https://lnkd.in/dT9fwxRb