Full Program

Full Program

FRIDAY, APRIL 10
5:30-7:30 p.m. Networking Reception @ Red Rock Hotel
After your long journey to Las Vegas, please join SVG members and sponsors for two hours of cocktails and light appetizers overlooking one of the prettiest pool areas in Vegas.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11
6:00-7:00 a.m.: Breakfast for golfers at the Badlands Golf Course
Golfers are invited to get to the course early for a networking breakfast prior to the golf outing.

7:00 a.m.: SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund Golf Outing
The SVG Golf Tournament continues to be one of the top networking opportunities as each foursome is designed to introduce you to new friends and form new business relationships. If you are interested in golfing please check “golf” on the activities section of your registration application.

7:30-9:30 a.m.: Breakfast at Red Rock Casino for non-golfing attendees
If you are not golfing don’t worry: we have you covered. Join us for a two-hour networking breakfast where you will have your fill of food and conversation.

7:30-1:00 p.m.: Spa treatments for non-golfers at Red Rock Hotel
If golfing is not your thing (or if a relaxing massage is your thing) please take advantage of our complimentary spa package. Space is limited and spa guests must first be approved by SVG membership services. Please check “spa” on the activities section of your registration and Andrew Lippe, director of membership services, will contact you regarding next steps. Please note that complimentary spa services are only available until 1:00 p.m.

12:30-2:00 p.m.: Networking Lunch
Attendees come together for a buffet lunch that kicks off our afternoon activities.               

2:00- 2:30 p.m.: Hot Topics at NAB: An Overview
SVG members from around the globe take to the stage to discuss some of the hot topics at NAB. What is on their shopping list? What next-generation technologies are they looking to investigate? Join us to gain insights into what to look for at the big show.
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services

 2:30-3:15 p.m. What’s New at NAB? Platinum Preview
The SVG Chairman’s Forum is made possible by the generous support of SVG’s Platinum sponsors. Each will provide a quick overview of some of their technology highlights at the show so you can better plan your booth visits. Want to get a jump start on planning out your booth visits? This is the place to start.

3:15-3:30 p.m.: Networking Break

3:30-5:00 p.m. The Great Debate: Defining a 4K Roadmap
There is little doubt that 4K will be one of the hot topics at the NAB show. But how, exactly, is the sports production industry, and the broadcast TV industry in general, supposed to approach the format? For 90 minutes we will debate the hows and whys of 4K production and distribution and collectively search for a realistic roadmap for tomorrow that can influence purchasing and production plans today.
Moderated by: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Featuring:
Michael Davies, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations
George Hoover, NEP Broadcasting, CTO
Dan Miodownik, HBS, Production Department Director
Tom Sahara, SVG Chairman and Turner Sports, VP of Operations and Technology

3:30-4:15: Roadmap for Future Production Formats
Where is your organization headed? 1080p? 4K/60? 4K/120? What about HDR? And how about 8K? We look to see which way things are going by figuring out what might happen when and where your comfort level lies. Larry Thorpe, Canon U.S.A, senior fellow, will kick things by discussing what the realities of current 4K-ready 2/3-inch lenses and the role they will play alongside new 4K cameras that are based on 2/3-inch sensor technologies.

4:15-5:00: Roadmap for Future Distribution Formats
Acquiring and producing content in 4K may actually be the easy part when it comes to next-generation TV formats. Where does your company stand on using streaming of 4K content as an alternative distribution medium? Is your organization going to take a pass on 4K until the ATSC rolls out version 3.0 in 2017? Once again we survey the room and attempt to see which way the wind is blowing.

5:15-6:00 p.m.: Free time

6:00 p.m.: Cocktail Reception

7:00: Dinner

8:00: Golf Awards and a very special tribute to Jerry Steinberg
This year’s main event will feature not only dinner, drinks, and awards but also a tribute/roast for Jerry Steinberg. Jerry has played a key role for SVG and the industry at large while at Fox Sports and ESPN and he also, thankfully, has plenty of friends who have a great sense of humor. Join us for a very special tribute to a very special man! Featuring Joe Cohen, Ed Goren, Wendell Grigely, David Hill, Pat Sullivan and hosted by Mike Davies.

SUNDAY, APRIL  12

7:30-9:00 a.m.: Networking Breakfast

9:00-10:00 a.m.: State of the Business: 2015 Forecast
In this presentation, leading broadcast industry analysts Josh Stinehour and Joe Zaller of Devoncroft Partnerswill examine some of the key trends and developments expected to affect sports broadcast professionals in 2015. Commencing with a review of projections and expectations for the global sports market, the presentation will then reference excerpts from the annual Big Broadcast Survey, the largest and most comprehensive market study of broadcast technology purchasers. The session will also feature extracts from the IABM Global Market Valuation Report, the definitive market sizing and trend report on the broadcast technology sector. Specific topics will include remote production, Ultra HD, multi-platform delivery and industry consolidation (both customer and vendors).

10-11:30 a.m.: Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions at the Chairman’s Forum continue to be a valuable way to be part of an informal but valuable discussion about the latest challenges facing the industry. This year we will have two breakouts: one on Remote Production and Engineering and another on Asset Management.

Production and Engineering Breakout, Pavillion
Topics include:

10:00-10:30: The Move to IP-Based Routing: Myths and Realities
For many the move to IP-based routing will be the very large next step in the move to an all-IP infrastructure. But there is a lot of misunderstanding about how going to IP will impact everything from how you buy and specify for a router, implementation and operations, and troubleshooting vs. traditional baseband routing. This session will lay out the dos and don’ts of making the move to IP routing in 2015.
Presentation by Gary Olson, GHO Group, Managing Director

11:00-11:30: How Data, Big and Small, Will Change Everything

10:00-11:30: Asset Management Breakout

11:45 a.m.: End of Forum/Transport to the Strip Hotels

8 p.m. SVG Pre‐Game Party @ at the new location:Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace