2016 in Review, Part 1: Every SVG Story From the Year That Was
Story Highlights
2016 proved to be another banner year for the sports-video-production community, as technological innovations behind major telecasts and livestreams progressed at an epic clip. Here is a month-by-month guide to the top events and most intriguing sports video production stories during the Q1 of 2016, including every SVG headline from the year that was. Click on the stories below to relive the year in live-sports production.
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JANUARY
CES: Panasonic Eyes Single-Cable 8K Transmission
MLB’s Manfred, NBA’s Silver Talk Sports and Tech
Turner Sports Begins eSports Revolution
CTA Forecasts Promise of OLED, Power of Size
MLB Taps Le Sports for Streaming in China
CES: Samsung SUHD Lineup Controls Home
SVG Redesigns Website Upon 10th Anniversary
NBC Sports Adds Skycam Wildcat to NHL Winter Classic
Live From CES: The Hype Machine Shifts Into Overdrive
CES: UHD Alliance Defines the UHD Experience
CES: Panasonic Details Role at Olympics
CES: Panasonic Goes to Bat for Atlanta Braves
CES: LG Electronics Embraces OLED
CFP Championship: Fan Experience Goes Aerial Using Drone, Teradek Tech
CFP Championship: ESPN’s Massive Efforts Eclipse Super Bowl Benchmarks
CFP Championship: Pylon Cam Gets Full Deployment in Glendale
CFP Championship: Megacast Puts Innovations Front and Center
CFP Championship: Fletcher Sports Supports ESPN With Robotics
CFP Championship: VWSE Productions, Cardinals Unite to Rock UoP Stadium
CFP Championship: SportsLabs Powers In-Stadium Mobile App
CFP National Championship Goes Live and Loud
Dome Productions Preps for Live 4K Sports in Canada
Sportsnet, TSN Announce Plans for 4K Sports Production
ESPN Deportes Upgrades Production Facility in Mexico
Pagano Receives Lifetime Achievement Emmy
White Paper: Today’s Sports Need 4K-Enabled MAM
CBS’s Super Bowl Plans Include EyeVision 360, Pylon Cam
TSN Ups Ante on Live 4K Sports Production
SVG Sit-Down: SAM CEO Tim Thorsteinson
Clemson Hits Hard With Social Video
CF HOF Acquires 4K Content at National Championship
VR Just the Tip of the Tech Iceberg as Boxing Comes to Fox
Rogers Enters Age of UHD With First 4K NHL Game
BT Sport, Rogers Deliver First 4K NBA Game to UK, Canada
Showtime’s VR Boxing Coverage Delivers Powerful Punch
Fox’s Rich Russo Ready For Anything at NFC Championship
Winter NAMM: Increasing Focus on Pro Audio
ESPN Says ‘Aloha’ as NFL Pro Bowl Returns to Hawaii
NFL Pro Bowl To Let Viewers Hear the Game Unfiltered
SVG To Launch RSN Summit June 21 in Chicago
Ted Brown, ESPN Graphics Producer, Dead at 36
Shure Inc. Mourns Passing of Chairman Rose L. Shure
Chicago Bears Go All In on 1080p at Soldier Field
Ducks Fly Together During A/V Overhaul at Honda Center
Winter X Games: ESPN Back Aboard Innovation Train
Intel Curie Sensors Offer Viewers Deep Data at X Games
As Winter X Games Grow, So Does the Sound
NHL All Star 2016: NBC Ready for Thrills With 3-on-3 Format
New-Look NHL Network Adds Onsite Studio in Nashville
Sinclair Broadcast Group Acquires Tennis Channel
The Bottom Line on HDRWinter X Games: ESPN Back Aboard Innovation Train
Intel Curie Sensors Offer Viewers Deep Data at X Games
As Winter X Games Grow, So Does the Sound
NHL All Star 2016: NBC Ready for Thrills With 3-on-3 Format
New-Look NHL Network Adds Onsite Studio in Nashville
Sinclair Broadcast Group Acquires Tennis Channel
The Bottom Line on HDRWinter X Games: ESPN Back Aboard Innovation Train
Intel Curie Sensors Offer Viewers Deep Data at X Games
As Winter X Games Grow, So Does the Sound
NHL All Star 2016: NBC Ready for Thrills With 3-on-3 Format
New-Look NHL Network Adds Onsite Studio in Nashville
Sinclair Broadcast Group Acquires Tennis Channel
FEBRUARY
Super Bowl 50: CBS Sports Promises Some Super Firsts
Denver Broncos Video Team Preps For Super Bowl 50
ESPN’s Latest Tech Innovation: Virtual 3
CBS, NBC, NFL Net Split New Thursday Night Package
X Games: ESPN, MLG Bring eSports to Aspen
X Games Aspen Compound Headlined by NEP’s EN1/EN2
Sony High on 4K HDR After Sony Open Tests
Facebook Sports Stadium to Revolutionize Social Sports
NHL, MLBAM Reboot Hockey League’s Digital Portfolio
SVG Digital Chat: MLBAM’s Chad Evans, Matt Restivo
FOX Sports’ ‘Quadcast’ Lets Talent Go Live Anywhere
Super Bowl 50: NFL Network Leans on Culver City Crew
NFL Network, Others Turn on The Switch for Network Needs
VWSE Productions Set To Deliver for Super Bowl Fans
San Francisco 49ers Embrace IP With Help From Evertz
Level 3 Back in the Super Bowl Swing for 27th Year
EEG To Provide Captioning to Fans At Home, In Stadium
BBC To Live Stream Rugby Match to Space Station
UEFA Preps for EURO 2016 Football Championship
SVG Sit-Down: SendtoNews’ Mike John-Baptiste
Super Bowl 50 and Its Lasting Legacy
Super Bowl Caps Year One of New Replay Review System
Filmwerks Powers Super Bowl 50 Compound
SVG‘s Full Super Bowl 50 Coverage
ISE 2016: Panasonic Sees Rise of 3D Projection Mapping
ISE 2016 Q&A: Blackmagic Design’s Simon Westland
SVG Sit-Down: Wazee Digital’s Dave Polyard
Turner Sports, NBA All-Star Game Heat Up Toronto
A New Era for NHRA: Races Go Live on Fox
Panasonic Unveils Compact 4K Super 35 VariCam Camera
ISE 2016: NewTek Caters to IP-savvy A/V Industry
ISE 2016: Christie Digital’s Griffiths on In-Venue Projection
Inertia Unlimited Relies on FOR-A Color Corrector
Daytona Rising Is Template for NASCAR Tracks’ Future
A New Era for NHRA: Building a High-Speed Production
All-Female Crew Produces Live Event at Ryerson
SVG College Q&A: University of Colorado’s Eric Pelloni
Sports Graphics Forum Showcases Full Branding Redesigns
Troika’s Gil Haslam Goes Inside CBS Sports’ Rebrand
ChyronHego CTO Soren Kjellin Chats Shift to Software
Sports Graphics Forum Photo Gallery
Daytona 500’s New Home Has Robust New Sound System
NEP Brings SS24 Unit Into IP Age for NBA All-Star Weekend
Firehouse Shows Comms Artistry at NBA All-Star Weekend
AES67 Standard Is Successfully Tested at AES Plugfest Event
Fox Sports Signs Five-Year Deal With NextVR
Daytona 500: Fox Sports Takes VR to Next Level
Fox Sports GO Tracks Daytona 500 Drivers in Depth
Viz Engine Shines at Dramatic Daytona 500
Sports Graphics Forum: Virtual Calls for Measured Approach
Examining Client/Designer Relationship, Virtual Studios
SVG Sit-Down: FMProduction’s Alon Cohen
Congressional Act Poses Risk to Sports Production
SVG Mobile: Download Our New App; Stay Up-to-Date
New York Giants Up Year-Round Production Game With KMH
One-off Opening Ceremony Tech Can Become Standard
Shifts in Mobile-Device Use Shape In-Venue Fan Engagement
Univision Reflects on 4K Mexico-Senegal Soccer Production
Univision to Produce Copa América Centenario Final in 4K
NFL Media Goes Multiplatform at Scouting Combine
Fox Sports Taps CMSI for Editing Systems, Supprt in Daytona
LSCC Battles Lithium Ion Batteries Ban in Passenger Planes
SES Platform Services To Acquire RR Media
MARCH
Inside ESPN’s MNF, College FB Graphics Rebrands
College Sports Media Awards: Entry Window Open
VR, 360 Video Nearly Ready for Primetime
Facebook’s Klein: ‘The Next Mass-Media Revolution’
VR Deserves Hype But Innovation Is a Marathon
Mark Cuban, Eric Shanks Ponder Digital Future
MLS Live Touts 60% Year-Over-Year Sub Growth
MLS Kickoff: Fox Sports, ESPN, UniMas Bolster Tech
Diversifed Acquires The Systems Group
Vizrt’s David Jorba on Rise of Story-based Graphics
Wowza’s David Stubenvoll on Latest in Live Streaming
X Games Oslo: TV2, OB-Team Deliver Action Sports
Panasonic Opens LED Manufacturing Facility in Texas
Five (and a Half) Takeaways from Social Media Week NY
VIDEO: Brainstorm’s Hoffman Chats on Augmented Reality
CBS, DirecTV Tee Up 4K Production at The Masters
Pac-12 Brings At-Home Production to Men’s Hoops Tourney
MMA Promoter Bellator Jumps on VR Bandwagon
Intel Acquires Replay Technologies
NCAA Tourney: CBS Deal Brings Title Game to Turner
NextVR, Fox Sports Bring VR to Big East Tournament
SVG Sit-Down: Level 3’s Anderson on At-Home Production
NAB 2016 Preview: RCS, Vizrt, Barnfind, and More
Stephen F. Austin Hits It Big With ESPN3
Turner’s Mark Johnson on March Madness Live
SVG College Podcast: Champ Week With Joel Kitay
NCAA Wrestling Is A Multiscreen Marvel From ESPN
ATP Media Serves Up Live VR at BNP Paribas
The Convergence of Broadcast, Digital at the NFL
NCAA Tourney: CBS Deal Brings Title Game to Turner
Turner’s Mark Johnson on March Madness Live
China Sports Market Gets Spotlight at Sportel Asia
Southeast Asia Sports Fans Prioritize Social Media
Pliant Technologies, New Division Of CoachComm, Launches
Historic MLB Game in Cuba Gets ESPN A-Game Treatment
ESPN Breaks Down Live Barrier at SEC, NCAA Gymnastics
NFL Pulls Back Curtain on Player Tracking, Next-Gen Stats
NAB 2016 Preview: Immersive Sound, Networked Audio
Tebas: La Liga Set to Embrace Skycam for Match Coverage
March Madness Live Brings VR to Final Four, Championship
Will Launch of Oculus Rift Take VR to Next Level?
Harman Relocates Studer, Soundcraft Manufacturing
ELEAGUE Promises To Set High Bar on eSports Production
