2016 in Review, Part 4: Every SVG Story From the Year That Was
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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 Q4 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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OCTOBER
MLB Postseason: New Studio Anchors Turner’s October Run
ESPN’s MLB Season Crescendos With NL Wild Card
Ryder Cup: ETP, CTV Team Up on World Feed
Sky Sports Leverages AR In Ryder Cup Coverage
Complete Coverage From 2016 Ryder Cup
AES Show Review: Optimism on the RF Front
SMT Acquires Sportvision in Meeting of Sports Tech Giants
Inaugural IP Production Forum Touts Promise of IP
After Ryder Cup Debut, NEP’s TS2B Ready for ALDS with Turner
Sports Media Leaders Sound Off at SMT Conference
deltatre on VR, AR, and the Evolution of Sports Storytelling
Fox’s Pitch Series Relies on Sound for Realism
Bleacher Report to Broadcast HS Football on Facebook Live
Monumental Sports, CSN Mid-Atlantic Strike Partnership
IP Production Summit Shines Light on Interface Developments
SVG On Demand: Game Creek’s Taubman Says SDI Is Not Dead
Photo Gallery: Inaugural IP Production Forum
TV Graphics’ “All-In-One” System Is Changing Workflows
PwC: North American Sports Market to Expect Growth
Collegiate Athletic Departments Get Into the VR Game
Inside Innovative Production of Wakeboard Collegiate Nationals
NHL Network Expands Live Programming Slate, Leverages ‘Rink’
Bleacher Report’s Kohn on Plans for Perfect Millennial Broadcast
NextVR, Notre Dame Partner for VR Coverage of Football Game
IP Production Forum: Picking an IP Router Remains Moving Target
With Move to IP, Engineering Jobs Change — and Stay Same
MSE, CSN Mid-Atlantic Agree to Robust Media Partnership
Mobile TV Group Rolls Out Side-by-Side Dual-Feed Truck
Emphasis on Single Format, Interoperability Bode Well for Industry
Cloud Can Keep Costs Down by Keeping Resources at Home
Fall SportsTech Journal Digital Edition Now Available
DTV Audio Group’s AES Conclave Focuses on Hollywood
NHL, MLBAM Deliver New Suite of Digital Offerings
ESPN Streamlines Look in 15th Season of NBA Coverage
‘Inside the NBA’ Hits Road With New ‘NBA on TNT Roadshow’
NBA to Offer One Live VR Game Per Week With NextVR
Sony’s Alec Shapiro on the Move to Next-Gen Services
TranSPORT Executive Profile: Fox’s Keith Goldberg
Pepsi Center Welcomes SVG Rocky Mountain Meet-Up
World Series: Fox Sports Deploys Nine Super-Slo-Mo Cameras
MLBN Builds on Postseason Success With World Series Plans
Dome Productions Expands Commitment to 4K/UHD in Canada
NBA Mobile View to Offer Tighter Shots Optimized for Mobile
IMS Productions’ Killer Frost Caters to “At-Home” Model
SMPTE Marks Centennial With Look at Next-Gen Tech
Q&A With Outgoing SMPTE President Robert Seidel
Digital Troublemaker’s Pierre Routhier’s 13 Rules for Quality VR
TranSPORT Executive Profile: NBC’s Chris Connolly
‘SVG College: Alabama’ Gathers Local Industry
Avid Acquires Rights to Nexidia’s Technology
NOVEMBER
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame: Joe Cohen
BAMTech, Discovery Communications Form BAMTech Europe
YES Network Doubles Down on High-Speed for Nets Productions
Token Creek’s Pioneer Provides Affordable High-End Footprint
TranSPORT: Keynote Goes Inside Historic ATSC 3.0 at World Series
TranSPORT Executive Profile: CBS-TV’s David Chilson
CenturyLink to Acquire Level 3 Communications
Twitter and the NFL: The Halftime Report
Can Social Media Be a Primary Distribution Platform?
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame: Dan Rooney
Five Keys From Fox Sports’ Production of World Series Game 7
Top Rank Takes Control of Pacquiao-Vargas PPV Production
NYC Marathon to Feature 33 Cameras, Performance Metrics
NFL, Google Partner Up on Virtual Reality
Intel Acquires VR Startup VOKE With Eye on Sports
Russell Gabay of MLB International Unexpectedly Passes Away
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Verne Lundquist
With Ovation, Proshow Continues on Path to ‘At-Home’ Production
SVG Sit-Down: SMT’s Drake on Player-Tracking, Virtual Graphics
Colorado First In Production on Pac-12’s Twitter Package
Learfield Dives Into Branded Content With Facebook Live Series
Calrec Launches Bite-Size Tutorials on Brio Console
The Switch Acquires Pacific Television Center
BTN To Live Produce Football Game in VR
NFL Films, NextVR To Produce Postgame VR Highlights
TranSPORT: Inside NBC Olympics, ATSC 3.0 World Series
SVG On Demand: Fox Networks’ Edwards Tackles IP
America East to Develop In-House Productions With ESPN
NFL’s Rolapp Says League Mulling Commercial Allocation
Tech & Engineering Emmys To Honor 4K Replay, Comcast’s Werner
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Andrea Berry
NHRA Wraps Up Breakout Season on Fox Sports
SVG Summit Discounted Hotel Room Rate Expires Nov. 18
NBC Olympics Prez Sees Limits to At-Home Production
TranSPORT: At-Home Productions Drives Bandwidth Demand
Aspera’s Munson Talks OTT Transmission, Live Sports
Dallas Mavericks Launch Three Digital Distribution Channels
Samsung To Acquire Harman; Give Pro Biz Shot in Arm
UFC.TV Makes History With Global 4K Streaming of UFC 205
NBC RSNs Ink Deal for Live NHL In-Market Streaming
Immersive Audio: The Pieces Are Coming Together
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Bill Webb
NBC Olympics Audio Pioneer Bob Dixon Dies at 70
LiveTV:LA: Adashek On Social Media’s Power for Live Production
NBA Audio Aims To Enhance Experience at Home, Venue
NAB Comments Look Beyond the FCC Auction
Exclusive: Fox Sports Media Group Reorganizes Structure
Facebook’s Gruters Wants Content Creators To Think Mobile
Inside the Atlantic 10’s Facebook Live Strategy
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Bob Mikkelson
LiveTV:LA: Sports Producers On Adapting to Evolving Roles
LiveTV:LA: Inside Fox Sports’ Facebook Live Strategy
The Telos Alliance’s John Schur Talks Broadcast Audio
TranSPORT: 4K/UHD Distribution Needs Boost From HEVC
WTA Puts New Spin On Its Online Platforms
For MSG and Barclays Center, a Rising Tide Raises All Ships
SVG Venue Production Seminar Travels to MSG, Nov. 29
Venue Q&A: MSG’s Bauman Talks Fan-Engagement Strategy
Chesapeake Energy Arena Upgrades Audio for OKC Thunder
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Tim McCarver
SVG Summit: 10 Reasons You Can’t Miss Day One
The ‘Lubricating Factor’: Inside Fox and ABC’s Move to IP
Future of VR Requires Industry, Consumer Patience
NASCAR Drops Checkered Flag on Ambitious Year of Social Video
ESPN Delivered Championship Production For Ohio State-Michigan
DECEMBER
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Robin Roberts
Fox Sports Gets Immersive at Big Ten Championship Game
SVG Summit: Sports Production Leaders To Take Main Stage
SVG Digital Summit: NBC Olympics to Spotlight Live Streaming
Venue Workshop To Spotlight Broadcast/Venue Connection
Cloud Workshop To Highlight IMG/Premier League, MLBN/NHLN
SVG Summit Technology Showcase Preview, Part 1
NFL, VOKE To Produce VR Game Highlights at Four Games
LiveTV:LA: Truck Vendors Discuss Biggest 4K Challenges
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Craig Sager
Inside NBC Sports’ Historic Notre Dame 4K/UHD Productions
Jeff Rosica Named President of Avid
12 Reasons to Attend the SVG Summit
SVG Summit Technology Showcase Preview, Part 2
NBA TV, AT&T Deliver First Live NBA Game in 4K UHD
SVG Sit-Down: Devlin Design Group’s Dan Devlin
Sports Venue Production Summit to Visit U.S. Bank Stadium
Celebrating Five Years of the ACC Digital Network
NBA, MTVG Make Unified HD/4K Production a Reality
All Mobile Video: New Media Spurs Zurich’s 4K Success
National Lacrosse League Scores With OTT Action
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Sean McManus
NBC Denies Skycam Cable Interfered With Pass on TNF
MLS Cup To Hit Network TV, Get VR Treatment by Fox Sports
Olympic Channel’s Parkman Talks Production Plans, Challenges
BT Sport Plans to Produce First Match in UHD, Dolby Atmos
Reports From SVG Europe FutureSport 2016
Legendary Sideline Reporter Craig Sager Passes Away
Olympic Channel Set To Launch in 2017 With NBCU, IOC, USOC
SVG Summit: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Keynote
SVG Summit: DTV Audio Group Looks at Past, Present, Future
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Photo Gallery: Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame
TVNewsCheck Recaps NewsTECHForum 2016
AXS TV Production Stalwart Darrell Ewalt Passes Away
SVG Summit: Top Sports-Production Highlights From 2016
SVG Summit: Turner’s Barry, CBS’s Bryant on Industry Trends
Turner’s David Levy Offers Touching Words About Craig Sager
James Brown’s Heartfelt Thanks to Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney
BAMTech Lands $300M Deal with Riot Games
Electric Open-Wheel Cars Change Sound of Racing on TV
SVG Sit-Down: Canare’s Joe Castellano
SVG Summit: Remote Production Leaders Sound Off on IP, 4K
Cosell Mimics Grandfather During McCarver HOF Speech
Mikkelson’s HOF Speech Offered Poetic Peek Inside Aerial Life
NBC Sports’ Lyndsay Signor: Social Data Dictates Content
Fox Sports’ Michael Davies: VR is Second Screen 2.0
How NASCAR is Taking a Lifestyle Approach to Snapchat
Harvard Athletics’ Three Tips for Facebook Live Success
With Hire, Wheatstone Strengthens Position in TV Sports Audio
ESPN’s Five-Game NBA Christmas Slate Features Finals Rematch
Rob Shaw Is Not Surprised by Facebook Live’s Impact
How Sean McManus Broke Out of His Father’s Shadow
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