Monthly Archives: January 2018
Super Bowl LII: NBC’s Production of The Big Game – By the Numbers
Written on January 30, 2018 at 9:52 am, by SVG Staff
NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LII begins Sunday, February 4, at Noon ET from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. To produce this year’s game, NBC Sports will use a crew […] More
Super Bowl LII: NBCUnversal Surrounds Big Game From All Sides in Minneapolis
Written on January 30, 2018 at 9:13 am, by SVG Staff
NBCUniversal will drive awareness and buzz for Super Bowl LII with extensive week-long, on-site coverage by many of its most high-profile programs and personalities in the lead-up to the big […] More
Super Bowl LII: Telemundo Deportes Unveils Spanish-Language Coverage Plans
Written on January 30, 2018 at 9:10 am, by SVG Staff
Telemundo Deportes wraps up its coverage of the 2017-18 NFL season presenting the exclusive Spanish-language telecast of Super Bowl LII, live from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. The telecast […] More
Super Bowl LII: 30K+ Feet of Daktronics LED Displays on Hand at U.S. Bank Stadium for Big Game
Written on January 30, 2018 at 9:09 am, by SVG Staff
When U.S. Bank Stadium welcomes the big game on Sunday, more than 31,000 square feet of LED displays manufactured and installed by Daktronics will create the ultimate game-day experience for fans. Daktronics […] More
Stan Honey Among 2018 Class of Inductees in the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Written on January 30, 2018 at 8:40 am, by SVG Staff
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Stan Honey – creator of the Virtual Yellow 1st & Ten line and host of other graphic enhancements – is among 15 innovation pioneers who […] More
Alibaba Ready To Begin Journey as Olympic Partner for Cloud Services
Written on January 29, 2018 at 4:08 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Chris Tung, chief marketing officer, Alibaba, today officially rolled out the company’s plans for the 2018 Winter Olympics that begin next week in PyeongChang, South Korea. And, although the global […] More
Bloomberg News: Crestview Eyes Partial or Full Sale of NEP Group
Written on January 29, 2018 at 3:52 pm, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Bloomberg News is reporting that the private-equity backer of NEP Group is mulling a full or partial sale of the broadcast-services company. Crestview Partners is said to be working with […] More
NAMM 2018: AES@NAMM Points a New Way Forward for Pro Audio
Written on January 29, 2018 at 12:28 pm, by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
The AES Show, professional audio’s main expo, may have found its 21st century stride in a first-ever co-location with The NAMM Show, the musical-instrument expo. Last week’s AES@NAMM, as the […] More
CONCACAF Partners With Brightcove To Own the Fan Experience
Written on January 29, 2018 at 11:05 am, by Troy Dreier, Contributor, Streaming & Digital
CONCACAF has selected Brightcove as a partner to take its online-video efforts to the next level. Although the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football has done a […] More
SVG Sit-Down: Akamai’s Will Law Continues the Fight Against Latency; And He’s Happy With the Progress
Written on January 29, 2018 at 10:12 am, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
2018 is going to be a massive year for live streaming in sports. Besides the potential fracturing of traditional business models to make way for more direct-to-consumer products, this year’s […] More