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LIVE PRODUCTION
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. ENGINEERING UPDATE 2024:
Getting Practical with ST-2110
Part One: End-User Perspectives
Leaders in remote engineering discuss the current state of the industry, the challenges they have encountered in the move to IP and virtualized systems, and much more.
MODERATOR: Tim Canary, NBC Sports, SVP, Engineering
PANELISTS:
Kevin Callahan, NBC Sports, Olympics & Paralympics, Senior Director, System Engineering
Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video, SVP, Technology
Dan Turk, NEP U.S. Broadcast Services, Chief Technology Officer
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. ENGINEERING UPDATE 2024: Getting Practical with ST-2110 Part Two: Vendor Perspectives
MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
PANELISTS:
Geoff Bowen, Appear, Chief Technical Architect
Erling Hedkvist, manifold technologies, Sales and Business Development
Adam Marshall, Grass Valley, Chief Product Officer
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. 2024 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES AT GLOBO: Shaping the Future of Live Sports with Immersive & Personalized Sound and 4K/8K HDR Video
Brazil is taking a significant step in revolutionizing media consumption by deploying a nextgeneration broadcast system known as TV 3.0 (DTV+), based on the ATSC 3.0 standard used in the United States and South Korea. This presentation will explore Brazil’s transition to immersive and personalized sound using MPEG-H Audio and 4K/8K HDR video during the live pilot broadcast of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
PRESENTERS:
Carlos Cosme, Globo, Technology Specialist Innovation II
Yannik Grewe, Fraunhofer IIS, Senior Manager - Media Technologies & Business Development
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MAKING THE MOST OF LIVE CLOUD PRODUCTION TOOLS
Developers of cloud-based systems and tools discuss how their products are making the move to a virtualized environment, how they will help production teams work better, and much more.
MODERATOR: Kristian Hernández, SVG, Senior Editor
PANELISTS:
Robert Erickson, TAG Video Systems, VP of Sales - Americas Greg Macchia, Riedel Communications, VP, Business Development, Live Production Jacob Soto, MLB Network, VP, Engineering and IT Peter Wehner, Mobile TV Group, VP of Engineering Rick Young, LTN, SVP, Head of Global Products
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK
IN EXHIBITS
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. GENERATIVE AI & LIVE SPORTS PRODUCTION
We’ll discuss the current state of AI within production tools, the potential future for generative AI within the industry, and the challenges and pitfalls of relying on AI.
MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
PANELISTS:
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG U.S. Chairman
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. HOW UFC TRANSFORMED ITS LIVE PRODUCTIONS TO DELIVER REAL-TIME ACTION TO FANS WORLDWIDE
PSSI Global Services faced the challenge of transforming UFC live broadcasts to support highcapacity REMI-based production. In this session, discover how they answered the demand for delivering reliable, seamless, low-latency video backhaul at scale in one of the most demanding live sports environments.
PRESENTERS:
Ed McGivern, Appear, President and General Manager, North America
Tracy Michaels, PSSI Global Services, Director of Project Engineering
Brian Nelles, PSSI Global Services, CTO
2:15 – 2:45 p.m WHAT’S NEW IN CAMERAS, LENS, & IMAGING
Every sports TV production begins with pixels and we’ll spend 30 minutes discussing some of the recent developments that will help your production capture more pixels and better pixels, both of which will help improve the quality of your viewer’s experience.
MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
PANELISTS:
Kevin Callahan, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering
Stosh Durbacz, Fujifilm, VP of Sales, Optical Device Division
Craig Stevens, CBS Sports, VP of Remote Engineering
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. HOW TO BOOST YOUR CONTENT ENGINE WHILE STAYING RESOURCE-EFFECTIVE WITH REMOTE PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY
From increased production costs to the constant battle for viewers’ attention, it’s becoming more and more difficult to find that balance between leveraging resources effectively and building out a content engine that converts. In this session, Tom Buffolano, Head of Business Development at TATA Communications will discuss his experience in using remote production (REMI) to create revenue-generating content with a quick turnaround time.
INTERVIEWER: Francesco Scartozzi, Matrox Video, VP of Sales & Business Development
SPEAKER: Tom Buffolano, Tata Comms Media, Head of Business Development
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. BEHIND THE SCENES OF VIRTUAL ADVERTISING: A Fireside Chat with uniqFEED and MLB
Get exclusive insights into how uniqFEED and MLB brought virtual advertising to life in one of the world’s most iconic sports. This session delves into the challenges, achievements and future potential of implementing virtual advertising solutions at scale.
PRESENTERS:
Mark Elinson, Major League Baseball, VP, Technical Operations - Broadcasting Marcel Naef, uniqFEED, Director of Commercial Development Americas
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. HOW AR, XR, AND NEXT-GENERATION GRAPHICS ARE CHANGING THE GAME
Once upon a time AR and XR graphics tools were only available to the largest of events. But that has changed in recent years and they are now having an impact in storytelling for shows big and small.We'll discuss the latest developments in AR and XR tools and what to expect in 2025.
MODERATOR: Kristian Hernández, SVG, Senior Editor
PANELISTS:
Komal Bhukhanwala, CBS Sports, Senior Art Director
Zac Fields, Fox Sports, SVP, Graphics Technology and Integration
Andrew Isaacson, The Famous Group, Partner / EVP
Miguel Yabrudes, Meptik, Chief Creative Officer
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION IN EXHIBITS LIVE PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY CASE STUDY
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Harness integrated, end-to-end, networkcentric, and highly resilient workflows with high availability and low end-to-end latency.
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SCAN FOR
WOMEN'S SPORTS
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Concourse
A, Concourse Level
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. SVGW MEETUP
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. DELOITTE WOMEN’S SPORTS MEDIA RESEARCH PRESENTATION
Join us for a presentation from Deloitte that will dive into the explosion in interest in women’s sports and what it means to the sports rights and media landscape.
PRESENTERS:
Caiti Donovan, WNBA, Growth Strategy Lead Li-Shen Lee, Deloitte Digital, Principal Erica Smith, WNBA, Partnership Director
10:20 – 10:45 a.m. SVGW ONE-ON-ONE: Amanda Vandervort, President of the United Soccer League Super League
Amanda Vandervort oversees the entire USL women’s pathway, including the W league and Academy for Girls. We’ll discuss what it takes to launch a new league, growing a brand in a new world filled with social media channels and influencers, Amanda’s own career, and much more.
INTERVIEWER: Sybil Wilkes, YoSy Media, Co-Founder
SPEAKER: Amanda Vandervort, United Soccer League (USL) Super League, President
10:45 – 11:05 a.m. HBCU AND THE GROWTH OF WOMEN'S SPORTS
We'll dive into the latest efforts, plans for 2025 and beyond, and how your organization can help HBCUs make a difference with women's sports.
MODERATOR: Sybil Wilkes, YoSy Media, Co-Founder
PANELISTS:
Karrington Symonds, HBCU Go, Vice President, Content and Business Development
Nia Symone, HBCU Go, On-Air Talent
11:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. WOMEN’S SPORTS IS HERE TO STAY: Now What?
It appears that women’s sports has collectively captured the attention of marketers, programming executives, social media, and fans. How can women’s sports continue to rise, increasing its value as a media property, and its attractiveness to brands and marketing companies?
Amy Rosenfeld, NBC Sports, SVP, Olympics & Paralympics Production
Alex Rozis, Octagon, SVP, Global Communications
Dana Rubin, USL & Super League, VP of Media
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
SCAN FOR UPDATED AGENDA
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Murray Hill, 2nd Floor
10:00 – 10:05 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTER: Jeff Herzog, EditShare, Director of Product Management
10:05 – 10:45 a.m. AI, ML, & AUTOMATION: The Changing Face of Media Management, Personalization, & Monetization
MAM is a sector that is rarely fully staffed, so which workflows and tasks can be automated? Can AI help personalize workflows? What would sports-media orgs like to automate?
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
PANELISTS:
JC Curelop, Perfect Memory, Chief Revenue Officer
Kendall Ginsbach, Riot Games, Global Lead, Content Operations
Michelle Munson, Eluvio, Co-Founder and CE Ken Ruck, Magnifi, SVP - Americas
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. HOW THE GLOBAL GAMING LEAGUE MAXIMIZES CONTENT VALUE BEYOND THE LIVESTREAM
Hear how the Global Gaming League is leveraging its unique content vision to cement itself as a prominent player in the gaming space.
Brandon Veldman, Global Gaming League, Chief AI & Data Officer
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. THE REDRAWN CONTENT MANAGEMENT
MAP: The Blurring Lines Between DAM, MAM, and PAM
As the media industry continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, the lines between digital asset management, media asset management (MAM), production asset management (PAM) have become increasingly blurred. Learn how you can prepare for the future.
MODERATOR: Anne Graham, Warner Brothers Discovery, Manager, Media Strategy & Project Planning; SVG Sports Content Management Committee Chair
PANELISTS:
Brent Angle, CineSys, CTO
Roy Burns, IMT, SVP, Media Solutions
Jeff Herzog, EditShare, Director of Product Management
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. MLB MEDIA CENTER: Amplifying Success and Charting the Future
This presentation explores the ongoing benefits of the MLB Media Center, highlighting its role in enhancing partner engagement and operational efficiency.
PRESENTERS:
Padraic Boyle, MLB Advanced Media, Senior Director, Enterprise Media
Olivia Cianci, Reuters Imagen, Head of U.S. Accounts
Brett Kaplan, MLB Network, Senior Content Services Lead
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. THE MAM TALENT PIPELINE: Recruiting and Training the Next Wave of Media Managers
This panel will explore the critical skills and competencies required for modern media management, focusing on digital transformation, automation, and AI.
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
PANELISTS:
Anne Graham, Warner Brothers Discovery, Manager, Media Strategy & Project Planning
Yonah Levenson, Rutgers University, Co-Founder, Co-Director & Instructor, Digital Asset Management (DAM) Certificate Program
Ian Owen, Riot Games, Manager, Media Asset Management, Esports
12:15 – 12:30 p.m. IBU CONTENT HUB: Empowering Athletes and the Sport with Media
Learn how IBU’s media management content hub provides athletes and franchises with the tools they need to connect with their fans and empower them to promote the sport globally.
SPEAKER: Franck Choquard, Eurovision Sport, Content & Platform Expert
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SPONSORED BY LEAD
SCAN FOR
MVP: MONETIZING VIDEO PRODUCTION
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Nassau, 2nd Floor
10:00 – 10:05 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTED BY
PRESENTER: Paul Cramer, Veritone, Managing Director, Media and Broadcast
10:05 – 10:30 a.m. CREATING AND MONETIZING THE NEW IMMERSIVE FAN EXPERIENCE
ESPN, Meta, and COSM will share their production workflow, distribution, and monetization strategies for the next-gen fan experience.
MODERATOR: Chris Wagner, OTT Advisors, Managing Partner
PANELISTS:
Ryan Dornbusch, Meta, Head of Sports and Live Event Production
Zack Malet, ESPN, Senior Director, Sports Business Development & Innovation
Peter Murphy, Cosm, SVP, Content and Media
10:30 – 11:15 a.m. MVP IN VENUE: The Return of the Second Screen
Regardless of how much a fan or venue spends on their displays, the smartphone (once called the second screen) is the sports fan's number-one screen. This trend now offers teams and their brand partners the opportunity to further engage their fans with supplementary content, promotions and a premium game experience.
MODERATOR: Chris Wagner, OTT Advisors, Managing Partner
PANELISTS:
Matt Duarte, YES Network, VP, Strategy and Business Development
Ryan Halkett, New York Islanders, SVP, Isles Media & Entertainment
Nima Malekmanesh, Evertz, Director of Business Development – Live Media
JR McCabe, Sinclair, Chief Business Officer, Consumer Products
Nathan Peterson, Tagboard, CEO
SCAN FOR
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MVP ON SCREEN: Beyond the L-Bar
Hear how production teams are experimenting with new graphical treatments to serve the converging opportunities of betting and live game streaming.
MODERATOR: Chris Wagner, OTT Advisors, Managing Partner
PANELISTS:
Mike Allen, Fan Duel Sports Network, Chief Product Officer
Lynnwood Bibbens, ReachTV, CEO & Founder
Paul Cramer, Veritone, Managing Director, Media and Broadcast
Ken Ruck, Magnifi, SVP - Americas
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. MVP METAVERSE: Brands In Your Head
The virtualization of the game is coming and the leagues are already there, exploring ways their fans will someday become immersed in the action. The metaverse expands rights holder inventory via a parallel sports production with no real-world limitations.
MODERATOR: Chris Wagner, OTT Advisors, Managing Partner
PANELISTS:
Ryan Dornbusch, Meta, Head of Sports and Live Event Production
Lucky Gobindram, CXR.Agency, President and SVP, Global Sales
Kaitlyn Kuczer, Deloitte Consulting, Immersive Engineering Lead
Brian Ryerson, USTA, Senior Director, Digital Strategy
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
MVP: MONETIZING VIDEO PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY LEAD
DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
1:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Nassau, 2nd Floor
1:30 – 1:35 p.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTER: Erik Ramberg, MediaKind, VP, Business Development and Strategic Partners
1:35 – 2:15 p.m. FAN ENGAGEMENT 2025: What Strategies and Technologies Are Changing the Game in Live Sports Video?
A panel of industry leaders will offer their experiences in gamification, interactivity, alternate broadcast feeds, and the various other technologies and strategies that are changing how leagues and broadcasters engage fans of all ages through video.
MODERATOR: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
PANELISTS:
Chris Allen, Red5, CEO and Co-Founder
Ben Cohon, DAZN, VP, Brand Partnerships & Client Solutions, North America
Tim Stevens, Verizon Business Group, Global Leader, Strategic Innovation, Sports, M&E
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. WHEN AI ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH: How NBC Sports Delivered High-Quality Captioning in Near-Real Time for Olympic Highlights
PRESENTERS:
Rob McKnight, NBC Sports, Director, Media Management and Operations
Josh Miller, 3Play Media, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. A NEW YORK STORY: The Digital, Production and Event Strategy Behind “Giants 100”
A season-long campaign, years in the making, to honor the 100-year history of one of sports’ more iconic franchises is going to touch every aspect of an organization. Executives from the New York Giants offer a look at the digital strategy behind their celebration.
PRESENTERS:
David Dominik, New York Giants, VP, Digital Strategy
Don Sperling, New York Giants, VP and Executive Producer
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. FOX SPORTS’ COMMITMENT TO DIGITAL-FIRST PRODUCTION
Get an inside look at FOX Sports’ digital production strategy, the facilities they have built to support it, and the work done for social around this past summer’s tournaments.
INTERVIEWER: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
SPEAKER: Ricardo Perez-Selsky, Fox Sports, Senior Director, Digital Production Operations
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. PEACOCK REACHES NEW HEIGHTS IN LIVE SPORTS STREAMING WITH HARMONIC AND AWS
MODERATOR: Gil Rudge, Harmonic, SVP, Video Products and Americas Sales
PANELISTS:
Naman Diwaker, NBCUniversal, VP, Video Software Engineering
Eric Ferrell, Harmonic, Strategic Account Director, Video Business
Yana Podroubaeva, AWS, Senior Account Leader – M&E, Games, and Sports
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. TECH PERSPECTIVES: The Maturation of Streaming
How are technologies under the hood of the some of the industry’s most successful streaming services evolving and what new developments will help move the business forward?
PANELISTS:
Rick Allen, ViewLift, CEO
Jean Macher, Harmonic, Senior Director, Global SaaS Solutions
Erik Ramberg, MediaKind, VP, Business Development and Strategic Partners
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. READY FOR THE BIG LEAGUES? How AI is Boosting Live Sports Video Creation, Distribution, and Monetization
Industry experts discuss cutting-edge AI tools that streamline content creation, enhance engagement, and deliver personalized highlights in real-time across digital platforms.
MODERATOR: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
PANELISTS:
Dave Giancola, USGA, Director, Digital Strategy and Innovation
Andrew Reich, AWS, Senior Industry Specialist BD, Media & Entertainment, Games, Sports
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION IN EXHIBITS
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DAY 1 | MONDAY WORKSHOPS
CLOUD PRODUCTION
1:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Murray Hill, 2nd Floor
1:30 – 1:35 p.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTER: David Ngo, Backblaze, Chief Product Officer
PRESENTED BY
1:35 – 2:15 p.m. THE ROADMAP TO A CLOUD-BASED PRODUCTION ECOSYSTEM: Creating Cost Efficiency, Flexibility, and Scalability
How are sports-media orgs incorporating long-term cost-efficiency into their cloud development?
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
PANELISTS:
Jim Akimchuk, BitFire, CTO
Simone D’Antone, AWS, Global Head of Broadcast Strategy
Dan Murphy, NEP Group, VP, Product Management
Adil Syed, Lawo, Business Development Manager, Media Infrastructures
Alan Young, Zixi, VP of Product Strategy
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. PREMIUM CONTENT OVER ANY INFRASTRUCTURE: Secure Transport and Seamless Switching in the Compressed Domain
PRESENTED BY
Discover how innovative failover, content protection and seamless switching technologies are changing the way the world’s top broadcasters operate, whilst retaining end-to-end ownership of ground, cloud and hybrid workflows.
PRESENTER: David Mitchinson, Techex, Solutions Director
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. FEATURED PRESENTATION:
How NBC Olympics Pulled Off Live Cloud Ingest at Scale for the Paris 2024 Games
NBC Olympics leaders share the journey of transforming traditional methods and building trust, through to setting the right goals, testing, and cost modeling.
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
PANELISTS:
Jim Miles, NBC Sports & Olympics, Senior Director, Live Event Workflows
Alex Murel, AWS Media & Entertainment, Senior Solutions Architect
Dave Norman, Telestream, VP, Sales Engineering - Solutions
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. FEATURED PRESENTATION: An Inside Look at ESPN’s Growing Cloud-Production Ecosystem
ESPN ops and engineering leaders discuss the challenges in building out these workflows, their approach to automated deployment, and the state of the industry overall.
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
Michael Kidd, Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology, Director, Media Systems Engineering
Daniel Lannon, ESPN, Senior Director, Production Operations
Ben Neiger, ESPN, Technical Operations Manager, REMI
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. THE CLOUD AND REMI PRODUCTION: A Match Made in Heaven
Learn how cloud solutions are enhancing REMI production, from enabling seamless realtime collaboration across distributed teams to optimizing resource allocation and reducing on-site infrastructure needs.
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
Jeremy Dujardin, Tata Comms Media, CTO, Global Media & Entertainment Services
Janel Moorefield, LiveU, VP of Sales, Sports
James Piccirillo, Game Creek Video, Director, Network Systems
Will Waters, Audinate, Principal Product Manager
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. PROTECTING QBS AND PBS: Moving From Tape to Cloud for Real-Time Production Access and Resiliency
PRESENTED BY
The Philadelphia Eagles media production team found itself playing hurry-up defense trying to accelerate content creation while using slow access, failure prone tape. During this session, they'll break down results and actionable insights from the team's new gameplan.
PRESENTERS:
Stacy Kelleher, Philadelphia Eagles, Director of Production
Ryan Lakey, CHESA, Principal Lead, Solution and Consulting
David Ngo, Backblaze, Chief Product Officer
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. BEYOND THE LIVE BROADCAST: Editing, Postproduction, and Storage in the Cloud
Learn about the latest developments in cloud storage, including cost-effective strategies for managing large volumes of hi-res media and optimizing content retrieval.
MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
PANELISTS:
Mark Anderson, Seagate Technology, Manager, Channel Systems and Solutions Sales Team
Laquie TN Campbell, Backblaze, Product Marketing Manager, Media and Entertainment
Colin Grimes, VideoShip, President
Dave Klee, A+E Networks, VP, Media Engineering and Broadcast Operations
5:30 –6:30 p.m. OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION IN EXHIBITS
CLOUD PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY
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1:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Concourse A, Concourse Level
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SUMMIT EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY
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john.miller@aja.com
kiel@amagi.com
sb9485@att.com
j.sheehan@ateme.com
gdixon@atus.com
john.yacano@backlight.co
tporpiglia@bitfire.tv
chris.fichera@calrec.com
jlomax@cusa.canon.com
mhone@cespower.com
Suzana.brady@cobaltdigital.com
jim.kidwell@audinate.com
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joanna.syiek@disguise.one
julia.crowe@editshare.com
tsilvestri@evertz.com
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jennifer.karbach@iis.fraunhofer.de
sdurbacz@fujifilm.com
alex.keighley@grassvalley.com
Kenneth.Cyr@hitachikokusai.us
jimbo.haneklau@imaginecommunications.com
chrisa@josephelectronics.com
greg@towerpower.com
allan.armstrong@meinberg-usa.com
mattw@multidyne.com
sdemoss@nepgroup.com
smbevents@netgear.com
kc.santos@perifery.com
ascheller@programproductions.com
Forrest.Quinn@quantum.com
tom.mauro@qvest.com
brett@red5.net
mark.b.anderson@seagate.com
marty.sacks@telosalliance.com
derek.nickell@cs.inc
michels@bhphoto.com
mgederman@vizrt.com
TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITS!
SUMMIT EXHIBITORS
Adder Technology enables the real-time control and management of distributed IT systems. With a presence in over 60 countries, Adder works with a network of distributors, resellers and OEMs to connect millions of devices worldwide. Adder is a thought leader and continues to deliver excellence through innovation.
Aggreko is a world-leading provider of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services. We provide temporary turnkey solutions, allowing our customers to focus on their business and production goals, knowing that everything related to power, heating, and cooling is in expert hands. Find out more here www.aggreko.com/en-us/sectors/events.
AI-Media delivers cutting-edge captioning and translation solutions for sports broadcasting and streaming, enhancing fan engagement and accessibility. Our LEXI technology powers real-time captions with unmatched accuracy for live sports events, while our iCap cloud network ensures seamless integration across broadcasts and streaming platforms, meeting industry standards and elevating viewer experiences. Visit our website for details: ai-media.tv
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Since 1993, AJA Video Systems has been a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge technology for the broadcast, cinema, proAV, and post production markets. The company develops a range of powerful, flexible video interface and conversion technologies, digital video recording solutions, and color management, streaming, and remote production tools.
Amagi is a leading media technology company offering cloud modernization, cloud-based live remote production, live orchestration and monetization solutions for broadcast and streaming TV. Amagi works with leading sports broadcast networks, content owners, rights owners and holders to create, manage, distribute, and monetize 24x7 live linear channels. Overall, Amagi supports 800+ content brands, manages 5,000+ channel deliveries with a wide network of 150+ platforms in as many countries.
Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Appear is a leader in live production technology, specializing in highcapacity solutions for media processing and content delivery. Trusted by top broadcasters, our technology empowers demanding live events for unforgettable audience experiences worldwide.
Arista Networks is an industry leading provider of broadcast network solutions. At the center of the largest broadcast networks and highest profile events in the world you will find Arista. From the inception of professional IP video, Arista has been instrumental in the development of standards used worldwide. With this pioneering presence in the standards process, Arista has been able to cultivate rich partnerships with broadcast vendors across the industry. This broad range of products and solutions incorporated into Arista’s open architecture is further enabled by our skilled and experienced broadcast technology team. Small or large, Arista can support your transition to IP, ensuring reliability, performance, visibility and simplicity.
ASG’s Virtual Live Production Solutions expand with Virtual Truck, operating live from the SVG show floor! Infinitely scalable, flexible, and cost-effective, with easy-to-transition workflows. ASG’s unparalleled expertise ensures consistent, secure, automated solutions that empower creators to deliver the best fan experience. Produce broadcast-quality content and spin up or down with our high-performance softwaredefined workflows. Virtual Truck rental packages are available to fit any budget. www.asgllc.com
AT&T is leading the way to the future — for customers, businesses, and the industry. The company continues to develop new technologies to make it easier for customers to stay connected. AT&T envisions a world where everything and everyone work together, a world that works for you. AT&T Global Video Service features flexible, cost-effective connectivity tailored to suit your business needs.
Join Ateme at the SVG Summit in NYC this December! Discover game-changing solutions like cloud-based Contribution & Distribution, TITAN Edge, Remote Production, and advanced production workflows, including 2110 integration and frame rate conversion. Explore how these innovations can transform your sports and live TV production. Let’s connect!
Enhance the game-day sports broadcast with the BPHS-series headsets to ensure clear commentary and a BP28 large-diaphragm microphone to capture the crowd and audio from the field. Monitor it all with our M-series professional headphones. Trust your sports audio with A-T products for high-quality, consistent, dependable audio capture and monitoring.
Backlight empowers sports content creators with innovative tools for media management, live video production, and distribution. At SVG Summit 2024, explore our game-changing solutions — iconik, Wildmoka, and Zype — designed to streamline workflows and engage fans in real-time. Visit us at the show to learn more.
Looking for a Cloud Platform that truly delivers? Experience the BitFire Cloud Platform live on the floor! The only Cloud Platform that’s easy to use, reliable, and fast. Try our Cloud Switcher, Audio Mixer, and Replay tools, and discover exactly what you’ve been searching for.
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries.
Broadfield Distributing has been the leading distributor of video editing and production equipment since 1980. We are pleased to offer sports production solutions including PTZ cameras, LED displays and live production equipment. Join us each year as we host SportStream.us with hours of content, case studies and industry experts.
Calrec is a leading designer and supplier of audio broadcast mixing equipment, relied on by the world’s most successful broadcasters. Formed as a microphone manufacturer in 1964, Calrec’s reputation for build quality, reliability and audio performance has made it an industry benchmark across the world.
Canon will showcase its latest imaging technology, including the CJ27ex7.3B broadcast lens, ideal for wide angle and telephoto capture. The CR-N700 PTZ camera will be shown with precise AF and tracking, along with the RC-IP1000 remote control. Also on display will be the new EOS C400 and C80 cinema cameras.
CES Power will be attending the SVG Summit in December and will be promoting Redundant Power
Generation, UPS Technology, HVAC & Power Distribution Products, along with WIFI Networking & Event Mapping. www.cestechnologies.com
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simplify storytelling by enhancing production and eliminating tedious tasks. Our lineup features highperformance media-optimized storage, media management, content review and distribution, branded pitch reels, and secure preview of high-value prerelease content.
Since 1966, Chyron has been an innovator in live video production. Today our superior storytelling tools include broadcast graphics, video wall content, touch screen content, venue control, illustrated replay and virtual placement (down and distance lines, virtual ads). Top tier sports broadcasters, venues and rights holders engage fans and drive revenue with Chyron tools.
Cobalt Digital designs and manufactures IP and 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD conversion, routing, compression, and multiviewer technology for the production and broadcast television environment. Cobalt offers a full range of video and audio processing openGear compliant solutions and other form factors for production trucks, master control, news, signal transport, and audio loudness processing.
Audinate is the leading provider of professional AV networking technologies globally. Found in over 4000 products from more than 600 AV manufacturers, the Dante platform distributes digital audio and video signals, including cloud-based broadcast audio production with Dante Connect. Visit our booth to discuss your evolving production needs.
Join Evertz at the SVG Summit to explore cutting-edge solutions like DreamCatcherTM DC-ONE. BRAVO Studio, SCORPION, NEXX, and more. Discover how our innovative technologies can elevate your production capabilities and streamline workflows. Don't miss the chance to see the future of broadcast and media technology in action!
Globally recognized as the market leader in live video production technology, EVS provides reliable products and solutions that capture the excitement and emotions of live events worldwide. The company is trusted by some of the world’s biggest broadcasters and content owners, to help them maximize the value of their media content in sports, news, TV entertainment, as well as esports. EVS’ broad product portfolio includes software and hardware live production servers, media infrastructure, solutions for replays and highlights creation, vision mixing, asset management, unified production, shared storage, as well as AI camera control and video assistance.
FUJIFILM will showcase the new FUJINON DUVO 14-100mm T2.9-3.9 and 24-300mm T2.9-4.2 portable PL-mount zoom lenses on the new ARRI Alexa 35 Live camera. These handheld lenses round out the DUVO family of native PL-mount, dual format cinema zooms, complementing the industry-first 25-1000mm F2.8-F5.0 PL Mount Cinema Box Lens, which made its U.S. debut at SVG Summit 2022.
Grass Valley is the leading technology provider for the live media and entertainment industry market. We work with 90% of the world’s major media brands, enabling their live production centers, mobile production units, 24-hour newsrooms, and sports streaming platforms to be ever more productive with SaaS and hardware systems. Our solutions enable content owners and service providers to create and deliver compelling live content in the most profitable way.
Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd. has been Empowering Broadcast Professionals with Precision Video Imaging for over 80 years. In 2025, we will take this experience and begin our new journey to Kokusai Denki Electric America. This new branding will bring forward new and Innovative Technology for Broadcasters.
Devlin Design Group is an award-winning, global full-service broadcast scenic and lighting design firm. Services include set design, virtual sets, lighting design and direction, lighting equipment, fabrication, solutions from concept to fabrication to air. We create exceptional visual storytelling environments with flexibility and function. DDG’s winning strategy… engaging your fans.
Disguise sits at the heart of a new era of visual experiences. Our powerful integrated system of software, hardware and services empowers you to build authentic connections with your audience. Engage your viewers with our unique end-to-end broadcast solutions, elevating your coverage with the next generation of graphics and content.
EditShare enables collaborative media workflows on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid setup. We
Fraunhofer IIS, the leading institute for applied audio research, presents the MPEG-H Audio system at the 2024 SVG Summit. Discover how creatives and providers can easily provide personalized immersive sound, delivering a unique experience to each viewer. The technology is already the mandatory audio codec of Brazil’s new TV standard.
Forecast Consoles will be attending SVG Summit, and we are bringing our ever popular, height adjustable GCX-S2 console. With an acrylic top, custom LED logos and easy rail mounting system, it is the perfect cost-effective broadcast furniture solution for any space.
Fortinet is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere you need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million customers trust Fortinet’s solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry.
IHSE’s KVM solutions turn mobile trucks into highly efficient and easily configurable multi-unit production centers with the draco display management systems. These systems use high-speed interconnects between A/B units to tieline production workstations together through simple gridline interfaces. Extenders support USB-HID, USB 2.0, DisplayPort, HDMI up to 4K60.
SVG Summit attendees looking to modernize their tech stacks with ST 2110, HDR or JPEG XS should visit Imagine Communications to discover SelenioNetwork Processor (SNP) and Magellan Control System — a winning combination that supports sports production operations navigating any technology transition, including providing an on-ramp to the cloud.
Joseph Electronics is an authorized stocking distributor of 100+ premier broadcast and pro A/V brands. JE also manufactures and supplies innovative custom fiber solutions and is equipped with a state-of-the-art fiber lab that can fabricate, terminate, or repair any connector, assembly, panel, breakout or interface in use.
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LiveU’s EcoSystem of hardware, software, and service offerings continue to add efficiencies and shorten workflows for the sports market. LiveU’s Lightweight Production Solution features LiveU Studio, which enables professional, collegiate, and sports associations/conferences to create more content for less directly from their browser. Take your fan engagement to the next level, bringing them closer to the action and keeping them glued to your content using our cloud-based production solution.
LTN is a worldwide leader in media technology solutions for producers and distributors of broadcastquality content. Built on the LTN Network — the world’s fastest and most reliable IP multicast network — the LTN Ecosystem seamlessly connects modular services and third-party integrations to bring full video chain workflows that drive scale from creation and acquisition to monetization and delivery. LTN has been connecting the world with transformative video experiences for more than 15 years and continues to make content more valuable and relevant to media organizations and global audiences.
sports and entertainment. We support productions from capture all the way through distribution with: mobile units and flypacks; production hubs and studios; rental equipment; specialty capture; MCR and NOC services; signal and feed management services; and fullservice production solutions.
With over 25 years of networking expertise, NETGEAR provides a wide range of products engineered for technologies like AV over IP, Power over Ethernet (PoE), wireless local area networks (WLAN), multigigabit connectivity, and remote cloud management. Proven leadership in network switching and advanced wireless access points with the latest security protocols make NETGEAR the smart choice for business networking solutions.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. protects the connected world from performance and availability disruptions through the company’s unique visibility platform and solutions powered by its pioneering deep packet inspection at scale technology. NETSCOUT serves the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and public sector organizations.
ProximaVision’s cutting-edge Air Ready Drone system features military-grade tethered drones with advanced proprietary camera control software to revolutionize broadcast applications. Designed for continuous, long-term operation, Air Ready seamlessly captures sports and news programming, providing exceptional reliability and dynamic aerial perspectives tailored for live production environments. Visit proximavision.com for more information.
Quantum has solutions for your entire content production workflow. Myriad all-flash: Power and consolidate animation & VFX workflows. ActiveScale object storage: Long-term archiving for future content creation. StorNext file system: Best streaming performance onsite or in the cloud. CatDV AI content enhancement: Turn content libraries into monetization engines. quantum.com/sports
Markertek is proud to be a sustaining sponsor of the Sports Video Group. As the premier source for over 500 top brands tailored to sports video production professionals, we take pride in delivering exceptional quality and craftsmanship through our custom fiber, copper, and metal solutions. Trust the Markertek sales team to support all your production needs with expertise and dedication.
Meinberg pioneered radio-controlled systems that spurred development of longwave DCF77 receivers vital for industrial applications. Passionate about time, today the company is a global technology leader with more than 100 employees developing and manufacturing time and frequency synchronization systems for modern industrial applications worldwide.
MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Solutions leads the industry in pioneering signal conversion and fiber-opticbased transport systems for the broadcast, cable, satellite, production, digital cinema, surveillance, teleconferencing, and Pro-AV markets across all business verticals.
Panasonic Connect offers an extensive portfolio of live production solutions that take your production to the next level. Unleash your creative vision with unrestricted flexibility of input, output, and operation for the efficient production of live video that captivates audiences. Come see our award-winning live production platform Kairos.
Qvest is the global leader in business and technology consulting for media companies. For over three decades, we have been a trusted partner to leading broadcast groups, sports leagues and Hollywood studios. With a proven track record, Qvest drives complex transformations across broadcast systems integration, streaming, and digital media supply chain.
NEP’s best-in-class people, portfolio of innovative solutions, and track record of reliability have made us the world’s most trusted media services partner in live
Perifery delivers smart storage and AI workflow solutions, designed to empower sports and media teams to store, search, share, and monetize content with ease. Our solutions integrate seamlessly, giving you clarity, control, and a complete understanding of your content. With Perifery, you don’t just keep up — you keep ahead.
Program Productions, along with Rhino Staging, XLT Management Services, and ProCrewz, are leaders in tech-enabled event workforce solutions across North America. Utilizing the ProCrewz platform, the family of companies streamline complex scheduling, payroll, and compliance needs, supporting over 30,000+ annual events. The network of live event crew managers combines local expertise with national reach. Learn more: programproductions.com | rhinostaging.com | xltms.com | procrewz.com.
RED Digital Cinema is a leading manufacturer of professional digital cameras. RED’s latest technology includes V-RAPTOR [X] systems, first available large format global shutter cinema cameras. The KOMODO systems feature a global shutter sensor in a small and versatile form factor. Also available is RED Connect, unlocking up to 8K 120FPS live cinematic streaming from the V-RAPTOR systems.
From our open-source roots in 2005 to our current XDN ecosystem, Red5 has been on a mission to accelerate how people connect, learn, and play. With custom real-time interactive streaming solutions for industries as diverse as sports, education, and surveillance and security, we are a proven partner for creating scalable workstreams that power experiences for the emerging metaverse and beyond.
RIEDEL Communications. We are Riedel. We live for media production and global events, providing intercom systems and fiber-based networks for the distribution of video, audio, and data signals. Whether in studios, stadia, theaters, convention centers, or cruise ships - Riedel solutions power broadcasts and events around the world, every day.
Ross Video’s integrated production solutions bring fans closer to the action, helping teams and broadcasters worldwide create engaging live experiences. XPression Tessera offers powerful, flexible storytelling, while PIERO provides real-time moment analysis. With seamless production workflows, Ross technology enhances efficiency, reduces control room footprint and lowers operational costs in sports and live events.
An industry leader in professional intercom solutions, RTS is celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2025. From systems used for smaller in-house productions to the Advanced Digital Audio Matrix systems used to coordinate network broadcasts of the world’s largest events, RTS is dedicated to innovating the future of global communications.
Offering the most innovative, high-density, and seamlessly integrated solutions at the best value, Seagate systems and devices are purposefully designed to help you store, manage, and protect petabytes worth of data for your AI and Big Data workloads.
The Signiant Platform is an integrated set of SaaS products that make media content flow easier and more efficient. The platform is built on a fast file transfer foundation already used to connect more than 50,000 companies of all sizes and over one million users. For more information, please visit http:// www.signiant.com.
Solid State Logic is the world’s leading manufacturer of audio production tools for broadcast, live sound, music, and post. System T is the next-generation IP based broadcast production platform, offering agile workflows, true scalability, and exceptional SSL sound quality. Whether used on-premises, decentralized or for remote production leveraging the latest virtualized technology, System T is ready for the challenges of modern broadcast production.
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SOS Global, is an engineered logistics solutions partner whose multimodal logistics services (air / sea / road) are trusted by premier clients in a number of industries, including sports broadcasting. We are more than a freight forwarder, we partner with clients to deliver reliable, timely and cost-effective logistics solutions. For more info: www.sosglobal.com
Network slicing promises optimized 5G bandwidth for business-critical specialized services. While 5G offers many compelling potential benefits for business, an emerging capability called network slicing promises to bring an unprecedented level of flexibility to the provisioning and configuration of 5G network resources. Come to booth 117 to learn more.
flows. The Studio has assembled a highly skilled team of accomplished professionals to provide solutions for nearly any media environment.
TVU Networks is a leader in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, empowering media organizations to innovate with AI-driven, adaptable microservices. Recognized with major industry awards, including a Technology and Engineering Emmy and 2024 IBC Innovation Award, TVU redefines workflows, streamlines the media supply chain, and delivers transformative remote production solutions worldwide.
Sony showcases their new BVM-HX1710 16.5-inch Pro Grading Monitor ideal for OB vans and control rooms. Its true-to-life color accuracy, 3000 nits of peak brightness and deep black reproduction brings HDR content to life. Their compact and lightweight HDC-P50A POV Camera enabling slow-motion shooting will also be shown in Booth #219.
For over 25 years, Telestream has empowered sports teams, leagues, venues, and trucks to deliver engaging experiences through seamless video capture, enhancement, and distribution. Our trusted cloud, hybrid, and on-premises solutions ensure unmatched quality and efficiency, from automated ingest and test and measurement, to content management, transcoding, and quality monitoring.
Telos Alliance will be showcasing Minnetonka AudioTools Server software, with unrivaled loudness tools, NGA support, and customizable, automated workflows that free you from the drudgery of audio file processing. We’ll also spotlight Telos Infinity VIP, the world’s first fully featured cloud-based Virtual Intercom Platform, and Infinity VCP Virtual Commentator Panel.
Vecima’s Open CDN and dh/KeyFrame are a winning team for your video business. With our MediaScale portfolio, your events are delivered in true 1080p and 4K at significantly lower streaming costs. We’re proud to provide our customers and their subscribers with the highest-quality viewing experience for big games and everyday viewing.
VideoShip is excited to be a first-time exhibitor at this winter’s SVG Summit. Come to booth #115 and let us show you two of our most popular products: the iNet Sports Media Hub and our iNet Live Distribution platform. Our products are simply faster, cheaper, and better.
Discover Versine 360 fluid head, successor to Vinten’s renowned Vision range. Engineered through hands-on collaboration with 150 operators at nine major sports and entertainment events, it delivers unmatched precision and versatility. The smallest in its class with the largest payload, Versine sets a new standard for outside broadcast support.
Teradek, a Videndum Group brand, manufactures wireless and IP video devices for video contribution, distribution, live ENG backhaul, real-time monitoring, and webcasting. For complex IP video systems. All Teradek products are designed and manufactured in the USA.
The Studio-B&H is a unique service-based environment dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions to all professional media markets. The Studio and its state-of-the-art Technology Center offer unmatched access to high-end technology as well as a superior level of expertise in all aspects of digital cinema, live broadcast production, post-production, virtual production, emerging technologies and their related digital work-
Vizrt is the leader in real-time graphics and live production for creators. Vizrt shapes video creation with ground-breaking solutions in graphics, cloud, live streaming, virtual production, and more. From the single user to the world’s largest media organizations, Vizrt empowers its users with creative tools to bring their vision to life.
Wave Central, a Domo Broadcast Systems company, specializes in professional RF wireless video solutions. We offer ultra-low latency COFDM and mesh TDMA protocols, with all products designed and built in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Our commitment is to provide outstanding picture quality and ensure client satisfaction.
DAY 1 | MONDAY WORKSHOPS
10:20
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10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Engineering Update 2024: Getting Practical with ST-2110 Part One: End-User Perspectives
10:50 a.m.
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10:20 – 10:45 a.m.
SVGW One-on-One: Amanda Vandervort, President of the United Soccer League Super League
– 11:05 a.m. HBCU and the Growth of Women’s Sports
In Venue: The Return of
– 11:00 a.m. How the Global Gaming League Maximizes Content Value Beyond the Livestream
11:10 a.m. 11:15
11:05 a.m. 11:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Women’s Sports is Here to Stay: Now What?
Engineering Update 2024: Getting Practical with ST-2110 Part Two: Vendor Perspectives 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
The Redrawn Content Management Map: The Blurring Lines Between DAM, MAM, and PAM
MVP On Screen: Beyond the L-Bar 11:20
11:30 a.m. 11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
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2024 Summer Olympic Games at Globo : Shaping the Future of Live Sports with Immersive & Personalized Sound and 4K/8K HDR Video
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Making the Most of Live Cloud Production Tools
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
MLB Media Center: Amplifying Success and Charting the Future
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
The MAM Talent Pipeline: Recruiting and Training the Next Wave of Media Managers
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
MVP Metaverse: Brands In Your Head 12:05 p.m.
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Generative AI and Live Sports Production 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
IBU Content Hub: Empowering Athletes and the Sport with Media
NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
Fan Engagement 2025: What Strategies and Technologies are Changing the Game in Live Sports Video?
- 2:15 p.m. The Roadmap to a Cloud-Based Production Ecosystem: Creating Cost Efficiency, Flexibility, and Scalability
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What's New in Cameras, Lens, and Imaging 2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
How NBC Sports Delivered High-Quality Captioning in Near-Real Time for Olympic Highlights 2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
A New York Story: The Digital, Production and Event Strategy Behind “Giants 100”
Premium Content Over Any Infrastructure: Secure Transport and Seamless Switching in the Compressed Domain
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. How NBC Olympics Pulled Off Live Cloud Ingest at Scale for the Paris 2024 Games
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
IP Audio Routing and Flows for 2110 Infrastructure: Are We Getting It Right?
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
How to Boost Your Content Engine While Staying Resource-Effective with Remote Production
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBITS
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3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Behind the Scenes of Virtual Advertising: A Fireside Chat with uniqFEED and MLB
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
How AR, XR, and Next-Generation Graphics are Changing the Game
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. FOX Sports’ Commitment to Digital-First Production
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Peacock Reaches New Heights in Live Sports Streaming with Harmonic and AWS
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Production Hubbing and the Changing Topology of Audio
- 4:45 p.m. The Cloud and REMI Production: A Match Made in Heaven
4:30 p.m. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. SVG Advisory Board Meeting 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Tech Perspectives: The Maturation of Streaming 4:30 - 4:45 p.m. New Live Audio
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The growing use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) has had a dramatic effect on the entire home entertainment experience, including live sports production. And HDR10+ dynamic metadata offers a number of benefits, including robust standardization, easy implementation, global certification and no licensing fees — plus compatibility with HDR10. Making it ideal for your most demanding encoding applications.
To learn more about this, we invite you to join leading executives from Ateme and Harmonic during the SVG Summit who will discuss, in cooperation with HDR10+ Technologies representatives, the key issues related to HDR10+ workflow.
Don’t miss this informative session!
Tues. Dec. 17, 10-10:45am, Clinton Suite (2nd floor).
DAY 2 | TUESDAY GENERAL SESSIONS
9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Trianon, 3rd Floor
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. COFFEE AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IN EXHIBITS
9:00 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTERS:
Julie Souza, AWS, Global Head of Sports Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
9:05 – 9:45 a.m. STATE OF THE REMOTE PRODUCTION BUSINESS
Each year it’s one of our most important sessions: the state of the remote production business. Top executives from across the remote production industry take to the stage to discuss the current business challenges, how technology and new workflows are reshaping their services and technologies, and much more.
MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial PANELISTS:
Mary Ellen Carlyle, Dome Productions, SVP and GM
Robert Carzoli, Program Productions, Chairman Nick Garvin, Mobile TV Group, CEO
Pat Sullivan, Game Creek Video, President Mike Werteen, NEP Broadcast Services, Global President
9:45 – 10:00 a.m INNOVATIVE
BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY AT KASEYA CENTER DELIVERS NBA EXCITEMENT & DRIVES FAN ENGAGEMENT
The Miami Heat's Blake Engman, Director of Broadcast Services, and Kurt Doster, Director of Arena Video Production discuss the state-of-the-art broadcast technology recently implemented at the Kaseya Center. Learn about the myriad technical and operational benefits gained with an end-to-end ST 2110 IP ecosystem, enabling NBA-standard premier quality live sports production while delivering unmatched viewer and fan experiences.
PRESENTERS:
Blake Engman, Miami Heat, Director of Broadcast Services
Kurt Doster, Miami Heat, Director of Arena Video Production
Jimbo Haneklau, Imagine Communications, Business Solutions Manager – Sports
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF FANDOM Sports leagues, teams, and federations continue to take advantage of technology to connect with fans in new ways, enhance their broadcast productions, and improve everything from player safety to instant replay operations. Join us to learn how leagues, teams, and federations are looking for out of next-generation technology.
MODERATOR: Larry Meyers, Industry Consultant
PANELISTS:
Barney Carleton, NBA, Senior Director, Broadcast Planning and Strategy
Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
Michael Raimondo, PGA TOUR Entertainment, VP, Broadcast Technology
Chris Vassallo, NFL, Director, Stadium Infrastructure & Football Technology
Yes, the national networks have a tremendous role to play in the world of sports but for many fans it is the local RSN that is the place to be day in and day out. Leaders from the RSN marketplace discuss the current challenges, opportunities, and innovations that they are employing to satiate local fans.
MODERATOR: Mike Connolly, Fan Duel Sports Network, SVP and Executive Producer
PANELISTS:
Devon Fox, NBC Sports Bay Area & California, Senior Director of Live Events & Special Projects
Doug Johnson, MLB, SVP and Executive Producer, Local Media
David Schafer, MSG Networks, SVP Product, Technology & Operations
Rob Shaw, Chicago Sports Network, Chief Revenue Officer
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. CASE STUDY
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. SVG REWIND: The Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympics were a big hit with viewers in the U.S. and around the globe and we’ll hear from some of the key executives involved with this year’s Games to learn about how they pulled off a massive production effort that literally spanned the globe.
Tina Thornton, ESPN, EVP, Creative Studio and Marketing PRESENTED BY
INTRODUCTION BY: Josh Miller, 3Play Media, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
PANELISTS:
Joe Gesue, NBC Sports, SVP, Olympics and Paralympics Programming & Executive Editor
Darryl Jefferson, NBC Sports and Olympics, SVP, Engineering and Technology
Amy Rosenfeld, NBC Sports, SVP, Olympics & Paralympics Production
On September 5, 1972 the sports broadcasting world was changed forever, as the storied team at ABC Sports found themselves at the center of an unimaginable world tragedy, which unfolded only yards away from their German Broadcast Center. With most of the nation gathered to celebrate the heroes competing at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Roone Arledge and his team were instead faced with the horror of an unraveling hostage situation at the Olympic Village. The brave decisions, unprecedented pictures and humanity in storytelling are forever woven into the historic fabric of our industry. Now the basis of a motion picture, September 5, SVG will honor this live merger of news and sports with a look back at that event and the people who helped viewers around the world follow the hostage crisis.
INTRODUCTION BY: Bob Carzoli, Program Productions, Chairman
MODERATOR: Jeremy Schaap, ESPN, Journalist
PRESENTERS:
Geoffrey Mason, ABC Sports, Former Executive Producer and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer
Sean McManus, CBS Sports, Retired Chairman and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. DRIVING EFFICIENCY: How
The National Hod Rod Association (NHRA) relies on Sony’s Ci Media Cloud to simplify and optimize its complex production needs – from live stream capture to seamless editing and broadcast delivery. Discover how Ci Media Cloud centralizes NHRA’s media, reduces integration overhead, and supports remote workflows for editors and producers alike.
PRESENTERS:
Mike DesRoches, Sony, National Accounts – Sports West & New Media Rob Hedrick, NHRA, Senior Director of Production
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. DEVONCROFT'S JOSH STINEHOUR ON THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
Josh Stinehour takes to the stage to discuss the current economic conditions within the media landscape, the financial impact of key industry trends, and how your organization can make sure it makes the right moves in an era of unprecedented change, uncertainty, risk, and opportunity.
INTRODUCTION BY: Hossein ZiaShakeri, Spectra Logic, SVP, Business Development and Strategic Alliances
PRESENTER: Josh Stinehour, Devoncroft Partners, Principal Analyst
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. CASE STUDY
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. NATIONAL
NETWORK PERSPECTIVES
Join us for our closing session, featuring leaders from the national networks. We’ll dive into some of the key accomplishments in 2024, look forward to the big events and technologies that will make a difference in 2025, and much more.
MODERATOR: Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG U.S. Chairman
PANELISTS:
Chris Brown, WBD, VP, Technology and Operations
Jason Cohen, CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, SVP, Remote Technical Operations
Jason Hedgcock, MLB Network, Senior Director, Remote Technical Operations
NEW! For the first time, the SVG Workshop conversations continue into the second day of the SVG Summit with a series of Tuesday Tech Talks. Moderated by experts, these interactive roundtable discussions will focus on technology topics of special interest to SVG’s members and sponsors.
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. THE ROLE OF HDR10+ IN LIVE SPORTS PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY
The growing use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) has had a dramatic effect on the home entertainment viewing experience, from motion pictures and episodic TV to video games and the latest streaming services. And live sports is no exception, which can now be enjoyed with greater brightness, contrast and detail than ever before. HDR10+ dynamic metadata delivers all of this, along with a host of other benefits that make it ideal for the most demanding encoding applications. To learn more, join leading executives from ATEME, Harmonic and HDR10+ Technologies LLC as they discuss the key issues related to HDR10+ workflow production.
PRESENTERS:
Mickaël Raulet, Ateme, Chief Technology Officer
Gil Yanku, Harmonic, Senior Director, Pre-Sales and Solutions Architecture
Makoto Morise, Panasonic R&D Company of America, Group Manager, Home Entertainment Alliance
Bill Mandel, Samsung Research America (SRA), VP, Industry Relations
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS
AND PRIVATE EQUITY: What is the State of Play for Mid-Market Media Technology Companies?
PRESENTED BY
The last several years have been a wild ride for the M&E tech industry: the pandemic and the supply chain disruptions it created, the Hollywood strikes, rapidly changing viewer habits, and the extraordinary emergence of AI have all created enormous challenges and opportunities. In light of these and other factors, what is the state of private equity and M&A heading into 2025?
PRESENTERS:
John Bowen, MediaBridge Capital Advisors, Managing Partner
Ethan Jacks, MediaBridge Capital Advisors, Managing Partner
Courtney Spencer, MediaBridge Capital Advisors, Managing Partner
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. PROTECTING YOUR WIRELESS SPECTRUM FROM CONTINUED LOSS PRESENTED BY
Industry experts will outline the continued reduction of wireless spectrum needed across all live and remote productions. After major spectrum losses through reallocation, interference and future plans are increasingly threatening the remaining spectrum for wireless operations. This working discussion will identify the challenge and lay out a pathway for defending this asset that is critical to our industry.
MODERATOR: Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. SUSTAINABILITY IN SPORTS PRODUCTION: A Collaborative Workshop PRESENTED BY
Join us for an interactive workshop where broadcasters and tech teams share their latest sustainability strategies. From energy-saving innovations to eco-friendly production practices, we’ll dive into the real-world green solutions that are shaping the future of sports media.
MODERATOR: Barbara Lange, Kibo121, Principal and CEO
PRESENTERS:
Matthew Halperin, Fox Corporation, Director, Sustainability
Elodie Levrel, Broadpeak, Corporate Marketing and Communication Director
Mickaël Raulet, Ateme, Chief Technology Officer
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. LEADERSHIP TRAINING: Advancing a Career in Professional Sports
Get first-hand insight from industry veterans on advancing your career in the sports media industry. Chris Gargano, former VP, Executive Producer at the New York Jets, and Fred Mangione, former COO of the Brooklyn Nets share their experiences and training. From networking and getting your foot in the door to emerging as a leader in your department, they’ll share actionable advice for establishing your career in the professional sports media industry.
PRESENTERS: Chris Gargano, Gargano Leadership Group, Founder Fred Mangione, MM Sports Consulting, Consultant
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DAY 2 | TUESDAY GENERAL SESSIONS
SPEAKERS
BARNEY CARLETON, NBA, Senior Director, Broadcast Planning and Strategy
Carleton is responsible for working with teams, broadcast partners, vendors, and venues to innovate the live game viewing experience across linear and digital platforms by implementing emerging broadcast technologies. Carleton supports various key technology efforts, including the use of cloud production and leveraging innovative cameras and microphones to enhance game broadcasts.
MARY ELLEN CARLYLE, Dome Productions, SVP and GM
Carlyle is a highly respected industry leader with a wealth of knowledge and experience gained over the past 39 years. She oversees Dome’s mobile and production facilities, engineering, technical management, live signal distribution, and personnel. As evidence of Carlyle’s commitment to the future, she has been instrumental in leading the way in the roll-out of 4K production in North America. Under her guidance, Dome Productions became the very first production mobile vendor in North America to launch 4K with an NBA Toronto Raptors broadcast live to the home in Canada on January 20, 2016.
ROBERT CARZOLI, Program Productions, Chairman
For over two full decades, Carzoli has overseen the astronomical growth of Program Productions, XLT Management Services, ProCrewz, and Kingsbridge Shared Services. Today, these entities make up the industry’s largest labor management group. Carzoli brings over 30 years of diverse labor management experience to his companies and their customers, matched with a foresight and understanding of the industry he loves. He continuously seeks out and retains the best and brightest personnel in the industry.
JASON COHEN, CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, SVP, Remote Technical Operations
Cohen serves as the senior vice president of remote technical operations for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Cohen departed HBO Sports where he served for more than 15 years to work intimately on the remote broadcasts for all of the CBS major sporting platforms such as: the NFL, college football, college basketball, and golf. Cohen’s primary day-to-day focus is on overseeing the remote technical equipment and facilities used for both broadcast and cable linear telecasts. He also researches, implements, and executes new technology and workflows.
MIKE CONNELLY, Fan Duel Sports Network, SVP and Executive Producer
Connelly is responsible for the day-to-day production of 15 regional sports networks. He oversaw the launch of the new network on October 21. Connelly also manages partnerships with the NHL, NBA, and MLB with more than 3,000 productions that include 8 NHL teams, 13 NBA teams, and 8 MLB teams. Connelly previously oversaw production for Fox Sports Networks and led the transition of the regional networks to the Fox Sports brand and FS1, overhauling studios, staging, and sets in more than 54 arenas and studios across the country.
MIKE DAVIES, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Davies manages all day-to-day aspects of live broadcast operations and oversees the integration of new and emerging technologies for Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1. With over two decades of experience in sports television, Davies specializes in technical production and innovation for large sporting events. As the head of field and technical operations, he manages a highly talented team of individuals responsible for the thousands of live sports broadcasts yearly at Fox, including the technical execution of Super Bowls XLII, XLV, XLVIII, LI, and LIV.
MIKE DESROCHES, Sony, National Accounts – Sports West & New Media
DesRoches has been an active part of Sony’s broadcast and production division for over 28 years. Functioning in a national accounts role supporting many New Media companies, DesRoches is mainly responsible for all sports business development relationships (teams, venues, RSNs, etc.) West of the Mississippi and Wisconsin for Sony’s core hardware products, as well as their new addition Nevion, and has nationwide coverage relative to their software solutions, such as Ci media cloud services.
DEVON FOX, NBC Sports Bay Area & California, Senior Director of Live Events & Special Projects
Fox oversees all areas of production for more than 600 games annually, including live coverage of the MLB’s San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics, NBA’s Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, and the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. She also serves on the NBA’s Broadcast Advisory Board. Overall, Fox has spent 24 years in various production and operations positions for NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California.
NICK GARVIN, Mobile TV Group, CEO
Garvin is the CEO for Mobile TV Group (MTVG). This includes all strategic partnerships, management of all day-to-day operations for its mobile unit fleet covering over 4,000 live events annually, and its audio/video manufacturing facility called Colorado Studios. MTVG has led live 4K HDR productions in the U.S. covering the PGA Tour, NBA, NHL, UFC, college football, entertainment, and corporate events for many of the top Fortune 500 companies.
JOE GESUE, NBC Sports, SVP, Olympics & Paralympics Programming and Executive Editor
Gesue oversees Olympic and Paralympic programming and editorial, and has worked on the past 13 Olympic primetime shows (2000 through 2024). In addition to programming and editorial, Gesue is a leading contributor to Olympic and Paralympic project management, strategy, relationships, and sales partnerships. He previously served as editorial director for NBC Olympics, overseeing NBC Sports writers and researchers, and spent seven years as co-producer of the most watched regularly scheduled studio show in sports, Football Night in America, including three Super Bowl pregame shows on NBC.
JASON HEDGCOCK, MLB Network, Senior Director, Remote Technical Operations
Hedgcock has been a member of the Remote Operations department at MLB Network since 2014. He has helped create and oversee workflows that have assisted Regional and National Networks’ broadcasts of MLB games from non traditional venues and international events. Additionally, Hedgcock works extensively on the planning and execution of emerging digital and cloud workflows in and around traditional broadcasts.
ROB HEDRICK, NHRA, Senior Director of Production
Hedrick is senior director of production at NHRA, and an advocate for innovative cloud-based workflows to enhance production quality and efficiency in live sports. He is a seasoned broadcast production specialist with over 20 years of experience, and is renowned for his creativity, technical expertise, and leadership in live television. Hedrick has produced, directed, and managed award-winning content for major networks like FOX, ABC, CNN, and NBC, earning multiple Emmy and Telly awards.
DARRYL JEFFERSON, NBC Sports and Olympics, SVP, Engineering and Technology
Jefferson oversees all technical aspects of NBC Sports’ Olympic efforts remotely and in Stamford. In addition, he continues to lead the Broadcast Operations division responsible for commercial control and On-air Operations. Previously, Jefferson served as VP of broadcast operations & technology and as VP of post-production operations. In these roles, he oversaw signal acquisition, commercial release, and oversight of the Operations Center in Stamford.
DOUG JOHNSON, MLB, SVP and Executive Producer, Local Media
Johnson joined MLB as senior vice president and executive producer, local media in March of 2023 and is responsible for overseeing all games produced locally by MLB. A 27-time Emmy Award winner, Johnson has produced or directed over 2000+ events. He previously was at AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh where he was responsible for the day-to-day management and long-term planning for more than 250 live events each year.
GEOFFREY MASON, ABC Sports, Former Executive Producer and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer
Mason is one of sports television’s most accomplished and honored production executives. A 24-time Emmy Award winner, he has more than 55 years of domestic and international broadcast experience. Prior to his career at ESPN, Mason was executive producer at ABC Sports. There, his credits included seven Olympic Games (Summer and Winter); Monday Night Football (Super Bowl XXV); Major League Baseball (World Series 1989); U.S. Open/PGA/British Open Golf; Triple Crown Thoroughbred Racing; Indianapolis 500; ABC’s Wide World of Sports; and the Tour de France.
SEAN MCMANUS, CBS Sports, Retired Chairman and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer
McManus was named chairman, CBS Sports, in February 2011 overseeing all sports properties across all CBS Sports operations. He also served as executive producer of THE NFL ON CBS. McManus served concurrently as president, CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named chairman. He was named president, CBS Sports, in November 1996 and president, CBS News, in October 2005 and is only the second person to hold both Division titles simultaneously; Roone Arledge held both at ABC from 1977-86.
JOSH MILLER, 3Play Media, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Miller is the co-founder and co-CEO of 3Play Media, a leading provider of media accessibility and localization services. Since founding the company in 2008, he has driven the integration of advanced machine learning and human expertise to deliver highly accurate captioning, transcription, and dubbing solutions. Miller leverages his deep industry knowledge and strategic leadership to keep 3Play Media at the forefront of accessibility innovation.
GRANT NODINE, NHL, SVP, Technology
Nodine started his career working as a systems librarian at Editel. He moved on to working as a web developer on sites like Rodale Press’s MensHealth.com. He later co-founded a web development firm called Mercury Seven where he worked as the firm’s chief technologist. Twentyplus years ago, Nodine arrived at the NHL where he has been involved in building a technology infrastructure that supports NHL.com and all 30 of the team’s websites, numerous systems to produce and deliver streaming media, and many other large technology implementations.
AMY ROSENFELD, NBC Sports, SVP, Olympics & Paralympics Production
Rosenfeld is part of the production team responsible for planning and executing the Olympics and Paralympics at NBC Sports. She joined NBC in 2022, after 15 years at ESPN where her responsibilities included coverage of World Cup Soccer, X Games, NCAA Championships, and the launching of the ACC Network. Prior to joining ESPN full-time, Rosenfeld was a freelance producer from 1996 – 2007.
MICHAEL RAIMONDO, PGA TOUR Entertainment, VP, Broadcast Technology
Raimondo oversees the PGA TOUR’s media asset management system including the day-to-day operations of the ingest operators, loggers, and library personnel, as well as the media-fulfillment division. Raimondo has over 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry. Prior to joining PGA TOUR Entertainment, he worked in New York City at MTI – The Image Group (now NEP Studios) as a systems engineer wiring and building studios and edit suites.
Solomon is responsible for all day-to-day editorial production of NBC Olympics’ coverage of the Games. She served as executive producer of GOLF Channel from 2012 – 2023. In 2024, Solomon oversaw production of the Paris Olympic Games, regarded as one of the most successful in NBCUniversal’s history. The Games were watched by more than 30 million viewers per day and received wide critical acclaim for their innovative multi-platform presentation and production.
JULIE SOUZA, AWS, Global Head of Sports
Souza leads sports strategy globally for AWS, driving innovation in sports data, virtualized production and distribution, fan data and analytics, generative AI, and more. Prior to joining AWS, Souza led strategy and business development for Second Spectrum, a pioneer in sports data and analytics. She held similar roles leading business development and driving strategy for ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports Network.
JOSH STINEHOUR, Devoncroft Partners, Principal Analyst
Stinehour is a principal analyst with Devoncroft Partners, a provider of market research and strategic consulting services to a wide range of digital media clients and institutional investors. He is a frequent presenter at conferences and trade shows in the media technology sector. Prior to joining Devoncroft, Stinehour was a managing director at Silverwood Partners in the firm’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications group. While at Silverwood, he executed a range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, valuations, and private placements.
PAT SULLIVAN, Game Creek Video, President
Sullivan is the president of Game Creek Video which is the largest independently owned mobile television production company in the United States. Game Creek Video provides mobile television production trailers to a wide list of clients including ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, NBC Sports Boston, NESN, The YES Network, NBC Sports Mid Atlantic, Madison Square Garden Network, SportsNet New York, Mid Atlantic Sports Network, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, the NFL Network, the NHL Network, and the MLB Network.
TINA THORNTON, ESPN, EVP, Creative Studio and Marketing
Thornton is responsible for leading all of ESPN’s marketing efforts — overseeing all creative output for ESPN Marketing, overall media strategy, spending and budgeting, and fan engagement — across brands, events, platforms, and shows. Thornton is instrumental to the ESPN brand, working collectively to enhance promotion for critical league partners inclusive of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and F1, and vital priorities such as Fantasy Football, the ESPN App and ESPN+ (ESPN’s leading streaming service), among many others.
MIKE WERTEEN, NEP Broadcast Services, Global President
Werteen is the global president of NEP Broadcast Services, responsible for the company’s broadcast services business globally. Werteen joined the company in 2008 as vice president of sales of U.S. Mobile Units operations when NEP acquired NCP. He was promoted to co-president of the company’s U.S. Mobile Units Division in 2014. Promoted to his current role in 2017, Werteen oversees teams in the U.S., UK, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific region. He supports and advocates for each division, and is a key resource for NEP clients worldwide.
HOSSEIN ZIASHAKERI, Spectra Logic, SVP, Business Development and Strategic Alliances
ZiaShakeri is Spectra Logic’s senior vice president of business development and strategic alliances. He is an executive on the company’s technology team tasked with maintaining the company’s leadership position in product innovation and business success. ZiaShakeri has more than 30 years of experience in design, engineering, and management of storage systems, with a special focus on the M&E industry.
Tuesday, December 17 9:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
December 11-12, 2017 • New York Hilton
Gramercy, 2nd Floor
>9:00 – 9:45am Rewiring Tomorrow’s Newsroom Today
How can a modern newsroom be seamlessly connected to all distribution points, incorporating AI for vital efficiencies in content production and versioning? How can people be better organized with systemic connection points across the organization, especially when multiple platforms (e.g. broadcast or cable networks, streaming channels and digital platforms) are involved? How can duplication be avoided in reporting efforts and production?
>9:45 – 10:00am Streamline, Standardize and Save: How Gray Media Has Simplified News Operations
Operating in 121 markets, Gray Media ranks as the second-largest owner of TV stations in the U.S. During the last five years, the company has installed as many as 50 Calrec Type R IP consoles across a number of regional stations, adopting a cookie cutter approach to standardizing configurations, automating workflows and reducing its reliance on physical control surfaces. What has been the result so far in terms of streamlining 2110-30 workflows, reducing costs and maintaining or improving quality output?
>10:00 – 10:45am Keynote Interview: (Re)Introducing the BBC
As part of the BBC’s strategy to expand its reach and relevancy among digital audiences outside the UK, BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the UK’s venerable public service broadcaster, recently re-launched its international news website and app. Jennie Baird, chief product officer of BBC Studios and board chair of the nonprofit Ethical Tech Project, was one of the key architects behind these new digital services. In this NewsTECHForum keynote interview, Baird will discuss the thinking that helped unlock the brand’s multiplatform potential, as well as broader industry challenges facing publishers and broadcasters in an increasingly digital age.
>10:45 – 11:00am Networking Break
>11:00 – 11:45am Rebooting the Digital Product Suite
Organizations are taking a top-to-bottom look and reassessment of their products across digital platforms from their homepages to news and weather apps and more. What are the major changes coming to UX and UI based on consumers’ changing habits? Who is working on the forefront of change there, and what does it look like? What technologies are involved?
>11:45am –12:00am How RTDNA Helps Newsrooms Serve Their Communities
Since 1946, RTDNA has set the gold standard in helping broadcast and, for the past several decades, digital news outlets serve their communities and the nation better. It recognizes outstanding responsible journalism through the Edward R. Murrow Awards and
other honors; provides professional development to journalists at all levels of their careers; and advocates for press freedom in Washington, statehouses and at the local levels of government in all 50 states. Learn more from two of RTDNA’s top leaders.
>12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch Break
>1:00 – 1:45pm News Production and the Cloud
How are cloud specialists progressing at moving all or part of news production into the cloud? What are the current challenges in terms of controlling cloud computing costs and latency? Are hybrid models emerging? What about redundancy?
How are news organizations tackling challenges in content strategy, product development and news workflow on their AVOD and FAST channels? How are innovators expanding the content pipeline, finetuning the product and simplifying workflows?
>3:00 – 3:15pm Networking Break
>3:15 – 4:00pm Scenes from a Gen AI-Enabled Newsroom
News AI pioneers work through scenarios of embracing the technology from pragmatic, ethical, journalistic, technological and cybersecurity lenses in a workshop context. A technologist, newsroom leader, AI ethicist and security leader will address real-world issues like disinformation/deepfakes, versioning and AI as part of the reporting/ story building process.
>4:00 – 4:15pm Sinclair’s Cloud Transformation
Mike Kralec, CTO at Sinclair Broadcast Group, talks with Amagi’s Stephen Bach about the journey to migrate Sinclair’s stations to the cloud and the key considerations for others exploring a similar move.
>4:15 – 4:30pm NewsTECH Lightning Round
A fast-paced look at technologies influencing news workflows — from AI to AR/VR — in 2025.
>4:30 – 5:15pm Technology Leaders on AI and the News
News media technologists unpack advancements, including generative AI, that will fundamentally change the newsgathering, storytelling, production and multiplatform distribution. How will “zombie processes” be eliminated and journalists, editors and producers work more efficiently and productively under growing economic pressure using new tools that will revolutionize their work?
