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97 - Los Angeles Chargers' Pete Soto and Tennessee Titans' David Schindler Oct 28, 2020

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Following an offseason unlike any other, the National Football League is now a full month into its regular season and video teams from across the league have executed one-of-a-kind operations game plans to get both their in-venue and digital content operations humming.

Today on the show we take a deep dive into the video operations at two NFL franchises. We are joined by Pete Soto, VP, Fan Experience/Executive Producer, Bolt Productions at the Los Angeles Chargers and David Schindler, Senior Director/Executive Producer of Event Presentation and Production at the Tennessee Titans. Both are veterans of the industry who will share their experiences building in-venue shows for this season's unique stadium environments and also break down what they learned from an offseason that required everyone to get creative in how they created and distributed content for their fanbases.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is supported by Ross Video. The Unified Broadcast Solution from Ross Video offers sports fans a truly engaging broadcast experience and the addition of PIERO Live Down & Distance takes it to yet another level. With PIERO Live, you can quickly and easily deliver the features that fans and sponsors have come to expect from a football broadcast – First Down lines, Red Zone markers, advertising logos and more! To learn more visit rossvideo.com/Piero.

The SVG Podcast is for the sports-video–production professional looking to keep up with the latest in sports-video–production operations and technology. The program features interviews with some of the biggest, most influential names in the sports-video business talking trends and topics that are making an impact on the industry.

96 - Las Vegas Raiders' Justin Casserly and Philadelphia Eagles' Eric Long Oct 21, 2020

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Today on the show we take a deep dive into the video operations at two NFL franchises. We are joined by Justin Casserly, Director of Game and Event Presentation for the Las Vegas Raiders and Eric Long, VP of Content and Production for the Philadelphia Eagles. Both will share their experiences building in-venue shows for this season's unique stadium environments and also break down what they learned from an offseason that required everyone to get creative in how they created and distributed content for their fanbases.

95 - The Fox Sports Vault: How IP Powers the At-Home Operations Center Oct 14, 2020

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IP technologies continue to transform the nature of remote production workflows. On this episode of The SVG Podcast, we take you inside one of the most notable projects in the merging of IP and remote production: the Fox Sports Vault.

Fox Sports recently took a space in its Pico facility – that was previously a tape library – and has transformed it into a work area where nearly 30 production personnel can complete replay, graphics, and other functions for live productions taking place hundreds and even thousands of miles away.

Take a deep look inside the new facility with Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering Kevin Callahan in this exclusive interview with SVG's Ken Kerschbaumer.

This conversation comes from our SVG IP Production Virtual Series. You can access the entire catalog of conversations, presentations, and panels on the present and future of IP. Sign up at sportsvideo.org/events.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is supported by Canon. Around the world, Canon products are synonymous with optical excellence, advanced image processing, and superb performance and reliability. Canon's award winning line of 4K Field, Studio and Portable broadcast lenses, and extensive line of professional products are engineered to meet the exacting requirements of professionals who accept nothing but the best, making them ideal for television and motion-picture production, video content creation, still photography, and more. In addition, Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based service and support. For more information on Canon Broadcast equipment please visit pro.usa.canon.com.

94 - Kansas City Chiefs' Kristen Pugh and Indianapolis Colts' Mike Stephens Oct 07, 2020

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Today on the show we take a deep dive into the video operations at two NFL franchises. We are joined by Kristen Pugh, Manager of Game and Event Entertainment for the Kansas City Chiefs and Mike Stevens, Operations Manager of Video Engineering for the Indianapolis Colts. Both will share their experiences building in-venue shows for this season's unique stadium environments and also break down what they learned from an offseason that required everyone to get creative in how they created and distributed content for their fanbases.

93 - NBA 2K League's Matt Arden, ROOT SPORTS Northwest's Jon Bradford, and ESPN's Adam Whitlock Sep 30, 2020

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As the sports calendar crowds up, we bring you a trifecta of guests from the world of sports television production on the latest episode of The SVG Podcast.

We're joined by NBA 2K League's Head of Content Matt Arden, ROOT Sports Northwest Vice President and Executive Producer Jon Bradford, and ESPN Associate Director, Remote Traffic Operations Adam Whitlock. Each are going to share details on recent projects their respective teams completed.

Arden shares the story behind the NBA 2K League's third season, which saw the league quickly embrace remote production workflows to keep the competition alive during the pandemic.

Then, Bradford will look back at the season of Seattle Mariners Baseball on ROOT Sports Northwest. The Seattle-based regional sports network innovated with an aerial camera system inside T-Mobile Park.

92 - NBA's SVP, Head of Fantasy & Gaming Scott Kaufman-Ross Plus A Recap of the Return of the NFL Sep 16, 2020

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The return of sports has brought with it a resurgence in sports betting. So what efforts are league's undertaking to tap into this new entertainment resource?

We are joined on the program this week by Scott Kaufman-Ross, Senior Vice President, Head of Fantasy and Gaming with the NBA to break down the league's new alternate-viewing broadcasts called 'NBA Bet Stream.' We also discuss how this effort fits in the league's larger plans to customize the live game viewing experience and discuss the growing potential of live sports betting and gamification across the industry.

Also, the SVG editorial team of Ken Kerschbaumer, Jason Dachman, Kristian Hernandez, and Brandon Costa recap Week 1 of the NFL season and take you inside the operations behind the live football broadcasts at NBC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, and NFL Network.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is sponsored by Riedel Communications. Riedel designs, manufactures and distributes innovative real-time networks for video, audio and communications. The German company is known for pioneering digital audio matrix systems and media networks that power broadcasts and events around the world. So head on over to www.riedel.net to see how their technologies can take your production to a new level.

91 - John Filippelli, President of Production and Programming, YES Network Sep 02, 2020

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On a very special episode of The SVG Podcast, we are joined by John Filippelli, President of Production & Programming and Executive Producer of the YES Network.

"Flip" has been in the business for nearly half a century and has established a reputation as a true game-changer in the fields of production and programming. He also has a legacy for helping build projects from the ground up, working at NBC, FOX, ABC/ESPN, The Baseball Network, prior to being hired as the first employee at YES Network. Last month, it was announced that John will be inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

John talks with us about everything from this bizarre summer of broadcasting Yankees baseball to some of the greatest highlights from his storied career.

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90 - Video at Fan-less MLB Ballparks with Arizona Diamondbacks' Rob Weinheimer + Minnesota Twins' Sam Henschen Aug 19, 2020

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While many professional sports are returning to action in isolated bubble environments, Major League Baseball is continuing to host its games in the club's home ballparks. A wrinkle of all of this is that in-venue video teams are continuing to program a live videoboard show (with added artificial crowd noise) in these ballparks despite the fact that no fans are in attendance.

So what's that like? SVG's Associate Editor Kristian Hernandez joins Director of Digital Brandon Costa to discuss the common themes and the unique quirks of programming an in-stadium show in the COVID era. We're also joined on the program to chat specifics with Rob Weinheimer, Vice President, DBTV Productions & Game Operations for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Sam Henschen, Director, Game Day Experience for the Minnesota Twins.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is supported by VITEC. VITEC's IPTV and Digital Signage solution extends the action on the field to any screen, by harnessing the power of a stadium's existing network. With low-latency streaming and cutting-edge video walls, VITEC's EZ TV platform ensures that fans will stay hyper-engaged from entry to exit. Learn more and visit us at sports.vitec.com.

89 - NHL CCO Steve Mayer, Plus the Return of NBA and NHL and a PGA Championship Preview Aug 05, 2020

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Sports is back! The NBA and NHL have joined MLB on our TVs and the PGA Championship brings with it one of the biggest productions of the year this weekend.

On today's episode of The SVG Podcast, the SVG editorial team breaks down what's going into the tremendous efforts behind the scenes with the NBA in Orlando and the NHL in Toronto/Edmonton, as well as take a look ahead at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.

Plus we take you deeper inside the NHL's return to play with the NHL's Chief Content Officer and Senior EVP of Events and Entertainment Steve Mayer.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is supported by Blackmagic Design. Blackmagic Design creates high quality video products for the television broadcast, live production, film, and post production industries, including ATEM Mini and ATEM Mini Pro live production switchers, specifically designed for live streaming. For more on the company's entire portfolio of sports video solutions, visit their website at blackmagicdesign.com.

88 - The Return of MLB: An SVG Edit Team Roundtable + Formula 1's Dean Locke Jul 23, 2020

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Major League Baseball returns on Thursday and the NBA and NHL are just around the corner. The next two weeks may among the biggest weeks in the history of live sports television production.

On today's episode of The SVG Podcast, the SVG editorial team breaks down what to expect as Major League Baseball returns to action this weekend, plus we bring you a conversation on the return of Formula 1 with F1's Director of Broadcast and Media Dean Locke.

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