Clemson's Digital-Video Team Remains at the Top of Its Game in Yet Another CFP Championship Run
By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Friday, January 17, 2020 - 12:54 pm
Every successful culture has a simple but deeply engrained mission. The wildly successful digital-media team at Clemson Athletics is no different. With appearances in four championship games (and five semifinals) in the six-year history of the College Football Playoff, it would be easy for this group to allow themselves to grow stale. Instead, the team […] More
LSU's Digital-Video Team Capitalizes on Championship Moment With a Social-Video Clinic
By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 2:39 pm
During a championship run, a team's internal creative and video-production staff are typically the unsung heroes. Sure, they capture special memories that last a lifetime or create a video that fans share in droves around the internet, but those creators usually float anonymously in the background. Boy, not with this LSU team. More
Harmonic VOS360 Platform Assists Vidgo's Launch of New Live Streaming Service
By SVG Staff | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 12:11 pm
Vidgo has launched a new OTT service powered by Harmonic's VOS360 Live Streaming Platform. Vidgo's live TV streaming service featuring sports, news and entertainment, boasts more than 100 premium channels including ABC, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox, and the NFL Network as well as a Latino package for Spanish-speaking viewers. By handling the complete end-to-end media […] More
ITN Productions To Sponsor International Federations Summit Set for Feb. 12-13 in Lausanne
By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 10:31 am
ITN Productions has signed on as a sponsor of the International Federations Summit, an event produced by Major Events International in partnership with SVG. The event will take place on Feb. 12-13 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is designed to support knowledge transfer and best practices among international federations to mitigate future risk, minimize cost, and […] More
Amazon Web Services To Provide Stats and Content for German Bundesliga
By Fergal Ringrose, SVG Europe | Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 12:42 pm
The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has signed a deal that will see Amazon Web Services (AWS) provide additional stats and data for every live Bundesliga game and enable the creation of new personalised experiences for German football fans. More
MediaPro's OneSoccer Lands 2021, 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Rights in Canada
By SVG Staff | Monday, January 13, 2020 - 1:38 pm
MEDIAPRO Canada has secured exclusive broadcast rights in Canada to all national team tournaments organized by CONCACAF from 2020 to 2023, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2021 and 2023, and the 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship. Mediapro's dedicated soccer service, OneSoccer, will serve as the exclusive home to a total of 13 tournaments and up […] More
Stanza Enhances Calendar Marketing Suite With Sportradar Data Partnership
Stanza, a specialist in connecting people to events through calendar, has partnered with Sportradar to bring subscribers engaging in-calendar sports content globally. More
National Lacrosse League Opens Up New Social-Media Possibilities With Greenfly
The National Lacrosse League has partnered with Greenfly to allow NLL players to access personalized galleries of photos and videos in near real-time to post and share with fans on social media. This season, the NLL will utilize Greenfly to distribute content automatically to more than 250 athletes and expand its social reach and storytelling […] More
ESPN+ Lands Rights to Copa Del Rey, Expands Lineup of Live Sports Available in Spanish
ESPN+ will be the exclusive home for Spain's premier domestic soccer cup competition, the Copa Del Rey, as part of a new multi-year agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation. In a separate announcement, ESPN also revealed that ESPN+ will expand the number of live sports events that are available to sports fans each month […] More
ESPN Reels in House of Highlights Founder Omar Raja to Boost Digital and Social Game
By SVG Staff | Monday, January 13, 2020 - 12:50 pm
ESPN has brought aboard Instagram star and House of Highlights founder Omar Raja as a digital and social content commentator – a role that will encompass multi-platform talent appearances and strategic social programming. Raja's first appearance on ESPN platforms will be as a guest on Countdown to the CFP Championship today ahead of the College […] More