The business of sports tech, in brief.
The future of live sports production remains bright. Back for Season 2, SVG Students To Watch spotlights the next generation of live-sports-production professionals. Across campuses nationwide, students are playing a
NFL Network games this season also stream on the ESPN app.
Major League Baseball celebrates its top players of 2026 tonight in Las Vegas with the MLB Awards, and MLB Network continues to expand its production of the event, now in
As OutKick continues to expand its footprint in the digital sports-media landscape, the Fox-owned sports and culture platform is making a new investment in its video production operations with a
Northwestern University has deployed Grass Valley production switching and camera technology at its new Ryan Field stadium in Evanston, Illinois. The installation equips the stadium’s broadcast control room with a
Hornets Sports & Entertainment (HSE) and Spectrum have installed WiFi 7 as part of Spectrum’s Managed WiFi solution within Charlotte’s recently renovated Spectrum Center, marking the first-ever deployment of the
The following article "More variety in top CFB audiences as NBC’s Miami-Notre Dame wins week ten" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. In a less dominant season for the “SEC on ABC” and FOX “Big Noon Saturday,” other networks are topping the viewership charts more often. Saturday’s…
Pliant Technologies’ CrewCom Flex product line is now shipping in the United States. As a frameless matrix intercom system and complete matrix IP-based intercom solution, CrewCom Flex redefines professional communications
There is a certain irony that Chip Adams was turned down when he first looked into working on an Olympics, the 1980 Lake Placid Games. “Nobody would return my calls,”
USA Sports and The Horse Racing League (HRL) has announced a partnership to air all three inaugural HRL race days live on USA Network in 2027. “We’re excited to partner
As Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) looks towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the organization continues to explore new approaches to broadcast production. Experiences gained at the Dakar
Gravity Media’s Creative and Managed Services team produced a dedicated live 9:16 vertical broadcast workflow for Meta Connect 2026. Meta asked for more than a reformatted version of the existing
College football fans have long been starved for access to all-22 game film, silent clips of plays shot at high angles for coaches to study. “The lack of college all-22 film in 2026 is stupid and maddening,” ESPN commentator Kevin Clark wrote online this spring. Now, a feast arrives. Sports tech…
ENCO provided live stage captioning, multilingual translation and new audio pass-through services at NAB Show New York, held Oct. 21-22 at the Javits Center, and at the 2026 NAB Marconi
Sleep is becoming an essential part of the fitness conversation. By turning nighttime data into actionable insights, Garmin helps consumers understand their sleep needs, recovery and how nighttime habits and daytime performance relate.
SMT provided production technology and graphics support for all three NASCAR national series championship broadcasts this past weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Craftsman Truck Series on Nov. 6 on FOX
The College Football Playoff is officially doubling in size, and ESPN will remain its exclusive media rights partner as the postseason expands from 12 to 24 teams beginning with the
Permanent mixed-reality activation debuted against the Brooklyn Nets at Rocket Arena on Oct. 24 Sports teams keep two questions in mind when they’re playing at home: how can they keep
Analyst Josh Stinehour will share results Jan. 26 in Mountain View, Calif. Devoncroft Partners will present findings from a new survey of the enterprise-video community at the Silicon Valley Video
SMPTE’s Media Technology Summit (MTS2026) takes place Nov. 16-19 at the Pasadena Convention Center. The schedule: Register today and save 10% with code SVG10. Use code SVG2026 for a FREE
