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SVG’s annual TranSPORT conference returns to New York City for a full day of sessions focused on the current state of live-sports-transmission technology. Set to be held in NYC on Oct. 20,
DirecTV and EverPass announced a multiyear agreement Friday, allowing for bar owners to continue showing NFL Sunday Ticket via satellite or streaming, after months of discussion about the league’s out-of-market package for commercial establishments. The agreement goes beyond Sunday Ticket, making…
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NFL Network will be available on the ESPN App beginning July 30 for Unlimited plan subscribers. The addition brings NFL Network’s live games, studio programming, and original content into the
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced a new local-media–rights agreement with DAZN and will launch a team-branded subscription service later this summer. Production for all local game broadcasts, including pregame and
The Columbus Blue Jackets will simulcast all game broadcasts across television and radio beginning with the 2026-27 NHL season. Under the new format, the television broadcast audio feed will carry
ESPN has reached a media rights agreement with the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL), making ESPN the national streaming home of the league’s 2026 season in the United States and
ABC Commercial has launched four free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels on LG Smart TVs across North America, Great Britain, and select countries in Asia, Europe, and the Nordics, available
FOX Sports and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) have announced a multi-year agreement with Del Mar Thoroughbred Club that will make FOX Sports the exclusive home of live television
CP Communications provided RF audio, RF video, communications, RF coordination, and private cellular and 5G broadcast support for MLB All-Star Week in Philadelphia. The team supported the T-Mobile 5G Batting
Gravity Media has added MT501 to its UK fleet of outside broadcast trucks. The vehicle made its debut at the 2026 Betfred World Matchplay in Blackpool as part of Sky
The CW Network and ESPN have set August 4 as the launch date for CW Sports programming on the ESPN App. More than 800 annual hours of CW Sports will
LiveU provided IP video transmission and remote cloud production infrastructure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The deployment covered 104 matches across 16
The New York Knicks will have a new local streaming home as they defend their NBA title. So will the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres. And if DAZN gets its way, those seven teams will just be the start. A day after announcing
Global sports streaming platform DAZN has entered a landmark agreement to become the exclusive digital home for MSG Networks and YES Network during the 2026-27 NBA, NHL, and MLB seasons.
Muybridge Rail Cam, AI-driven robos, ear-mounted RefCam make MLS debuts at All-Star Game With North American soccer riding a tidal wave of FIFA World Cup–powered hype, MLS is looking to
Slated to be tested on Rocket Classic coverage this weekend, the stream will feature graphics offering fun facts on Detroit, the history of the course, real-time player stats The PGA
The 18th-annual SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA celebrated the very best in college sports video earlier this summer, and now you can watch all of the winning entries.
That’s a wrap on Season 1 of SVG Students to Watch! Across the country, these students are already making an impact in live sports production — producing, directing, running replay,
CBS Sports and Concacaf today announced a new multi-year media rights agreement that makes Paramount+ the exclusive English-language home in the United States for the Concacaf Champions Cup, Concacaf Central
