Industrial strike action announced for 3 November on the London train and underground network is expected to significantly impact the ability of attendees and speakers to travel to SVG Europe’s FutureSPORT at Lord’s Cricket Ground. For this reason, SVG Europe has taken the decision to move the event to Tuesday 15 November, taking place at […] More
SVG Europe is postponing its FutureSPORT summit, originally set to be held on 2 December in Amsterdam. Alessandro Reitano, SVG Europe chair of the advisory board, said: “We made this difficult decision after consulting with members and sponsors and reviewing the current situation. “We look forward to bringing the sports broadcasting and production community together […] More
As the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic continues, leaving uncertainty for the coming months, Monaco Mediax has taken the decision to not pursue the organisation of its Sportel Winter conference which was due to be held in Monaco from 22-24 February 2021. Laurent Puons, the chief executive of Monaco Mediax, said that plans for holding […] More
SVG Europe has postponed the Sports OTT Summit 2020 and Sports TV Awards 2020. The decision was made in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the UK government’s announcements regarding the movement of people and social distancing, and with the health and well-being of delegates, sponsors, speakers and staff in mind. Both events were due […] More
SVG is proud to announce the launch of the SVG Soccer Summit Americas, which will be held in Miami at Mediapro’s Production facility on 21 August. The event will bring together leading football production professionals from across North and Latin America for a day of education, networking, and informative presentations about how broadcasters, leagues, teams, […] More
The editorial team at Sports Video Group Europe and USA has launched the ‘SportTech at NAB Show’ blog, already covering over 70 new product launches and key innovations to be introduced at the Las Vegas show by SVG sponsor companies. The SVG team will continue to provide unrivalled coverage of the launches and innovations as […] More
The IBC2019 Awards are now open for entries, with the aim of celebrating excellence across the industry — in keeping with IBC’s ethos of being ‘by the industry, for the industry’. IBC has announced two new categories this year, which reflect the way the industry is developing globally. The Young Pioneer Award celebrates the newest, […] More
Brave Bison CEO Claire Hungate has accepted the role of guest chair of the IBC2019 content steering group (CSG), a collection of industry experts and thought leaders including BBC Studios, Google, Endemol Shine Group and Discovery. Hungate’s successful broadcast career includes being managing director of UK production company Wall to Wall, and part of the […] More
The 2019 Sports Anti-Piracy Summit, held in Mexico City last week, kicked off with a presentation by Daniel Steinmetz, head anti-piracy officer, Fox Networks Group Latin America, and a robust discussion among key executives from Latin American soccer leagues and La Liga. Mariano Elizondo, president, Superliga Argentina, said that, if the industry does not come together […] More
Henk van Meerkerk, head of production at Fox Sports the Netherlands, will take the Bergen audience through its ongoing VR, VAR and audio innovations on 7 March. More
