Sports Video Group

09/10/2024

Beginning his career as a production assistant for NBC in 1981, Tommy Roy rose through the ranks to eventually become Executive Producer of NBC Sports for 12 years. During this time, he won 29 Sports Emmy Awards, and was the producer of the iconic NBA on NBC, which included the coverage of Michael Jordan and the Bulls’ first three championships. His impressive coverage spans 7 Super Bowls, 25 US Opens, every Ryder Cup since 1993, various Oympic Games and more.

Congratulations to Tommy Roy for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

In 1991, Chris Mortensen joined ESPN as a contributor for their NFL Shows and SportsCenter. He quickly became known as one of the ultimate insiders of the NFL, breaking news that made ESPN a must watch for fans and NFL staffers alike.

Congratulations to the Mortensen family for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, Mark Lazarus has created new deals for NBC with the Olympics, the NBA, the NFL and more, helping secure a top lineup for the network. With his expertise, he has helped make NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” primetimes #1 show for the past 12 years. Prior to his start at NBC, he was president of Turner Entertainment Group 2003-2008, overseeing all aspects of the network, and President of Turner Sports from 1999-2003.

Congratulations to Mark Lazarus for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

Recipient of Sports Emmy Awards as well as a Peabody, Andrea Kremer is one of the industry’s most accomplished journalists today. Having worked on more than 30 Super Bowls, NBA Finals, Olympic Games and more, she has secured sports in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame as well as the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame. She also made history as NFL Films’ first female producer, ESPN’s first female correspondent and the first full-time female NFL analyst on Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football”.

Congratulations to Andrea Kremer for her induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

Bryant Gumbel’s career has spanned over 50 years, securing himself as one of television's most accomplished broadcasters. He began his television career in 1972 at KNBC in Los Angeles before moving on to NBC Sports for seven years. In his time at NBC Sports, he was a host of almost every primary sports program and championship event, including 7 World Series, 4 Super Bowls, 5 NCAA Basketball Championships and more. In 1982, Gumbel became host of NBC’s TODAY program for 15 years, before hosting REALSPORTS for HBO. His career has won him more than 30 Sports Emmy Awards.

Congratulations to Bryant Gumbel for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

For over 40 years, Steve Gorsuch has helped to elevate the coverage of golf events for CBS Sports and the US Open tennis by upgrading the production and operations plans. Whether it was his work as a cameraman, helping capture the famed Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes, or being technical director of some of the biggest events in the country, he did it all.

Congratulations to the Gorsuch family for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

50 years ago, Philip Garvin launched Colorado Studios, which has led the way for the launch of Mobile TV Group, and HDNet. With these efforts, MTVG has produced more than 4,000 live sporting events each year including more than half of all MLB, NHL and NBA games. HDNet has also been the push that the HD movement needed, allowing for its first dedicated HD network.

As we mourn the loss of a legend, we also celebrate the indelible mark he left on the industry. Congratulations to the Garvin family for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

For more than 40 years, James Delany has been a leader in the college athletics space, whether it was serving as commissioner for the Ohio Valley Conference for 10 years, or the Big Ten Conference for 31 years. During this time, Delany led major negotiations for the Big Ten, NCAA and CFP with major networks resulting in rights fees worth more than $30 billion. Along with this massive rights deal, Delany’s legacy also includes the creation of the Big Ten Network in 2007, which they later dedicated Studio D to Delany in his honor.

Congratulations to Jim Delany for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

Beginning his career with CBS Sports in 1980, Charlie Carlucci has been a pivotal force in changing the graphics game for the network. His 36 year career helped shape the graphics and live production of six Super Bowls, 35 Masters Tournaments, 25 PGA Championships, 34 March Madness tournaments, and much more.

Congratulations to Charlie Carlucci for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/10/2024

One of the greatest NBA analysts of all time, Hubie Brown has the unique gift of being an ex-coach who brings not only knowledge but also dynamic enthusiasm to his role as analyst. Whether he has been involved as a coach or broadcaster, his career with the NBA spans 50 years. Throughout those years, he has called a record 18 NBA Finals, with both ABC and ESPN Radio.

Congratulations to Hubie Brown for his induction to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

09/06/2024

The sports broadcasting community mourns the loss of Philip Garvin, founder of Mobile TV Group and industry giant.

For over 50 years, Garvin has been responsible for the production of hundreds of thousands of live events from news to sports and everything in between. During his illustrious career he also helped to pioneer the HD revolution of the early 2000’s, eventually co-founding HDNet, the first all HD national television network in the United States.

Before his time with MTVG, he began his journey producing documentaries, most notably “Religious America” for PBS in the ‘70s. From there, he pushed technological bounds and opened Colorado Studios in 1978 while continuing to work for PBS. In 1994, Garvin launched MTVG, which would grow to become one of the largest live-sports-production business, and paved the way for the first ever live HD sports broadcast.

SVG sends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Phillip Garvin.

Please send any messages for the Garvin family to [email protected] so no messages are missed or lost. Further details regarding memorial services will be available at a later date.

https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/09/06/philip-garvin-mobile-tv-group-founder-and-live-production-industry-titan-dies-at-76/

08/19/2024

We are sad to share that Ernie Watts, a legend in sports broadcast engineering, passed away last week.

Ernie worked for Turner Broadcasting (and, in turn, was a key part of Turner Sports field operations) for 40 years.

“We worked hard and had fun doing it and that is what made Ernie so special: he could see past the pain and bring joy to even the most daunting of situations.” - Tom Sahara, Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer

SVG sends its deepest condolences to Ernie's family, friends, and colleagues.

Ernie Watts, who worked for Turner Sports for 40 years, passed away last week. A celebration of life will be held on August 20 at 11 am at Believer’s Bible Ch

07/21/2024

The NBC Sports Open Championship team has weathered the elements of Royal Troon and is set for the final round today...up next for much of the crew? The Paris Olympics! Read on to learn about this year's effort...
https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/07/21/live-from-the-152nd-open-nbc-sports-set-for-final-round-expands-remote-operations-for-top-tracer-live-from-cameras/

06/21/2024

In a cool nod to baseball television's past, FOX Sports broadcast the top half of the 5th inning of the MLB at Rickwood Field game in Birmingham on Thursday night in black and white and at a 4:3 aspect ratio.

For the game designed to celebrate the history and impact of the Negro Leagues, FOX Sports' production leads wished to bring the broadcast back in a way that paid tribute to what a televised baseball game might have looked like at the time of Willie Mays’ famous “The Catch” in the 1954 World Series.

In addition to the changes in color, framing, and audio, the production also switched the main game camera angle to a camera up behind home plate, which was standard on baseball broadcasts many years ago.

Read more about it: https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/06/20/live-from-mlb-at-rickwood-field-fox-sports-broadcasts-inning-of-game-in-black-and-white/

05/29/2024

Thanks to ESPN's Roddy Jones for hosting the 2024 SVG College Sports Media Awards!

05/29/2024

Jeff Hanel, University of Texas at Austin Assistant AD, video production, discussed the efforts to build a team that can execute content creation effectively for everything from social media to big board productions and more with SVG's Brandon Costa.

05/29/2024

It's case study time! Ben Reynolds, Co-Founder and CEO of Spalk chats with Dennis Trapani of the University of Wyoming about how AI and the cloud are allowing content creation teams to work better. Look for the full video at SVG Play soon!