Brandon Costa
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Brandon Costa
@brandonsvg.bsky.social
Director of Digital at Sports Video Group. I've written about live sports video production, technology, and innovation for 13 years.
Take a deeper look at the production tools behind
@espn.com's CFP National Championship Game production.

(Photos courtesy of ESPN Images)
CFP National Championship 2025: It’s All Hands on Deck for ESPN’s Massive Production in Atlanta
In college sports, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. More than five months of work comes down to a blockbuster matchup between two of the nation’s ma
sportsvideo.org
January 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Here's Sports Video Group's tech deep dive on the facility:
PGA TOUR Centers Media Operations in Transformative New Studio
The PGA TOUR’s 2025 season gets under way this week with The Sentry tournament Jan. 2-5 in Maui, HI. For the sports-production community, the real action is m
www.sportsvideo.org
January 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
You can watch the full conversation with Magaro, Mason, former CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus (the son of Jim McKay), and Lesley Visser.

WATCH: svgplay.sportsvideo.org/videos/the-m...

Dive into the film, September 5, and the experience of broadcasting the Munich Massacre live.
The Munich Massacre: When Sports Became News
On September 5, 1972 the sports broadcasting world was changed forever, as the storied team at ABC Sports found themselves at the center of an unimaginable world tragedy, which unfolded only yards awa...
svgplay.sportsvideo.org
December 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Real-time insights — player tracking, shot probability, shot distance — are powered by Genius Sports' GeniusIQ

“Many fans today have experienced sports through videogames first and are used to watching the game from that perspective,” - Matt Mosteller, VP, Content,
@tntsportsus.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 10:19 PM
It might surprise you that "Heavy Action" was not composed for the NFL when it was first made in 1970. Its also not owned by ESPN or Disney today.

More on music rights and the future of blending IP in alt-casts down the road in this deeper look:
The Simpsons Funday Football: ESPN Records Unique Twist on Monday Night Football Theme for Animated Alternative Broadcast
Monday night’s The Simpsons Funday Football alternative broadcast on ESPN will unite two of the most iconic brands in U.S. television history, not only visual
www.sportsvideo.org
December 9, 2024 at 9:51 PM
We went DEEP on the production plans and the build-out of the Kraken Hockey Network with director Patrick Brown and VP, Broadcast + game producer Ryan Schaber.

You can watch the full interview now on SVG PLAY:
Seattle Kraken's Ryan Schaber, Patrick Brown Launch the Kraken Hockey Network
This has been the fall of several professional franchises taking their regional live game productions and distribution in-house. Among them is the NHL's Seattle Kraken which, in September, launched th...
svgplay.sportsvideo.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:58 AM
If you'd like to see what the SVG College Summit is all about, you can watch all of the Main Stage sessions from this year's show for free over on SVG PLAY:
SVG College Summit 2024 - SVG PLAY
College sports are in a period of extreme change. One critical area that has remained consistent: is the work done day in and day out by talented, hardworking video production teams within athletic de...
svgplay.sportsvideo.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:02 PM