Brandon Costa

2 weeks ago | sportsvideo.org | Brandon Costa

Learn about success stories of production in the cloud, the latest in public vs. private, generative AI, and much more The SVG Digital Engagement Forum hit New York City last month to tackle live production in the cloud as the trend continues to become more of a force across the sports production industry. All sessions from the event are now available to watch on SVG PLAY.

2 weeks ago | sportsvideo.org | Brandon Costa

GoHeels Productions won the 2025 College Sports Media Award for Outstanding Live Game Production in the Collegiate Athletics - Power division At the University of North Carolina, GoHeels Productions is among the elite live production groups in collegiate athletics. This year, the team reached an impressive milestone of producing their 1,000th live event for ESPN and the ACC Network.

2 weeks ago | sportsvideo.org | Brandon Costa

Massive international sporting events are coming to American shores – the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Men’s World Cup, the Summer Olympics – and the term of the “host broadcaster” is becoming more common in our lexicon. However, the role is about a whole lot more these days than producing the live game. How are host broadcasters being tasked with providing their many rightsholders with more content and how has it all changed in an era of social media?

2 weeks ago | sportsvideo.org | Brandon Costa

Last week, a federal ruling was settled which will allow athletic departments to pay student-athletes beginning July 1 The business of college athletics is changing, especially in light of the recent approval of a federal judge to allow (not require) schools to directly pay their athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL). That means schools could be writing checks to student-athletes as soon as July 1.

3 weeks ago | sportsvideo.org | Brandon Costa

The BAL Playoffs begin on Friday in Pretoria with the Finals tipping on June 14 While the NBA Finals got off to a rip-roaring start in Oklahoma City on Thursday night, another championship run is tipping off on the other side of the globe. The Basketball Africa League (BAL), the premier men’s professional basketball league in Africa, is set to begin its playoffs on Friday in Pretoria, South Africa.