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  • Paris 2024: NBC Sports' Darryl Jefferson Goes at Stamford Broadcast Center

    NBC Sports' Stamford, CT broadcast is very much at the center of of its Olympics efforts during the Paris 2024 Games. Almost 2,000 NBC Sports staffers – nearly two-thirds of the entire Olympics coverage team – are working at the division’s headquarters in Stamford, handling what ultimately will b...

  • Paris 2024: A Tour of OBS Tech Showcase in the International Broadcast Centre

    Olympic Broadcasting Services has been at the core of every Olympics Games since Vancouver in 2010, and their efforts continue this summer. For those heading to the International Broadcast Centre, visitors can take a look at the workflows that are powering their broadcast and digital innovations....

  • Paris 2024: Telemundo Deportes' Eli Velazquez on Backdrops for Studio Shows

    As the lead domestic broadcaster for Spanish-language coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Telemundo Deportes is sparing no expense with their live studio programming that is surrounding the 19 days of action. To accentuate their content, create an immersive sense of place, and showcase the arch...

  • Paris 2024: NBC Sports' Amy Rosenfeld on Tapping Into Celebrities

    The spirit of the Olympics is what attracts sports viewers to soak in two weeks of action, but elements of storytelling and entertainment are what keeps those fans around. From social media content creators and superstars from the silver screen to the best announcers in the business, NBC Sports i...

  • Paris 2024: NBC Sports' Tom Popple Goes Inside Olympics Studios in Stamford, CT

    Although NBC has several impressive studios in Paris, including the primetime and daytime studios, more live content than ever originates from Stamford’s robust complement of studios. In this behind the scenes interview, NBCUniversal VP of Studio Operations Tom Popple takes SVG behind the scenes ...

  • Paris 2024: NBC Olympics' Kevin Callahan Goes Inside Stamford Broadcast Center

    Since cutting the ribbon on its Stamford, CT, broadcast center following the London 2012 Games, NBC Sports Group has escalated the facility’s role in its Olympics broadcast operations with each successive Games. Implementation of the at-home efforts were accelerated for the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing...

  • Paris 2024: Play Anywhere's Peter Scott on the Mobile-Viewing Experience

    Years ago, fans relied heavily on traditional televised coverage of the Olympics on their dedicated domestic broadcaster. Now, digital outlets have become a 24/7 outlet for live and on-demand content that can be digested at a leisurely pace. For this summer's competition, the strategic partnershi...

  • Paris 2024: WBD's Chris Brown on Lending Studio Help to Eurosport

    It's not often where a U.S-based broadcaster gets to collaborate with another broadcast entity that's under the same corporate umbrella, but for a massive global event like the 2024 Summer Olympics, there's no better time for Warner Bros. Discovery to put their transatlantic partnership to use. T...

  • Paris 2024: SVG's Onsite Editorial Team Breaks Down Opening Ceremony Workflows

    The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad commenced with the Opening Ceremony in the heart of the Paris. Before the small fleet of nations floated down the Seine River and culminate at the iconic Trocadéro, SVG's onsite editorial team of Executive Director, Editorial Services, Ken Kerschbaumer, and Senior...

  • Home Run Derby 2024: ESPN's Phil Orlins on the Benefits of New Format, 4DREPLAY

    The 2024 edition of the Home Run Derby is introducing one of the more significant format and rule changes that the event has seen in some time. So what does that mean for the storytelling process in ESPN's coverage of the thrilling event?

    At MLB All-Star in Arlington, our Brandon Costa sat down ...

  • Inside MLB at Rickwood Field with FOX Sports' Francisco Contreras and Tom Lynch

    Working out of one of the most unique locations it has ever produced a live sporting event from, FOX Sports has brought a special operation to MLB at Rickwood Field in Birmingham.

    Broadcasting a game from the oldest baseball stadium in the country certainly comes with challenges, but the crew i...

  • ESPN's Kevin Cleary on Handling the Logistical Puzzle of the MLB Wild Card Round

    ESPN closed out its 2023 MLB Wild Card coverage last night after all four teams finished off their respective series with sweeps in Game 2. With multiple games happening in different cities over two days, the network had to map out their truck deployments and try to figure out which venues would ...

  • ESPN's Phil Orlins on Producing the "Controlled Chaos" of the MLB Home Run Derby

    ESPN returned to Seattle's T-Mobile Park to bring baseball fans the fireworks for the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby.

    Since the event shifted to a timed format in 2015, producing the event has become an increasingly greater - but also fun - challenge for ESPN. To meet that challenge, the network has m...

  • NBA Finals 2023: ESPN's Tim Corrigan, Mike Schwab From The Front Bench

    Similar to the teams on the floor, ESPN has endured a long and winding road to get to this championship matchup. The network produced game after game in the regular season over the last seven months, and now nearing the NBA calendar's crescendo, it's time to put a fitting end to the league's 76th...

  • NBA Finals 2023: Miami Heat's Ed Filomia, Kurt Doster on Fueling Fans' Passion

    Entering the 2023 NBA Playoffs as a No. 8 seed, many fans around the sport didn't see the Miami Heat as a contender, but in Miami, supporters of the Heat always knew that this team was built different. Now in a bout against the talented Denver Nuggets to see who lifts the Larry O'Brien trophy,

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  • Stanley Cup Final 2023: WBD Sports' Producer Kevin Brown, Director Paul Hemming

    When a network finds the perfect blend between creative storytelling and jaw-dropping technological innovation, it's something extremely special. Throughout Warner Bros. Discovery Sports' coverage of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, the product...

  • Stanley Cup Final 2023: Florida Panthers' Mike Masino on In Venue Energy

    The throwing of rubber rats has become the calling card of the Florida Panthers, but for those attending games in person at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL, the in-venue production team is firing up all available workflows to bring an enhances gameday atmosphere for the franchise's first championsh...

  • Women's College World Series: ESPN's Meg Aronowitz on Documenting Dreams

    The Finals of the 2023 NCAA Women's College World Series begin on Wednesday night as Florida State looks to derail Oklahoma's bid to three-peat. ESPN is on-site in Oklahoma City with a big production plan to chronicle it all.

    A live drone, a two-point cabled aerial camera system, a Technocrane, ...

  • Live From NCAA Men's Final Four 2023

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    Interviews from the floor of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four in Houston.

  • Big East Tournament: Fox Sports' Sarita Meinking, Doug Fuchs on Tech at MSG

    Since 2013, the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden has been watched by millions of fans on the airwaves of Fox Sports. Every year, the broadcaster is continuously pushing the envelope when it comes to production workflows. For instance, they augmented last year's covera...

  • Super Bowl LVII: Fox Sports' Rod Conti Outlines the Two-Pronged Studio Approach

    Not far removed from the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup in Qatar, Fox Sports' Remote Studio Operations team was tasked with not only pulling off that massive undertaking on the Corniche but also planning their onsite presence for Super Bowl LVII. The finished product features a two-pronged approach: a...

  • FIFA World Cup 2022: Fox Sports' Kevin Callahan on the Effort at the IBC

    As fans watch soccer's biggest tournament with excitement and anticipation at home, the International Broadcast Centre is buzzing with operations and engineering teams from around the globe. For Fox Sports, their technical strategy not only relies on the hardworking folks situated in Doha, Qatar,...

  • FIFA World Cup 2022: Telemundo Deportes’ Eli Velazquez on Studio Sets

    Telemundo Deportes is all about culture, and there’s no better way of telling the story of the capital of Doha or the country of Qatar than by going back to its roots. Positioned at the Souq Waqif, a well-known tourist destination that embodies the early days of commerce at the public market, the...

  • FIFA World Cup 2022: Fox Sports' Rod Conti Tours the Sets at the Doha Corniche

    Traditionally, Fox Sports is known for blowing out their onsite studio presence for both international and domestic events under its sports-broadcasting umbrella. In the case of showcasing the FIFA World Cup, the broadcaster has no problem diving headfirst into the atmosphere surrounding the host...