Initiatives and Special Interest Groups
EXPERT EDITORIAL TEAM
SVG has the largest, full-time dedicated editorial team covering sports technology.
Executive Director, Editorial Services
Focus
BRANDON COSTA Director of Digital
Focus
HERNÁNDEZ Senior Editor
Focus Areas:
INDUSTRY LEADERS
CHAIRMAN
Michael Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations
Sports Video Group is comprised of leading industry decisionmaking executives, committed to technical excellence in the sports industry.
Over the coming years, our members will help guide the direction of the organization, consult on various group initiatives, and enable more dialogue across different industry segments.
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Adam Acone, NFL Network, Director, Media Operations and Planning
Glenn Adamo, Ivanhoe Media and Entertainment, President
Peter Angell, Industry Consultant
Craig Bernstein, NBC Sports, VP, Remote Technical Operations & Engineering
Marsha Bird, NBC Olympics, VP, Olympic Operations
Onnie Bose, NFL, VP of Broadcasting
Dylan Boucherle, Warner Media/Turner Studios, VP, Tech. Strategy & Media Workflows
Kendall Burgess, MLB, VP of Operations, Local Media
Tab Butler, Industry Consultant
Chris Calcinari, ESPN, SVP, Remote Production Operations, ESPN and ABC Sports
Kevin Callahan, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations
Mary Ellen Carlyle, Dome Productions, SVP and GM
Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations & Engineering
Ken Clausen, HBO, Director of Production
Joe Cohen, Industry Consultant
Michael Cohen, United Soccer League, EVP and Head of Broadcasting and Media
Don Colantonio, Industry Consultant
Scott Davis, CBS Sports, VP of Broadcast Operations
Jim DeFilippis, Industry Consultant
Ed Delaney, Industry Consultant
Jed Drake, Industry Consultant
David Dukes, PGA Tour Entertainment, Sr. Director, Technical Operations
Patti Fallick, USTA, Managing Director, Broadcast
Mike Francis, CBS Sports, VP, Engineering & Technology
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ken Aagaard, SVG Chairman Emeritus and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Chairman
Andrea Berry, NBCUniversal – Telemundo and Latin America, EVP, Operations & Technology
Eric Black, Edgio, Chief Technology Officer / GM Media
Chris Brown, WBD Sports, VP, Tech Operations
Jason Cohen, CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, VP, Remote Technical Operations
Mike Connelly, Bally Sports, EVP
Scott Gillies, SkyRae, President
Steve Hellmuth, SVG Chairman Emeritus
Jeff Jacobs, NEP Group, SVP, Production
Patty Power, CBS Sports, EVP, Operations and Engineering
Tom Sahara, SVG Chairman Emeritus
Susan Stone, MLB Network, SVP, Operations and Engineering
Karen Ganjamie, MLB Network, VP, Broadcasting Ops & Network Origination
Jerry Gepner, IABM, CEO
Steve Gorsuch, Industry Consultant
Ken Goss, NBC Sports, SVP, Remote Operations & Production Planning
Mark Haden, National Hockey League, Group VP, Broadcast Technology
Rob Hedrick, NHRA, Tech Manager, Director of Production and Supervising Producer
Ed Holmes, The Holmes Group, Principal
Deb Honkus, NEP Broadcasting, Chairman of the Board
George Hoover, Industry Consultant
Darryl Jefferson, NBC Sports and Olympics, SVP, Broadcast Operations & Technology
Robert D. Jordan CVE, 1337 Facilities, CEO; Venue Road, Founder
John Kvatek, Industry Consultant
John Leland, PSL International, LLC, Principal
Glen Levine, NEP, President, U.S.
Louis Libin, Broad Comm, President
Jodi Markley, Industry Consultant
Geoff Mason, Industry Consultant
Bernadette McDonald, Major League Baseball, SVP, Broadcasting
Ken Miller, Amazon, Director, Live Content Production
Rama Motwani, WWE, Director, Digital Products
Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
Ken Norris, UCLA, Director of Video Operations
Gary Olson, GHO Group, Managing Director
Del Parks, Sinclair Broadcast Group, SVP and CTO
Scott Rinehart, Fighting Irish Digital Media, Broadcast Technology Program Dir.
Larry Rogers, FirstInTV, President
Mike Rokosa, Industry Consultant
Scott Rothenberg, NEP, SVP, Technology and Asset Management
Oscar Sanchez, Industry Consultant
David Schafer, MSG Networks, SVP, Ops
Bruce Shapiro, Broadcast Consulting
Tracey Shaw, Digital Joy, President and Co-Founder
Don Sperling, New York Giants Entertainment, VP and Executive Producer
Jared Stacy, Amazon, Director, Global Live Sports Production
Jerry Steinberg, Industry Consultant
Steve Stum, NASCAR, VP, Operations and Technical Production
Patrick Sullivan, Game Creek Video, President
Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video, VP Design/New Technology
Tina Thornton, ESPN, SVP, Content Operations
Larry Tiscornia, NEP Vista Worldlink, Dir. of Business Development
Jacob Ullman, Fox Sports, SVP, Production and Talent Development
Eli Velazquez, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, EVP
John Ward, Amazon, Sr. Manager, Technical Operations
Ernie Watts, Megawatts B/IT Tech, CEO
Mike Webb, YES Network, VP, Broadcast Operations
Jeff Willis, Industry Consultant
Dave Zur, KSE Media Ventures, SVP, Operations & Engineering
TARGETED INDUSTRY COMMITTEES
SPORTS CONTENT MANAGEMENT
SPORTS GRAPHICS
CHAIR: Tim O'Shaughnessy, ESPN, Creative Director
Komal Bhukhanwala, CBS Sports, Art Director
Nick DiNapoli, | drive | Studio, Founder & Creative Director
Michael Dolan, Fox Sports, SVP, Design
Phil Guthrie, Two Fresh Creative, Creative Director / Founder
Gil Haslam, CAA Sports | Global Brand Consulting, Executive
Chad Hudson, NBC Sports and Golf Channel, Art Director
Jason Joly, MSG Networks, Sr. Director, Creative Services
JP Lomonaco, CBS Sports, VP, On-Air Graphics & Design
Jocelyne Meinert, Big Studios, Owner/Director
Brian Perkins, MLB Network, Dir., IT Production Systems
Alexis Salinas, Univision Deportes, Sr. Dir., Technical Creative Services, Sports
Jordan Shorthouse, WBD Sports, Creative Director
Michael “Spike” Szykowny, ESPN, Sr. Dir., Motion Graphics
ESPORTS PRODUCTION
TARGETED INDUSTRY COMMITTEES
COLLEGE VENUE
TARGETED INDUSTRY COMMITTEES
CYBERSECURITY WORK GROUP
INFLUENCERS AND BUYERS
2D/3D Graphic Artist
A1
Arena Video Director
Arena Video Manager
Associate Commissioner
Athletic Director
Audio Engineer
Broadcast Engineer
Broadcast IT Engineer
Camera Operator
CEO
Chief Engineer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Commissioner
Digital Media Asset Program Manager
Director of Advanced Media
Director of Broadcast & Technology
Director of Broadcast Operations
Director of Digital Media
Director of Engineering
Director of Operations
Director of Social Media
MEMBER JOB TITLES
Director, Systems Integration
Director, Broadcast Graphics
Director, Game Production
Director, Media Management
Director, Network Engineering
Director, Scoreboard Operations
Director, Transmission
EVP, Digital
EVP, Media Operations & Technology
EVP, Engineering and Operations
Executive Producer
General Manager
Graphic Designer
Graphics Engineer
Graphics Operator
IT Architect
IT Engineer
Manager, Broadcast Systems
Manager, Post-Production
Manager, Production & Media Assets
Manager, Scoreboard Operations
Manager, Video Board Operations
Post-Production Engineer
President
Remote Engineering Manager
Remote Facilities Technical Manager
Remote Technical Director
Replay Director
Senior Director of Digital Media
Senior Director of Remote Operations
Senior Director, IT Production Systems
Stadium Events Manager
SVP, Engineering
SVP, Infrastructure
SVP, Network & Technical Operations
SVP, Technology and Operations
Systems Engineer
Technical Director
Video Editor
Video Engineer
Video Producer
VP, Engineering
VP, Network Operations
VP, Technology
VP, Mobile Productions
Many, Many More!
MEDIA / BROADCASTERS
LEAGUES / PROPERTIES
TRUCKS / SERVICES
INTEGRATORS / CONSULTANTS
YOUR BIGGEST CUSTOMERS
COLLEGES/ UNIVERSITIES TEAMS VENUES
DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Your sponsorship includes free attendance to most SVG Events. To increase your exposure, additional opportunities are available based on the event.
Sponsorship opportunities may include:
Biggest branding exposure with multiple elements
BRANDING
Logo on the SVG
Introduce a panel discussion; branding on session slide Networking Sponsorship
Cocktail Reception, Breakfast, Networking Breaks, etc.
All event sponsors typically receive digital and print exposure. Sponsor logos appear on the event webpage, the event’s PowerPoint presentation, event signage, and in the event program (both print and digital editions).
INDUSTRY’S REFERENCE TOOLS
DELIVERED
SVG SPORTSTECH JOURNAL
Annual, July/August Delivery
Technology publication for sports-video production and broadcast professionals.
Includes in-depth NAB Show analysis.
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SVG SPORTS PRODUCTION YEARBOOK
Annual, January/February Delivery
Production truck roundup for sports-video production & broadcast professionals. Includes the annual Gearbase Study.
INDUSTRY SUPPORT & OUTREACH
HELP US GIVE BACK TO THE SPORTS COMMUNITY
All ticket and table proceeds directly support the SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund.
PLATINUM:
TECHNOLOGY LEADERS
RIGHT DECISION-MAKERS
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
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ON DEMAND OFFERINGS
SVG Webinars are an innovative way to communicate your messaging to the sports community, as well as engage your clients via participation in the webinar. We can help you target your products/services to a specific audience segment.
- Approximately 45 minutes on SVG’s Webinar Platform
- Produced and moderated by SVG
- Dedicated email promotion to U.S. membership with logo exposure
- Promotional support via editorial platforms and social media channels
- Custom HTML to promote to your customers and partners
- Post-Webinar list of registrants and attendees
- Post-Webinar usage for your website, promotions, etc.
- SVG Webinars will be archived and available for future playback giving you continued visibility.
POLICIES
Participants:
We require the involvement of an end-user who can support your message or provide a use case of your solution. You are encouraged to involve two members of your company to help answer attendee questions.
Scheduling:
Scheduling will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited availability.
Lead Usage:
All attendee names and contact information will be provided following the Webinar; however, attendee contact information can be used for direct contact only and cannot be added to any marketing or mass-mailing lists.
Audience:
The SVG Webinar Series is produced by our U.S. team, and will only be promoted to our U.S. membership.
CALENDAR OF SVG EVENTS
MEET TEAM
SPONSORSHIP
Rob Payne
Managing Director, Worldwide Sponsor Development rob@sportsvideo.org
EDITORIAL
Andrew Gabel Director, Sponsor Development agabel@sportsvideo.org
Jack Bluestine Sponsorship Associate Jack@sportsvideo.org
Ken Kerschbaumer
Executive Director, Editorial kenkersch@sportsvideo.org
Jason Dachman
Editorial Director, U.S. jason@sportsvideo.org
Kristian Hernandez Senior Editor kristian@sportsvideo.org
SVG SERVICES
Karen Hogan Ketchum Director of SVG Services karen@sportsvideo.org
Alicia Hopkins
Senior Manager, Event Programming alicia@sportsvideo.org
Brandon Costa Director of Digital brandon@sportsvideo.org
Samantha Gabay
Digital Content & Social Media Coordinator samantha@sportsvideo.org
Taylor Cataneo Marketing Coordinator taylor@sportsvideo.org
Andrew Lippe
Membership & Client Services Manager andrew@sportsvideo.org
Dylan Davidson
Sponsorship Coordinator dylan@sportsvideo.org
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Paul Gallo
Executive Director paul@sportsvideo.org
Marty Porter Executive Director marty@sportsvideo.org
Cris Ernst
Event Operations Director cris@sportsvideo.org