ADVERTISEMENT Regional Sports Production Nashville Predators Tap ViewLift for New DTC Service, Pairing Streaming With Scripps Sports Broadcast Deal Team-owned platform will stream every locally carried Predators game beginning this season as Nashville builds a new OTA-plus-DTC distribution model The Nashville Predators are taking greater control of their local-media distribution, partnering with ViewLift to launch a team-owned direct-to-consumer streaming... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: August 26, 2026 • 3 minute read Taking Control: How Professional Sports Teams Are Building Their In-Market Future as the RSN Model Fractures Franchises are taking greater ownership of production, distribution, and the fan relationship — even as leagues and streaming platforms introduce new ways to do it For the Los Angeles Angels, the clock started roughly 60 days before Opening Day. For... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: August 25, 2026 • 10 minute read NESN’s Women’s Celebration Night Returns With Expanded Focus on the Next Generation Three aspiring broadcasters will contribute on-camera and inside the production truck alongside more than 25 women working Wednesday’s Red Sox–White Sox telecast Every night that Amy Kaplan produces a Boston Red Sox broadcast for NESN, her job begins with the... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: August 5, 2026 • 7 minute read SVG Regional Sports Production Summit 2026: All Sessions Now Available To Watch on SVG PLAY RSNs, teams, leagues, and streamers explore the present and future of local sports production The SVG Regional Sports Production Summit returned for its 11th annual edition, bringing the industry to Denver for two days of sessions focused on the rapidly... Posted on: August 5, 2026 • 2 minute read NHL Launches Centralized Production Operation for Regional Broadcasts; Four Teams Aboard To Start In a time of disarray in regional sports broadcasting, the league will provide clubs with programming, technical, and infrastructure support The NHL and its in-house media/content arm, NHL Productions, are launching a centralized-production model for club local broadcasts, supplying comprehensive... By: Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. • Posted on: July 21, 2026 • 3 minute read Space City Home Network Executive Producer John Valek on Leaning Into Innovation, Access, and Opportunity The Houston-based RSN is the live-game home of the Astros and Rockets It has been three years since the launch of Space City Home Network, the regional sports network based in Houston and serving as home to the MLB Astros... By: Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. • Posted on: July 15, 2026 • 1 minute read MSG Networks' Jackie Lyons on Knicks Title Run Coverage, XR Studio Launch, and RSN Production Strategy MSG Networks' was given exclusive access during the Knicks' unforgettable NBA Championship ticker-tape parade in Manhattan. MSG Networks VP of Production Operations Jackie Lyons joins SVG to discuss the network's coverage of the New York Knicks' historic championship run, including... By: Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. • Posted on: July 13, 2026 • 1 minute read BravesVision GM Jeff Cravens on Launching MLB’s Newest Team-Owned Network in 35 Days The Braves opted to keep production in-house rather than hand it off to MLB BravesVision GM Jeff Cravens explains how the Atlanta Braves built and launched their own regional broadcast network from scratch — in just 35 days — after... By: Kristian Hernández, Senior Editor • Posted on: July 10, 2026 • 1 minute read Audinate Adds Three Models to Dante AVIO Install Adapter Line Audinate has announced three new additions to its Dante AVIO Install adapter series: a 4-Channel Analog Input, a 4-Channel Analog Output, and a 2-Ch In/2-Ch Out Analog adapter. All three feature dual switched Ethernet ports that allow up to four... Posted on: June 5, 2026 • 1 minute read Phoenix Suns, Mercury, and Gray Media Extend Broadcast Partnership Through 2030 The Suns and Mercury become the first NBA and WNBA teams to make games available under a single broadcast partner across both over-the-air and streaming. The Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and Gray Media have announced a multi-year extension of their... By: Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. • Posted on: May 21, 2026 • 3 minute read Detroit Pistons Ink Local-Media–Rights Deal With Scripps Sports The agreement marks Scripps Sports' first NBA local-rights deal and includes future direct-to-consumer streaming The Detroit Pistons are returning to free over-the-air television for the first time in more than two decades. Under a new local-media–rights agreement with Scripps Sports,... By: Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. • Posted on: May 14, 2026 • 4 minute read DAZN Launches DAZN48 Creator Program for FIFA World Cup 2026 DAZN has announced DAZN48, a creator program for the FIFA World Cup 2026 that will recruit 48 creators — one representing each of the 48 qualified nations — to produce fan-perspective content around the tournament. Selected creators will serve as... Posted on: April 27, 2026 • 1 minute read MLB Opening Day 2026 NESN, Sportsnet Pittsburgh Launch New MLB Graphics Packages Built on Team Legacy, Trading-Card Motif The creative team was tasked with developing a single design that reflects two iconic brands, serves two very different sports, feeds data-hungry fans As NESN and Sportsnet Pittsburgh cameras go live this week for MLB Opening Day 2026, Red Sox... By: Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. • Posted on: March 26, 2026 • 11 minute read Chicago Sports Network, WCIU To Simulcast 10 White Sox Games Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) and Weigel Broadcasting's WCIU (The U, ch. 26.1) will simulcast 10 Chicago White Sox games during the 2026 season, the companies announced Thursday. It is the second consecutive season the two have partnered on simulcasts. The... Posted on: March 23, 2026 • 2 minute read SVG Rewind: Radio Silence - How the Buffalo Sabres Broadcast Team Produced a Game After Losing Comms Reflecting on a stressful - yet ultimately successful - broadcast with producer Brian Maas and director Matt Gould Whoda thunk it? The hottest team in the NHL is the Buffalo Sabres. Unbeaten since the league's return from the Olympic break... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: March 10, 2026 • 9 minute read SVG Sit-Down: NESN’s Kenny Elcock and Harmonic’s Jean Macher Talk Next-Gen Distribution for Live Sports New England Sports Network (NESN) has its hands full. The regional sports network that is home to MLB’s Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates and NHL’s Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins aims to deliver live sports action to millions of... Posted on: December 8, 2025 • 12 minute read SVG All-Stars: Blayke Scheer, Senior Director, Creative Content, YES Network As the pace of change in sports production shows no signs of slowing, a new class of innovators and decision-makers is shaping the industry’s future. Now in its second season, our SVG All-Stars series spotlights the rising leaders driving that... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: November 25, 2025 • 5 minute read SVG All-Stars: David Koppett, Executive Producer, Live Sports and Studio, NESN and SportsNet Pittsburgh As the pace of change in sports production shows no signs of slowing, a new class of innovators and decision-makers is shaping the industry’s future. Now in its second season, our SVG All-Stars series spotlights the rising leaders driving that... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: November 4, 2025 • 6 minute read FanDuel Sports Network To Deliver Selected Live NBA, NHL Games to Major Streaming Services for In-Market Viewers In a notable move for both the regional sports network and streaming sectors, FanDuel Sports Network (FDSN) will launch a Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) initiative in mid-November, expanding access to select local NBA and NHL games for viewers in-market... By: Brandon Costa, Director of Digital • Posted on: October 30, 2025 • 2 minute read World Series 2025: Spectrum SportsNet LA Brings Dodgers Fans Closer to the Action With Pre/Postgame Coverage As the Los Angeles Dodgers vie to become the first back-to-back World Series champion since 2000, Spectrum SportsNet LA is once again stepping up to the plate to deliver comprehensive and immersive coverage for fans across Southern California. [caption id="attachment_291356"... 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