Featuring: Ross Video

To say that the past 15 months have been challenging would be a grave understatement. From the total cancellation of sports to highly restricted production environments to a crossover season unlike anything anyone has ever been a part of, professionals in college-athletics video production have burnt the candle at both ends. What have we learned, what does the future hold, and in what ways has the industry been changed forever?Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Panelists:
Meg Aronowitz, ESPN, Senior Coordinating Producer
Dan Butterly, Big West Conference, Commissioner
Jonathan Gantt, Clemson University, Associate AD/Creative Solutions
Mark Hulsey, Big Ten Network, Senior Vice President, Production and Executive Producer
Jim Nachtman, Penn State University, Assistant Athletics Director for Media, LIVE Events & Broadcasting Operations

For college basketball productions, more cameras means more opportunities to enhance the storytelling of a game. However, while extending the camera coverage is a great way to increase viewer engagement, it also increases operational costs. To overcome this challenge, production teams can choose to automate key camera positions, by integrating a solution built on EVS’ AI-driven Overcam autonomous system and the ShotTracker sensor-based system. In this case study, EVS will demonstrate how how basketball venues equipped with ShotTracker can make use of a single EVS Overcam system to drive PTZ cameras simultaneously from a wide range of positions and assignments including center court wide, tight, slash, high-behind, reverse and more.
Presenter: Nestor Amaya, EVS, VP, Solutions Architecture, The Americas

Miss visiting your colleagues’ facilities and getting inspired to bring new ideas back to your campus? Take a focus tour of a new control room or live-production facility and get the chance to ask questions of those who built it.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Presenters:
Kevin Copp, Temple University, Associate AD / Video Production
Kevin Hession, Temple University, Director of Video Production / Broadcast Engineer

A question and answer session discussing the art of directing a live game broadcast.

Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial

Speaker: Jimmy Platt, ESPN, Director, Monday Night Football and NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.: Live Game Production: Raising the Technology Bar on the Big Stage (Sponsored by: Sony, NewTek, TVU)
With network partners limited in their ability to travel to campuses, the pandemic has offered Power 5 schools the opportunity to play an even more hands-on role in the live broadcasting of their most high-profile sports. As our audiences grow, how is the live–game-production process continuing to advance? Take a deep dive with live-content creators on pushing the boundaries in image quality, graphics, replay, audio, and more.
Moderator: Kristian Hernandez, SVG, Associate Editor and Social Media Manager
Panelists:
Tom Githens, University of Tennessee, SEC/ESPN Network Director
James Japhet, Hawk-Eye N.A., Managing Director
Jeremy Morris, NewTek, Sales Engineer, USCA
Jeremy Noe, University of Louisville, Assistant Athletic Director for Television Production
Brian Smoller, Kansas State University, Senior Director of Broadcasting/Video Services
Jared Timmins, TVU Networks, SVP of Solutions

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.: Sound Off! Overcoming Challenges in Technology, Workflows, Staffing, and More
In this open forum, featured speakers and attendees have the opportunity to pose questions to the group, seek advice from their peers, and connect with fellow professionals of similar staffing and budget sizes.

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.: Live Game Production: Robotics, POVs, Automated Production and Meeting Your Department’s Long Tail of Needs
For small staffs and one-person bands, finding the resources and the bandwidth necessary to meet the content needs of live college sports production today can be daunting. However, technologies are evolving to help streamline the process. What tools (robotic cameras, automated production systems) and solutions (IP connectivity, asset-management systems) can bring more live coverage to more sports without taxing your staff (or yourself)?
Moderator: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor
Panelists:
Nicholas Case, Charleston Southern University, Director of Athletic Video Communications
Nicole Frechette, High Point University, Multimedia Production Coordinator
Imry Halevi, Harvard University, Assistant Director of Athletics, Multimedia and Production
Lucas Haskins, Texas State University, Broadcast Productions Manager
Andrew Kurtz, Monmouth University, Director of Live Production
Greg Sandercox, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Broadcast Productions Coordinator

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.: Sound Off! Overcoming Challenges in Technology, Workflows, Staffing, and More
In this open forum, featured speakers and attendees have the opportunity to pose questions to the group, seek advice from their peers, and connect with fellow professionals of similar staffing and budget sizes.

Join us for a curated Zoom networking Happy Hour to converse and connect with your colleagues in the sports-video–production community to reflect on the day’s activities.

With more high-end videoboards at more athletics facilities on campus, the art of the in-venue show is growing and changing shape. What’s the latest in content strategy and technology solutions to serve fans in your facility, and how has the experience of having limited to no fans in your buildings affected those philosophies?
Moderator: Kristian Hernandez, SVG, Associate Editor and Social Media Manager
Panelists:
Robert Erickson, Grass Valley, Strategic Account Manager, Sports and Venues
Tyler Folks, University of South Alabama, Manager of Athletic Video Productions
Buddy Kimberlin, Texas A&M University, Assistant Athletics Director, 12th Man Productions
Scott LaBounty, University of Oregon, Assistant Athletic Director, Video Services
Andrew Lahey, Ross Video, Manager, Solution Specialists – Global
Katie Windham, James Madison University, Daktronics Event Producer, On-Site

Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Speaker: Andy Wagner, VITEC, Sales Manager, Collegiate Sports Market

Miss visiting your colleagues’ facilities and getting inspired to bring some new ideas back to your campus? Take a focus tour of a new control room or live-production facility and get the chance to ask questions of those who built it.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Presenters:
Tyler Haak, University of Wyoming, Producer, Live Events
Austin Scott, University of Wyoming, Assistant Athletics Director, Technology and Project Coordination
Dennis Trapani, University of Wyoming Athletics, Assistant Athletics Director, Creative Services

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.: In-Venue Videoboard Production: HDR, IPTV, and the Future of Game-Day Fan Entertainment
The videoboard arms race rages on in collegiate athletics. Whether it’s massive sizes, unique shapes, or eye-popping image quality, today’s videoboards deliver content and engagement at an incredible level. What’s the future of the videoboard show? Learn from some of those whose facilities have made significant renovations and/or new installs over the past year.
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial
Panelists:
Mike Bilbow, University of Georgia, Assistant AD, Digital Production
Scott LaBounty, University of Oregon, Assistant Athletic Director, Video Services
Mike Lickert, University of Kansas, Assistant Athletics Director – Broadcast Services
Trisha Stortz, University of Iowa, Associate Director of Motion Design & Video Board Operations

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.: Sound Off! Overcoming Challenges in Technology, Workflows, Staffing, and More
In this open forum, featured speakers and attendees have the opportunity to pose questions to the group, seek advice from their peers, and connect with fellow professionals of similar staffing and budget sizes.

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.: In-Venue Videoboard Production: Lighting Up Facilities of Any Size (Sponsored by: Venue Edge)
Big, beautiful boards aren’t just for the big boys anymore. High-end videoboard shows have become expected at almost any academic institution. But, when a big-screen investment is made, how do you line up the tech and the team necessary to make it sing? Break down the present and future of in-game presentation with fellow departments of similar size and scope.
Moderator: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor
Panelists:
Jason Barfield, Sam Houston State University, Associate Athletic Director, Media Relations
Evan Ellis, Yale University, Athletics Video Producer
David Saphirstein, Venue Edge, Founder

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.: Sound Off! Overcoming Challenges in Technology, Workflows, Staffing, and More
In this open forum, featured speakers and attendees have the opportunity to pose questions to the group, seek advice from their peers, and connect with fellow professionals of similar staffing and budget sizes.

Join us for a curated Zoom networking Happy Hour to converse and connect with your colleagues in the sports-video–production community to reflect on the day’s activities.

The task of telling the stories of your institution, student athletes, coaches, and more extends far beyond the game itself. Some of the industry’s best postproduction content creators share their creative inspiration while also cutting into the nitty-gritty of the technical processes that power the creation and effective distribution of the gorgeous and engaging content that has become synonymous with college sports.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Panelists:
John Castelli, Big Ten Network, Managing Editor
Bill Friedman, Big Ten Network, Senior Coordinating Producer, B1G Network Originals
Scott McBurney, Atlantic Coast Conference, Associate Commissioner/Advanced Media
Chris Taylor, Ball State University, Senior Director of Sports Production

Miss visiting your colleagues’ facilities and getting inspired to bring some new ideas back to your campus? Take a focus tour of a new control room or live-production facility and get the chance to ask questions of those who built it.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Presenter:
Steven Calista, University of California San Diego, Assistant Athletic Director, Video Production

Everyone wants to find more-efficient ways to capture, edit, and distribute content. What solutions are making content-creation teams more productive (and less stressed) than ever, and how are these services paving the way for content to be built and shared at greater scale with greater efficiency?
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Panelists:
Ben Gabrielson, LiveU, Sales Manager, Sports
Scott Hecht, Syracuse University, Executive Producer/Director
Scott Rinehart, University of Notre Dame, Director, Broadcast and Streaming Technologies
Josh Stoner, Canon, Senior Specialist, Product

Postproduction content creators from across the world of collegiate athletics gather to share the latest gear, technology, workflows, and solutions that help make their content-creation plans possible. Don’t miss this peer-to-peer look behind the scenes at how some of the year’s most engaging video-content creators do what they do.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital and Director, SVG College
Panelists:
Eric DeSalvo, University of Central Florida, Assistant AD, #Content
Alex Grant, University of Maryland, Creative Director – Maryland Football
Tyson Hutchins, Clemson University, Senior Director, Creative Solutions
Matt Nieto, Sun Belt Conference, Director of Creative Video
Chanelle Smith-Walker, University of Tennessee, Director of Content