LiveTV:LA: How Digital Platforms and Workflows are Impacting Operations and Crewing

LiveTV:LA: How Digital Platforms and Workflows are Impacting Operations and Crewing Social media is now a go-to source for the crewing of live event productions By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 3:36 pm

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Digital and social media platforms have changed the landscape in how viewers of live sports and entertainment consume content, but those same technologies are also impacting how linear live television productions are run behind the scenes. At the LiveTV:LA conference last month, experts in the field of live production, operations, and crewing outlined the current challenges and opportunities in their businesses.

The roundtable included Frank Coll, Senior Account Manager, U.S. Mobile Units at NEP Group; Randall Heer, Founder/Partner and CEO of Vista Studios; Theresa Jackson, Executive Director, Operations at Fox Sports; Lynn King, Director of Crewing, Operations, and Travel for VER; and Jeff Proctor, Co-Founder and President of ProAngle Media.

Digital content platforms and production workflows are having a dramatic impact on how even traditional linear productions are put together. Jackson shares how streaming and even social media are altering how television productions are managed behind the scenes:

There's no doubt that the expectations of digital-native viewers are vastly different from previous generations. Proctor says its the live entertainment industry's responsibility to meet those demands:

Social media has had a tremendous impact on the job market in this country. the same is true in the live video production industry. King shares how she uses social media to fill critical roles in her crews:

More live sports video content is being produced than ever before but those productions are being done at various levels of scale. Coll discusses how its critical for a business like him to provide solutions or all shapes and sized to meet the demands of a more customized clientele:

Want to watch the entire conversation? The full panel session moderated by industry consultant Andrea Berry is available here:

The Sports Imaging Forum and LiveTV:LA were made possible by Title Sponsors Sony and LiveU; Diamond Sponsors Aspera, Canon, and TVU Networks; Gold Sponsors AJA, Grass Valley, Intelsat, JVCKENWOOD, and Riedel; and Event Sponsors SOS Global Express, Telescope, and VER.

For more video interviews and session highlights, visit SVG On Demand.

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