INFORMATION PACK
2019-2020
Advancing the creation, production and
distribution of sports content in Europe
SVG Europe is an independent
pan-European trade association
run by an advisory board and
executive staff.
SVG Europe produces
European-based conference
events, print and digital media,
industry initiatives and alliances
serving the broadcast sports
production industry.
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Launched 10 years ago
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138
sponsors
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SVG Europe Insider newsletter: 100+ per year
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Website/App updated daily
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15
conference/networking/awards events
scheduled for 2020 in Europe and US
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Annual SVG Europe Journal
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Dedicated European editorial, sales and
management team
SVG Europe Women
Education
Sustainability
Conferences
Awards
Tours
Networking
Online/Website
Newsletter
Mobile App
Printed Journal
Social Media
IBC
IABM
NAB
ISE
EVENTS
MEDIA
INITIATIVES
ALLIANCES
Takes you to the heart of the
European sports production business
DIGITAL, ONLINE & PRINT MEDIA
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*SVG published statistics 2019
Takes you to the heart of the European sports production business
EMAIL NEWSLETTER:
SPORTS VIDEO EUROPE INSIDER
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Reaches -
10,500*
per send
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Europe’s only dedicated newsletter focused on the sport production
and technology marketplace. Distributed every Tuesday and Friday
WEBSITE:
WWW.SVGEUROPE.ORG
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Reaches an average of 15,200* unique users per month
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Contains top stories, headlines, archived info, news, upcoming
events, blogs, video, and more
SVG EUROPE ANNUAL
SPORTTECH JOURNAL
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Our annual journal covering the European sports market
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A
vailable both in print and digitally
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SOCIAL MEDIA:
TWITTER, FACEBOOK & LINKEDIN
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SVG Europe uses social media to not only promote its own content and
events but also to help highlight the work of its sponsors
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In July 2019, SVG Europe generated 109k tweet impressions on Twitter and
Reaching
Europe’s
sports broadcast technology decision-makers
UK - 24%
OTHER TERRITORIES - 16%
CTO - 2%
BROADCAST & OPERATIONS - 14%
ITALY - 6%
GERMANY - 18%
CONSULTANT - 2%
VP/GM - 15%
SWITZERLAND - 8%
FRANCE - 18%
COMMERCIAL MANAGER - 2%
CEO/CFO/COO - 18%
NETHERLANDS - 10%
PROGRAMMING - 4%
DIRECTORS, PRODUCTION - 39%
PRODUCER - 4%
SVG Europe
Demographics
SVG Europe
Members
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MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS
Reaching Europe’s sports broadcast technology decision-makers
Total members: 6,300
UK - 24%
OTHER TERRITORIES - 16%
CTO - 2%
BROADCAST & OPERATIONS - 14%
ITALY - 6%
GERMANY - 18%
CONSULTANT - 2%
VP/GM - 15%
SWITZERLAND - 8%
FRANCE - 18%
COMMERCIAL MANAGER - 2%
CEO/CFO/COO - 18%
NETHERLANDS - 10%
PROGRAMMING - 4%
DIRECTORS, PRODUCTION - 39%
PRODUCER - 4%
SVG Europe Demographics
SVG Europe Members
Total members: 6,300
PRODUCER - 4%
Total members: 6,300
PRODUCER - 4%
UK - 24%
OTHER TERRITORIES - 16%
CTO - 2%
BROADCAST & OPERATIONS - 14%
ITALY - 6%
GERMANY - 18%
CONSULTANT - 2%
VP/GM - 15%
SWITZERLAND - 8%
FRANCE - 18%
COMMERCIAL MANAGER - 2%
CEO/CFO/COO - 18%
UK - 24%
OTHER TERRITORIES - 16%
CTO - 2%
BROADCAST & OPERATIONS - 14%
ITALY - 6%
GERMANY - 18%
CONSULTANT - 2%
VP/GM - 15%
NETHERLANDS - 10%
PROGRAMMING - 4%
DIRECTORS, PRODUCTION - 39%
UK - 24%
OTHER TERRITORIES - 16%
CTO - 2%
BROADCAST & OPERATIONS - 14%
ITALY - 6%
GERMANY - 18%
CONSULTANT - 2%
VP/GM - 15%
SWITZERLAND - 8%
FRANCE - 18%
COMMERCIAL MANAGER - 2%
CEO/CFO/COO - 18%
NETHERLANDS - 10%
PROGRAMMING - 4%
DIRECTORS, PRODUCTION - 39%
SWITZERLAND - 8%
FRANCE - 18%
COMMERCIAL MANAGER - 2%
CEO/CFO/COO - 18%
PRODUCER - 4%
Total members: 9,000
34%
6%
8%
10%
13%
13%
16%
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: 2019
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Football Summit 2019
Nordic Summit
Chairman’s Forum
NAB Pre-Game Party
SportTech: Where OTT
Meets Broadcast
DACH Summit
Italy Summit
Sport Production Summit
Achievement Awards
Networking Evening
Next Generation Audio Summit
FutureSPORT:
Transporting Your Content
* Dates and venues are subject to change28 February
7 March
5-7 April
7 April
22 May
27 June
9 July
12 September
14 September
16 October
26 November
Paris, France
ALL SPONSORSBergen, Norway
PLATINUM/GOLD/NORDIC ONLYLas Vegas, USA
PLATINUM ONLY
Las Vegas, USA
ALL SPONSORS
London, UK
ALL SPONSORSMunich, Germany
PLATINUM/GOLD/DACH ONLYMilan, Italy
PLATINUM/GOLD ONLYAmsterdam,
The Netherlands
ALL SPONSORSRAI Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
ALL SPONSORSLondon, UK
AUDIO ONLYLondon, UK
ALL SPONSORSAugmenting the Beautiful Game: From AR and remote production to UHD and AI, this event includes interviews, presentations and panel sessions focusing on the broadcast production sector’s efforts to enhance coverage of the game of football. SVG Europe’s second dedicated Nordic Summit will take place in the Norwegian Media Cluster in Bergen, in collaboration with NCE Media.
Scheduled ahead of the NAB 2019 show, the Chairman’s Forum offers a unique Platinum sponsor-only conference, networking and golfi ng event providing an ideal entry point to the coming week out on the show fl oor.
The Pre-Game Party provides a very special opportunity to network with colleagues from across the globe over drinks before the NAB exhibition gets underway the following day.
OTT distribution and direct-to-consumer live streaming are dramatically changing televised sport. Key TV Everywhere topics to be addressed include cloud delivery, user experience, latency, security, app development and monetisation.
SVG Europe partners once again with Sky Deutschland to deliver a unique sporting spotlight on the DACH region.
SVG Europe joins forces once more with Sky Italia to present a day’s discussion on the key issues within the Italian market.
SVG Europe’s fl agship Sport Production Summit in Amsterdam now attracts over 500 sports professionals from around the world. It also sees the annual presentation of a special Lifetime Achievement Award that annually honours a leader in sports broadcast production.
A further opportunity to celebrate the winner of the SVG Europe Lifetime Achievement Award and to relax and network with industry colleagues over drinks on the Saturday evening of the IBC show.
As always SVG Europe’s unique next Generation Audio Summit – a collaboration with Dolby and other leading audio vendors – will focus on immersive audio, audio-over-IP and other technologies shaping the broadcast sound landscape.
There’s a new world of contribution and distribution out there, with rapidly changing connectivity, compression and cloud workfl ows with 5G opportunities, new SaaS models, distribution hubs and evolving networking technologies.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: 2019-2020
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SVG EUROPE WOMEN NETWORKING EVENTS 2019
SportTech: Where OTT Meets Broadcast
Summer Networking Event with Sky Sports and Sky Production Services
IBC Networking Event
* Dates and venues are subject to change
22 May
18 July
14 September
Lords, London, UK
Sky Studios, Isleworth, London, UK
RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands
SVG EUROPE WOMEN NETWORKING EVENTS 2020
Winter SVG Europe Women Event
Spring SVG Europe Women Event
Summer SVG Europe Women Event
IBC SVG Europe Women Event
Winter SVG Europe Women Event
* Dates and venues are subject to change30 January
Date tbc
July
Date tbc
Date tbc
BT Studios, Stratford, London, UK
Location tbc
Sky Studios, Brentford, London, UK
IBC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: 2020
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Nordic Summit
Football Summit 2020
Chairman’s Forum
NAB Pre-Game Party
Advisory Board Meeting
SportTech 2020 and
SVG Europe Awards
DACH Summit
Italy Summit
Sport Production Summit
Sport Production Summit
Networking Evening
Next Generation Audio Summit
FutureSPORT
Transporting Your Content
* Dates and venues are subject to change4 March
31 March
16 April
18 April
26 May
27 May
June
July
10 September
12 September
October
26 November
Bergen, Norway
PLATINUM/GOLD/NORDIC ONLYBerlin, Germany
ALL SPONSORSLas Vegas, USA
PLATINUM ONLY
Las Vegas, USA
ALL SPONSORS
London, UK
PLATINUM ONLYLondon, UK
ALL SPONSORSMunich, Germany
PLATINUM/GOLD/DACH ONLYMilan, Italy
PLATINUM/GOLD ONLYAmsterdam,
The Netherlands
ALL SPONSORSAmsterdam,
The Netherlands
ALL SPONSORSLondon, UK
AUDIO ONLYLondon, UK
ALL SPONSORSThe Nordic Summit continues to grow in stature and reputation as we move into the third annual collaboration between SVG Europe, NCE Media and Media City Bergen
With the 2020 ‘Euros for Europe’ on the horizon, the leading European gathering of football TV production managers will gather for a series of case studies, panels and networking discussions
Taking place ahead of the NAB 2020 show in Las Vegas, the Chairman’s Forum is a Platinum-only opportunity to sit in on some high-level content as well as relax with a round of golf
A no-content no-strings-attached party in Las Vegas, providing colleagues around the globe a chance to network and share a drink before the big show
SVG Europe relies throughout the year on feedback from our Advisory Board on new ideas and events: this is the annual opportunity for the Advisory Board members to come together for dinner and networking
SportTech will continue the ‘Where OTT Meets Broadcast’ theme – and we are also delighted to introduce SVG Europe 2020 Awards at the same venue
We are delighted to link up once again with Sky Deutschland for its growing Sky Summit event, covering innovation, technology and new business
We return to Milan to partner with Sky Italia for its annual Sky Sport Innovation Summit, bringing together all key actors in the Italian business
SVG Europe’s fl agship annual event continues to grow as more than 500 sports production executives fl y in from around the world to be in Amsterdam
SVG Europe’s rapidly growing networking event at the RAI during IBC, bringing together colleagues and sponsors for drinks and snacks after a day on the IBC show fl oor
SVG Europe’s specialist NGA Summit – in collaboration with Dolby – gets to the heart of high-end audio-for-TV in terms of production and technology
A day of discussion around some of the most important issues in contribution and distribution of content, connectivity, networking, compression, cloud and 5G innovations taking place at a rapid pace
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INDUSTRY INITIATIVES
SVG Europe Women is a powerful network of
women that are able to call upon one
another for ideas, support, help and
advice, with networking and educational
events throughout the year.
SVG Europe’s Education initiative is
designed to provide information on
European educational initiatives and
opportunities to assist in delivering the next
generation of broadcast sports production
professionals.
Education
The SVG Europe Sports Broadcasting Fund is designed to help those that have have fallen on
hard times and are looking for short term assistance in getting back on their feet.
Alessandro Reitano
, Sky Deutschland, Director Sports Production,
Chairman of the Advisory Board
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
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Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland, Director Sports Production,
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Tim Achberger, Sportcast GmbH, Head of Innovation & Technology Management Jennifer Angell,ITN Productions, Head of Broadcast Operations
Peter Angell, Lagardère Sports, Senior VP Media Production
Manuela Baraschi, Sky Italia, Head of Business Partners & Program Mgmt Konrad Bartelski, OTL, Consultant
Daragh Bass, NEP Media Solutions UK, Head of Sales Andy Beale, BT Sport, Chief Engineer
Julia Boettger, Sky Deutschland, Head of Operations, Sky Sports
Riccardo Botta, Sky Italia, Director – Production & Creative Hub Jonny Bramley, BBC Sport, Executive Producer Major Events Bridget Bremner, Sky Sports, Production Executive Robin Broomfi eld, Consultant
Alan Burns, OBS TV, NEP Broadcasting Services UK, Managing Director
Gordon Castle, Eurosport, Senior Vice President Technology Brian Clark, NEP Group, Director of Sales
James Clement, Sky Sports, Head of Operations Charlie Cope, BBC Sport, Head of Operations Lise Cosimi, Consultant
Malcolm Cowan, NEP Media Solutions UK, Head of Technology Tony Coxon, European Tour Productions, Head of Production David Crawford, Ravensbourne, Education Initiative Michael Crimp, IBC, Chief Executive Offi cer
Paul Davies, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Head of Broadcast & Production Nicolas Deal, Orange Sports & Media, Chief Technology Offi cer
James Dean, ESL UK, Managing Director
John Dollin, Arsenal Football Club, Senior Systems & Operations Manager Ronan Donagher, World Rugby, IT & Broadcast Technology Manager Angela Gibbons, CTV Outside Broadcasts, Commercial Manager Hamish Greig, CTV Outside Broadcasts, Chief Executive Offi cer
Jamie Hindhaugh, BT Sport, Chief Operating Offi cer
Duncan Humphreys, Stream TV Networks, Head of Production Steve Jenkins, President, NEP UK & Ireland
Barry Johnstone, CTV Outside Broadcasts, Chairman
Hanna Källman, Bonnier Broadcasting Sport Sweden, Head of Sports Production Robert Kis, TV Skyline, Chief Executive Offi cer
Jens Cornelius Knudsen, TV 2 Norway, VP Production News and Sports Timo Koch,Euro Media Group, Special Advisor
Michael Koegler, ORF, Head of Directors Sport
Dean Locke, Formula One Management, Executive Director, TV Production Ronald Meyvisch, Euro Media Group, Chief Technology Offi cer
Dan Miodownik, Host Broadcast Services, Chief Executive Offi cer Florin Mitu, FIFA, Head of Host Broadcast Production
Nick Morgan, Premier League Productions, Managing Director Roger Pearce, ITV Sport, Technical Director
Emili Planas, Mediapro, CTO and Operations Manager Inga Ruehl, Sky Production Services, Director
Marcin Serafi n, Ekstraklasa Live Park, Head of Operations
Sotiris Salamouris, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Chief Technical Offi cer David Shield, IMG, SVP Global Director of Engineering & Technology Geert-Paul Slee, Broadcast Rental, Owner
David Tippett, Sunset + Vine, Head of Development Henk van Meerkerk, Fox Sports NL, Head of Production Anna Ward, Premier League Productions, Head of Production
Shane Warden, ATP Media, Chief Technology Offi cer
Dom Wedgwood, Perform Group, Director of Broadcast and Technology Services Joachim Wildt, Red Bull Media House, Global Head of Content Distribution John Williams, Gearhouse Broadcast, Head of Projects