
SVG Europe together with event partner GRUP MEDIAPRO welcomed 200 people to Barcelona for last week’s inaugural Sports Production Innovation Summit.
Attendees were treated to insights from leading figures at organisations including Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) MotoGP, Hexagon Cup, SailGP, Telefonica Broadcast Services, GRUP MEDIAPRO and more, with topics discussed including the latest innovations in AI-driven production, cloud-based workflows, content creation for emerging and challenger sports and the future of centralised and remote production.
SVG Europe’s Sports Production Innovation Summit took place in Barcelona with event partner GRUP MEDIAPRO
James Ransome of title sponsor Ross Video delivers his welcome remarks
Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) chief technology officer Sotiris Salamouris, in conversation with SVG co-executive director of editorial services Ken Kerschbaumer
Laura Llames, LiveU, Country Manager, South Europe, speaking as part of the Capturing the Action panel
Mads Astrup Rønning, Green Producers Club, Founder & Head of International Operations, Steve Knee, Cloudbass, Managing Director, Ursula Romero, ISB, Managing Director, Judith Fernandez, Grup Mediapro, Head of Sustainability speak about sustainability in sports production
Fernando Pinto Jez, TVU Networks, Head of Solutions, EMEA, speaks about how how Mediapro and TVU Networks helped CONCACAF centralise VAR operations
GRUP MEDIAPRO CEO and President Tatxo Benet welcomes attendees
SVG Europe’s George Bevir, with Victor Casanovas, SevenMila Sports Agency, General Manager, Jose Garnes, Hexagon Cup, Head of Content and Chris Carpenter, SailGP, Exec Producer speak about creating content for new and challenger sports
David Jaouen, Haivision, Senior Sales Director, Broadcast Europe, on innovation in cost-effective content creation
Moderator Paco Garcia with Laia Espuny Planelles, Automatic.TV (Part of Grup Mediapro), Product Manager Sergi Sendra, MotoGP, Head of Global Technology, Fernando Pinto Jez, TVU Networks, Head of Solutions, EMEA discuss innovation and AI in sports production
SVG Europe’s George Bevir with Ursula Romero, ISB, Managing Director, Greg Breakell, ISB, Senior Coordinating Producer / Director and Sofia Zhuang, ISB, Coordinating Producer The World Games speak about the upcoming World Games 2025
Emili Planas, Grup Mediapro, CTO and Operations Manager on a panel discussing remote production, along with Roberto Jimeno Jiménez, Telefonica Broadcast Services, CTO, Donald Sievewright, Matrox, EMEA Sales Director, Dirk Thometzek, LucidLink, Solutions Architect