Record attendance for the SVG Nordic Summit 2019 in Media City Bergen

Published 19.03.2019
"The SVG Nordic Summit is a fantastic opportunity for media professionals in the region to gather, connect and learn from each other in a way that has not been possible in the past,” says Anne Jacobsen, CEO of NCE Media.

On March 7th, Sports Video Group Europe and NCE Media once again hosted the SVG Nordic Summit 2019 in Media City Bergen. Building on the inaugural success from last year, we set out to present an exciting and user-focused content to delegates from all the major broadcasters in the Nordic region. The program focused on real-world case presentations and discussions with experts from around Europe who joined contributors from TV 2 Norway, Swedish Television, TV 2 Denmark, Danish Radio, and NRK.

For the first time, the conference was held inside the brand new Atlantis auditorium in Media City Bergen, where the audiences were able to receive AR and Virtual Set presentations that leveraged the latest in AV and television technology.


Opening Remarks, assisted with AR: Anne Jacobsen, CEO, Media City Bergen

In addition to the conference sessions, delegates and sponsors joined two networking receptions in the MCB Media Lab to connect with industry peers and partners while enjoying local beverages and cuisine.

“The SVG Nordic Summit is a fantastic opportunity for media professionals in the region to gather, connect and learn from each other in a way that has not been possible in the past,” said Anne Jacobsen, CEO of NCE Media.

“The Norwegian Media Cluster, which is headquartered here in Media City Bergen works with the Nordic and global media industry to bring together the best ideas and minds, shaping them into projects to create the media business of the future. We are grateful for the partnership with Sports Video Group who worked closely with our team to build up and organize the 2019 Nordic Summit".

SVG Europe has written an in-depth article on the summit: Click here to read


Pictures from the Nordic Summit:


Going off Piste: How SVT uses remote production to cover ski sports. Eva Poysti, Head of Operations & Business Development, SVT, and Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Executive Director, SVG. 


In focus: The 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: Christian Gobbel, CTO, Host Broadcast Services(HBS), and Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Executive Director, SVG. 


Sponsor Case Study: Limelight Networks: Simon Beech, Head of Partner Business, EMEA, Limelight Networks

Off-live: How TV 2 Norway produces major event second-screen coverage. Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, SVG, and Christine Espeland, Head of Projects, TV 2 Sporten

The Technology Briefing: Making sense of video-over-IP: Ole Johan Skogheim, Chief Engineering Officer, Mediability. 


The Technology Briefing: Making sense of video-over-IP: Rune Frewald, Head of Technology, News & Sports, DR, Ole Johan Skogheim, Chief Engineering Officer, Mediability, and Svein Håvard Haugen, VP of Partner Sales, Nevion. 

Keynote on challenges facing public service broadcasters when it comes to sports coverage on TV and online: Charlie Cope, Head of Operations, BBC Sport.

From the NRK Beta labs: A showcase of experimental broadcast technology. Eirik Solheim, Strategic Advisor, NRK.  

Graphics Focus: Using AR to improve handball coverage. Adi Strichman, Graphics Producer, TV2 Denmark

Networking in the Media Lab: Eivind Sandstrand, Business Development Manager, NCE Media


M2A Media and Mediability were sponsors for the Networking Reception in the Media Lab. The companies are partnering up to offer live and VoD OTT services to the Nordic region. Marina Kalkanis, CEO, M2A Media, and Ingrid Agasøster, COO, Mediability/Mjoll.  


Networking in the Media Lab


Networking in the Media Lab