126 - FIFA World Cup Preview with FOX Sports' David Neal and Kevin Callahan

The SVG Podcast

The start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is just over 50 days away. Broadcasters from around the globe are readying to travel to Qatar to deliver one of the biggest live events in all of television.

In the United States, the English-language broadcaster rightsholder is FOX Sports and the network has already made multiple trips to the IBC in Doha and has prepared its facilities here in the U.S. for a massive month of live coverage.

On this episode of The SVG Podcast, we preview the efforts going into producing this year's event with David Neal, Executive Producer of FIFA World Cup on Fox and VP, Production and Kevin Callahan, VP, Field Operations and Engineering at FOX Sports. They offer an overview of their operations at the IBC, studio operations, and how control rooms and facilities in Los Angeles will help get things done.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is sponsored by NEP Group, the global leader in live production facilities.

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