🎧 Listen &amp; subscribe: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nab-show-podcast--3295735" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nab-show-podcast--3295735</a><br /><br />Live sports isn’t just about what happens on the field anymore. It’s about the infrastructure that makes every moment possible — in real time, at global scale.<br /><br />In this episode of Changing Frequencies, sponsored by Lumen, host Josh Miely sits down with Rick Gibson, Vice President and General Manager of Vyvx Solutions at Lumen, for a behind-the-scenes look at how live sports production is being rebuilt from the ground up.<br /><br />They break down:<br /><ul><li>When live sports shifted from trucks and satellites to cloud and IP networks</li><li>Why connectivity is no longer a utility, it’s part of the production itself</li><li>How streaming has fundamentally changed distribution, scale and reliability</li><li>What it takes to deliver content to millions of endpoints simultaneously</li><li>How real-time data, analytics and betting are reshaping infrastructure demands</li><li>Why latency, redundancy and network design are now mission-critical</li></ul>This isn’t a highlight-reel conversation. It’s a deep dive into the systems, networks and workflows that power modern sports media and why the “backbone” of production is becoming the most strategic layer in the business.<br /><br />🎟 Stay until the end of the episode for an exclusive podcast promo code that gives you a free NAB Show Floor Pass to the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas!<br /><br />Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping what’s next in media, entertainment and technology.<br /><br />New episodes every other week, leading into NAB Show in Las Vegas in April. Learn more at <a href="https://www.nabshow.com/trends-and-topics/changing-frequencies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nabshow.com/trends-and-topics/changing-frequencies</a>/<br /><br />"Changing Frequencies" is the official podcast of NAB Show. Learn more at NABShow.com.<br />show less<br /><br />"Changing Frequencies" is the official podcast of NAB Show. Learn more at NABShow.com.