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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.

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.

They break down:

• When live sports shifted from trucks and satellites to cloud and IP networks
• Why connectivity is no longer a utility, it’s part of the production itself
• How streaming has fundamentally changed distribution, scale and reliability
• What it takes to deliver content to millions of endpoints simultaneously
• How real-time data, analytics and betting are reshaping infrastructure demands
• Why latency, redundancy and network design are now mission-critical

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.

🎟 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!

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"Changing Frequencies" is the official podcast of NAB Show. Learn more at NABShow.com.
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"Changing Frequencies" is the official podcast of NAB Show. Learn more at www.nabshow.com/category/changing-frequencies.