For Super Bowl, ESPN taps tech in San Francisco (pictures) - CNET

ESPN's private fiber network lets production crews, like this one in a truck in San Francisco, remotely access content like video highlights and stats. Fiber routes extend from the network's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, to hubs in New York City and Los Angeles, which can send content to studios in Mexico City and London. The fiber network, aka ESPN Net, especially helps with remote productions.

"In the old days we had to carry a stack of tapes and ship them, now we can file and transfer content right from Bristol to us on site here," said Mike Feinberg, a coordinating director. "Years ago, we didn't have that kind of connectivity. Today, it's almost like being back in our headquarters."

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