Global VC in the Press

3 Phases: Sport Hiatus, Resume, The Next Normal

“I have heard an exec in a major sport league saying: “What we are putting together in terms of digital and remote production now in 4 weeks would have taken 4 years to make it happen under normal circumstances.”

Sport Hiatus founder Jeff Volk, featured in this piece for Entrepreneur Magazine.

"Beyond the pain and uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, this window of time has altered my management style and perspective on the intersection of sports, media and technology in some significant ways," says GlobalVC Sports co-founder Jeff Volk.

Jeff Volk, Sports Execs Launch Sport Hiatus To Inform Amid Unique Time

“Jeff Volk, founder of VC Sports with communities in N.Y., Boston, S.F. and London, last month helped launch SportHiatus.com to recognize and celebrate the innovation, leadership and creativity across the sports industry happening during this window with limited live sports.”

After Hours - SF Giants’ Gabe Kapler on baseball in the ‘New Normal’

Formed soon after the COVID-enforced shutdown of live sports, Sport Hiatus set out to connect and engage the sports business community with content that highlights those who are excelling in creative programming and innovative thinking. The team, led by Jeff Volk and Carlo De Marchis, immediately thereafter launched live video Office Hours, a virtual series of weekly discussions featuring innovators, creators and thought leaders from across the sports business.

US sports media landscape faces dramatic change amid Covid-19

“As part of a new series of video interviews with senior industry figures, Deltatre senior vice-president Jeff Volk and Octagon senior vice-president Dan Cohen speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher about the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on the media landscape and US sports industry at large.”

Sport Hiatus, Resume, The Next Normal @CDM Digital Sports

“Never like in this weird moment we need to be futurists to navigate the intricacies of what is happening and to prepare for new scenarios we will have to face.”

NYVC Sports’ Co-founders Deepen Parikh & Jeff Volk Assess the Post-Sports Hiatus World and Investment Areas

“Deepen Parikh, Parnter of Courtside Ventures, and Jeff Volk, Co-Founder of NYVC Sports delve into the current changes in content creation and the future of the gaming and sports industries.”

Youth Sports Growing The Digital Niche

“Any brand today in the space has to be continuing to improve and iterate on the digital experience, e.g. the product or service app,” said Tom Richardson, SVP, Strategy and Business Development, Mercury Intermedia, and professor of digital media at Columbia University.”

North American SportsTech Report 2020

“NYVC Sports, SFVC Sports, and BostonVC Sports are all referenced in SportsTechX’s “North American SportsTech Report 2020 - The most comprehensive overview about the North American SportsTech ecosystem.” Additionally, our very own, Jeff Volk has been named as a North American #SportsTech Innovator (one of 28 individuals highlighted for collectively driving the growth and the success of the ecosystem through their engagement in new and leading initiatives).”

No Games. Sporthiatus Looks To Fill The Creative “What” In One Place

"Enter SportHiatus. Created by the folks at Deltatre as “as an informal initiative amongst peers in the sports industry to see if we can contribute with some creative ideas to fill the gap in this weird moment’ to try an answer ‘what can we feed fans with now?’"

Sport on hiatus: How media minds are adjusting to their new virtual reality

"One initiative spawned from the current dearth of live action is ‘SportHiatus’, an idea dreamt up by Carlo de Marchis, the group chief evangelist at Deltatre, a Turin-based data and streaming technology company which powers digital products and experiences for dozens of top rights holders."

Introducing SportHiatus

“Sporthiatus is a new platform whose goal is to pull in all the learnings, innovation and best practices going on in our business when we have no games.”

VC Sports in the Press

3 Phases: Sport Hiatus, Resume, The Next Normal

Sport Hiatus founder Jeff Volk, featured in this piece for Entrepreneur Magazine.

Jeff Volk, Sports Execs Launch Sport Hiatus To Inform Amid Unique Time

After Hours - SF Giants’ Gabe Kapler on baseball in the ‘New Normal’

US sports media landscape faces dramatic change amid Covid-19

Sport Hiatus, Resume, The Next Normal @CDM Digital Sports

NYVC Sports’ Co-founders Deepen Parikh & Jeff Volk Assess the Post-Sports Hiatus World and Investment Areas

Youth Sports Growing The Digital Niche

North American SportsTech Report 2020

No Games. Sporthiatus Looks To Fill The Creative “What” In One Place

Sport on hiatus: How media minds are adjusting to their new virtual reality

Introducing SportHiatus