LONDON: IMG Tuesday announced the appointment of Sky Sports director of Operations James Clement as the sports and entertainment company’s senior vice president, Tech & Operations for its studios business.
In the role, Clement will oversee the operations of IMG’s studio facilities in Stockley Park, London, including the broadcast operations, engineering and technical services. He will also be responsible for delivering the business’ production services to partners, including Premier League Productions, Euroleague, DP World Tour, EFL and MLS, who’s broadcast operations are based at IMG’s studios, as well as growing IMG’s international production presence.
At Sky, Clement was responsible for delivering its remote production, automation and data led models as well as on screen developments, including the new Monday Night Football (MNF) studio. Whilst there he worked across a wide range of sports properties including the Premier League, EFL, WSL, Formula 1, UEFA Champions League, the Major Golf championships, US Open Tennis, NFL and NBA, among others. He brings nearly 25 years’ experience working in broadcast engineering, including past roles in outside broadcasting at NEP Connect (formerly SIS Live) and 021 Television.
