Case Study: MSG Varsity achieves faster, reliable uploads and 24–48 hour broadcast turnaround with Aspera

Serving Up Community Programming at High-Speed

MSG Varsity is a hyper-local digital media service delivering high school sports, academics and activities across TV, web and mobile to three million households in the New York tri-state area. The network relied on hundreds of schools to contribute video, but contributors often lacked high-bandwidth connections or IT support, making FTP uploads slow, unreliable and untrackable—causing delays and missed broadcasts.

MSG Varsity deployed Aspera (Connect Server and Console) with its FASP™ transfer technology and browser plug-in to enable fast, reliable uploads, metadata entry and real-time transfer monitoring. Implemented in three weeks, the solution more than doubled transfer rates, cut turnaround from 5–7 days to 24–48 hours, reduced failures through rapid troubleshooting, and boosted school participation by about 30%.

MSG Varsity

Bill McGlone

Director of Technology Operations, MSG Varsity