BroadcastFeaturesOTTProductionTech InnovationViewpoint COMMENT: Is your business ready for ‘The Great Compression’ of 2021? Jean-Baptiste Lapeyre, Specialist at Rakuten DX, takes us through the opportunities and potential pitfalls ahead…Max Miller26th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights Sky Sports agrees three-year deal to broadcast Pakistan cricket Home internationals and the Pakistan Super League will be aired in the UK Sky Sports…Max Miller25th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights ITV signs multi-year darts and snooker deal with Matchroom Group The Professional Darts Corporation and World Snooker Tour will continue to show events free-to-air ITV…Max Miller25th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights UFC secures Eleven and RMC Sport broadcast deals Conor McGregor's shock defeat to Dustin Poirier was aired on both networks last weekend UFC…Max Miller25th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights IMG and Panasonic extend Sport 24 airlines deal The 24/7 sports channel will continue to be shown on flights IMG and Panasonic Avionics…Max Miller22nd January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights 2021 Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series boosts international reach The horse racing event will be shown in the UK on Sky Sports Racing The…Max Miller22nd January 2021
Broadcast Eurosport backs British Speedway scheme to showcase rising stars The broadcaster wants to help drive interest in the sport Eurosport is backing British Speedway…Max Miller21st January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights Premier League reveals initial TV schedule for February Sky Sports, Amazon Prime Video, the BBC and BT Sport have had their match choices…Max Miller21st January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights SailGP expands to eight races in second season schedule It plans to get underway in Bermuda from April SailGP has announced the schedule for…Max Miller21st January 2021
Broadcast Liverpool v Manchester United breaks Sky Sports viewing record It becomes the second-most viewed Premier League game ever, after Everton v Liverpool's part FTA-aired…Max Miller19th January 2021
BroadcastDocumentariesOTTProduction Zig Zag produces Amazon Prime Son Heung-Min documentary Sonsational follows the Tottenham star's career and life during 2019, and is now on Amazon…Max Miller18th January 2021
BroadcastOTT Recast launches beta for micropayment OTT platform Recast wants to help sports which have had trouble monetising their content Micropayment OTT platform…Max Miller18th January 2021
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Extreme E partners with Al Kamel Systems for broadcast support Al Kamel Systems will assist with TV graphics, timekeeping, and more... Extreme E has partnered…Max Miller15th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights Pure ETCR to reach over 250 million viewers in Eurosport partnership The deal will see the racing series shown in more than 75 countries and territories…Max Miller14th January 2021
BroadcastOTT Eleven leadership restructure brings in MyCujoo co-founders You can hear from COO Anouk Mertens and new chief direct to consumer officer Pedro…Max Miller13th January 2021
BroadcastFeaturesOTTViewpoint COMMENT: Engaging fans and boosting revenue through D2C Dheeraj Ravula, head of product for D2C video solutions, MediaKind, takes us through the growing…Max Miller13th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights Extreme E confirms Sky Sports will broadcast races The electric racing series will get underway in March Extreme E has confirmed that its…Max Miller12th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights La Liga launches invitation to tender for Indian subcontinent rights Bids must be made by 8 February La Liga has kicked off the tendering process…Max Miller12th January 2021
BroadcasteSportsMedia Rights Sportel to skip winter event, launches free webinars to fill gap Monaco Mediax is hoping to get back to face-to-face later in the year Monaco Mediax,…Max Miller12th January 2021
CreativeDocumentariesProduction Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin kicks off creative studio and production agency Hifen will augment the footballer's sport's marketing agency, B-Engaged Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin has opened…Max Miller12th January 2021
BroadcastOTT DAZN Group announces co-CEOs in leadership shake up The OTT provider expanded its platform to over 200 countries and territories in December DAZN…Max Miller11th January 2021
BroadcastLive SportProduction World Rugby recruits new broadcast operations manager She joins the organisation from IMG's media arm World Rugby has appointed Amanda Godson as…Max Miller8th January 2021
BroadcasteSports Formula E launches new esports competition, Formula E Accelerate Open qualifying for the competition has already started Formula E has launched a new esports…Max Miller8th January 2021
CreativeLive SportProduction OneFootball appoints to newly-created global entertainment director role Denise Parkinson joins the company after work at The Telegraph Media Group and Walt Disney…Max Miller8th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights Canal+ to broadcast Trophee des Champions alongside Mediapro Paris St. Germain and Marseille will face each other in the marquee match. Canal+ will…Max Miller7th January 2021
Uncategorised Formula E extends broadcast deal and confirms Saudi Arabia night race start The season will get underway on the last weekend of February Formula E has extended…Max Miller7th January 2021
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT Discovery+ hopes Olympics springboard can launch platform to new subscribers Eurosport president Andrew Georgiou said Discovery+ wants to use the Olympics as a springboard Eurosport…Max Miller6th January 2021
BroadcastDocumentariesProduction BBC Sport reveals ‘Mark Wright: The Last Chance’ documentary The programme will follow the celebrity after his return to football with the League Two…Max Miller6th January 2021
BroadcastOTT Eleven Taiwan appoints new MD after distribution extension Michael Sun has left his role as chairman and CEO of SlamBall Asia to join…Max Miller6th January 2021
BroadcastMedia Rights Serie A officially launches domestic broadcast rights sales bidding There are three packages available for broadcasters Serie A has officially launched the bidding process…Max Miller6th January 2021
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT Report: Disney and Amazon considering move into English cricket broadcasting This could mean that consumers will need multiple subscriptions to follow the England cricket team…Max Miller5th January 2021
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT Study estimates Premier League games pirated by two million Brits in 2020 The numbers could be affected by the Premier League's attempt to move to pay-per-view A…Max Miller5th January 2021
Broadcast Discovery+ streams new documentary ‘What Killed Maradona?” The programme takes a look at the tragic life of footballing all-time great Diego Maradona…Max Miller5th January 2021
eSportsFeaturesLive SportProductionViewpoint COMMENT: What sports broadcasters have learned in an unprecedented 2020 Greg Burns, head of business development at Arqiva, reveals what sports broadcasters can take on…Max Miller5th January 2021
FeaturesLive SportProductionViewpoint COMMENT: Sunset+Vine on producing the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in a pandemic James Livingston, features producer at Sunset+Vine, reveals the work that went on behind the scenes…Max Miller4th January 2021
BroadcastDocumentariesProduction DAZN reveals new original doc ‘Club Ibiza: The Sessions’ It will become available on DAZN's global platform this month DAZN has unveiled new original…Max Miller4th January 2021
Broadcast La Liga and broadcasters adapt ‘Ultimate Xpert’ competition for Covid-19 The competition has had to be tweaked to deal with the realities of the Covid-19…Max Miller4th January 2021
FeaturesViewpoint Sky, BT, and Rise on remote production’s potential for inclusivity Rise managing director Carrie Wooten, Sky Sports' Jena Mihalovic, and BT Sport's Charlotte Winter were…Max Miller12th November 2020
BroadcasteSports F1 and SailGP on building esports gains post-lockdown Formula One head of digital business initiatives and esports, Julian Tan, and SailGP head of…Max Miller12th November 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation BT Sport hints at timeline for AR holographic broadcasts BT Sport director of mobile strategy, Matt Stagg, was speaking at the Broadcast Sport Tech…Max Miller12th November 2020
BroadcastFeaturesOTT The FA and LaLiga on rights holders’ OTT future Keegan Pierce, international development UK&I, La Liga, and Matt Brown, broadcast product manager, The FA,…Max Miller12th November 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Timeline TV predicts 200 tonnes of C02 savings in 2020 Timeline TV CEO, Daniel McDonnell, was speaking at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum Timeline…Max Miller11th November 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Sunset+Vine on the future of remote production Sunset+Vine executive producer Nick Moody backed remote production to stick around post lockdown at the…Max Miller11th November 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT BBC Sport open to working with OTT platforms for niche sports Speaking at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum, BBC Sport director Barbara Slater revealed a…Max Miller11th November 2020
BroadcastFeatures Tech Innovation Forum: How BT Sport integrates esports content BT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh told the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum how the broadcaster…Max Miller11th November 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Sky Sports and BT Sport suggest CG fans will not be seen in the UK Mike Norrish, director of creative and digital at BT Sport, and Duncan East, head of…Max Miller11th November 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation BT Sport halves Premier League production carbon footprint BT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh revealed the green accomplishment at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation…Max Miller11th November 2020
Broadcast Sky thanks European football return for revenue rebound The Premier League and other European leagues returned to action over the summer Sky owner…Max Miller30th October 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT World’s Strongest Man unveils paid behind-the-scenes content for Facebook It will feature exclusive close-up looks at the making of the event The SBD World's…Max Miller30th October 2020
BroadcastMedia Rights HBA Media secures global distribution for Melbourne Cup It will be the first time that the horse racing event is on a number…Max Miller30th October 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT DAZN launches globally with Luke Campbell v Ryan Garcia DAZN is will live and exclusive in the UK and around the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndZVFnUQrFw DAZN…Max Miller28th October 2020
BroadcastMedia Rights Insight TV to broadcast live Red Bull freestyle football and breakdancing Football legends such as Roberto Carlos, Gary Neville, and Fabio Cannavaro will be judging the…Max Miller28th October 2020
FeaturesLive SportProductionTech InnovationViewpoint COMMENT: How sports broadcasters can adapt to opportunities in the new normal Julien Bertin, head of Infront Productions, France, reveals how broadcasters can adapt to the new…Max Miller28th October 2020
BroadcastOTT AIA and Dugout partner for new Tottenham content series The series will feature Spurs stars such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli Insurance and…Max Miller28th October 2020
Broadcast Report calls for sports anti-piracy rethink after ‘staggering’ illegal viewing figures Synamedia report finds that new plans are needed to stop sports piracy Video software provider…Max Miller26th October 2020
BroadcastMedia Rights UFC adds extra content and AR feature in Snapchat extension There are also plans for more interactivity on its platform UFC is to add extra…Max Miller26th October 2020
BroadcastLive SportOTTProduction Caribbean Premier League partners with WSC Sports for video highlights The CPL is the first Twenty20 tournament to return since the coronavirus hiatus The Caribbean…Max Miller21st August 2020
BroadcastOTT Nearly 60% of UK sports fans open to exclusively streaming sport The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated the turn to online streaming A study from cloud video…Max Miller21st August 2020
BroadcastOTT IMG fuels rallycross and speedway content with two new shows Monster Energy is sponsoring the two new programmes IMG has launched two new shows for…Max Miller21st August 2020
ProductionTech Innovation SBG assists Premier League refs PGMOL with remote working The refereeing body is using the software to review key match incidents SBG Sports Software…Max Miller20th August 2020
BroadcastMedia Rights Broadcasters gain 20 extra live matches for 2020/21 Premier League season It is just for the 2020/21 season, with fans unable to attend stadiums The Premier…Max Miller20th August 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT Revealed: Amazon Prime’s 2020/21 Premier League fixtures Liverpool v Tottenham appears the highest profile game the OTT platform has so far Amazon…Max Miller20th August 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsOTT Amazon Prime Video signs up local media rights for Seattle Sounders It's the second such move from the platform, after an earlier plan to stream the…Max Miller19th August 2020
BroadcastMedia Rights DAZN and Mediapro agree free-to-air boxing deal for GolTV The deal will allow the GolTV network to begin airing Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy…Max Miller19th August 2020
Live SportProduction NBA turns to LiveLike for playoff watch parties The organisation and broadcaster Turner Sports are trying to allow fans to watch the games…Max Miller19th August 2020
BroadcastOTT Mediapro kicks off new channel for French and European football Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Champions League, and Europa League matches are available on the channel…Max Miller18th August 2020
BroadcastOTT Eleven Sports Portugal to air Women’s Champions League The broadcaster is already showing the men's competition after it restarted last week Eleven Sports…Max Miller18th August 2020
BroadcastOTT West Brom partners with StreamAMG to boost WBA TV The Baggies are back in the Premier League and looking to improve their offering to…Max Miller18th August 2020
Live SportProduction Mediapro strikes host broadcaster deal for Champions League knockouts The production and rights company will distribute the remaining games in HD and ultra-HD Mediapro…Max Miller17th August 2020
BroadcastMedia Rights Eleven Sports and Telenet agree home of Belgian football distribution deal This follows deals with Orange, Proximus, VOO, and Télésat / TV-Vlaanderen for the broadcaster's channels…Max Miller17th August 2020
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