BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProductionTech Innovation Sky Sports to show 48 matches from Scottish Premiership 20/21 season The 20/21 season kicks off this weekend. Sky Sports is airing 48 live matches from…Jake Bickerton28th July 2020
DocumentariesProduction Rakuten unveils feature-length doc on female motorcycle racer, Ana Carrasco The 80-minute film goes live in September on free-to-air platform, Rakuten Stories. Rakuten TV is…Jake Bickerton23rd July 2020
DocumentariesProduction SailGP unveils behind-the-scenes doc series with Denmark SailGP team The seven-part series will air monthly in the lead up to SailGP Season 2 next…Jake Bickerton23rd July 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesOTTProduction STV Player to air doc about “Scottish football’s biggest underdogs” The 90-minute film tells the fascinating story behind Caledonian Braves FC. STV is to air…Jake Bickerton23rd July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProductionTech Innovation Eurosport to produce podcasts and how-to videos for World Snooker Championships The broadcaster will ramp up its analysis and supplementary content for the tournament. Eurosport is…Jake Bickerton21st July 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesOTTProduction LaLigaTV unveils series of documentaries as the season draws to a close The content, which includes an in-depth interview with Zinedine Zidane, will be broadcast during July…Jake Bickerton21st July 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsOTTPodcastProductionTech Innovation Podcast: Formula 1’s Frank Arthofer talks esports and the F1 Virtual GP series Formula 1 speedily unveiled its enjoyable esports series, F1 Virtual GP, to replace real Grand…Jake Bickerton20th July 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation NHL to remotely produce live and behind-the-scenes content using Blackbird Quick turnaround content will be streamed on its digital and social outlets, and distributed internally…Jake Bickerton20th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProduction Sky Sports wins rights to British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, 2021 It's an extension of a rights partnership that now covers 25 years. Sky Sports has…Jake Bickerton15th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTPodcastProduction Podcast: Ingrid Silver, partner at Reed Smith, talks sports and Covid-19 Media industry lawyer talks about how the safe return of sports is being enabled, and…Jake Bickerton14th July 2020
ProductionTech Innovation World Squash Federation moves to develop squash in the esports sector Squash governing body teams up with esports specialists to create new esports opportunities for the…Jake Bickerton13th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportOTTProductionTech Innovation The Open: AI to pit golfing greats from the last 50 years against each other Archive content and historic data to bring golfing greats back to the green in a…Jake Bickerton13th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportOTTProductionTech Innovation Sunset+Vine wins Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games contract It will produce 2,000 hours of coverage during the 11 days of the Games, as…Jake Bickerton13th July 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation COMMENT: Lockdown life – Seven days at Timeline Television in June 2020 Timeline Television technical manager Adam Lowe reveals his lockdown work diary for 11-17 June. 11…Jake Bickerton9th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProduction World Table Tennis partners with IMG on production and rights deals The partnership will attempt to professionalise and commercialise table tennis around the world. World Table…Jake Bickerton9th July 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesLive SportMedia RightsOTTPodcastProductionTech Innovation Podcast: Ron Chakraborty on how the BBC is filling Wimbledon fortnight A schedule of 50-hours of classic Wimbledon archive content and tennis docs replaces the cancelled…Jake Bickerton9th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsProduction Whisper wins Spark Sport cricket contract in New Zealand The production company reveals its second big cricket win of the week. Whisper has been…Jake Bickerton8th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProduction Eurosport to show Berlin’s bett1 ACES tennis tournament (13-19 July) The competition includes the return of grass courts games. Eurosport has picked up the rights…Jake Bickerton8th July 2020
BroadcastProductionTech Innovation Five’s The Gadget Show speaks to BT Sport about 8K sports broadcasts TV tech show interviews BT Sport's Jamie Hindhaugh and Andy Beale for a report on…Jake Bickerton7th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProductionTech Innovation International Rugby League seeks host broadcaster for RLWC2021 The successful applicant will produce and distribute 45 matches of the Rugby League World Cup…Jake Bickerton7th July 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Promethean TV creates Sports Stats Overlays for mobile streams The overlays offer insights, sponsored messages and real-time information during a game. Promethean TV has…Jake Bickerton7th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportProduction Behind-the-scenes: Producing Match of the Day in lockdown BBC lead executive Steve Rudge goes behind-the-scenes to find Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian…Jake Bickerton7th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportProductionTech Innovation Salsa Sound brings virtual fans to National Women’s Soccer League Company behind the virtual crowd noise system says it's simple enough for non-audio professionals to…Jake Bickerton6th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportProduction Albert Sports Consortium launch addresses environmental impact of sports TV Industry group's aim is to explore issues around energy use and travel in relation to…Jake Bickerton6th July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsProduction Whisper to produce BBC cricket content as the sport returns on 8 July Whisper wins BBC contract as cricket returns, and will also create online highlights for the…Jake Bickerton6th July 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation German sports streamer develops automated production system AI-driven system will be used to capture and broadcast the majority of the platform's future…Jake Bickerton2nd July 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsProduction Rugby League World Cup 2021 to co-pro with International Rugby League The production and sales of broadcast rights for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 will…Jake Bickerton2nd July 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsProduction BBC to air 12 days of classic Olympics archive material The content replaces the cancelled 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. BBC Sport has scheduled 12…Jake Bickerton1st July 2020
CreativeProduction Gran Turismo esports brings in Getty Images for in-game photography Real-life photography expertise brought in for esports tournaments. Motorsport specialist photographers at Getty Images have…Jake Bickerton1st July 2020
CreativeProduction F1 offers fans a chance to have their name on the chequered flag The rest of the F1 season will feature chequered flags emblazoned with the names of…Jake Bickerton1st July 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation COMMENT: How to create authentic fan sounds for empty stadiums DAZN’s Andres Veredas Salazar on creating authentic audio for the Bundesliga’s return to live matches.…Jake Bickerton1st July 2020
DocumentariesProduction Cardiff Met and Ball State Uni team up for feature-length sports doc The documentary, made by students from the two universities, centres on the role of sport…Jake Bickerton30th June 2020
DocumentariesProduction Rakuten TV unveils 2010 FIFA World Cup doc with Spanish football team Documentary will go free-to-air on Rakuten Stories from 9 July. Rakuten TV has launched a…Jake Bickerton30th June 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTTProduction Today’s Battle of the Brits tennis tournament (Amazon Prime Video) schedule Today's games are listed below. The first behind-closed-doors tennis tournament, Battle of the Brits, is…Jake Bickerton26th June 2020
DocumentariesProduction GALLERY: World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (10-part series) Extreme race lasts for 11 days and covers 671km of rugged, challenging territory. 10-part doc…Jake Bickerton25th June 2020
Live SportProductionTech InnovationUncategorised COMMENT: How the industry can redefine itself amid the pandemic Tata Communications global head of media and entertainment services Dhaval Ponda on the future of…Jake Bickerton24th June 2020
BroadcastLive SportProductionTech Innovation F1 and AWS create six real-time stats providing insight during races The six on-screen graphics utilise Machine Learning to analyse real-time data gathered from F1 cars.…Jake Bickerton23rd June 2020
DocumentariesProduction Rakuten TV launches Serge Ibaka basketball doc Basketball doc will be available on free-to-air from 25 June. Rakuten TV is releasing documentary…Jake Bickerton22nd June 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesLive SportMedia RightsOTTProduction Dugout to live stream behind-the-scenes football and esports content The content provider's live streams will include pre- and post-match interviews, action from the training…Jake Bickerton18th June 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesMedia RightsProduction Extreme E makes TV debut with Channel 4 documentary 30-minute film will mark the first television appearance of Extreme E. Channel 4 is airing…Jake Bickerton17th June 2020
CreativeProduction Santa Cruz bike ad gets creative during lockdown A miniature model of Santa Cruz' new mountain bike, in a back garden in Glasgow,…Jake Bickerton17th June 2020
DocumentariesProduction Amazon Prime Video to air women’s tennis doc, Unraveling Athena Tennis doc to appear on Amazon Prime Video from 13 July. Amazon Prime Video has…Jake Bickerton16th June 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesMedia RightsProduction UK Flat Track motorcycle racing documentary film in the making The filmmaker behind a character-based film and mini series about the obscure motorsport and those…Jake Bickerton15th June 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesMedia RightsOTTProduction BBC to air 50 hours of Wimbledon archive programming Two-weeks of classic Wimbledon coverage will replace Wimbledon 2020 on the BBC. The BBC is…Jake Bickerton12th June 2020
CreativeProduction Creative: Champions Hockey League unveils revamped title sequence Design studio Jump has updated the opening title sequence for the Champions Hockey League 2020/2021…Jake Bickerton11th June 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsProduction Celtic FC brings in Sunset+Vine for fan-focused matchday content Football club creates content for season ticket holders unable to attend games. Celtic Football Club…Jake Bickerton10th June 2020
BroadcastLive SportProductionTech Innovation Scott Young, F1 head at Sky Sports to lead production at Eurosport Major appointment will build on Eurosport's recent tech-led transformation of its production operations. Eurosport has…Jake Bickerton9th June 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Sky Sports and BT Sport unveil ‘watch together’ option to apps Broadcasters both launch watch together services that will be available in time for the return…Jake Bickerton8th June 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation LaLiga to use virtual fans and audio to liven up empty stadiums Stands will "closely resemble how they looked and sounded before the competition was postponed." LaLiga…Jake Bickerton8th June 2020
ProductionTech Innovation BT Sport launches a series of live interactive sports quizzes The competitions provide an opportunity for fans to take part against BT Sport presenters and…Jake Bickerton4th June 2020
BroadcastLive SportOTTProductionTech Innovation Nascar first to use Facebook Venue second-screen live streaming app App aimed at creating a better, more responsive second-screen experience. Facebook has launched a live…Jake Bickerton3rd June 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Virtual advertising firm Supponor opens Barcelona office Tech company expands in Spain to support work on virtual advertising for LaLiga and FC…Jake Bickerton3rd June 2020
DocumentariesLive SportProduction Michael Vaughan joins Whisper to grow cricket output Vaughan has been brought in to build on the company's cricket coverage. Whisper has added…Jake Bickerton3rd June 2020
ProductionTech Innovation Arsenal to live stream charity event featuring the club’s legends The event tomorrow night is being live streamed on a variety of platforms to raise…Jake Bickerton3rd June 2020
CreativeProduction Sky Sports releases promo to celebrate the return of sport 60-second spot went live over the weekend. Sky has released a 60-second spot celebrating the…Jake Bickerton1st June 2020
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsProduction BBC Alba to bring live football back to free-to-air TV from Saturday The Scottish broadcaster is the first free-to-air channel to show live sports since lockdown. Scottish…Jake Bickerton27th May 2020
FeaturesProductionTech InnovationViewpoint COMMENT: What we can do to enhance behind-closed-doors events for fans Peer Seitz, head of Infront Productions, discusses some of the operational challenges and opportunities broadcasters…Jake Bickerton27th May 2020
DocumentariesProduction SailGP launches monthly series about the sport Each episode focuses on a different SailGP team. SailGP is launching seven-part monthly series, Winning…Jake Bickerton27th May 2020
BroadcastMedia RightsProductionTech Innovation Report predicts huge growth in sports content on mobiles, paid by DCB Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) set to become a popular way to pay for sports content…Jake Bickerton27th May 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation Bundesliga unveils ‘Average Positions’ and ‘Expected Goals’ stats Stats created using machine learning, through a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Bundesliga has…Jake Bickerton26th May 2020
Live SportProduction ITV4 returns to live sport Championship League snooker tournament to take place in isolation ITV4 is to host the first live…Broadcast Sport22nd May 2020
BroadcastDocumentariesPodcastProductionTech Innovation Podcast: Eurosport presenter Orla Chennaoui Eurosport's re-runs of London 2012 includes Mo Farah, Bradley Wiggins, Greg Rutherford and many other…Jake Bickerton21st May 2020
DocumentariesProductionTech Innovation Otro Studios remotely produces MTV Cribs footballers series Otro created a bespoke workflow to enable footballers to film themselves at home on iPhones…Jake Bickerton20th May 2020
BroadcasteSportsMedia RightsProductionTech Innovation Formula 1 agrees deal with Gfinity for production of F1 Esports Series The deal is for a two-year extension to the relationship between the two companies that…Jake Bickerton20th May 2020
Live SportPodcastProductionTech Innovation Podcast: Freelance DoP Graham Howe on making the most of lockdown With the Covid-19 pandemic triggering the cancellation of future bookings, freelance cameraman Graham Howe chose…Jake Bickerton20th May 2020
DocumentariesProduction Amazon Prime unveils four-part series about Spain’s Golden Generation The series follows the lives of iconic Spanish players living abroad. Amazon Prime Video is…Jake Bickerton19th May 2020
BroadcastLive SportOTTProduction M2A Media unveils cloud-based live video platform The service is described as a user-friendly, cost-effective alternative to satellite and fibre. Cloud-based video…Jake Bickerton19th May 2020
PodcastProductionTech Innovation Podcast: Sebastian Gray, co-founder, Dugout Episode #12 of the Broadcast Tech Talks podcast series shines the spotlight on innovative archive…Jake Bickerton14th May 2020
Live SportProductionTech Innovation OZ Sports fills empty stadiums with the sight and sounds of virtual fans The tech filling empty stadiums with virtual fans. Sports tech company OZ Sports has launched…Jake Bickerton14th May 2020
BroadcastLive SportProductionTech Innovation Behind the scenes: Sunset+Vine reveals how it makes shows during lockdown Production house reveals the innovative way it is embracing live remote TV production during the…Jake Bickerton13th May 2020
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