BroadcastProduction BBC Sport takes on young viewer crisis Production staff to undergo training in drive to reverse downward social media trend BBC Sport is…Broadcast Sport27th January 2020
BroadcastTech Innovation Six Nations adds in-depth tactical analysis to TV coverage Five new stats will provide fans with a deeper level of insight into team tactics…Jake Bickerton22nd January 2020
BroadcastTech Innovation ITF selects Imagen to manage content archive Tennis governing body wants to generate more value from its assets The International Tennis Federation…Broadcast Sport22nd January 2020
OTTTech Innovation Spearheading a cloud video editing revolution SPONSORED: Blackbird is setting its sights on global domination through its patented, ultra-fast cloud video…Broadcast Sport22nd January 2020
DocumentariesProduction Lauded mountaineer Kilian Jornet gets Rakuten TV doc Rakuten TV unveils free-to-air doc about record breaking mountaineer, ultramarathon and extreme sports star Rakuten…Jake Bickerton21st January 2020
DocumentariesProduction BT Sport readies Jimmy Greaves documentary Biopic of football star and sports presenter is latest doc from BT Sport Films BT…Tim Dams15th January 2020
DocumentariesProduction Eurosport goes behind-the-scenes with Serena Williams coach 30-minute doc on tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou is part of the broadcaster’s Australian Open coverage…Jake Bickerton14th January 2020
BroadcastProductionTech Innovation Bundesliga to use AI/ML to enhance live game stats and analysis Machine learning will enable the German football league to provide a plethora of new live…Jake Bickerton14th January 2020
BroadcastProductionTech Innovation Sky Sports and Comcast launch sports tech accelerator Initiative aims to train, mentor, develop and fund 10 sports tech startups Sky Sports and…Jake Bickerton14th January 2020
DocumentariesProduction Amazon orders Bastian Schweinsteiger documentary Documentary is being produced by Til Schweiger and his production company Barefoot Films Amazon Prime…Tim Dams13th January 2020
BroadcastTech Innovation BT steps up piracy fight Strikes partnership with ATEME to use its encryption techniques to protect satellite uplinked content BT…Tim Dams10th January 2020
DocumentariesProduction Curious Films re-teams with West Ham Women for BBC3 Follow-up to Britain’s Youngest Football Boss will place more focus on the players Curious…John Elmes3rd January 2020
CreativeProduction SailGP set to unveil its first global marketing campaign The fast-paced sailing championship has teamed up with GBH and Knucklehead SailGP is kicking off…Jake Bickerton2nd January 2020
DocumentariesProduction Copa90 investigates darker side of women’s football Facebook Watch doc examines sexual abuse scandal in the Afghan national women’s team Copa90 is…Jake Bickerton23rd December 2019
BroadcastDocumentariesEventsProduction Broadcast Sport launches Content Summit New event focuses on best practice for creating sports content across live sports, documentaries and…Jake Bickerton19th December 2019
OTTTech Innovation Eleven Sports creates VIP Watch Together experience for El Clasico Fans can watch live reactions from Johan Walem, Walter Basseggio and actor Erico Salamone Eleven…Jake Bickerton17th December 2019
BroadcastLive Sport LaLigaTV channel to launch on Sky TV Premier Sports and LaLiga bring dedicated 24/7 LaLigaTV channel to Sky EPG LaLiga is bringing…Jake Bickerton17th December 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTT Amazon Prime to show live tennis from the first ATP Cup Matches from the new tennis tournament will be streamed live on Amazon Prime Video Amazon…Jake Bickerton16th December 2019
CreativeProduction Peter Crouch turns comedy host for BBC1 Fulwell 73 nets 14-part studio show for next summer’s Euros Peter Crouch’s position as key BBC talent…Max Goldbart13th December 2019
Production Whisper scores BBC cricket highlights Sports indie will produce around 40 hours of coverage in two-year deal Whisper has won…Broadcast Sport12th December 2019
Tech Innovation LaLiga tests out Sceenic’s Watch Together on OTT platform Software allows fans to react and comment on OTT platform in real-time with friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2weyJ2qTzI…Broadcast Sport11th December 2019
Live SportProduction Whisper retains C4 Formula 1 deal Indie to produce channel’s coverage for 2020 as Sony mulls stake Whisper has retained the…Broadcast Sport9th December 2019
BroadcastOTTTech Innovation LaLiga reveals series of tech innovations at Madrid event The tech advancements are based on business intelligence, analytics and machine learning LaLiga has…Jake Bickerton6th December 2019
BroadcastOTTTech Innovation Eleven Sports to give fans ‘seconds after live’ social media clips Broadcaster partners with cloud editing platform Blackbird to speed up content delivery to sports fans…Jake Bickerton6th December 2019
CreativeProduction Festive spot centres on BMX supercross rider Kye Whyte British Cycling has produced its first…Jake Bickerton6th December 2019
ProductionTech Innovation EVS AI-driven offside line wins FIFA seal of approval The tech in VAR product Xeebra uses machine learning to create an offside line overlay…Jake Bickerton29th November 2019
DocumentariesOTTProduction Amazon catches Aussie cricket doc Local producer prepares multi-part series Justin Langer: Australian cricket coach Amazon has gained exclusive access…Max Goldbart25th November 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTT All Formula E races to go free-to-air on the BBC Fans in the UK can watch live Formula E races on different BBC platforms as…Jake Bickerton20th November 2019
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsProduction BT Sport retains Champions League rights in £1.2bn deal Broadcaster fended off bids from ITV and Sky BT Sport has retained the rights to…Tim Dams15th November 2019
CreativeDocumentariesOTTProduction Dazn enters the ring with Sylvester Stallone Boxing series is first fruits of sports streamer’s partnership with Balboa Productions Sports streamer Dazn…Max Goldbart28th October 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTT SquashTV to broadcast Men’s Squash Championship live to 3m global fans D2C coverage, together with Facebook streams, will see squash tournament reach large audience worldwide SquashTV…Jake Bickerton24th October 2019
Production BBC resolves SPOTY complaint with two sports indies Sunset+Vine and Done and Dusted compensated for travel costs in failed bids The BBC has resolved a…Max Goldbart23rd October 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTT Facebook eyes niche sports Social media giant’s strategy is to focus on live events that are ‘under-served’ by broadcasters…Max Goldbart23rd October 2019
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTT Red Bee launches women’s football streamer OTT service will launch early next year Swedish sports rights agency Spring Media has partnered…Max Goldbart21st October 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTTProduction Kipchoge marathon reaches 500m+ TV viewers The INEOS 1:59 Challenge gets 4.9m YouTube views and reached 500m+ TV viewers Host broadcaster…Jake Bickerton16th October 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTT Premier Sports launches LaLigaTV streaming service Channel dedicated to Spain’s La Liga is available in the UK and Ireland from today.…Tim Dams16th October 2019
ProductionTech Innovation BT Sport and Rise team up on schools outreach programme The Rise-Up programme aims to inspire children to consider a career in broadcast, in tech…Jake Bickerton10th October 2019
BroadcastTech Innovation Vodafone survey reveals high expectations for 5G innovation in sports 5G anticipated to drive improvements in fan engagement and open up new revenue opportunities Vodafone…Jake Bickerton9th October 2019
ProductionTech Innovation Linius personalised sport highlight reels launched in Europe Australian company is targeting its cloud-based video editing service at European sports organisations Linius is launching…Jake Bickerton9th October 2019
ProductionTech Innovation J.League introduces AI-created personalised highlights Japanese soccer league is providing fans with bespoke highlight clips, using artificial intelligence (AI) and…Jake Bickerton7th October 2019
BroadcastCreativeOTTProduction Copa90 launches dedicated women’s football show That’s The Tea looks to build on momentum of Women’s World Cup Football platform Copa90…Tim Dams4th October 2019
DocumentariesProduction Sports Channel Network picks up rugby head injury doc, Head On Rugby doc will TX on free-to-air channel in the UK A new documentary, Head On, which…Jake Bickerton3rd October 2019
ProductionTech Innovation Lillehammer upgrades stadium video offer for fans Norwegian ice-hockey team purchases Ross Video kit to improve fan experience Norwegian ice-hockey team Lillehammer…Tim Dams2nd October 2019
BroadcastTech Innovation La Liga shortlists 10 finalists for tech innovation competition 10 startups chosen for accelerator programme and for potential use by LaLiga in the production…Jake Bickerton1st October 2019
ProductionTech Innovation San Francisco Giants sign Veritone to open up archive Baseball team uses AI technolgoy to open up media archive for fans Baseball team the…Tim Dams1st October 2019
DocumentariesProduction Noah Media Group forms global sales arm Sports doc indie kicks off launch with Amazon and BBC sales of cricket feature film…Max Goldbart30th September 2019
BroadcastTech Innovation Spalk extends live commentary options for Rugby World Cup 2019 The Rugby World Cup 2019 has teamed up with ‘Virtual Sportscasting Studio’ Spalk to provide…Jake Bickerton27th September 2019
ProductionTech Innovation The European Tour launches innovation competition to “enhance golf” New contest is aimed at start-ups and is seeking innovations that will appeal to golf…Jake Bickerton25th September 2019
BroadcastProductionTech Innovation ITV creates ‘window on the world’ for its Rugby World Cup studio Broadcaster’s studio set uses mixed reality to show stylised Japanese cityscapes out of huge panoramic ‘windows’…Jake Bickerton24th September 2019
ProductionTech Innovation EVS introduces AI-driven football automation system Overcam The product automates robotic cameras covering football, with natural looking framing of the action EVS…Jake Bickerton20th September 2019
BroadcastTech Innovation Man City, Intel launch immersive highlights Fans can watch key moments of a match from any angle on their phone Intel…Tim Dams20th September 2019
ProductionTech Innovation Salsa Sound launches AI audio mixing for football matches Automated system creates real-time immersive audio mixes using patented artificial intelligence (AI) Salsa Sound has…Jake Bickerton18th September 2019
eSportsTech Innovation League of Legends Pro League finals unveil AR world’s first The opening ceremony for the esports finals features a real-time AR gaming character being interviewed…Jake Bickerton17th September 2019
ProductionTech Innovation Mobile Viewpoint reveals 4K camera for its sports automation system Company bolsters the quality of image acquisition for its automated sports production and distribution system…Jake Bickerton17th September 2019
BroadcastOTTTech Innovation DAZN unveils virtual production facility First hub opens in Madrid, with Leeds broadcast centre next to be connected Sports streamer…Tim Dams17th September 2019
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTT Eurosport serves up live Laver Cup coverage Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer among players at this month’s three-day competition Eurosport is to…Tim Dams17th September 2019
BroadcastProductionTech Innovation BT Sport broadcasts live 8K rugby at IBC 2019 Broadcaster behind one of the world’s first live 8K sports broadcasts BT Sport used IBC…Jake Bickerton16th September 2019
BroadcastLive SportProductionTech Innovation BT Sport moves to remote production for National League Broadcaster will cover more National League live games than before and create weekly presenter-led highlights…Jake Bickerton13th September 2019
ProductionTech Innovation Rugby World Cup 2019 to offer fan-controlled 3D highlights Seven matches from the tournament, which kicks off on Friday 20 September, will have highlights…Jake Bickerton11th September 2019
Live SportProduction Input Media to produce Premier League show for Mola TV Indonesian broadcaster will broadcast its Premier League show from Input Media’s West London studio Input…Jake Bickerton11th September 2019
BroadcastLive SportMedia RightsOTT Eurosport to broadcast World Urban Games BMX freestyle, parkour, breaking and 3x3 basketball among competition events at this month’s Games Eurosport…Tim Dams11th September 2019
BroadcastLive SportOTT Premier Sports brings La Liga to UK ‘Historic’ three-year deal covers all Spanish league games and introduces dedicated platform LaLiga and Premier…Jake Bickerton10th September 2019
Live SportProduction Maidstone Studios lands ITV Rugby World Cup 2019 deal ITV Sport’s coverage of the Rugby World Cup 2019 will be hosted and broadcast live…Jake Bickerton9th September 2019
FeaturesTech InnovationViewpoint 5G technology: A revolution is on the way The arrival of 5G has the potential to completely change the way sporting events are produced…Broadcast Sport9th September 2019
FeaturesLive SportProduction MotoGP: Full throttle action Covering the Silverstone MotoGP race meeting for BT Sport is a mammoth operation for North One, with 26 hours of live outside…Broadcast Sport6th September 2019
BroadcastFeaturesProduction Six Day Series: Fast track to success Revitalising one of cycling’s first ever track events, the Six Day Series is making innovative use…Broadcast Sport6th September 2019
CreativeProduction COPA90 reveals exclusive content for Women’s Super League Matchday previews and social media ‘takeovers’ make up COPA90’s content this weekend COPA90 has created…Jake Bickerton6th September 2019
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