cycling

Warner Bros Discovery to bring ‘raft of innovations’ to Tour de France coverage

In a sports broadcasting first, the Cube studio will use Unreal Engine 5 to showcase some of the finer, technical nuances of the sport

Live Production

Italy’s RCS Sport selects EMG as new broadcast partner

The package of nine races requires an average use of three OB trucks, 10 (audio and video) motorbikes, 10 cameras along the cycling track...

Live Production

Discovery to produce over 600 individual broadcasts during 2022 cycling season

Broadcaster will employ remote production for much of its coverage, Scott Young, SVP content and production at Discovery Sports, tells TVBEurope

Media Management

Discovery partners with AWS on track cycling insights, cloud

Two companies plan to work together to deliver new fan engagement experiences around the UCI cycling competition, including a new UCI Track Champions League...

Production & Post

Global Cycling Network launches new French channel

GCN en Français will collaborate with Play Sports Group’s channels and Eurosport to deliver content for French-speaking cycling fans

TVBEverywhere

UCI launches new cycling league in tandem with Discovery

Management, production and distribution will be handled by GCN in collaboration with Eurosport

TVBEverywhere

Eurosport extends Tour de France coverage

Two-year extension sees Eurosport retain exclusive rights across 38 European markets

Media Consumption

Global Cycling Network to launch in German

Channel will feature race footage, weekly magazine show

TVBEverywhere

Tour de France’s audience on the rise

Eurovision Sport reports more viewers watching across Europe

TVBEverywhere

Orange provides be-spoke tech for Tour de France

Including 6,300 hours of broadcasting in 190 countries

TVBEverywhere

Telecom Italia testing VR via 5G during Giro d’Italia

Company is installing 360-degree cameras during the time trial on 19th May

Business

Discovery purchases controlling stake in Play Sports Group

Aims to build Discovery's cycling media ecosystem

Content

EBU delivers 47 million hours of cycling content on FTA channels across Europe

Viewers in France (France Télévisions), Italy (Rai), the Netherlands (NPO), Belgium (VRT & RTBF) and Austria (ORF) watched the most coverage

Content

Eurosport ups digital coverage of cycling season

Channel will offer over 2,500 hours of total coverage across 200 days of live cycling, from more than 110 professional events

Business

Eurosport commits to greater localisation of cycling content

Channel reported record viewing figures for its coverage of cycling's Grand Tours

Production & Post

RAI relies on Riedel for Giro d’Italia race

Italian broadcaster RAI chose a decentralised fibre-based network from Riedel Communications to support real-time distribution of audio, video, and communications signals at the 98th...

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