Business
Síminn passes Premier League delivery to MediaKind
Icelandic broadcaster to deploy MK RX1 decoder
football
Content
Samsung, Amazon to play Premier League in 4K
Samsung's Quantum Processor can upscale to "pristine 8K quality"
Features
Summer of Sport podcast: UEFA.tv
TVBEurope continues the Summer of Sport podcast, in association with Lawo
Production & Post
Match of the Day kicks off from new dock10 VR studio
Returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for its 55th year
TVBEverywhere
Premier League set for ‘world first’ 5G stream
Australian pay-TV operator Optus Sports announces plans
TVBEverywhere
DAZN, Sky Italia ‘in talks over satellite channel’
Channel would include content from DAZN, including Serie A matches
Technology
Argosy supplies cabling for 4K at newly promoted Premier League clubs
New cabling in line with latest broadcast standards
TVBEverywhere
Football Association to launch FA Player
FA Player will livestream over 150 domestic women's football matches
TVBEverywhere
AWS partners with Portuguese football federation on new TV channel
New channel will broadcast over 600 matches a season
Business
Serie A sets deadline for Mediapro deal
€1.3 billion deal to be reviewed by the league’s 20 clubs
TVBEverywhere
Manchester City launches worldwide OTT
Man City for TV aims to 'push the boundaries for technology and sports consumption'
Business
La Liga announces invitation to tender for UK&I
Interested parties invited to submit their best offer by 25th July
TVBEverywhere
Illegal streaming costs Premier League clubs ‘£1 million per game’
The UK is 11th on the list of big markets for digital piracy
Business
Mediapro ‘offers Serie A €1.15 billion a year partnership’ to create new TV channel
Mediapro wants to create a dedicated TV channel to broadcast Serie A matches from 2021
TVBEverywhere
Premier Sports secures Arsenal’s pre-season matches
Available on Sky and Virgin as well as OTT platform Premier Player
Content
Amazon Prime Video announces Premier League entertainment show
Back of the Net is hosted by Peter Crouch, John Bishop and Gabby Logan
Content
Eleven Sports, TVI extend Champions League agreement in Portugal
Content will be shared across the two platforms
Technology
La Liga announces Startup Competition winners
La Liga has announced the winners of the first stage of The Startup Competition 2019. Organised by La Liga and the Global Sports Innovation...
Technology
UEFA invites start-ups to demonstrate technology
Includes ball-tracking and analysis on mobile, and interactive chat functionality for OTT platforms
Features
This month in sport broadcasting…
Featuring news from UEFA, Wimbledon and the Women's World Cup
Business
DAZN lands Africa Cup of Nations, CONCACAF Gold Cup rights
Exclusive broadcast deal covers Germany, Austria and Brazil
Business
EFL to review TV negotiation process
Report commissioned following EFL's controversial Sky deal
TVBEverywhere
UEFA unveils new OTT platform
Announces Bundesliga as first national league to be represented on UEFA.tv
TVBEverywhere
Rakuten launches sports OTT service
New service is available in 140 countries worldwide
Features
Champions League: why HDR is the next step in sport broadcasting
BT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh discusses the introduction of HDR in Saturday's final
Content
BT Sport, Interpol team up for HDR Champions League video
To be repurposed as a promo for BT Sport's HDR proposition
TVBEverywhere
Premier League title race leads to record viewing figures
About 70 per cent of the UK population watched the Premier League this season
Content
FA Cup returns to FTA following new broadcast deal with BBC and ITV
BBC and ITV to share broadcast rights from 2021
Data Centre
Gen Z “more willing to pay” for content
Found to prefer personalised and complementary content
Business
Eleven Sports wins Copa del Rey final rights
Secured rights for Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland and Taiwan
Production & Post
Mediapro broadcasts 10 simultaneous La Liga matches
Deployed 1,000 staff and 10 mobile units
Content
Eleven Sports scores MLS rights for Belgium and Luxembourg
Four year deal kicks off this weekend
Business
All English Champions League final leads to “astounding” spike in BT Sport interest
BT CEO confirmed broadcaster will bid for rights again
Business
FIFA explores VAR sponsorship
Breaks carry untapped sponsorship potential of up to £100 million
Production & Post
Sportradar deploys LiveU for Austrian football coverage
Enables production and distribution of 240 matches for online and linear playout
TVBEverywhere
Eleven Sports, Onefootball team up for in-app, pay-per-view livestreaming
Deal is said to be the first of its kind
Business
Prisa ordered to pay Mediapro €51 million over football rights
Latest twist in the row known as 'The Football War'
Business
Ooyala signs LFP to Flex Media Platform
Helps LFP launch its direct-to-consumer OTT service
Technology
La Liga launches AI assistant
Voice assistant provides kick-off times, tables, results, statistics and highlights
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design’s URSA Broadcast captures Women’s Super League
Timeline TV employed the camera for remote production
Business
Eleven Sports, Orange extend partnership in Belgium and Luxembourg
Orange to distribute sport channel for another two years
Business
Arsenal Zooms into the Cloud
Zoom to supply the club with Cloud platforms for video, voice, content sharing and chat
Business
Grabyo assists Hashtag United’s social media streaming
Enhances livestreaming with graphic overlays and native polls