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Premier League title race leads to record viewing figures
About 70 per cent of the UK population watched the Premier League this season
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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
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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
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PSG illegally stream Champions League match on Facebook
A reported 1.4 million viewers were able to watch the team's victory over Manchester United
Business
German Football League to reassign media rights in Spring 2020
CEO Christian Seifert tells German newspaper Handelsblatt
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Premier League ‘planning to launch its own Netflix for live football’
Premier League is currently looking at ways to increase its revenue after the price for domestic rights fell during the last auction
Technology
Intel offers football fans a True View of the match
Includes 360-degree footage taken from 38 5K cameras, capturing 200 terabytes of data per game
Technology
ChyronHego tracks player movements using AR stadium technology
Rolled out at two European football matches
Production & Post
Swansea City’s streaming platform goes live with Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast and Smart Videohub 12G 40x40 deployed at Liberty Stadium
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La Liga deploys AI-driven match scheduling to maximise ratings
Technology will optimise fixture lists from next month
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La Liga 1|2|3 matches made available on YouTube
Second division games can now be watched for free in over 155 countries
Production & Post
Input Media’s FA Cup digital clips service reaches 46 million social media views
All 32 matches made available as world feeds
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Football dominates live TV watched on mobile over Christmas
EE reveals the top 10 most-watched live moments
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Eleven Sports to live stream Bundesliga match on Facebook in Poland and Portugal
Borussia Dortmund face Borussia Mönchengladbach this Friday
Technology
NAGRA and NOS team up to tackle piracy of Benfica matches
NAGRA's anti-piracy services include monitoring, takedowns and legal and investigative support
Business
Eleven Sports partners with STV to offer free La Liga, Serie A matches
14 fixtures will be available live and on STV Player this weekend
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Eleven Sports Portugal to show Bundesliga match live on Facebook
Stream marks the first time a Bundesliga game will be shown on the platform in Portugal
Production & Post
Mediapro employs latest technology for El Clásico
Match coverage will include sound technology that tracks the ball and activates microphones
Business
TVBEurope October issue out now
New issues looks at augmented reality, audio and QVC UK's 25th anniversary
Features
Dialling up the disruption with data-driven sport
By Grant Caley, NetApp chief technologist, on how moving the goal posts can engage the fans
Technology
Media leaders tap AWS for World Cup live streaming
Platform helped deliver streaming experiences for an estimated 3.4 billion viewers
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Premier League scores rise in TV viewing figures
Latest BARB findings suggest an increase in traditional TV viewing compared to the 2016/17 season
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UEFA developing own streaming service
Footballing body wants to use streamer to promote women's football
Production & Post
NEP pioneers UHD/HDR production for Swiss Football League
Company upgraded two of its OB trucks to meet Swiss broadcast channel Teleclub’s UHD/HDR demands
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UK first as EFL matches make live streaming debut
New service iFollow launches tonight
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Juventus unveils new in-house OTT service
The Serie A club has cancelled its linear TV channel
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BBC releases broadcast schedule for 2018/19 football season
Broadcaster will provide extensive multi-platform coverage
Technology
Ooyala outlines key Premier League tech trends
Jason Johns, VP EMEA, on how producers and broadcasters can improve the fan viewing experience this season
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Eleven Sports streams on social media in Portuguese first
French Super cup will be shown on Facebook ahead of the channel's linear launch