Live Production
BT Sport looks to gamify content with Innovate 21 winner
AriSports has developed a digital prediction platform, which allows football fans to predict on-pitch events, earning points in the process and competing against friends
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Live Production
Sky, Tottenham Hotspur partner on world’s first elite level net zero carbon football match
#GameZero is aiming to be net zero, through emission reductions and offsetting the remaining footprint through reforestation projects
Live Production
Sky Sports aims for greenest Premier League season ever
TVBEurope talks to Jo Finon, manager of responsible productions at Sky Sports, about the broadcaster’s aims to make the new Premier league season as...
Business
Is LaLiga next on Amazon’s shopping list?
LaLiga's current broadcast contract with Movistar Plus and Mediapro runs out at the end of the upcoming season
Media Consumption
Euro 2020 final scores biggest UK TV audience since 1997
Ratings peaked at almost 31 millions as England's men's team missed out on their first major trophy since 1966
Live Production
BT Sport to broadcast ‘most accessible coverage of a football match in the UK’
BT Sport plans to provide live coverage of all the finals on three of its channels with each offering different accessibility features
Business
Huge European football broadcast rights package unveiled
Package includes the top domestic leagues in Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan
Business
Amazon wins rights to Ligue 1, sparks Canal Plus protest
Canal Plus has refused to broadcast the two matches a week it has been awarded, stating the deal is detrimental to the league's historic...
Live Production
Euro 2020: The man making sure fans don’t miss a single kick
Sunset+Vine’s leading staff match director Jamie Oakford talks to TVBEurope about his role at this summer's Euro 2020 tournament
Live Production
Portugal broadcasts first football matches over 5G
5G has been used on camera feeds, to help create a hologram of one of the players, and to enable a roving reporter to...
Business
Analysts: Europe’s broadcasters to net €8 billion in football revenues
Revenues will bounce back as fans return to stadiums for the 2021/22 season
Business
French football league reportedly considering its own TV channel
LFP said to be considering its own TV channel to broadcast 80 per cent of matches
Business
Premier League rolls over current UK broadcast deal
Premier League renews current agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and the BBC
Business
Premier League ‘in talk to scrap TV rights auction’
League is said to be in talks with Sky, BT and Amazon and the government in an attempt to stave off an expected decrease...
Business
Sky launches legal challenge over Serie A rights
Sky has cited the so-called Melandri Law, which prohibits the sale of all broadcast rights to a single entity
Business
Broadcasters ‘won’t break current contracts for ESL’ says Mediapro boss
League has reportedly held talks with the likes of Disney, Facebook and Amazon
Business
DAZN denies any interest in European Super League
"Realistically, this could mean fragmentation of rights spend and a reluctance to pay top dollar by broadcasters," analyst Alex DeGroote tells TVBEurope
Audio
Ziggo Sport trials AR commentary on El Clasico
Commentator Sierd de Vos will provide additional content for viewers who access the AR content via their smartphones
Business
DAZN wins Serie A rights, confirms TIM distribution deal
Sports streamer has won the rights to Serie A matches for the next three seasons
Live Production
Sky Deutschland uses cinematic camera for Bayern’s Champions League match
Broadcast will employ ARRI ALEXA Mini for the first time
Media Consumption
NOW TV launches new Sky Sports reruns feature
Fans can rewatch Premier League matches and Formula 1 races for up to seven days after the live event
Media Consumption
Canal Plus offers football fans 360-degree stream of live match
Broadcaster installed four high-resolution 360-degree cameras, one behind each goal and the other two on the touchlines, covering the entirety of the pitch
Business
Sky: DAZN, Telecom Italia deal ‘may harm competition’
Broadcaster is believed to have written to Italian football league Serie A to express its concern
Business
Telecom Italia ‘to pay €1 billion’ to back DAZN’s Serie A rights bid
Streamer has reportedly agreed "an important distribution deal" with a partner in Italy
Business
Is DAZN preparing a Premier League bid?
Bidding on the 2022-2025 broadcast rights are expected to close this week
Media Delivery
Amazon Prime UK nets LaLiga distribution agreement
Distribution deal runs until the end of 2021/22 season
Live Production
AWS powers more Bundesliga Match Facts
Insights are generated by gathering and analysing data from live game video feeds as they’re streamed into AWS
Business
Canal Plus nets remaining Ligue 1 matches
Broadcaster has reached an agreement with the French football league following the collapse of the deal with Mediapro
Live Production
New pitchside cameras take LaLiga fans closer to the action
The 35 mm sensor, mirrorless camera integrates a stabiliser support similar to that of steady-cam technology, providing a highly cinematic visual experience
Business
Amazon prepares Serie A rights bid
Italian football could be added to the streamer's sports offering
Media Delivery
Gracenote launches sports-driven widgets for Smart TVs
New widgets covers the English Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga, Ligue 1 in France, Serie A in Italy and Spain’s La Liga.
Business
OneFootball acquires Dugout, aims to reach 85 million engaged football fans a month
Acquisition will combine Dugout’s global video network and distribution with OneFootball’s personalised digital experience.
Business
Mediapro, French League agree deal, Telefoot to close
Two parties are reported to have agreed a deal in the on-going broadcast rights payments row.
Business
Mediapro’s Telefoot on verge of shut down
A court is due to rule on the case between the French football league and Mediapro today.
Audio
Amazon Prime adds Dolby Atmos, expands stats technology for Premier League matches
Selected matches will be available in Ultra HD with Dolby Atmos audio, kicking off with this weekend's match between Liverpool and Wolves.
Live Production
Sport’s eventful year
As 2020 comes to an end, Philip Stevens talks to ITV Sport's Roger Pearce about a year of fewer events – and the hopes...
Media Delivery
Germany’s Bundesliga ‘planning international streaming service’
The DFL is said to be looking to launch a new OTT offering in the Middle East.
Business
Mediapro launches court action against Canal Plus over football rights
Spanish broadcaster has accused Canal Plus of "abusive and unfair practises".
Audio
BT Sport kicks off Dolby Atmos audio
New audio stream is available to BT Sport Ultimate customers from this weekend.
Business
Canal Plus ‘preparing €700 million Ligue 1 rescue package’
French broadcaster preparing bid in case on-going negotiations between Mediapro and the French football league fail.
Media Delivery
BT Sport’s Match Day Experience aims to turn viewers into pundits
TVBEurope finds out more about the augmented reality being employed in BT Sport's Match Day Experience feature.
Media Delivery
Eleven Sports Belgium takes esports linear
Broadcaster to launch coverage on its Pro League channels in Belgium