Media Delivery
Eleven Sports CEO: It’s time to modernise the sports rights model
Luis Vicente said current model should be "repositioned and modernised"
football
Media Delivery
Culture Secretary: Premier League could go free-to-air when season restarts
Oliver Dowden said he has had "productive talks" with governing bodies from across British sport on restarting following the coronavirus shutdown
Production & Post
Grabyo helps football stay home
Grabyo's remote production tools are being used for the FA's #FootballsStayingHome campaign
Business
Uefa lifts football’s 3pm blackout
"It is seen as the first move towards restarting some domestic competitions in the UK behind closed doors"
Business
Broadcasters “considering suing Premier League” if season is not completed
Law firm reveals it's received enquiries from overseas broadcasters
Media Delivery
StreamAMG assists WolvesTV
Wolves uses StreamAMG’s core MediaPlatform for live streams and on-demand content
Business
Canal+ refuses to pay for Ligue 1 rights amid COVID-19 disruptions
Argues it has "no other choice" than to suspend payments
Media Delivery
LaLiga charity concert to be broadcast in 180 countries
Available on LaLigaSportsTV, Movistar LaLiga, GOL TV and LaLiga international broadcasters
Business
Sky, BT stand to lose £1 billion in sport shut-down
"Negotiating pay cuts with players is as difficult as herding cats"
Business
Germany’s Bundesliga media rights tender postponed
All Bundesliga matches currently suspended until the end of April
Business
Eleven Sports wins domestic rights to Belgium’s Pro League
"The first time Eleven has secured the domestic rights to one of European football’s major leagues"
Media Delivery
Scottish football bodies “considering streaming” as an option
Said to be considering options if matches have to be played behind closed doors
Business
FA considers scrapping 3pm blackout to screen closed-off matches
Sky and BT could screen all Premier League matches for free but block their signal in pubs
Business
Supponor, Mediapro extend licence for virtual advertising products
Includes provision for Mediapro to offer virtual services to other sports federations based in Spain
Business
EFL seeks assist on broadcast agreements
Calls for strategic advice to “maximise value and exposure” for EFL clubs
TVBEverywhere
Facebook scores two live FA Cup matches
Reading v Sheffield United, Leicester v Birmingham to stream on Facebook Watch
Production & Post
BT Sport and Samsung kick-off 8K sports broadcasting in the UK
Arsenal v Olympiakos was first live 8K public sports broadcast in the UK
TVBEverywhere
Sky Italia could make Derby d’Italia free-to-air due to coronavirus
Match to be held "behind close doors" at the Allianz Stadium
Technology
AWS assists Premier League analytics
Second Spectrum uses AWS to help deliver analytics, visualisations and searchable video clips
Business
Premier League aiming for “Netflix-style” service
"Eventually the Premier League will move to a mix of direct consumer and media rights sales"
Audio
The goals for sport audio
Manik Gupta, associate director of engineering at Interra Systems, on how to deliver sound in sport broadcasts
TVBEverywhere
Manchester City kicks off revamped OTT service
CITY+ hosts full match replays 24 hours after each game
TVBEverywhere
Bundesliga aims for more free-to-air matches
Chief executive Christian Seifert discusses domestic media rights
Production & Post
Norway’s Fotball Media extends deal with NEP Mediabank
NEP Mediabank will continue to secure the ingest, upload, storage and management of all Fotball Media content
Production & Post
ChyronHego’s Virtual Football scores with FIFA
Passed the performance criteria required for Virtual Offside Line (VOL) technology
TVBEverywhere
Amazon ‘wins German Champions League rights’
Prime Video has won the A1 package for the 2021-22 season
Technology
LaLiga showcases latest technology innovations
Includes tool that uses modelling of all LaLiga stadiums and the effects of lighting at all hours of the day
Media Delivery
Missed the match? You can still watch it on catch up
Amazon changes the game with full re-runs of matches for one week
TVBEverywhere
La Liga scores deal with Turkish broadcaster D-Smart
Kicks off with the match between Celta Vigo and Real Valladolid
TVBEverywhere
Amazon in talks with ISPs over possible Premier League streaming problems
Said to be concerned over capacity issues
Media Consumption
BBC wins Club World Cup TV rights
Will follow Liverpool's progress in the competition
Business
Serie A postpones Mediapro deadline again
€1.3 billion per season deal to be reviewed by the league's 20 clubs
