Live Production
The race to remote
Jenny Priestley sits down with Dean Locke, director of broadcast and media at Formula One, to hear how the sport continues to adapt to...
formula 1
Artificial Intelligence
Watch: Sky Sports uses AI to create ‘The Greatest Track on Earth’
The broadcaster's digital designers used specific prompts in generative AI creative platform Midjourney to visualise how the track might look
Technology
F1 to light up Las Vegas Sphere with custom Grand Prix content
The Las Vegas Sphere, which has been hosting the hugely successful U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere immersive experience, will lend its Exposphere (its...
Artificial Intelligence
Sky Deutschland to deploy AI-driven technology across premium sports properties
The broadcaster will utilise WSC Sports' AI-driven technology to create real-time short-form digital video across its OTT, web, and social media accounts
Media Delivery
Netflix confirms plans for first live sport event
The Netflix Cup is set to stream live from 11pm GMT / 3pm PT / 6pm ET on Tuesday, November 14th
Media Management
Formula cloud
As the Formula 1 season winds down towards its conclusion next month, TVBEurope recently caught up with F1's director of innovation and digital technology...
Virtual Production
Red Bull Racing stages Formula 1’s first virtual production shoot
XPLOR and Final Pixel partnered to shoot a special film to unveil the team's new car to the world's press
Artificial Intelligence
How artificial intelligence is helping Formula 1 expand its audience
TVBEurope speaks to James Bradshaw, Formula 1's head of digital technology, about how the sport is using AI to create localised subtitles for its...
Business
Sky, Channel 4 extend deal to keep British Grand Prix free-to-air
Extended deal will see Channel 4 continue to broadcast highlights of all Formula 1 qualifying, sprint and Grand Prix races until 2026
Media Delivery
Netflix ‘in talks to stream first live sport event’
The steamer is in early discussions to broadcast a celebrity golf tournament which would feature some of the stars of its Drive to Survive...
Live Production
Formula 1, Sky Group to produce Grand Prix broadcast for kids
Formula 1 will create a dedicated international feed, including bespoke graphics, sound effects and special features, including 3D augmented graphics on specific camera angles,...
Live Production
Formula 1 to introduce helmet camera for 2023 season
The Drivers Eye camera weights 1.43 grammes and is 8 millimetres in diameter
Business
Sky extends Formula 1 rights deal across all its markets, will offer multi-screen and second-screen options
Sky also said viewers will be able to continue to watch every race in Ultra HD via Sky Glass and Sky Q
Live Production
‘We will start to roll out cloud distribution’: Formula One’s plans for the future
In the second part of our interview with Formula One's director of media and broadcast, Dean Locke discusses plans for the cloud, enhanced audio,...
Live Production
‘We try to do something new every race’: How Formula One’s broadcast team continue to innovate
TVBEurope meets Dean Locke, Formula One's director of broadcast and media, to find out how the sport continues to push the envelope with its...
Business
Amazon, Netflix ‘set to bid for Formula 1 US TV rights’
Current rights holder ESPN is expected to face competition from NBCUniversal as well as streaming services Amazon and Netflix
Media Consumption
Sky to introduce HDR to Formula 1 coverage
Sky Deutschland has confirmed it will be showing races in UHD/HDR quality, while in the UK Sky Q's EPG includes an "Introducing Ultra HDR"...
Live Production
Tata Communications races off with Formula 1 broadcast connectivity deal
Tata Communications will facilitate the transfer of more than 100 video feeds and over 250 audio channels between each Grand Prix venue and the...
Media Consumption
Formula 1 reached 1.55 billion viewers in 2021
Season finale in Abu Dhabi drew 108.7 million viewers, up 29 per cent compared to the same race in 2020
Production & Post
How virtual production drove creation of Formula 1-themed advert
The advert features virtual production by MGX Studios and is powered by the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow
Media Delivery
Formula One, Digital Catapult to explore 5G solutions
Project intens to test emerging technologies to analyse how fans engage with the sport, both at the track and at home
Business
Is Netflix joining the race for Formula 1 rights?
Streamer's co-CEO Reed Hastings says it's something the company would think about
Live Production
AWS powers more Formula One insights
All of the insights will be integrated into the races’ international broadcast feeds around the globe, including F1’s digital platform, F1TV
Live Production
Producing Formula One from inside an air freight container
Austrian broadcaster Servus TV is foregoing an OB van and using an air freight container instead
Live Production
Watch: Formula 1 embraces sustainability and remote production in 2021
Go behind the scenes at the sport's media and technology centre in the UK
Media Management
The Collectv helps drive production on Formula One: Drive to Survive
Company helped ensure all data from the production company's UHD camera crews was securely ingested, backed up, transcoded, and sent on to post production
Media Consumption
F1 set to test HDR during 2021 season
"We will be conducting tests this year, and that for us I think is potentially the next stage of an offering," said sport's director...
Media Delivery
F1 TV updates its streaming speeds
F1 TV is also now available in Slovakia and the Czech Republic
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 Management
M2A Media drives Formula 1’s live race streams
F1 employing M2A CONNECT to acquire, process and distribute its live content to global broadcasters and sports rights owners
Media Management
AWS, Formula 1 put new performance stats in pole position
Will use use data from Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), as well as information streamed from sensors on F1 race cars and trackside
Media Consumption
Formula One Virtual Grand Prix Series reaches 30 million viewers
Races reached 21.8 million viewers on digital platforms, with another five million watching on TV
Media Delivery
Formula One aims to be back on track in July
British Grand Prix expected to take place behind closed doors
Media Delivery
Formula 1 revs up for Virtual Grand Prix
Esports series to run in place of postponed races
Production & Post
Whisper revs up for more Channel 4 F1 coverage
Secured a new deal at the end of 2019
TVBEverywhere
F1 OTT issues ‘may take another year’ to eradicate
Formula 1 CEO admits to issues with the F1 TV service
Production & Post
Whisper Films, Gearhouse deliver F1 highlights for Channel 4
Gearhouse flyaway system designed so highlights can be remotely produced in London
Content
F1 teams up with Will Smith for entertainment platform
Designed to deliver further fan engagement
Business
Eleven Sports extends F1 rights agreement in Poland
Sport platform will sub-license highlights to Polsat
Production & Post
AWS partners with Formula 1 on graphics
New Pit Strategy Battle analyses potential success of an undercut or overcut manoeuvre
TVBEverywhere
F1 TV races into the Netherlands
Service will launch in time for the F1 testing session in Barcelona
Data Centre
F1 viewership overtakes previous year
Found to be the fastest-growing sport on social media