Production & Post
Remembering the legend: how Scanline VFX retold the SENNA story
Craig Wentworth, overall VFX supervisor at Scanline VFX, tells TVBEurope how the spectacular sights and sounds of Formula 1 in the '80s and '90s...
Formula one
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...
Business
TVBEurope September 2024 issue out now
The latest issue includes features on Formula One, Deadpool & Wolverine, remote production, the Olympics, diversity, greenhushing and more
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
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
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 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
Content
Channel 4 agrees deal to air Formula One title-decider live
It's thought Channel 4 will take Sky's feed of the race, bookending it with a build-up and post-race analysis segment
Live Production
How data from the PGA Tour could help drive Formula One’s TV coverage
Formula One's data director and Bundesliga's EVP digital innovations tell TVBEurope how they draw inspiration from other sports, and how partnering with AWS has...
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
Business
TVBEurope May 2021 issue released
The latest issue of TVBEurope focuses on 8K, HDR and UHD, and also includes an interview with Formula One's head of media and broadcast...
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...
Business
Is Amazon about to race away with Formula One?
Formula One chief executive, Chase Carey, who is set to step down at the end of December, told the paper the sport has held...
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
Live Production
Blackbird races off with Whisper Formula One contract
Company will employ Blackbird's Cloud video editing platform across all of its sports content
Media Delivery
Formula One aims to be back on track in July
British Grand Prix expected to take place behind closed doors
Production & Post
RTL takes pit stop for Vietnam Grand Prix
Moves production to Cologne over coronavirus concerns
TVBEverywhere
Formula One UK viewership in the pits
Exclusive deal with Sky Sports said to be driving fans away
Business
Sky, Channel 4 announce broader strategic partnership
Includes confirmation that British Grand Prix will remain on free-to-air TV
Business
Twitter announces 16 MENA video collaborators
Includes beIN Media, Formula One and Goal DAZN
Production & Post
AWS partners with Formula 1 on graphics
New Pit Strategy Battle analyses potential success of an undercut or overcut manoeuvre
Content
Sky, Channel 4 announce Formula 1 deal
Deal means only one Grand Prix will be shown live on free-to-air TV during 2019 season
TVBEverywhere
Tata challenges F1 fans to find new way to watch
Competition asks fans to take all data available from the race and create a new viewing experience
TVBEverywhere
Formula 1 considering launching a channel on Amazon Prime
Would be available in countries where the local broadcaster does not have exclusive rights
TVBEverywhere
Formula 1 to integrate OTT service onto PlayON platform
First time Formula 1 has bought into an external company
TVBEverywhere
F1 TV confirms launch date
Introduction of the service will coincide with the start of the European races
Business
Formula 1 signs broadcast rights deal covering 19 European countries
Deal runs until 2020 and covers both FTA and pay-TV broadcasters
Content
Formula 1 to launch live Grand Prix OTT service
F1 TV will deliver commercial-free live steams of all races