Live Production
IMG extends EFL partnership to upgrade broadcast experience
The collaboration aims to ensure system resilience, with IMG and the EFL working alongside NEP Connect Limited to upgrade existing bandwidth and infrastructure
IMG
Sustainability
2023 PGA Championship will be first ever sports TV production powered entirely by green hydrogen
It's estimated that relying on HPUs will save a total of 16.4 Tonnes of CO2 compared to the 2022 tournament. The units produce zero...
Live Production
IMG to produce BBC’s FIFA Women’s World Cup coverage
IMG will oversee the live match feed, studio presentation and highlight programming of the tournament, which kicks off on July 20th
Media Management
ATP Media, IMG extend archive management and licensing deal
The IMG Replay archive includes more than 400,000 hours of footage, including content from the Olympics, the Premier League, Wimbledon, golf's The Open, and...
Business
Sky, ITV, BT Sport, IMG under investigation over ‘anti-competitive behaviour’
The broadcasters are being investigated under Section 25 of the Competition Act, which allows the CMA to look into potential cartels
Case Studies
Goals mined as Premier League digitises archive
COVID-19 spurred a huge digitisation effort as rights holders looked to preserve and safeguard their archive and meet the demand for content from broadcasters...
Live Production
IMG plans new Leeds base to deal with Rugby League coverage
Company has secured a two-year contract to provide Channel 4’s Betfred Super League coverage
Technology
IMG and Forbidden Technologies extend Cloud video platform deal
IMG’s UK digital production team will employ Blackbird to rapidly clip, edit and publish live sports video content
Technology
Grass Valley, IMG and Telstra deploy IP link over 20,000km
Reportedly the longest true remote IP production connection to date
Business
IMG takes the Premier League to new heights
Matches will be available to watch on certain airlines in new three year deal
Business
EU Commission carries out raids concerning sports media rights
International sports rights company IMG is one of the latest targets that may have violated EU antitrust rules
TVBEverywhere
Amazon recruits Mediapro, IMG, Film45 for Manchester City series
Trio will aid production of exclusive £10 million series
Business
FA agrees £820 million FA Cup deal
The Football Association has agreed a new six-season overseas broadcast rights deal for the FA Cup. The agreement – reportedly worth £820 million -...
Business
Eurosport remains home of World Snooker
Eurosport, World Snooker and IMG have announced a ten-year extension of the TV and digital rights to show 18 tournaments of the World Snooker...
Features
People on the move – January
A monthly round-up of movements in the broadcast industry. The ever-expanding telecoms and media company Altice has added three more to its team. Régis...
Business
SNTV grows in the Gulf
Sports news video agency SNTV is to open a new bureau in Dubai, UAE, to cater for the increased interest in sports news from...
Business
Production & Post
Media giant IMG chooses Forscene for sports
The world's largest independent distributor of sports programming, IMG, has licensed the use of Forbidden’s video editing software Forscene for all of its digital...
News
Business
BAFTA sustainability body boosts numbers
Shed Media, NBCUniversal International Television Production and UKTV will join the BAFTA Albert Consortium