Content
Sky Deutschland beats DAZN to EPL rights
Covers exclusive live broadcasting rights via cable and satellite as well as IPTV, web and mobile
Premier League
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Premier League scores rise in TV viewing figures
Latest BARB findings suggest an increase in traditional TV viewing compared to the 2016/17 season
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BBC releases broadcast schedule for 2018/19 football season
Broadcaster will provide extensive multi-platform coverage
Technology
Ooyala outlines key Premier League tech trends
Jason Johns, VP EMEA, on how producers and broadcasters can improve the fan viewing experience this season
Content
Virgin TV to offer BT Sport in 4K UHD
Channel will be included in TV bundles from the end of this month
Business
Nordic Entertainment Group wins football media rights haul
NENT Group will broadcast up to 1,500 live games a season from five European leagues
Business
Premier League win a “massive opportunity” for Amazon
20 live games and weekly highlights packages across the 2019 to 2022 period will be shown on Amazon's Prime Video platform
Business
Sunset+Vine and BT Sport extend partnership
BT’s live Premier League and UEFA Europa League football, along with its complete live rugby offering, are included within the deal
Business
Premier League rights deals go into extra time
League reportedly unlikely to announce deal until April
Business
Amazon ponders repackaged Premier League deal
Remaining rights packages ‘unattractive’ to potential bidders
Business
Amazon, Facebook “not ready” to bid for EPL rights
Premier League launches its latest auction of domestic live broadcast rights today
Content
Match of the Day extends Premier League deal
Contract sealed until at least the 2021-22 season
Business
New Premier League rights deal set to be worth over £10 billion
Ampere Analysis predicts a 58 per cent increase in international rights valuations
Data Centre
Sport continues to drive pay-TV choices
Sport packages can prove to be make-or-break, according to Ampere Analysis
Business
Amazon reportedly holds talks over Premier League rights
Company said to be consulting industry experts about practicalities
Production & Post
BBC Sport integrates LaunchPad solution
LaunchPad will "enhance storytelling capabilities" across the Premier League and various other sports broadcasts
Business
New Premier League blocking disrupts pirate streams
Significant progress made in the war on illegal streaming
Business
Sky to broadcast Premier League in Dolby Atmos
Sky Q will offer 124 games with vastly improved sound
Data Centre
‘Lose rights, lose subscribers’ say sports fans
Seventy-eight per cent of sports subscribers would consider cancelling if provider lost the rights to their favourite sports
Opinion
The Premier League piracy problem
NAGRA's Christopher Schouten looks at the on-going problem of illegal streaming
Business
Premier League wins High Court ban on illegal streams
The Premier League has won a High Court order to clamp down on illegal streaming of games. The blocking order means UK internet service...
Data Centre
More than a third of Premier League viewers stream illegally
Thirty-six per cent of football supporters illegally stream at least once per month
Business
Sky loses Premier League viewers as clubs demand bigger TV windfall
Premier League suffers largest drop in viewing on Sky Sports in seven years
Production & Post
Sky chooses NTT for HEVC UHD delivery
Sky Sports looks to be the first-to-market with end-to-end HEVC UHD delivery on its sports platform
Business
Premier League secures Kodi court order
The Premier League has secured a court order to help tackle the Kodi epidemic. The move aims to block Kodi set-top boxes from accessing...
Data Centre
Millennials ‘turning away’ from sports
The vast increase in TV and online video content is turning millennials away from sport, according to the latest Ampere Analysis report. The report...
Interviews
IP, VR and sexy workflows
Adam Fry, vice president of Sony Professional Europe, is one of the coolest Joe Cools around. With live sports now providing 90 per cent...
Business
Intel acquires VR startup Voke
Intel has completed its acquisition of virtual reality startup Voke as it looks to expand into immersive sports. Voke, founded in 2004, is based...
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 -...
Production & Post
Yospace enables dynamic ad insertion for BT Sport
BT Sport has deployed Yospace’s online TV advertising solution to monetise live channels across its online platforms. The platform will allow BT Sport to...
Business
Sky Q adds split screen capability for sports
Sky has added new features to its Sky Q offering, designed to make it easier for users to catch up on sports content. The...
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The Premier League in VR
BT Sport is set to provide a virtual reality experience for this weekend’s Premier League game between Chelsea and Arsenal. The company will be...
Business
Premier League refreshes audio identity
MassiveMusic has partnered with creative agency DixonBaxi to create a new audio identity for the 2016/17 season of the Premier League. The Premier League...
News
Business
Ofcom closes Premier League rights investigation
Ofcom has closed its investigation into how the Premier League sells live UK rights for its football matches. The investigation, carried out under the...
News
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Twitter pens Premier League highlights deal with Sky
Twitter has partnered with Sky Sports to deliver ‘near-instant’ highlights from Premier League matches on its social media platform. Users in the UK and...
News
Business
EE pens exclusive BT Sport deal
EE has secured an exclusive deal to offer its customers six months of free access to all live sporting coverage available the BT Sport...
News
Business
Premier League finances enter ‘new era’
Ever-increasing TV deals are seeing Premier League clubs become ‘attractive propositions’ to investors, according to Deloitte. Deloitte’s 25th ‘Annual Review of Football
News
Business
Altice scores Premier League TV rights
Altice has acquired the exclusive football broadcasting rights for England's Barclays Premier League for the next three seasons, beginning August 2016
News
Business
BBC to cut £150 million for “leaner” service
The BBC has detailed how it plans to make £150 million worth of savings in order to address a shortfall in funding identified earlier...
Business