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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...
Premier League
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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
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
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...
Production & Post
New Presteigne camera system to run Premier League touchlines
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has introduced a new, packaged RF camera system, the SC100. Aimed particularly at sports, the package includes a mount to fit...
Business
Premier League and NMC agree deal on newsgathering
The News Media Coalition has agreed with the Premier League and Football League the conditions for journalist access, news-gathering and content generation at their...
Business
BT Sport boosts broadcast business
Broadband and TV revenue saw a seven per cent increase, and the BT Sport channel saw a 51 per cent increase in average daily...
Business
Sky passes 12 million customer milestone
The company reported a five per cent increase in group revenue to £11,283 million and an 18 per cent increase in operating profit to...
Business
Sky Sports wins Premier League near-live clip rights
The three-year agreement starting from the 2016-17 season will see clips from every match being made available to both mobile and online users, with...
Business
Sports pass launches on NOW TV for Premier League kick-off
Sky’s chief marketing and digital officer, Stephen van Rooyen has announced a number of developments to online streaming service NOW TV, including the launch...
Business
BBC retains Premier League rights
The BBC has renewed its deal to show Premier League highlights for a further three years, through to and including the 2018/19 season.
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SIS Live Premier network connects UK
SIS LIVE is commissioning high bandwidth dedicated fibre networks to key UK sports venues