Artificial Intelligence
‘AI is fast, but is it fast enough for live?’
EVS CTO Alex Redfern discusses the impact AI could have on live sport production, stating that it needs to "speed up" if it is...
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Live Production
Ready for kick-off: TVBEurope’s live sport production ebook now available
Free ebook examines how technology from 5G to AI is helping broadcasters and rights holders find new ways to deliver sport content to audiences...
Media Consumption
IMG Digital Trends Report: Sports D2C pivoting to gamification, no such thing as a ‘second’ screen
The seventh edition of IMG's annual report explores some of the technologies and developments that will shape the sports media landscape over the next...
Media Consumption
Report: Younger viewers are turning off live sport
A new report from Altman Solon found two-thirds (66 per cent) of sports executives are concerned that live sport is losing relevance
Media Delivery
Beyoncé to appear on Netflix’s next live sport event, but can the streamer cope?
The buffering and sound issues that occurred during the run-up to the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight is a "hard and important lesson...
Media Delivery
Amagi: Sports FAST channels score with EMEA viewers
Globally, Amagi's latest report reveals a 150 per cent increase in sports channel viewership on FAST
Live Production
Limitless Broadcast expands remote production hub
The expansion means the company can now offer services including commentary, post production, analysis and Television Match Official (TMO) / Video Assistant Referee (VAR)...
Sustainability
Opinion: Could this year’s ‘Summer of Sport’ be the greenest yet?
Matthew Williams-Neale, VP of marketing, Appear, explains how broadcasters' efforts are ensuring the excitement of live sports can be enjoyed sustainably, setting a new...
Artificial Intelligence
Skandha unveils AI-based advertising verification tool for sports streamers
Evince's AI-enabled technology automates the detection and capture of primary and secondary advertising elements on live sport streams
Business
EBU report highlights contribution of free-to-air sport broadcasting
The report broke the economic footprint of EBU member sports broadcasting into three main areas
Media Delivery
Creating a fully managed live sports streaming service
As the way that viewers watch sport continues to evolve, broadcasters and streaming services must keep a finger on the pulse of the market...
Media Delivery
European public broadcasters, EBU launch sports streamer
The digital platform will work alongside public service media to showcase a wide variety of sports
Media Consumption
Formula 1 connectivity partner revs up for the move to 8K
Tata Communications' Dhaval Ponda has revealed work is underway for the move to the higher resolution
Live Production
HBS launches UK division
The new division, led by Jamie Aitchison, will be based in London and opens its doors in January
Production & Post
Production powerhouse Banijay launches sport division
The new sports-focused division will not venture into broadcast and streaming rights, said the company
Media Consumption
Kantar: 1 in 5 SVoD subscribers sign up to follow their favourite sports team
Looking at Q3 2023, the report suggests the migration of sports content to streaming services is aggressively challenging traditional pay TV and cable services
Live Production
How graphics can tell a story for the casual sports fan
Verso Live's Jeff Clark discusses how broadcast graphics are continuing to develop and becoming ever more integral to the viewing experience
Media Management
Amagi announces cloud-based live production and playout system for single live events
Amagi DYNAMIC aims to eliminate the need for upfront hardware investments, said the company, allowing users to spin up cloud infrastructure only for the...
Live Production
How cinematic tech is adding artistry to the world of sport
TVBEurope speaks to a cinematic lens manufacturer, service provider and leading sports broadcaster to get their thoughts on why cinematic technology is seeing broader...
Media Consumption
Apple Vision Pro: Transforming the sport and media industry with augmented reality
Writing exclusively for TVBEurope, Matt Stagg, sport, media and entertainment technology innovator, details his thoughts on Apple's new AR/VR headset and its potential impact...
Media Delivery
New German sports streamer scores with WSC Sports’ AI-powered content
Germany-based streamer Dyn will employ WSC Sports’ technology to automatically create and distribute real-time video content and highlights directly to the new OTT platform
Live Production
Avid introduces next-gen news and sports platform
Avid | Stream IO features a flexible architecture that can be configured to ingest or playout IP streams and SDI streams
Media Delivery
Amazon ‘considering separate app for sport’
Company is said to view the launch of a standalone app as a way to generate revenue from its sports deals
Media Consumption
Study: The way UK viewers watch sport is ‘nearing a tipping point’
Study by Grabyo suggests sports fans in the UK are increasingly choosing to watch content on their smartphones or via a streaming device over...
Production & Post
Tellyo helps stream 42 hours of live content from European Universities Games
The event organisers worked with the company's Stream Studio cloud production solution to create livestreams, highlights packages and clips
Business
DAZN ‘in talks to acquire Eleven Sports’
Talks are said to be advanced but there's no guarantee the deal will happen
People
Bundesliga’s Andreas Heyden to lead new German sports streamer
S Media Nation is due to launch in the third quarter of 2023 and aims to be the new German home of sports other...
People
Meet the sports broadcast graphics operator
AE Live's Jodie Butcher reveals how she went from PE teacher to working on some of the biggest sporting events in the world, and...
Live Production
Chyron adds artificial intelligence to its replay tool for live sports
Paint 9.3 includes both a new automatic pitch calibration and automatic player tracking tools
Production & Post
Vislink develops NFT-ready video clipping tool
New tool enables sports organisations to instantly create, package and convert clips into NFTs which can be used as a revenue source
Live Production
The Collectv designs new content hub for Whisper
The Collectv specced and delivered a high bandwidth, flexible system comprising six dedicated edit suites alongside one audio suite/VO booth, as well as numerous...
Business
‘Innovation is at the core of what we’re going to do together’: Execs lay out plans for BT Sport’s future
"A lot of the work we've done around innovation within BT Sport has been about looking at and understanding the infrastructure that is in...
Live Production
How the pandemic changed the way we watch sport
From remote commentary to Watch Together, Vitec's Natasha Bougourd takes a look at the new technology sports broadcasters are employing to keep fans watching
Live Production
Using cloud can reduce OB technical infrastructure needs ‘by up to 70 per cent’
Proof of concept to achieve carbon net zero live production was undertaken as part of IBC's Accelerators programme
Media Delivery
Goal?!: Can streaming ever catch up with live sport?
As more and more sports fans turn to OTT to watch their favourite sports, how can operators make sure their feed is as close...
Production & Post
Red Bee Media enhances metadata with Stats Perform partnership
Red Bee's platform now offers analytical and statistical sports data including highlights, score alerts and imagery from more than 4,000 leagues and competitions globally
Business
Canal Plus faces damage claim from Eurosport
Eurosport seeks €10 million in compensation for pandemic-related programme alterations
Audio
Salsa Sound updates AI-based audio mixing platform aimed at sports broadcasting
Platform is aimed at live sports applications and allows sound engineers to automatically create the best possible mix using standard microphone set-ups
Live Production
How broadcasters can leverage the appetite for sports content
When TV providers show live, real time sports, they are encouraging connections and sparking passion; emotions of which every sports fan thrives on, writes...
Media Delivery
Report: Most sports fans want to watch on streaming platforms only
A new report by Grabyo suggests that the pay-TV market will only have a 28 per cent customer share of global sports fans by...
Live Production
Managing remote sports production
Nevion's VP marketing Oliver Suard discusses the many benefits remote and distributed production can bring to broadcasters
Live Production
Rufus Hack appointed Hawk-Eye CEO
Hawk-Eye’s vision-processing, video replay and creative graphic technologies are used by numerous different sports for production and content management