Business
Eurosport appoints Scott Young to oversee global production and content
Will lead production and operations on the Olympic Games, cycling, tennis and winter sports
sport
Media Consumption
Is Apple TV Plus planning a move into sports?
Company has hired former Amazon Video exec James DeLorean
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 Consumption
Over half of sports fans watch pirated content once a month
The Charting Global Sports Piracy report draws on results from a 10-country study of over 6,000 sports fans
Production & Post
Eurosport UK dips into the archive for Return to London 2012
Eurosport UK's Jamie Steward tells TVBEurope about the broadcaster's aim to recapture the feel-good factor from the summer of 2012
Business
Why operators should be planning for the return of live events now
Upcoming webinar will ask if operators are ready for an influx of viewers hungry for live content
Technology
Liverpool scores with Blackbird, slomo.tv refs for UWW and more
TVBEurope rounds up today's top tech news
Media Management
Supporting the world’s largest live video infrastructure
Tata Communications' Dhaval Ponda discusses the company's 100G media backbone
Business
Eleven Sports teams up with OTRO
Eleven Sports is set to broadcast OTRO programmes in Belgium, Portugal and Italy
Technology
OTT sports platform claims to deliver content faster than cable and satellite
Zingo TV employing technology to deliver live streams at sub-second latency
Business
Uefa lifts football’s 3pm blackout
"It is seen as the first move towards restarting some domestic competitions in the UK behind closed doors"
Media Consumption
WWE tags DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live and on-demand in the regions
Media Delivery
StreamAMG assists WolvesTV
Wolves uses StreamAMG’s core MediaPlatform for live streams and on-demand content
Media Delivery
LaLiga charity concert to be broadcast in 180 countries
Available on LaLigaSportsTV, Movistar LaLiga, GOL TV and LaLiga international broadcasters
Business
Sky, BT stand to lose £1 billion in sport shut-down
"Negotiating pay cuts with players is as difficult as herding cats"
Media Delivery
Could esports win amid sport disruptions?
Digital tournaments could be recognised as "a programming option for the future"
Business
Eleven Sports wins domestic rights to Belgium’s Pro League
"The first time Eleven has secured the domestic rights to one of European football’s major leagues"
Live Production
Everything we know about: Sport broadcasting and coronavirus
TVBEurope breaks down the impact of coronavirus on sport broadcasting
Media Delivery
Sports broadcasters “face pressure” amid coronavirus
"Broadcasters have more capacity and better tech than ever before," says media analyst
Business
FA considers scrapping 3pm blackout to screen closed-off matches
Sky and BT could screen all Premier League matches for free but block their signal in pubs
Production & Post
Whisper revs up for more Channel 4 F1 coverage
Secured a new deal at the end of 2019
Business
Supponor, Mediapro extend licence for virtual advertising products
Includes provision for Mediapro to offer virtual services to other sports federations based in Spain
Business
Government, broadcasters, sports bodies in coronavirus meeting
"There is no bright side for broadcasters" says media analyst
Media Consumption
Sky Sports to serve more women’s sport
"The evolution will mean no longer grouping women's sport collectively in a standalone programme each week"
Live Production
A sea-change for the broadcast world
NEP discusses 5G's impact on live and remote production
News
Business
EFL seeks assist on broadcast agreements
Calls for strategic advice to “maximise value and exposure” for EFL clubs
TVBEverywhere
Matchroom Sport, StreamAMG team up for OTT platform
Matchroom Live will host a selection of 12 sports through a dedicated website and iOS/Android apps
Business
DAZN to expand into 200 countries in 2020
Includes English-language service focused on boxing
TVBEverywhere
UCI launches new cycling league in tandem with Discovery
Management, production and distribution will be handled by GCN in collaboration with Eurosport
Business
John Carter rejoins Grass Valley
Serves as director of business development based in Newbury, UK
Media Consumption
The secret of immersive viewing
Luke Gaydon, head of Solutions, Innovation, and Marketing, Accedo, on the rise of AR/VR in sport broadcasting
TVBEverywhere
Sky Italia could make Derby d’Italia free-to-air due to coronavirus
Match to be held "behind close doors" at the Allianz Stadium
Data Centre
Personalisation, fewer ads and the goals for live sport streaming
Verizon Media finds "huge opportunity" for live sports
Media Consumption
Eurosport handles Olympic qualifiers
Broadcasting all six handball qualification events
Data Centre
O2: 5G-enabled sports experiences will provide major boost to entertainment industry
Telco working with ITV to explore impact of connected HD cameras on higher-capacity networks
Business
Sony Pictures Television invests in The Whisper Group
Whisper produces coverage of the NFL, Paralympics, F1 and more
Technology
AWS assists Premier League analytics
Second Spectrum uses AWS to help deliver analytics, visualisations and searchable video clips
Technology
Irdeto, Mediaset España partner for OTT delivery
Irdeto Control used to deliver Mitele Plus content
TVBEverywhere
Australian Open smashes audience figures for Eurosport
Eurosport’s social media channels received a 76 per cent uplift
TVBEverywhere
UFC hits BT Sport’s enhanced video player
Offers instant replays and an interactive timeline
Audio
The goals for sport audio
Manik Gupta, associate director of engineering at Interra Systems, on how to deliver sound in sport broadcasts