sport
Data Centre
“Leagues are listening” to calls for OTT sport content says Brightcove
Short-form content also on the rise
Live Production
LiveU deployment up by 50 per cent in 2019
"Shows significant year-on-year growth in live IP broadcasting"
Business
Canal Plus, beIN Sports enter distribution talks
BeIN Sports would exclusively sub-license Ligue 1 rights to Canal Plus
TVBEverywhere
ODMedia Group signs Ziggo Sport
Handling all aspects of management for the YouTube channel
Production & Post
Blackbird to assist Eleven Sports with video content
Enables rapid editing and publishing on social and OTT platforms
Media Consumption
Eurovision Sport, Scout Gaming release ski manager game
Ski Austria Expert allows fans to build their fantasy alpine ski team
Live Production
Fourgreen TV, Telestream air American football in Germany
Telestream Wirecast streams directly to Facebook Live, YouTube Live and Microsoft Azure
Media Consumption
Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz Jr step into the ring with Eleven Sports
Subscribers in Belgium and Portugal can watch the rematch live
TVBEverywhere
netgem.tv assists Premier Sports
Allows netgem.tv customers to access Premier Sports 1 HD, Premier Sport 2 HD and Freesports
Media Consumption
Insight TV, Red Bull TV team up for Street-Style Football World Championship in 4K UHD HDR
Available on Insight's non-US linear channels
Data Centre
Almost half of sport organisations “disappointed with OTT results”
"Successful OTT distribution is by no means a walk in the park"
TVBEverywhere
Rugby final was “most watched TV moment of 2019”
79 per cent of TV viewers on Saturday morning were watching the match
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design doubles Teleclub capacity
Swiss network expanded its output to more than 83 channels
TVBEverywhere
Olympic Channel to host Tokyo 2020 highlights
Avoids competing with broadcast partners by streaming live events
Business
DAZN sets $500 million funding goal
Owner Len Blavatnik reportedly seeking funds for expansion
Live Production
How radio frequency technology smashes tennis coverage
Jonathan Endley, head of sales development, Gearhouse Broadcast, discusses delivering faultless RF at major tennis events
Production & Post
Sony integrates simultaneous tailored advertising
PARALLEL ADS enables broadcast of up to four simultaneous feeds from a single camera
TVBEverywhere
ITV Hub reaches 30 million registered users
Beats ITV's previous target for the platform
Technology
VR takes Intel inside the Olympics
Developing 5G-based VR/AR solutions, experiences and training assistance
Production & Post
AVIWEST is the wind behind SailTracks’ streams
Simplifies communications between master control rooms and remote transmitter operators aboard vessels
TVBEverywhere
Red Bee, Spring Media announce women’s football streaming service
Wnited due to launch in 2020
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport brings Olympics to Twitter
Twitter to amplify Eurosport’s digital coverage of the Games in 16 European markets
TVBEverywhere
4.9 million views for 1:59 marathon
Ineos 1:59 Challenge broadcast in over 200 territories
Data Centre
Women’s sport investment set to climb
Industry ready to capitalise on digital distribution opportunities
Data Centre
5G “will improve fan engagement” for sport organisations
Through live-streaming video and mixed reality experiences
TVBEverywhere
BBC, NBCUniversal, Eurosport acquire Ineos 1:59 Challenge rights
To take place on 12th October in Vienna
Media Consumption
Alchimie kicks off five-a-side channel
Accompanies launch of Socca World Cup coverage
TVBEverywhere
Sports TV viewers tend to be ‘sticky’ with pay-TV
New study finds sports TV fans are not cord-cutters
TVBEverywhere
Intel Sports True View adds immersive highlights
Fans can take control of 360-degree cameras
Features
Could sports OTT be a new pay-TV opportunity?
Simon Trudelle, senior director, product marketing, NAGRA, discusses the implications of the rise in sports OTT for traditional pay-TV providers
Business
Síminn passes Premier League delivery to MediaKind
Icelandic broadcaster to deploy MK RX1 decoder
TVBEverywhere
TVBEurope September 2019 issue now available
And now for something completely different...
Features
How 2019 became a surprising year for sport
Chris Alner, commercial director for media and satellite, Arqiva, examines the year's key trends in sports broadcasting
News Releases
Telstra takes remote production to IBC
Demonstrates long-distance sport production solutions