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Guinness PRO14 launches own OTT platform
PRO14 TV allows fans to watch the Guinness PRO14 Finals Series live
sport
Business
FIFA explores VAR sponsorship
Breaks carry untapped sponsorship potential of up to £100 million
Content
Channel 4 to broadcast Welsh Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
Wales take on England on 17th August and Ireland on 31st August
Content
BBC to stream first MLB games played in Europe
The New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox at London Stadium on 29th and 30th June
Technology
Blackbird takes Deltatre into the Cloud
Deltatre uses Blackbird for the fast turnaround of sporting highlights
Production & Post
Whisper Films, Gearhouse deliver F1 highlights for Channel 4
Gearhouse flyaway system designed so highlights can be remotely produced in London
Audio
L’Equipe deploys Calrec audio mixers
36+8 Summa and Brio36 installed in main and secondary control rooms
Production & Post
DAZN launches global live sports content distribution service
DAZN CONNECT distributes content over IP, is Cloud-native and AWS-integrated
Technology
Global sports outlets ‘will spend over £5 billion on OTT tech by 2021’
Investing in new functionality to maximise fan engagement through OTT services results in a 24 per cent uplift in subscriber acquisition
Business
STATS, Perform partner for AI deployment in sport
Transaction expected to close in second half of 2019
Business
TF1 to exclusively broadcast Rugby World Cup in France
Reportedly invested €45-50 million for Rugby World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup rights
Content
30 broadcasters saddle up for live Randox Health Grand National coverage
Includes airlines, cruise ships and troops watching oversees
Business
Ooyala signs LFP to Flex Media Platform
Helps LFP launch its direct-to-consumer OTT service
Business
Piero Sports Graphics acquired by Ross Video
Formerly owned by Red Bee Media, Piero fits into Ross’ sports solutions portfolio
Technology
Speechmatics and Tedial partner for live ASR solution
Allows operators to generate speech-to-text from a commentary track
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La Liga rolls out OTT service
First major European league to launch its own OTT platform
Business
NAGRA and MTM launch 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum
Programme will research the challenges facing pay-TV service providers
Business
Eleven Sports extends F1 rights agreement in Poland
Sport platform will sub-license highlights to Polsat
Data Centre
Young gamers watch more online video gaming than TV sport
Gamers play more than seven hours of video games each week
Content
BBC triumphs at RTS Programme Awards
Broadcaster won the Live Event, Sports Programme and Channel of the Year categories
Production & Post
LiveU enhances FIA World Rally Championship coverage
Deployment includes three LU600 HEVC-equipped units with associated LiveU server technology and LiveU Central
Content
UK viewers want more women’s sport
52 per cent think the BBC should be doing more to encourage women in sport
Business
DAZN introduces advertising, launches amplification platform
DAZN+ will aggregate Goal, Sporting News and DAZN Player
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design’s URSA Broadcast captures Women’s Super League
Timeline TV employed the camera for remote production
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M2A Media, Mediability take Nordics into the Cloud
Partnership allows viewers to access VoD content via a full range of devices minutes after broadcast
Business
Eleven Sports, Orange extend partnership in Belgium and Luxembourg
Orange to distribute sport channel for another two years
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eLions on a shirt
FA has partnered with ESL to host online qualifiers for FIFA eNations Cup
Business
Grabyo assists Hashtag United’s social media streaming
Enhances livestreaming with graphic overlays and native polls
Data Centre
European mobile operators expect 5G to lead to mobile video boom
More than 88 per cent of European operators said they plan to offer new multi-screen pay-TV
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Eleven Sports UK launches Amazon Fire and Android TV apps
An app for Samsung Smart TVs is also coming soon
Features
It’s showtime for pay-per-view, and for carrier billing
By Anthony Baladi, commercial director, Fonix
Business
Six Nations in talks to pool broadcasting rights
Proposal is based on the Premier League model
Business
BT Sport selects Paywizard for pay-per-view support
Provides BT Sport with a full subscriber onboarding service
Business
German Football League to reassign media rights in Spring 2020
CEO Christian Seifert tells German newspaper Handelsblatt
Business
Eleven Sports confirms expansion in Portugal
UEFA Champions League matches will be available on Altice, NOS, Nowo and Vodafone
Business
NEP Connect wins Premier Sports contract
Will provide fibre connectivity for Guinness PRO14 rugby
Business
FloSports selects TVU Networks for live video solutions
TVU will support live content production from remote locations
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BT Sport unveils big-screen app, confirms HDR on its way this year
Includes the BT Sport 4K UHD channel