Monthly Archives: December 2018
AS Roma is first Italian football club to partner with Twitter
Written on December 19, 2018 at 18:14, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Serie A side AS Roma has become the first Italian football club to agree an exclusive content partnership with social network Twitter. Thanks to this new partnership, Roma’s fans and […] More
Live sport helps drive new web traffic high for Akamai
Written on December 19, 2018 at 18:00, by SVG Staff
Intelligent edge platform Akamai has set a new company record for peak traffic on its global content delivery network. On Tuesday 11 December 11 the volume of data being delivered […] More
Brightcove: millenials more satisfied with streaming services
Written on December 19, 2018 at 14:44, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Live from Sheffield: British Basketball League trials automated production
Written on December 19, 2018 at 12:57, by Will Strauss
The British Basketball League (BBCL) used last weekend’s Sheffield Sharks vs Newcastle Eagles match-up to test an automated TV production system that, if adopted, could eventually reduce the amount of […] More
HBS Broadcast Academy opens live sports direction training in France
Written on December 18, 2018 at 17:55, by Heather McLean
After a series of successes around the world, the HBS Broadcast Academy has opened its doors for the very first time in France, offering its flagship course in Live Sports […] More
Glodina Connan-Lostanlen wins IABM Outstanding Woman in Broadcast 2018 Award
Written on December 18, 2018 at 16:39, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Dr Glodina Connan-Lostanlen of Imagine Communications has won the first ever Outstanding Woman in Broadcast Award, presented by IABM in association with Rise. The award was presented at IABM’s Annual […] More
SVG Summit 2018: How OTT and social media are changing video with microtransactions, fragmentation and interactivity
Written on December 18, 2018 at 16:29, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
As OTT and social media content delivery becomes prevalent and more important to sports fans, there is an increasing demand on production teams to create content in new ways. At […] More
Manchester City and SAP team up to bring technology to the touchline
Written on December 18, 2018 at 16:24, by SVG Staff
Premier League champions Manchester City and cloud provider SAP have collaborate to bring innovative technology to the dugout during matches. Following new rules to allow small technology devices at pitch […] More
FutureSport 2018: Bringing the highest standard of live production into the eSports arena
Written on December 18, 2018 at 15:41, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
At the heart of the biggest eSports tournaments, EVS understands that producers cannot output a programme that’s anything less than the highest quality. The company works closely with major production […] More
Eleven Sports “miscalculation” serves as wake-up call to sports providers
Written on December 18, 2018 at 15:00, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe