Monthly Archives: July 2020

UEFA seeks monitoring and enforcement partners in fight against internet piracy

Written on July 28, 2020 at 09:39, by

UEFA has issued a request for proposals (RFP) as it looks to combat the illegal streaming of its matches around the world. In a publicly available document, European football’s governing […]  More

SES and Harmonic team for transition of C-Band spectrum to enable 5G video transmission

Written on July 28, 2020 at 09:31, by

Harmonic has announced that it will partner with SES for technology upgrades associated with the SES transition plan filed with the Federal Communications Commission (US) on 19 June 2020. SES […]  More

Play Sports Group launches French-language cycling channel

Written on July 28, 2020 at 09:14, by

The Play Sports Group (PSG) has launched its twelfth channel, GCN en Français, a dedicated French-language service dedicated to road cycling. The new offering will feature the Global Cycling Network […]  More

Championship club Bristol City extends StreamAMG deal

Written on July 28, 2020 at 09:02, by

English Football League (EFL) club Bristol City has signed a new long-term agreement with StreamAMG for the provision of online streaming services. City, part of the Bristol Sport group, have […]  More

The Motorsport Show 2020: Abi Stephens to host 6 August online event

Written on July 28, 2020 at 08:27, by

Experienced motorsport presenter Abi Stephens will be the host when SVG Europe goes live with The Motorsport Show on 6 August. Stephens, whose credits include MotoGP, Speedway and World Rally […]  More

Surrey County Cricket Club invites fans to the Oval in first government trial

Written on July 27, 2020 at 17:42, by

Spectator sport returned to the UK this week with the government supervising a series of three trials of live sport with fans present. The first tentative tests overseen by the […]  More

AS Saint-Etienne football club launches OTT TV platform with On Rewind during lockdown

Written on July 27, 2020 at 17:41, by

Ligue 1 football club AS Saint-Etienne launched a new OTT platform called ASSE TV during lockdown. A subscription-based service, ASSE TV allows club fans to see matches, historical games, magazine […]  More

Football Association of Ireland teams with RTÉ Sport to launch OTT platform

Written on July 27, 2020 at 16:54, by

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has teamed up with RTÉ Sport to launch a streaming platform for the League of Ireland Premier Division. Working in association with GAAGO, an […]  More

MLB Opening Day: How regional sports networks and national broadcasters handled the return of baseball

Written on July 27, 2020 at 16:34, by

Major League Baseball (MLB) returned last week, as millions of viewers tuned in to see the long-awaited return of America’s Pastime. MLB Opening Day marked the culmination of months of […]  More

NBA return: League, ESPN and Turner unveil preliminary production plans for the Disney bubble

Written on July 27, 2020 at 16:21, by

On Friday afternoon (24 July), the NBA and its broadcast partners, ESPN and Turner Sports, unveiled some of their production plans for the resumption of the NBA season and the […]  More