Monthly Archives: July 2020
UEFA seeks monitoring and enforcement partners in fight against internet piracy
Written on July 28, 2020 at 09:39, by Will Strauss
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 SVG Staff
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 Will Strauss
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 Will Strauss
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 Will Strauss
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 Heather McLean
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 Heather McLean
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 Heather McLean
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 SVG Staff
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 Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
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