Author: Adrian Pennington, Contributor

As part of its drive to generate more content with the same or fewer resources, the Bundesliga conducted a live test of a fully automated pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera system incorporated into the live host feed of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup. The...

Introducing the Bundesliga’s latest showcase of technological innovation, Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) CEO Steffen Merkel put the emphasis firmly on AI. “AI is not just another tech trend for us,” Merkel said. “It is becoming a fundamental capability that runs...

The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 takes place over seven weeks and caters for individual production of 24 games from multiple publishers. It's a mammoth undertaking, but in the sprawling production area of the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in...

When the Saudi Arabia-backed Esports Foundation announced that the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) would relocate from Riyadh to Paris with barely two months’ notice, the headlines focused on logistics, travel, and venue availability. But behind the scenes, the most...

In NEP’s seventh successive Eurovision Song Contest it is operating vision mixing from UHD2 (from the Netherlands) and UHD24 (from Germany). Both are outfitted to be capable of use for the live acts or the interval acts and moderation, although...

From Mozart to modern pop, Vienna provides the heritage-rich backdrop for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), which begins today and concludes with the grand final on Saturday.  This year there’s a significant change to the workflow...

Preparations are coming to a head for the latest running of the world’s greatest steeplechase, and for ITV Sport Production’s lead creative director Paul McNamara, “it’s all about giving people a comfortable ride”. The Grand National draws in between 500...

For the team at NEP, the Grand National is the culmination of a year-round operation that must scale, adapt and perform under intense pressure. “This is our tenth year working on the National for ITV,” explains Jon Harris, NEP UK’s...

A new front is being opened up in the way sports are covered. Real-time digital twins, immersive AR experiences, and live gaming are bringing sports to a new generation of fans. “Because we have that digital twin, we can use...

The pressure to deliver more live and on-demand content across multiple platforms – often simultaneously – and with exceptional operational efficiency is a complex, evolving but, let’s face it, exciting engine of the media industry. The most successful sports broadcasters...

The video industry in general, and sports in particular, is going multi-modal. The picture and audio alone are no longer enough as the industry has pushed resolution, dynamic range and audio fidelity to the point where enhancements are no longer...

Having established the Esports World Cup (EWC) and seen engagement metrics grow from 2024 to 2025, the Saudi-backed Esports Foundation is wasting no time in taking the game to the next level. On 23 August it announced the Esports Nations...

“There’s no question esports will be a permanent part of the ecosystem 10 years from now,” declared Casey Wasserman, chair of LA28. The scale of ambition of the Esports World Cup Foundation, which runs esports out of Saudi Arabia, is...

To no one’s surprise, Team Falcons has won its second consecutive Club Championships at the Esports World Cup (EWC). However, the Saudi-owned esports organisation was taken to the final week by seven other teams, giving the whole tournament a competitive...