Soccer is a multi-billion dollar business. But the TV landscape is changing. In Germany, the golden times, in which only one broadcaster held all the rights, have gone. The Federal Cartel Office fragmented the sports rights by implementing a No Single Buyer Rule for the tender of the audiovisual exploitation rights from Season 2017/18 onwards. […] More
The eSports universe is expanding. eSports is no longer the domain of the gamer community but attracts about 400 million fans worldwide. At the big eSports tournaments where League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike are played in huge stadiums, players are competing for thousands, sometimes even millions of dollars. eSports viewers are mainly male, […] More
While UHD and HDR are improving the image quality of broadcast production, data management can create additional value for storytelling when graphical data usage such as AR comes into the picture. The potential of metadata management is also a driver for the digital transformation, the technology and the business behind it. These were just some of […] More
At a recent open day for tpc Switzerland’s new flagship UHD1 IP-based OB truck in Zürich, SVG Europe sat down with Imagine Communications’ playout & networking solutions president Steve Reynolds. We talked about the development of the new truck, SMPTE standardisation and the new possibilities created by moving into the all-IP world. How did the […] More
Since tpc rolled its UHD1 OB truck onto Swiss roads last October, the IP and HDR truck has produced a number of sports, entertainment and cultural shows. “If you walk into the truck, it doesn’t look different as an OB van,” Andreas Lattmann, the chief technology officer for the Swiss broadcast service provider told SVG […] More
The final session at the March 22 Sky Sport Summit in Munich, held in cooperation with SVG Europe, focused on Fan Engagement and Customer Experience. In the digital age, soccer clubs as well as broadcasters need to market their brand even stronger so that it stands out in the fragmented media world. “We actually live […] More
eSports is expected to grow at a rapid pace in the next couple of years. In Germany, Sport1 is presenting eSports news and matches on TV as well as on its streaming platform. Meanwhile soccer clubs such as VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolflsburg have created ESports teams. “eSports is well received since five, six years […] More
Innovative technical solutions for audio production can improve the quality of sports events such as soccer, rugby and American football and provide fans with a better experience. For the 2017/18 English Premier League season, viewers can enjoy all matches in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos so that they really feel as if they are in […] More
Due to digitisation and advances in technology the lines between traditional broadcasting and digital media are blurring. As a key player in the changing landscape, Lagardère Sports is enabling rights holders and sponsors to create innovative media events. Digitisation offers the possibility for market players to launch their own media platform as Lagardère Sports proved […] More
When a Swiss ice hockey player is showing why it may qualify for the Swiss team at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the live event can be seen at the new Swiss sports channel My Sports. MySports is presenting live broadcasts of all ice hockey matches of the Swiss National League, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) […] More
