With selected US cities beginning to install 5G infrastructure, one of the logical places for the next generation of mobile connectivity to gain early traction is in professional sports venues. The NFL, through its partnership with Verizon, is committed to staying out in front of this revolutionary trend. As of now, 5G capabilities are currently […] More
Peter Hutton is no stranger to the sports media landscape. As the former CEO of Eurosport and co-CEO of MP & Silva, the veteran executive now finds himself at the centre of sports and social media at Facebook as the platform’s director, global sports partnerships. In this conversation from the 2019 SVG Summit in New […] More
As eSports rises in prominence as a live-sports property, the most common question from broadcasters — especially those accustomed to a traditional sports environment — is what are the differences between broadcasting a virtual sports event and a physical one? Sure, an eSports event feels more like a rock concert than, say, a baseball game, […] More
The Swedish esports production company DreamHack and AT&T made a little history during the Dreamhack Atlanta esports event last weekend. During the festival, a DreamHack Open CS:GO tournament was played onsite and streamed live utilising 5G workflows, making it the first 5G-enabled live coverage of an esports event in North America. Using 5G, the DreamHack […] More
The Seattle Sounders won the second MLS Cup title in their history when they beat Toronto FC 3-1 in the 2019 final at CenturyLink Field in front of a Seattle record crowd of 69,274 on Sunday (10 November 2019). It is the second time the club has won the MLS championship in the last four […] More
The NBA continues to lead the way in innovation when it comes to its media and fan-engagement strategy. The league has this week made it official that it will be offering its linear television network, NBA TV, as a direct-to-consumer streaming product. NBA Digital, jointly operated by the NBA and Turner Sports, will offer NBA […] More
Continuing to expand its digital content portfolio, DAZN has struck a partnership with popular social media app Snapchat to deliver custom video to its Discover page. As part of the partnership, DAZN will produce two new shows that surround some of the streaming company’s exclusive boxing events. It will also heavily program its Our Story […] More
The march to all-IP live sports production continues. Last month, one of the industry’s leading production truck providers, Game Creek Video, added two IP-friendly trucks to its fleet. Bravo and Columbia are the company’s fourth and fifth units on the road today. Each is a 53 ft expando that makes a significant achievement in fitting […] More
The live streaming of golf will reach another significant milestone in 2020 as the PGA Tour announced that it would offer live video coverage of every single shot from every single player during next year’s The Players Championship, which will be held at TPC Sawgrass on 12-15 March. It will mark the first time that […] More
On Saturday evening (12 October 2019) ESPN made some company history as it televised its first sporting event in live native 4K. In a partnership with Samsung, ESPN delivered its marquee game of the weekend — a clash between No. 7 Florida and No. 5 LSU — in the format. The production is the first […] More
