Recent Posts by Damien Ashton-Wellman
By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 18:00
SVG Europe is very pleased to announce the names of the sports broadcasting and production projects that have won the Sports TV Awards 2021, sponsored by Canon. After receiving nominations from all across Europe, covering many different sports, and representing sport and media organisations big and small, the judges chose 31 entries across six categories […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Friday, October 22, 2021 - 09:00
The COVID-19 pandemic tore across European sport and provided a huge number of challenges for broadcasters, but also a great deal of opportunity for Sky’s European territories to collaborate in ways they hadn’t done before, earning them a place on the SVG Europe Sports TV Awards 2021 shortlist for ‘Outstanding Production Achievement – Event.’ Particularly […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 09:00
Vinterstudion was one of the most-watched TV events in Sweden in the 21st century. Five world championships over four weeks were intertwined into a total of 150 hours of live sports television, securing SVT Sport’s place on the ‘Outstanding Production Achievement – Event’ shortlist at SVG Europe’s prestigious Sports TV Awards 2021. Broadcasting 9 hours […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 09:00
The Premier League and Football League returned to UK TV screens after a 100-day absence in June 2020, and under extraordinary circumstances, Sky Sports were able to deliver the return of football through their innovative use of remote production workflows, earning them a coveted place on the highly competitive SVG Europe Sports TV Awards 2021 […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 09:00
Adapting to COVID-19’s ‘new normal’ was key to World Rugby and HBS finding a way to offer an engaging show for the Rugby World Cup 2023 Draw in Paris, which has secured them a nomination in the ‘Outstanding Production Achievement – Event’ category at SVG Europe’s prestigious Sports TV Awards 2021. Travel restrictions meant that […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Monday, October 18, 2021 - 09:00
Have you ever turned on your TV to find out you’ve missed the key moments of a match? Well, now imagine if you could watch all those highlights while still staying fully up-to-speed with the live game on too. Sky Sports Recap has been shortlisted in the ‘Outstanding OTT Experience’ category at SVG Europe’s prestigious […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Friday, October 15, 2021 - 09:00
Sport Buff is all about creating a unique and profound gamification experience for sports fans who want more than just a passive viewing experience, earning them a coveted place on SVG Europe’s prestigious Sports TV Awards 2021 shortlist for ‘Outstanding OTT Experience.’ Sport Buff acts as an interactive layer that sits directly over traditional digital […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 09:00
Liverpool Football Club’s premium video-on-demand service, LFCTV GO has been nominated in the ‘Outstanding OTT Experience’ category at SVG Europe’s highly competitive Sports TV Awards 2021. Despite a challenging year, operating during the pandemic, LFCTV GO subscriptions were up 19% compared to the end of year forecast and 5% up year on year, adding further […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 09:00
Over the last 12 months, two of the sport and entertainment technology industry’s most innovative and forward-thinking companies – Deltatre and LiveLike, have combined resources and expertise to elevate functionality levels in Deltatre’s OTT video player, DIVA, securing themselves a place in the ‘Outstanding OTT Experience’ category at SVG Europe’s prestigious Sports TV Awards 2021. […]
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By Damien Ashton-Wellman | Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 09:00
WSC Sports’ technology automatically creates and publishes sports highlights at a speed and scale that is second to none, earning them a coveted place on the highly competitive SVG Europe Sports TV Awards 2021 shortlist for ‘Outstanding OTT Experience’. With the rise of OTT platforms, WSC Sports saw the potential of applying its proprietary technology […]
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