Whisper has won the production contract for UK broadcaster Channel 5’s free-to-air fight nights, with the first two events taking place 24 and 31 March. The coverage begins with world title action for Lyndon Arthur, as he faces Braian Nahuel Suarez for IBO Light Heavyweight Championship on March 24 in Bolton. Then, on March 31, […] More
The Jake Paul v Tommy Fury boxing match that took place in Saudi Arabia at the end of February divided fight fans, with some who felt that the cruiserweight bout between two novice boxers received more attention than it deserved, while others heaped praise on the pair for bringing fresh eyes to the sport. Prior […] More
A significant moment in the career of editor, producer and live director Maria Aloy Figueras took place while she was at college in Barcelona. Having always thought she would pursue a career as a chemical engineer, she opted to write about the impact of music in TV for her final college essay. It proved to […] More
From a young age, Kirstie Bennett’s sights were set on a career in film and TV. But having initially thought her future lay in scripted content, she was drawn in by the drama of live sport, and following a foray into football she secured a prized role as a Formula One producer. In her role […] More
The pathway from studying ancient history at university to producing coverage of electric motorsport may not be immediately obvious, but for Aurora producer, Megan Alldridge, the connection is rooted in narratives, with her studies sowing the seeds for a love of storytelling. “I got into TV broadcasting in a very roundabout way,” she says. “After […] More
Stéphane Alessandri has been appointed managing director of AMP Visual TV alongside Gilles Sallé. Alessandri, who previously held the role of deputy managing director, will continue to manage the company’s transformation projects and international relations and will now share the company’s management functions with president and founder Gilles Sallé. Alessandri said: “I would like to […] More
From more helmet cams to an overhauled remote production centre, the upcoming F1 season promises a raft of innovations. F1 director of broadcast and media Dean Locke provides an in-depth update on what’s in store in 2023, including preparations for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. When the first race of the 2023 Formula 1 season […] More
Ateme’s live video encoding and delivery suite, including its Titan transcoders and NEA packaging, and CDN solutions, are now validated cloud-native network functions (CNFs) on Red Hat OpenShift. As a result, Ateme said its OTT low-latency live video encoding and content delivery suite can now be deployed reliably in any cloud using Red Hat OpenShift, […] More
The IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme brings together broadcasters and vendors to solve industry issues. This year, SVG Europe is media partner for the sport-focused projects and was present at a roundtable event where ideas for one of this year’s projects were discussed. The IBC Accelerator Programme has been running since 2019. In that time, […] More
Banijay Iberia and LaLiga will join forces to launch LaLiga Studios, a new sports-related content production company led by Chalo Bonifacino Cooke. The agreement will involve Banijay Iberia contributing its production expertise and LaLiga its knowledge and reputation to establish LaLiga Studios for the creation of sports-related content. Through the partnership, LaLiga Studios will produce […] More
