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Author: George Bevir
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Competition watchdog to investigate BT, IMG, ITV and Sky over freelancersBT Group, IMG Media and Premier League Productions, ITV and Sky UK are being investigated by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for suspected anti-competitive behaviour relating to the purchase of freelance sports production and broadcasting services. The investigation...
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Live from Wimbledon 2022: ESPN on the future of The Championships and the importance of player accessFor ESPN, the focus of this year’s Wimbledon was to restore its presentation to 2019 levels. While COVID caused the cancellation of the 2020 Championships and the 2021 iteration of the tournament to operate with reduced numbers of production staff...
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Live from Wimbledon 2022: AELTC’s Paul Davies on balancing innovation & tradition2022 has been a special year for Wimbledon, with the 100th anniversary of the first match to be played on the iconic Centre Court. As the oldest tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon is a famed observer of tradition, with...
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Eurovision provides global distribution of UEFA Women’s Euro 2022Eurovision Services is providing two satellite news gathering (SNG) trucks at each venue in order to distribute match feeds A and B and the pre- and post-match live flash interviews to UEFA’s worldwide broadcast partners. The company will also provide...
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Live from Silverstone: The inside track on F1’s innovation aimsA record crowd of more than 400,000 watched an action-packed few days of Formula 1 racing at Silverstone last weekend (1-3 July 2022), culminating in Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz winning his first F1 Grand Prix. Those watching in the 180 territories...
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Live from Silverstone: F1’s drive to provide curated viewer data feedsFormula 1 is looking to provide bespoke data feeds to serve the needs of viewers with varying levels of technical knowledge of the sport, according to F1 director of data systems Rob Smedley. Smedley says the biggest barrier to boosting...
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Semi-automated offside technology to be used at FIFA World Cup 2022FIFA is to make use of tracking cameras and match balls equipped with sensors to provide semi-automated offside decision making at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, with the data and footage used to create a 3D animation that will...
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Timeline opts for Custom Consoles desks for Ealing Broadcast CentreUK-based technical services provider Timeline has chosen eight Custom Consoles Module-R desks for its recently opened Ealing Broadcast Centre. The desks have been installed in the newly completed Production Control Rooms 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and Sound Control Room 1.2. "Custom...
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Inside LIV Golf’s broadcast plans with chief media officer Will StaegerLIV Golf chief media officer Will Staeger likens the new golf tournament’s efforts to freshen up coverage of the sport to the approach adopted by UFC or WWE. “We are reinventing the coverage style and aspiring to forge a new...
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Platinum Focus: Sony’s support for sports cinematic lookWith broadcasters increasingly keen to add an artistic look to their live productions, Sony has been working to integrate its cinema camera technology into its live production workflows. Speaking with SVG Europe, Sony Professional Solutions Europe head of product management...
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Platinum Focus: Grass Valley seeks to solve interoperability issues with AMPPGrass Valley is looking to ease the issue of interoperability as it continues with its mission to help the broadcast industry transition to a cloud-based approach via its Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP). Grass Valley’s Media Universe (GVMU) and AMPP...
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Ekta Hutton appointed head of FIFA+ digital academyEkta Hutton has been appointed head of FIFA+'s new digital academy which has been launched to help FIFA members boost their digital capabilities. FIFA+ is an ad-funded, direct-to-consumer streaming service that launched in April with a remit to show live...
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Champions League director Laurent Lachand on switching the Final to ParisThe teams responsible for producing coverage of the Champions League Final are getting used to some tight turnarounds. For the past three years, the location of the final has changed at short notice, due to the pandemic in 2020 and...
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AETA provides commentary units for African football tournamentsAudio and IP codec specialists AETA Audio Systems delivered a combination of commentary codecs to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournaments. The African Nations Championship takes place every two years and the...
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