In this interview, Stuart Coles, AE Live, chief commercial officer discusses how, over the last year, the company has taken the time to strategise and futureproof its business for the years ahead. In addition, he details the recent acquisition of Ignite, remote productions with BT Sport and Sky Sports, the company’s plans to expand in […] More
Chris Shaw, Cobalt Digital, EVP, sales and marketing, discusses the 9904-UDX and 9905-MPx cards and how he’s seeing sports-production clients utilize Cobalt Digital products in the field today. Cobalt designs and manufactures an extensive range of award-winning IP and 12G, 6G, 3G, HD, SD conversion, throwdown, and multiviewer technology that has been embraced by broadcasters More
As a tier one esports organisation with teams competing in League of Legends European Championship (LEC), Overwatch League (OWL), Call of Duty League (CDL) and others, Misfits Gaming Group’s media-production team is constantly churning out fresh content to serve the fans. Last year, Misfits Gaming announced the opening of its new 18,000sqft corporate headquarters in […] More
Ever wanted to see Mortal Kombat-style fights in real life? Well, the second season of Karate Combat on BeIN Sports Xtra is looking to provide just that: live broadcasts combine full-contact karate with cinematic production quality in a fully virtual environment. More
World TeamTennis is the latest pro league to embrace the “bubble” concept, taking over at The Greenbrier in West Virginia for a three-week season featuring nine teams and a limited number of fans in the stands. With strict health and safety guidelines in place to protect the crew, WTT’s broadcast-production team will have produced 66 […] More
Fox Sports is working with Google Cloud to automate one of the most manual processes in media and entertainment – logging, discovering and storing video assets. The system, already in development, will utilise Google Cloud’s video search and advanced machine learning capabilities to help the network unlock the full value of its vast sports content […] More
The kickoff of the MLS Is Back Tournament tonight marks the return of major team-sports broadcasts in North America. ESPN is serving as host broadcaster for all 54 match broadcasts — which will be carried on a combination of ESPN, Fox Sports, and Univision/TUDN in the U.S. and on TSN in Canada — and has […] More
The kickoff of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Challenge Cup on CBS last Saturday (27 June) not only marked the return of live team sports in the US but was also the first time an NWSL match has appeared on a broadcast network. To produce the 23 match broadcasts (the opener and Championship Game […] More
Opening in November 2018, Esports Stadium Arlington (ESA) has become a mecca for the gaming community, hosting a mix of high-profile and grassroots esports tournaments. However, with the in-venue event business on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, North America’s largest dedicated esports facility has shifted its focus, returning to the online roots from which […] More
Just over a year ago, EditShare announced that it had received a majority investment from private-equity firm ParkerGale Capital and brought on long-time Cisco executive Conrad Clemson as CEO. In the year since, EditShare has rapidly grown its revenue and team, debuted a variety of new and enhanced products, and plotted a new technology roadmap […] More
