The future of eSports and its role in the traditional sports-media landscape was the subject of a panel discussion at the 2019 Decision Makers Summit, produced in Miami earlier this month by SportBusiness and Sportel. The consensus was that eSports is here to stay and offers opportunities for traditional sports entities. “Gaming is a part […] More
James Pallotta, president and chairman of AS Roma (and also co-owner of the Boston Celtics), took to the stage at the Sports Decision Makers Summit in Miami last week to discuss how the Serie A football club is using media to connect with its own fans as well as to make it a leading “second […] More
The Masters, as CBS announcer Jim Nantz is fond of saying, is a tradition unlike any other. But this year it was not only notable for tradition but for arguably the most important moment in sports this decade: the improbable victory by 43-year old Tiger Woods. His win delivered big-time ratings for CBS whose production […] More
Panasonic’s NAB presence offered up some new twists, including a Smart Studio facility that made great use of automated production and AR technology as well as an 8K ROI camera system that shows an application of 8K that can make sense in an HD and 4K world. More
The 2019 Asian Football Confederation’s AFC Asian Cup ended last month and it proved to be a success for Telstra Broadcast Services which was contracted by Lagardere Sports (the commercial partner of the AFC) to design, deliver, and operate the professional live contribution media network. Telstra built a professional overlay media network to deliver all […] More
Top match directors took to the stage at Football Summit 2019 to discuss their role within a production, outline how any production is a true team effort and ponder the technology that can sometimes make a difference (as long as it doesn’t interfere with the storytelling). “Doing nothing, bizarrely, is often the best thing,” said […] More
The 2019 Sports Anti-Piracy Summit, held in Mexico City last week, kicked off with a presentation by Daniel Steinmetz, head anti-piracy officer, Fox Networks Group Latin America, and a robust discussion among key executives from Latin American soccer leagues and La Liga. Mariano Elizondo, president, Superliga Argentina, said that, if the industry does not come together […] More
Euro Media Group (EMG) has bought Telegenic, the UK-based OB facilities company. The acquisition is part of EMG’s strategy to grow its business in the UK and Europe, as well as to expand its range of production capacities and services thus enabling the Group to better cover major global live events. More
The NFL Films world feed of Super Bowl LIII once again plays a major role, ultimately being distributed to more than 180 countries and territories and in 25 languages. And, in a sign of the game’s growing popularity outside the US, broadcasters from 25 countries are onsite, the most ever. Twelve of them have studios; […] More
The team at AMB Sports + Entertainment, the subsidiary of AMB Group that oversees scoreboard technical facilities and operations, gave their facilities a technical facelift to ensure it was ready to meet the expectations of Super Bowl fans. “We have a fully IP infrastructure and we expanded it for the Super Bowl as our existing […] More
