Twenty20: The BBC’s perfect vision for its return to live cricket
After a gap of 21 years, live cricket returns to BBC screens on 30 August. As part of a five year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), […] More
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Countdown to kick off: Sky Italia team prepares for new Serie A season
Italy’s 2019-2020 Serie A kicks off on Saturday 24 August with a match between Parma and Juventus and with coverage provided by Sky Italia. “We’ve been producing Serie A since […] More
Journey to Japan: How RTÉ is preparing for the Rugby World Cup
Earlier this year Eir Sport and RTÉ announced that a sub-licencing agreement had been reached between the two broadcasters in relation to Rugby World Cup 2019. As the primary rights […] More
Countdown to kick off: How Sportcast will cover the new Bundesliga season
Germany’s Bundesliga 2019-20 season kicks off tonight (Friday 16 August) with a game between Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. As usual, broadcast coverage is under the control of Sportcast. In […] More
Football result: How Sky Sports is covering the 2019-20 EPL and EFL seasons
Under the terms of its new English Premier League (EPL) contract, which kicks in this month, Sky Sports will cover 128 live and 80 non-live games each season until 2021-22. […] More
Countdown to kick off: How Mediapro is preparing for the new LaLiga season
Mediapro has been producing TV coverage of LaLiga matches for more than 20 years. As host broadcaster, and in agreement with LaLiga, it offers the following to every rights holder: […] More
Journey to Japan 2019: How ITV Sport is preparing for the Rugby World Cup
UK rights-holding broadcaster ITV Sport began its planning for the 2019 tournament in October 2017 when the first recce in Japan was carried out. “Between then and the first World […] More
Countdown to kick off: How BT Sport is preparing for the 2019-20 football season
Six years ago – on 1 August 2013 – BT Sport was launched. Three years later, and the broadcaster has built a network of multiple linear and digital services with […] More
Journey to Japan 2019: Irish rights holder Eir Sport reveals coverage plans for Rugby World Cup
As the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan edges closer, SVG Europe gets the inside track on coverage and production plans from Irish rights holder Eir Sport. “It has been […] More
Duty calls for Gfinity and NEP at Copper Box Arena
The Call of Duty World League (CWL) is the official eSports league developed around the Call of Duty video game franchise from the publisher Activision. CWL formally launched in December […] More