The third and final day of FutureSPORT 2020 is now available to watch on-demand. The recording is free to view but registration is required. Contribution and distribution is the focus for Day 3 with an in-depth look at how video and audio signals will be transported now and in the future, from the gallery to […] More
BT Sport will offer live sport with Dolby Atmos sound via its small and large screen streaming apps for the first time this weekend when Brighton take on Liverpool in the Premier League. BT Sport Ultimate customers will be able to access the immersive sound output using compatible devices including iOS, Apple TV, Android, Android […] More
Day 2 of FutureSPORT 2020 is now available to watch on-demand. The recording is free to view but registration is required. With an emphasis on graphics and data, Day 2 looks at on-screen technology and how the story of a sporting event can be told through on-screen statistics and augmentation. The session kicks off with a welcome […] More
The first day of FutureSPORT 2020 is now available to watch on-demand. The recording is free to view but registration is required. The session focusses on how European sports production and broadcasting will develop inside the stadium and in the gallery and includes a keynote interview with Jamie Hindhaugh, BT Sport’s chief operating officer, and […] More
Eleven will become a ‘technology company’ after purchasing the live football streaming firm MyCujoo, the sports broadcaster’s chief executive has said. Speaking to journalists following the announcement of the acquisition last week, Luis Vicente (pictured, below) revealed that he wants Eleven to develop its own technology products and features and that it will do so […] More
Sportcast, the DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga) subsidiary that produces the world feed for the Bundesliga, has been trialling two new camera innovations on its match coverage: a Railcam that replaced the pitchside Steadicam and a Robotic camera system for single player tracking. Both systems were tested on Borussia Dortmund matches, in fixtures against Schalke 04 […] More
DAZN has launched two linear channels on Vodafone’s IPTV platform in Germany after securing a reseller deal with the telecoms company. The agreement will see two HD channels, DAZN1 and DAZN2, show approximately 16 hours of sports content every day on the GigaTV service, with matches from the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and […] More
Saturday’s Autumn Nations Cup rugby match at Twickenham between England and Georgia might have been a somewhat un-noteworthy one-sided affair on the pitch but off it there was at least one thing that caught the eye: the debut of PostCAM. As the name suggests, PostCAM is a specialist camera system that is installed on the […] More
The Premier League has paused its controversial pay-per-view offering in the UK in a move that will see additional live matches shown by existing broadcast rights holders from 21 November. The English top-flight had adopted a paid-for model for the fixtures that weren’t already scheduled to be shown by its rights holders in an effort […] More
Live coverage of the British Basketball League (BBL) will return to Sky Sports next month after the broadcaster secured a two-year deal to show 30 matches per season. The rights agreement covers both men’s and women’s matches and includes the BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final and BBL Playoffs. BBL was first shown on Sky […] More
