The Premier League has agreed to a new provisional restart date for the 2019-20 season and announced that all the remaining matches will be shown live on television in the UK. Fixtures will resume on Wednesday 17 June, provided that all safety requirements are in place, with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City […] More
LTN Global, the media technology and video transport network solutions company, has launched a terrestrial IP-based distribution solution designed as an alternative to satellite distribution. LTN Wave brings together LTN’s transport, monitoring and control solutions to enable broadcast quality multicast distribution over IP. The new offering is said to provide customers with access to the […] More
The use of OTT has come into its own since COVID-19 locked down the world and live sport ceased. In this video panel discussion we look at how the enthusiastic application of OTT has highlighted its challenges and helped its technological evolution before looking ahead to how and where it will sit alongside linear TV […] More
The Women’s World Cup 2019 in France was a key moment in the growth of the women’s game. Following on from that success, women’s football has now reached a tipping point when it comes to both viewership and media interest around Europe. In this video interview, SVG Europe editor Heather McLean will talk to FA […] More
World Rally Championship (WRC) holds rally events globally every year where teams compete to win the coveted title of champion driver. Each rally sees drivers tackling extreme conditions all around the world, in remote locations, with WRC+ All Live, a subscription-based OTT service for live footage of each rally, adding to WRC+, the WRC OTT […] More
With the coronavirus impacting on every part of the OTT business, Eleven Sports has had to take a very different approach to its output. In this interview, chief operating officer Anouk Mertens discusses how and why Eleven has been focussing on Esports, exploring new formats and archive programmes and using Skype-style tools like Watch Together […] More
SVG Europe presented its Sports TV Awards 2020 on Wednesday 27 May in an ‘as live’ ceremony on Youtube. You can now watch a re-run of the ceremony right here on the SVG Europe website. The Sports TV Awards 2020 were presented by Abi Morgan. More
In the last of the category showcases ahead of tonight’s Sports TV Awards ceremony, SVG Europe profiles the projects that have been nominated for the Outstanding Production Achievement (Event) award. In this category, SVG Europe recognises a sports production that has delivered outstanding live coverage for viewers and/or media partners and pushed the boundaries of […] More
Ahead of tonight’s Sports TV Awards ceremony, SVG Europe is continuing to profile all of the projects that have been nominated for an award. Here, the spotlight turns to the Outstanding Production Achievement (Innovation) award. In this category, SVG Europe recognises a creative, technical or operational innovation included within a production that has pushed the […] More
The technology partnership forged between the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), first announced in January, will start to bear fruit from today (Tuesday 26 May) when a new range of match stats are rolled out for Bundesliga match coverage. “Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS” will provide real-time statistics that provide […] More
