Recent Posts by Will Strauss
By Will Strauss | Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 10:32
Playout and distribution company Encompass Digital Media has agreed a deal to purchase Babcock International Group’s Media Services business, citing the importance of its live sports streaming services. The acquisition […]
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By Will Strauss | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 17:00
The management team that took the host broadcast operation for the Wimbledon tennis championships in-house will be among the speakers at SVG Europe’s Sport Production Summit in Amsterdam on 13 […]
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By Will Strauss | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 11:06
Eleven Sports has secured a three-year deal to broadcast coverage of Formula 1 (F1) motor racing in Portugal. The OTT broadcaster will show Friday and Saturday practice and qualifying sessions, […]
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By Will Strauss | Saturday, August 25, 2018 - 12:29
A line-up of top pundits, every match shown live in HD and a ‘fresh’ approach to presentation are among the plans being laid out by Premier Sports ahead of its […]
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By Will Strauss | Friday, August 10, 2018 - 14:53
As the 2018-19 football season gets into full swing, BT Sport is planning to tweak its on-screen and in-app coverage and looking to test out some alternative production workflows. Among […]
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By Will Strauss | Friday, August 10, 2018 - 11:24
Eleven Sports has added six tournaments from the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour to its live rights portfolio in the UK and Ireland. The agreement includes the Indy Women in […]
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By Will Strauss | Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 15:00
FIFA Head of Broadcast Production Florin Mitu will lead off the line-up of top industry executives at Sport Production Summit in Amsterdam on 13 September. In the opening session, titles […]
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By Will Strauss | Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 09:00
As the live and on-demand sports streaming service DAZN launches in Italy, chief product officer Ben Lavender, in the second part of an exclusive interview with SVG Europe, discusses piracy […]
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By Will Strauss | Monday, August 6, 2018 - 12:21
Eleven Sports has forged a partnership with Facebook that will see the social media platform become Eleven’s free-to-air (FTA) partner in the UK and Ireland. As part of the agreement, […]
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By Will Strauss | Friday, August 3, 2018 - 09:16
Live sports streaming service DAZN launched officially in Italy this week, accompanied by a huge fanfare, footballing royalty and new disclosures about rights, original content and distribution. In Milan on […]
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