UEFA has postponed its flagship club competition finals due to the ongoing health crisis in Europe. The Women’s Champions League Final, the UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final, which were all due to be played in May, have now been pushed back to later in the year. No decision has yet […] More
The UK’s Creative Industries Federation has mobilised 40 trade bodies and unions to call on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to provide direct financial help for freelancers during the coronavirus crisis. In a letter to Rishi Sunak MP, the group asks for more support and proposes the creation of a ‘Temporary Income Protection Fund’ of […] More
Formula 1 has launched a new eSports Virtual Grand Prix series, featuring a number of current F1 drivers, that will run in place of races that were due to take place between now and May. The series has been created to enable fans to continue watching F1 races virtually despite the ongoing COVID-19 situation that […] More
Annual technology expo NAB will not take place this year, the show’s chief executive has announced, and instead will be replaced with a virtual experience and a bigger version of its New York event in October. In a letter to the NAB community, Gordon H. Smith said that the fast-evolving coronavirus crisis means that “it […] More
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to prevent football matches from taking place, thereby starving fans of anything to watch live, FIFA is opening up its World Cup archive and making selected games available on YouTube and on its own website. As part of a new initiative designed to “help bring football home”, and called #WorldCupAtHome, […] More
Imagine Communications has upped its COVID-19 pandemic response as it looks to continue to support customers during what is an increasingly difficult time. In a statement the company said: As the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, Imagine Communications has been monitoring developments at a country level within the geographies in which […] More
Blackbird is holding a virtual pre-NAB event next week (25 and 26 March) as it looks to respond to rising demand for remote editing in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Personal demos and online masterclasses will be put on to show organisations how to edit and publish video content in the cloud remotely from any […] More
The Premier League, Football League and FA Cup in England will not resume anytime before 30 April, the governing bodies responsible for those tournaments have announced. The move comes amid the coronavirus pandemic which has already put paid to the majority of sporting events around the world. With no games due to take place for […] More
More than 70% of freelancers working in creative industries in the UK are afraid that they won’t be able to pay their bills because of the work they are losing due to coronavirus, a survey of 5,600 people has revealed. The research carried out by the trade union Bectu, highlighted that many self-employed sole traders, […] More
Eleven Sports has secured the rights to show live and exclusive coverage of Belgian domestic football for the next five years after the last remaining club in the negotiation process, Antwerp, signed up to the proposed agreement. The deal will see Eleven show all the action from the Belgian First Division A, the First Division […] More
