Recent Posts by Will Strauss, Editor
By Will Strauss, Editor | Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 16:01
Globecast is providing contribution, distribution and video-on-demand services at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, working with both the tournament’s organisers and various rights holders. The Orange-owned company is partnering with the Egyptian Local Organising Committee (LOC), Lagardère Sports and the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) throughout the competition. The range of services being supplied […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 15:23
IBC has announced the shortlist for its Social Impact Awards, with HBS Broadcast Academy set to battle it out with the BBC and Turkish Broadcaster TRT for the Diversity and Inclusivity Award. The Social Impact Awards will recognise three areas: initiatives focused on diversity and inclusivity; on minimising environmental impact; and for the best ethical […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 16:02
As the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 reaches the semi-finals stage, Sunset+Vine head of cricket Huw Bevan and chairman Jeff Foulser discuss their company’s role in capturing the action, and telling the story of each match, for ICC TV. We’re getting to the business end of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 now, both on […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Monday, July 8, 2019 - 13:59
Broadcast Solutions’ global sales director Antti Laurila, in conversation with SVG Europe editorial director Fergal Ringrose, outlines his company’s relationship with the sports broadcasting market across Europe and discusses the challenges of producing live sport. The interview took place at the Sky Sport Summit 2019 in Munich. To watch a re-run of the Sky […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Thursday, July 4, 2019 - 17:02
The Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta has renewed its rights agreement with BT Sport, concluding a deal which will see live and exclusive television coverage of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Regatta continue in the UK for 2020 — following the success of the 2019 event last weekend. The new deal sits alongside […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Thursday, July 4, 2019 - 16:50
Currently working on its second FIFA Women’s World Cup for BBC Sport, Input Media is making use of a hybrid remote production set-up to produce the corporation’s programming for the 2019 tournament. The match feed is being taken in full from the host broadcaster, Host Broadcast Services, but the live presentation and analysis, before and […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Thursday, July 4, 2019 - 11:00
Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organiser of the Tour de France, will make use of a service within Globecast’s Digital Media Hub to share clipped sports video content with TV channels around the world after signing a multi-year deal. Content Marketplace, which is used for media management, will be accessed via a specially designed website […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 14:14
In part two of our interview, ICC TV executive producer Ajesh Ramachandran, chatting alongside various members of the production and facilities team, outlines the R&D that went into the Cricket World Cup 2019 coverage and discusses some of the production enhancement technologies being used. Working closely with production services partner Sunset+Vine, and executive producer Huw […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Monday, July 1, 2019 - 14:44
Sky Sports, the UK and Ireland TV rights licensee for the Cricket World Cup 2019, is making use of remote production to supplement the International Cricket Council (ICC) world feed and provide unilateral coverage of the tournament to viewers during England matches. The pay-TV broadcaster is taking the Sunset+Vine-produced ICC TV output in its entirety […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Monday, July 1, 2019 - 14:33
In the first part of a two-part interview, ICC TV executive producer and senior manager for broadcast Ajesh Ramachandran outlines the broadcast strategy for the Cricket World Cup 2019, including how the International Cricket Council (ICC) hopes to engage a new generation of fans without alienating the traditional viewer. Ajesh Ramachandran is surprisingly camera shy […]
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