Recent Posts by Will Strauss
SportTech 2019: Copa90 added to speaker line-up for 22 May event
Copa90, the distributed media network, and self-proclaimed home of global football fan culture, will be the focus of a special session at SVG Europe’s SportTech 2019 conference at Lord’s (22 […] More
Perform to merge with Stats following acquisition by US investment firm
DAZN has sold its Perform division, including Opta, to a US investment firm, a deal that will see it merged with Stats, the sports technology, data and content company. Vista […] More
French Football League to use Ooyala platform for new OTT service
France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has signed up to use Ooyala’s Flex Media Platform as part of the content management and delivery workflow for a planned new OTT service. […] More
BBC to stream FA Cup semi-final and final in UHD and HDR
BBC Sport will stream next month’s FA Cup final and one of this weekend’s FA Cup semi-finals live in UHD and high dynamic range (HDR) on iPlayer, the corporation has […] More
Vizrt looks towards an IP-based future with purchase of Newtek
Vizrt has bought NewTek, the developer of IP-based and software-driven live video production technology. The acquisition will create a combined business that will be “the driving force in the transition […] More
SportTech 2019: Panel to discuss best practice for streaming live sport
A specially convened panel session during next month’s SportTech 2019 event at Lord’s (22 May) will discuss the highs and lows of distributing and viewing live sports content via the […] More
Vizrt creates new business unit dedicated to sport
Vizrt has created a new business unit dedicated to working with sports broadcasters, teams, federations and venues and has asked chief product officer Dr. Stephan W. Stadler to run it. […] More
Red Bee Media sells Piero Sports Graphics business to Ross Video
Ross Video has bought the Piero Sports Graphics business from London-based Red Bee Media. The purchase, completed last week, will see the Piero sports analysis graphics products absorbed into Ross […] More
BBC Sport and Sky Sports to battle it out for TV BAFTA
BBC Sport and Sky Sports will face off in the 2019 BAFTA Television Awards sport category with the corporation’s football, rugby and Winter Olympics coverage up against the satellite broadcaster’s […] More