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Biathlon World Championships draws in huge audiences across viewing platformsThe Östersund 2019 IBU World Championships 4-17 March drew impressive television audiences free-to-air, with 133.55 million live hours viewed across the ten days of competition. This is a 6.5% increase on hours viewed in 2017 and 23.1% increase on 2016...
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Red Bee Media to provide IMDb ratings for Swisscom TV ServicesRed Bee Media has been chosen to provide IMDb ratings for Swisscom’s television offering on TV Box, TV Air Web and TV Air Mobile Apps. The ratings will be provided for movies and television shows on linear channels and for...
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The FA and BBC agree new deal to show Emirates FA Cup until 2025The Football Association and the BBC have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal to show the Emirates FA Cup until 2025. The new agreement will start at the beginning of the 2021-22 season. The announcement will see live match coverage,...
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MLB inks deal with Sportradar to distribute real time stats globallyMajor League Baseball (MLB) and Sportradar have agreed a multi-year partnership to enhance and expand distribution of MLB’s real-time game statistics around the globe. The deal, which starts with the 2019 season, encompasses media and gaming rights at both international...
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Telemundo Deportes launches first Spanish-language eSports channel in USTelemundo Deportes is hopping aboard the speedy eSports bandwagon, launching the first-ever Spanish-language esports channel in the US on Twitch and YouTube. The channel will offer fans more than 2,000 hours of streamed content a year, featuring exclusive streamers, short-form...
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Gogo TV in-flight entertainment takes off with AWSIn-flight broadband internet provider Gogo recently committed to moving its entire infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS), going all-in on the cloud provider. Gogo is improving in-flight internet and entertainment experiences for millions of passengers around the world, leveraging a...
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Digital disruption drives a new breed of broadcasterSports broadcasting is changing. New entrants are putting pressure on traditional broadcasters, rights holders are bypassing broadcasters to engage fans directly, and public service broadcasters are having to re-think how they attract viewers. It’s challenging, but this transformation also offers...
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Thomas Bach: IOC excited by 5G and taking OBS into the cloudThe combination of 5G and cloud technology will transform the Olympic Games and benefit fans, spectators, venues, organisers and athletes according to IOC president Thomas Bach. The ninth president was the first representative of the International Olympic Committee to speak...
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Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City bring immersive experiences to fans with Intel True ViewIn partnership with Arsenal FC, Liverpool FC and Manchester City, Intel will deliver immersive experiences via Intel True View at Emirates Stadium, Anfield and the Etihad Stadium. From 10 March, fans worldwide can enjoy the biggest moments of the match...
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Super Bowl LIII: CBS Sports HQ bets big on the big gameThis is the first Super Bowl for CBS Sports HQ. The 24/7 streaming sports network, which launched in February, will be all over Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. All this week CBS Sports HQ is offering four daily shows that...
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CES 2019: 5G is set to give immersive media a boostThe future of immersive media was a major topic of discussion at the CES Sports Zone during a panel moderated by Mike Davies, SVP, field and technical operations, Fox Sports. All involved in the panel agreed that one of the...
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Limelight looks to the future of live sports streamingLive sports streaming took off in 2018, but viewers still found plenty of issues holding it back. While viewers liked having easy access from any device, they didn’t like the quality concerns that often went along with it. Content-delivery network...
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Endeavor integrates internal platform with NeuLion acquisition to launch Endeavor StreamingEndeavor, a global player with a portfolio of companies including WME, IMG, and UFC, has announced the formation of Endeavor Streaming to include recently acquired NeuLion. Digital video technology company NeuLion, acquired by Endeavor in 2018, will be absorbed within...
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CES 2019: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and NBA’s Adam Silver Discuss NBA’s leading status in TwitterverseThe NBA is the largest community in the world on the Twitter platform, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took to the stage at CES last week to discuss this burgeoning relationship. They looked at how the league found success,...
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