When Atalanta met Manchester United at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo earlier this month, it marked the first time in Italy that a UEFA Champions League match was produced entirely in native 4K HDR-HLG. It was available to Sky Q subscribers in the country. “Everything stems from the desire to always do something better and […] More
Chelsea got its 2021/22 campaign up and running by facing Villarreal in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday 11 August. The showpiece was also a chance for UEFA to trial a central HDR production for the first time. Champions League holders Chelsea beat Europa League winners Villarreal 6-5 on penalties in the match held at […] More
Italian director Giorgio Galli started his broadcasting career at the age of 20 at a local TV station in Reggio Emilia, joining the sports team as a cameraman. He quickly moved into directing, thanks to sports manager Franco Tosi. In the mid-1990s he began directing Serie A football matches for Tele+, even calling the shots […] More
Altice France’s SFR, the country’s second-largest telecoms operator with 25 million customers, has extended its deployment of MediaKind’s Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) solution to deliver live OTT coverage of the UEFA Champions League. In August 2020, MediaKind’s VSPP enabled SFR to deliver premium sporting content to its highest ever live streaming audience. Over […] More
UEFA has chosen the Mediapro Group as its host broadcast partner for the production and distribution for the world feed of the final phase of this year’s Champions League. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final of the 2019-20 tournament will be played as a final eight straight knock-out tournament in Lisbon, at the Stadium of […] More
XD Motion covered the UEFA Champions League group game between Lille and Chelsea on Wednesday 2 October for RMC Sport in northern France, with its X fly 3D cablecam. XD Motion’s team went from the Accor Hotels Arena in Paris, where the company used its X fly 3D cablecam to provide unique shots of the […] More
Like every other sports federation or broadcaster UEFA is investigating how best to keep fans tuned in to its broadcasts in an era when second screen devices can often have TV viewers turning their attention elsewhere. And this weekend at the Champions League Final the organisation is giving visiting rights holders a chance to experience, […] More
SKY — Italian satellite pay-TV and pay-on-demand TV broadcaster — and Mediaset — digital terrestrial operator with free, pay per view, and subscription (Premium) channels — have agreed to exchange sports TV programs. Beginning immediately and for the next three seasons, subscribers to the two networks will be able to see the top Champions League […] More
deltatre has been re-appointed to provide UEFA with UEFA Champions League results and broadcast services until 2015. Under the new agreement, deltatre will provide a range of services, including live data gathering, TV graphics, official print-outs, commentator information systems, stadium giant screens and hospitality TV feeds. More
Spain: According to Catalan broadcaster TV3, more than 5,000 people watched the Champions League final match in 3D in cinemas across Catalonia, in a unique and pioneering initiative taken by TV3 to cinemas across Catalonia. A total of 22 cinemas in 17 cities offered the only 3D images of Barça’s victory that were available in […] More
