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Research reveals massive increase in number of fans live streaming football from home post-pandemicMore people are watching live football at home via online streams than before the pandemic, new research has revealed. Supporters are just returning to grounds after being forced to sit and watch at home for the best part of 18...
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Dropkick finale: BBC Sport on the challenges and triumphs of producing Six Nations 2021The final round of the Six Nations Championship 2021 kicks off this weekend with three matches that should see the winner emerging triumphant, although a postponed match between France and Scotland could be the decider between potential champions France or...
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ITV adds fake crowd sound during live Cheltenham Festival coverage – but only on the opening dayDespite a lack of spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions, ITV Sport’s live coverage of horse racing from the Cheltenham Festival still featured the famous “Cheltenham roar” on Tuesday (16 March) as fake crowd sound was added to the live shots...
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Ours: latest BT Sport film examines how fans hold the key to football’s futureBT Sport will premiere Ours, the next documentary from its award-winning BT Sport Films series, on Tuesday 2 March on BT Sport 1 at 10.30pm. Ours is described as a film that speaks to, and speaks up for, football supporters,...
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Live from Galle (via Colombo, Isleworth and Manchester) – Sky Sports goes remote for England cricket commentaryFaced with the threat of COVID-19, and the subsequent travel restrictions for talent and production crew, Sky Sports has adopted a remote commentary workflow for its live coverage of England’s two-match Test cricket series in Sri Lanka: a set-up that...
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Innovative broadcast set-up takes centre stage at the Rugby World Cup 2023 drawWhile many sports events are at a standstill, or have had to reduce their activity and scope due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting to the constraints of the ‘new normal’ situation is the key to finding ways of offering a...
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Last-minute changes don’t ruffle the feathers of Sky Sports’ PDC World Darts Championship coverage"Welcome to the Worlds, but not as we know it,” says Andy Holmes, senior production manager at Sky Sports, wearing a mask and talking over Zoom from the TV compound and Great Hall of Alexandra Palace in London at the...
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BT Sport to show all behind-closed-doors Premiership Rugby matches liveAll Premiership Rugby matches played behind closed doors in the 2020-21 season will be shown live on BT Sport in the UK, the broadcaster has revealed. Following discussions with the competition's organisers, BT Sport will show all six games each...
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Sky Summit 2020 focuses on COVID-19 innovations and challengesAs the first in-person event after seven months of lockdown, Sky Summit 2020 at Mathäser Filmpalast in Munich (8 October 2020) brought together the top decision-makers of the sports broadcast industry in Germany. Hosted by Sky Deutschland in cooperation with...
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Sky Germany and SVG Europe to hold COVID-safe in-person sports TV industry event in OctoberBucking the trend across the continent, Sky Germany and SVG Europe will be holding an in-person COVID-safe sports broadcasting conference in Munich next month. The invite-only Sky Sport Summit 2020 will take place on Thursday 8 October at the Dolby...
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Bubblebee tech used to capture COVID-safe audio on BBC’s Formula E coverageThe sound recordists responsible for delivering this year’s FIA Formula E coverage for the BBC made use of Bubblebee Industries technology to help circumnavigate the impact of COVID-19, which had threatened to scupper the sport’s 2019-2020 season. Like so many...
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World Triathlon Hamburg 2020: Producing an event in the COVID-19 eraWorld Triathlon’s yearly Triathlon series, held in seven different countries across multiple races, has seen its 2020 season greatly impacted due to Covid-19: all races were cancelled, except for the Hamburg event, the 2020 World Triathlon World Championships and the...
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From the chairman: Creating a safe environment for creativity through crisisWriting in the SVG Europe SportTech Journal, Alessandro Reitano discusses the last six months in the newly COVID-restricted world and what it means for Sky Germany, SVG and the wider sports broadcasting sector. What a turbulent year 2020 has been...
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2021 NAB Show delayed until 9-13 October, NAB New York to move?National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) president and chief executive Gordon Smith has announced that the 2021 NAB Show, traditionally held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April, will be delayed until 9-13 October 2021. "As we look ahead to 2021 and...
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