For ESPN, the focus of this year’s Wimbledon was to restore its presentation to 2019 levels. While COVID caused the cancellation of the 2020 Championships and the 2021 iteration of the tournament to operate with reduced numbers of production staff and spectators, this year marked a return to form for the broadcaster, which is the […] More
Boxxer, the UK’s next-generation boxing promotion, has announced a plethora of new broadcast agreements which will air live Boxxer programming to over 100 international territories. Boxxer shows air live and exclusively on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, after the UK sports broadcaster signed Boxxer as its exclusive British provider of boxing content in […] More
“I stumbled into TV broadcasting,” says BT Sport’s Kelly Davids, a production manager. “My sister worked as a production manager and needed a runner for a production that she was working on at the time, and asked if I could help out. “From that first experience, I was hooked. I knew TV broadcasting was where […] More
“When I was younger I wanted to be an actor but didn’t have the confidence, so around the age of 11 I decided I wanted to work behind the scenes,” says BT Sport assistant producer, Charlotte Balkham. “I looked for media options at GCSE and BTEC then went to do a TV degree where I […] More
Jamie Reynolds, vice president of production at ESPN, has been involved with plenty of US Opens but none like this year. The absence of some of the game’s top stars, a pandemic, the return of noisy fans after a 2020 Open memorable for its silence; all of these factors have marked this year’s Open, and […] More
ESPN’s production of both the domestic and the world feed for the US Open continues to evolve, and, this year, it rose to a new level, with court coverage expanding to every court in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. ESPN’s Larry Wilson says it’s great to see the whole production team back onsite […] More
The US Open tennis tournament TV production team heads into its first full weekend of tennis expecting full stands, clear skies, and, hopefully, smooth sailing. And it’s well deserved after a challenging first week that saw the remnants of Hurricane Ida whip across the Billie Jean King Tennis Center on Wednesday night and a final […] More
The Australian Open has just closed its doors at Melbourne Park on what was an unusual event for both the players and the crews that made it happen. From broadcast staff having to ship into Australia in early December for an event that did not start until 26 January, to heavy quarantines and strict COVID-19 […] More
International horserace, The Bahrain International Trophy, enjoyed worldwide television exposure on Friday 20 November, with 123 countries broadcasting the action live. The £500,000 contest attracted 14 runners from five countries, including five Group 1 winners headlined by 2019 Irish Derby hero Sovereign and Japanese super mare Deirdre. The race, which also saw a strong local […] More
ESPN’s 10-part documentary The Last Dance, which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, has drawn raves that are only enhanced by the fact that it’s one of the only new sports-content shows on television during the pandemic. Using never-before-seen footage intercut with interviews with more than 100 people close to the team, the […] More
