Viaplay Group and Nordic TV and broadband provider Allente have added Premier League football to their long-term distribution partnership in Norway. From August, Allente’s customers can enjoy 380 live games from the world’s most popular football league every season through Viaplay Group’s streaming and TV packages. Allente’s consumer and B2B subscribers will be able to […] More
Content operations manager at DAZN, Rimpal Shah, says on how she found a career in sports broadcasting that, “I wasn’t really looking for it, rather it found me!” She goes on: “I’ve always enjoyed being creative and have a keen interest in sports, so when the opportunity to get into media and sports after I […] 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
Sky has revealed that Game Zero, the Premier League fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, achieved net-zero carbon emissions, becoming the world’s first elite football match to do so. Working in partnership with Spurs and alongside carbon specialists RSK and Natural Capital Partners, Sky set the target of hosting the world’s first net-zero carbon football […] More
Sky Sports has announced its highest ever daily viewing figures as the Premier League, Formula One and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup all contributed to recordbreaking numbers. An average of 1.2 million viewers tuned into Sky Sports channels throughout the day on 24 October with a reach of over 8 million. Numbers peaked at […] More
Sunday’s Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea has been designated as the world’s first net-zero carbon elite-level football match. Thanks to a partnership between Spurs and Sky, #GameZero, as it has been named, will see carbon emissions reduced as much as possible, with the remainder offset through natural projects that remove emissions from […] More
BT Sport has announced the new Hype Mode feature on its app to bring enhancements designed to entertain younger sports fans to the small screen. Hype Mode, which debuted on 14 August during live coverage of the Manchester United versus Leeds United match, provided a youthful and entertaining broadcast experience never before seen in the […] More
The English Premier League has chosen Oracle as its official cloud provider. In teaming with Oracle, the Premier League aims to increase the excitement surrounding every fixture through new in-match statistics that provide a deeper understanding of the live action on the pitch. Oracle’s data and analytics and machine learning technologies will help to deliver these statistics […] More
April 2021 saw Timeline TV have one of its busiest weekends ever as it worked simultaneously on Formula E, Sail GP, Premier League, National League, Women’s Super League and the Women’s Six Nations coverage. The base for the big weekend of sport (24-25 April) was split between Timeline’s Ealing broadcast centre and BT Sport’s Stratford […] More
At the recent Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham, women led the key production roles for BT Sport in an example of diversity and inclusion making solid inroads into sports broadcasting. This momentous occurrence was coincidental rather than planned and stands as proof that the broadcaster has pushed its inclusion and […] More
