The Tokyo Organizing Committee today took the wraps off some next-generation spectator viewing technologies that will be part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. AR, 5G, and even 12K will help spectators at sailing, swimming and golf get closer than ever to the action. Spectators at the sailing venue (Enoshima Yacht Harbor), for example, will be […] More
The Ocean Race, a pinnacle event in sailing that has been running since 1973, has announced it is partnering with Discovery for its new competition, The Ocean Race Europe. The partnership will see The Ocean Race Europe enhancing the engaging content it produces, as well as bringing sailing into the homes of viewers across Europe […] More
Kuehne+Nagel has been named as the official logistics partner for SailGP for the next three seasons, through to 2024. Both partners aim to set a new standard for major event logistics, minimising the carbon footprint of the sail racing league’s transport within their climate positive strategy. As part of its Net Zero Carbon programme, Kuehne+Nagel […] More
The America’s Cup (AC36) may not feature any teams from the Americas (New Zealand squares off with Italy beginning this weekend) but it will feature plenty of broadcasters and long-distance transmission connectivity given its location in Auckland, NZ. Steven Dargham, head of Major Events at Telstra Broadcast Services, discussed the company’s efforts around the world […] More
Former senior IMG executive Melissa Payne has been appointed as chief executive (media) for the two, historic, round-the-world sailing events, the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) and the Golden Globe Race (GGR). Payne, who left IMG last year after 20 years, was previously vice president, head of technical services and also head of sailing/nautical sports at IMG Media. […] More
The 36th America’s Cup Finals begin on 6 March but the battle to see who will face off against New Zealand in them began this weekend (15-17 January) with the first Prada Cup Round Robin race in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. For the America’s Cup production team, the race begins a new era of technology […] More
A total television audience of more than 247m people watched SailGP in its first season, the organisers of the global sailing league have claimed. Making use of remote production, and working with the sport and live events producer Whisper, coverage of the boat racing championship was made available in 100 territories and via a mobile […] More
It shows a true commitment to remote production when you choose the location for your first ever event in a new sport to be on the other side of the world from your production gallery. For SailGP, its first-ever race was in Sydney this year (15-16 February), more than 17,000km from its production base in […] More
Sunset+Vine has announced record-breaking viewing figures for sailing content over 2018 thanks to a rise in demand from broadcasters for coverage of the sport. In 2018, over 60 TV broadcasters in 200 territories took the monthly magazine series, The World Sailing Show, which is a joint initiative between Sunset+Vine and the sport’s governing body World […] More
SailGP has appointed London-based production company Whisper Films as the broadcast and production partner for its new global boat racing league. The three-year deal will see Whisper Films produce live coverage and highlights programming as part of what is being described as a “multi-platform broadcast experience”. SailGP, which aims to make sailing “entertaining and accessible” […] More
