The BT Group has confirmed that is in talks to sell a stake in, or find a partner for, its sports broadcasting business BT Sport. The UK newspaper The Telegraph reports that Amazon, Walt Disney, ITV and the sports streaming service DAZN have all shown interest. BT said in a statement: “Further to media reports, […] More
Sky Sports and the BBC will show live coverage of the Women’s Super League (WSL) in the UK from next season after the FA secured its first standalone commercial broadcast deal for the top tier of women’s football. The three-year contract will see Sky Sports show at least 35 games exclusively live per season with […] More
Channel 4 will show exclusive free-to-air live television coverage of England’s Test cricket series against India after securing a rights deal with Star India. Starting with the opening Test from Chennai on Friday (5 February 2021), ball-by-ball coverage of all four Tests will be shown live on Channel 4 and All 4. Highlights will also […] More
UK television viewers will be given the chance to pay to watch live Premier League matches that aren’t already due to be shown on Sky Sports or BT Sport after the two broadcasters came to a new agreement with the clubs and the league’s executive. Under the new interim arrangements, the current live match selections […] More
Netherlands-based AV conversion, processing and compliance recording specialist Axon Digital Design has appointed Adrian Richmond as UK Area Sales Manager. Richmond will be responsible for supporting a number of key UK accounts as well as developing new business in the region. He will report to Bill Leadbetter, Director of Sales at Axon UK. With over […] More
UK: With ITV operating as host broadcaster and ESPN providing a mammoth 29-camera add-on and 3D coverage as well, Saturday’s FA Cup final between Man City and Stoke City was a broadcast classic highlighting the benefits of collaborative working, even if the game didn’t quite live up to expectations. More
UK: Systems integrator Megahertz has completed the last of three identical HD trucks for the UK’s Racecourse Technical Services after almost a year’s work. The first two vehicles debuted at the Cheltenham Festival and the Grand National, while the third rolled off the production line last week. More
UK: UEFA has announced the renewal of media rights agreements for the UEFA Champions League 2012-15 in the United Kingdom, with the coverage being jointly awarded to ITV and Sky Sports. More
UK: The Union Flag bunting is going up, the cucumber sandwiches are being cut and the urns of tea are being warmed. It can only mean one of two things: either Channel 4 is filming another documentary about living in 1940s Britain, or the UK is making plans for a Royal Wedding. With 8000 staff […] More
2 billion – expected number of TV viewers 400 million – expected number of online viewers 1.2 – distance in km that the royal carriages will travel 8,000 – number of journalists and technical staff due to cover the event 140 – number of OB trucks in situ. 1000 – the estimated number of FX […] More
