In an effort to keep the broadcast-technology community informed this spring, SVG launched the SportsTech On Demand Expo featuring video interviews with more than 175 sports-technology executives from the industry’s top vendors. With the NAB Show absent from Las Vegas this year, these video interviews provide you with an up-close look at the latest products, […] More
As the Bundesliga became the first top tier league to return to live football last weekend, Sky Deutschland worked with Reality Check Solutions to deliver a new production workflow using the Singular.Live platform for dynamic graphic overlays. Since this was the return of live top tier sport, the eyes of the world were on Bundesliga […] More
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global phenomenon that has shut down sports pretty much everywhere. And just as many civil and governmental responses have been mostly local — US efforts have been led largely by state governors, for instance — regional sports broadcasters are wrestling with how to help get sports back on television. Without […] More
Eurovision Sport and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) have reached agreement for EBU members across Europe and North Africa to broadcast exclusive coverage of FIG World Championships in Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics for the cycle 2021-2024. The agreement also includes non-exclusive rights for non-Olympic disciplines and events. The partnership, which follows the announcement in […] More
With the lack of live sporting events to cover, broadcasters are looking for alternatives to fill the empty hours on their channels. Classic matches are in demand and the Gravity Media content archive team has been in constant communication with clients in an effort to assist them in delivering programming for broadcast partners suffering from empty […] More
Crufts Young Kennel Club was able to broadcast live this year with Sunset+Vine, thanks to a solution from Tellyo that enabled the production to solve technical issues and stay within budget. Crufts is without doubt the world’s greatest dog show, with 26,000 dogs attending. Television coverage of the annual four-day event, which is organised by […] More
Formula 1 extended its relationship with Gfinity, an eSports and gaming solutions provider, to deliver the main elements of the F1 Esports Series in 2020 and 2021, plus the 2022 qualifying events. In addition, the previously announced F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix Series has been extended to June of this year. As part of the […] More
Julian Tan, Formula One, Head of Digital Business Initiatives & Esports, has been added to the speaker line-up for SVG Europe’s online version of the Sports OTT Forum which is taking place on Wednesday 27 May. Sports OTT Forum 2020 online, sponsored by Panasonic, will feature exclusive live and ‘as live’ interviews and panel sessions […] More
In the lead-up to the Sports TV Awards ceremony on Wednesday 27 May, SVG Europe is profiling all of the projects that have been nominated for an award. Today we are focussing on the shortlist for the One Planet Award for Sustainability in Sports TV. The One Planet Award recognises and rewards individuals, companies, projects […] More
Deltatre has announced that Ron Downey will be stepping down from his role as president of the company’s over-the-top (OTT) division. Downey was previously the CEO and co-founder of UK-based OTT specialist Massive which was acquired by Deltatre in November 2018. He will remain on the board and maintain a strong ongoing relationship with the […] More
