The International Association of Mixed Reality Sports has been launched in a European event spanning Munich, Helsinki and Zurich that took place on 20 November. Initiated in early October by the CEOs and founders of four pioneering companies in the rapidly growing mixed reality (XR) industry, the world’s first association of its kind is meant […] More
The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has worked in partnership with fan-first experience provider Deltatre to extend their Sportec Solutions collaboration out to the global market. DFL, which is responsible for organising and marketing the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, created Sportec Solutions with Deltatre as an independent joint venture in 2016. It was conceived as an […] More
SailGP has gained new venue partners ahead of its restart in 2021, with the island of Bermuda and Italian city, Taranto joining the schedule to host the opening events. Though San Francisco and New York were initially set to host the first events following SailGP’s Season 2 postponement due to COVID-19, the league shifted the […] 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
BT Sport and mobile operator EE recently announced Match Day Experience, a set of new features for the BT Sport app. Match Day Experience brings augmented reality (AR) elements and 360-degree video to live and non-live coverage of Premier League matches for EE 5G subscribers using the new iPhone 12. SVG Europe caught up with […] More
Eleven will become a ‘technology company’ after purchasing the live football streaming firm MyCujoo, the sports broadcaster’s chief executive has said. Speaking to journalists following the announcement of the acquisition last week, Luis Vicente (pictured, below) revealed that he wants Eleven to develop its own technology products and features and that it will do so […] More
As Amazon Prime Video is gearing up for 22 live matches this December, so too is Telegenic and its partners in EMG UK, as they devote a massive amount of broadcast technology to support the season. This includes multiple cutting edge OB trucks working with the group’s Remote Operations Centre (ROC) in High Wycombe, a […] More
Sportcast, the DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga) subsidiary that produces the world feed for the Bundesliga, has been trialling two new camera innovations on its match coverage: a Railcam that replaced the pitchside Steadicam and a Robotic camera system for single player tracking. Both systems were tested on Borussia Dortmund matches, in fixtures against Schalke 04 […] More
All Premiership Rugby matches played behind closed doors in the 2020-21 season will be shown live on BT Sport in the UK, the broadcaster has revealed. Following discussions with the competition’s organisers, BT Sport will show all six games each weekend live across its TV channels, its app and on the btsport.com website. Once crowds […] More
Technology companies Stats Perform and NativeWaves have partnered to launch a new product to give sports fans enhanced viewing experiences on mobile devices. The product will combine the data and analytic strength of Stats Perform with the streaming and multi-channel synchronisation technology offered by Australian solutions and media experience company NativeWaves. It will let fans […] More
