The deadline for completed entries for the sports categories at the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards is Friday 25 September. The Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2020 are back for a second year, celebrating the exceptional teams behind the most outstanding broadcast productions of the past year. The awards include five sports-related categories, which are listed below. […]
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Manchester Open Squash Tournament – Where to Watch
The first live professional squash tournament since lockdown starts today. The PSA Squash World Tour kicks off again today, after an enforced six months break due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The Manchester Open is the first post-lockdown tournament, and is being televised on the Eurosport Player and via the SquashTV service. The tournament features defending […]
Superbike Championship to trial the capabilities of 5G for live production
Ambitious trial will showcase the potential of 5G in enabling high-quality remote production. Catalan Broadcasting Corporation (CCMA) channel TV3 is running a 5G ‘immersive sport experience’ next weekend, at the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). The tournament, at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 18-20 September, sees Vodafone providing a 5G service along the track and in […]
European Handball Federation refreshes on-screen graphics
The work on the graphics refresh began in April and spans a range of EHF tournaments. Design agency Jump has been commissioned by the European Handball Federation (EHF) to design and produce all the on-screen graphics for the EHF Champions League, EHF European League and the EHF European Handball Championships and qualifiers for both the […]
J Sports to live telecast major US sports to TV viewers in Japan
The broadcaster is using the Switch’s fibre transport network to air live baseball, golf and wrestling to Japanese sports fans. Japanese sports broadcaster J Sports is to air live telecasts of major US sports directly from American stadiums and arenas to viewers in Japan. The move is being enabled through a partnership with live video […]
Amazon Prime to air two special episodes of Take Us Home: Leeds United
The episodes mark the team’s historic return to the top-tier of English football. Amazon Prime Video is airing two special edition episodes of Take Us Home: Leeds United with ‘unprecedented access’ to Leeds United’s players and boardrooms during the team’s historic return to the Premier League. The two 45-minute episodes, which were produced by NEO […]
Premier League unveils new ‘anthem’ as part of sonic branding refresh
The piece of music will be used to build up the atmosphere of matches, currently played behind closed doors. The Premier League has launched sonic branding for the 2020/21 season, including an ‘anthem’ to be played at Premier League stadiums pre-kick-off. The track was produced by Dave Connolly, of Molecular Sound, and performed by a […]
Stats Perform creates a series of real-time insights for Premier League
Stats Perform is providing a series of new metrics and insights into Premier League games this season. The data has been made possible using player and ball tracking data from the Premier League’s tracking provider, Second Spectrum. This uses ‘computer vision’ to automatically identify and provide the precise coordinates of each player and the ball […]
Autumn Nations Cup 2021: Every Wales match in Welsh for free on S4C
The broadcaster is airing all Wales’ games after reaching an agreement with Six Nations Rugby Ltd. Live coverage of every Wales match in the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup will be shown on S4C. This includes Wales’s three pool matches – against Ireland, Georgia and England – and the country’s fourth game, which is in the […]
Amazon and Channel 4 score rugby tournament
Rights to Autumn Nations Cup to be shared. Amazon Prime Video and Channel 4 are to jointly air rugby’s inaugural Autumn Nations Cup. The tournament, featuring the Six Nations teams, Georgia and Fiji, kicks off on 13 November and will run until 6 December. Every game in the round-robin, two-group format will be streamed via […]
COMMENT: Could this year see big growth for NFL’s UK audience?
Aaron Duckmanton, global head of marketing at Grabyo on why the time is right for the NFL to go large in the UK. The NFL has had a long love affair with the UK dating back to the 80s. Since 2007, the league has hosted at least one of its regular-season fixtures in London, reaching […]
NFL unveils new on-screen graphics, providing insight driven by AI/ML
The six new insights will be unveiled during the Houston Texans v Kansas City Chiefs match today (10 September). The National Football League (NFL) is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to add six on-screen graphics, providing additional insight to the game. These will be debuted during the season kickoff game between the Houston Texans […]
Gfinity lands six-figure sum to deliver Cadbury-sponsored esports event
The company will organise, produce and live stream the entire event. Cadbury has appointed esports producer Gfinity to deliver new gaming tournament, the Cadbury Heroes Parents League. The knockout competition will take place on an as yet unspecified “leading games title” and will consist of 12 teams of two players. The teams will be made […]
National Premier League Tennis to use AI to auto create highlights
It’s the first time Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used by a semi-pro tennis event. Online highlights from the National Premier League Tennis (NPL) finals in London this week are being produced using an AI technology. UK-based data science company Peak Indicators has created the AI, which automatically produces video highlights from a live feed. […]
All Premier League games in September to be shown live on TV
The 3pm blackout of matches has been removed, at least in the short term, meaning all matches this month will be available on TV. As Broadcast Sport predicted earlier today, the 3pm blackout for Premier League games on television has once again been lifted, meaning that fans will now be able to watch every one […]
Premier League 3pm blackout looks set to be scrapped for 2020/21 season
The long-standing 3pm blackout is likely to be lifted while fans aren’t able to attend games. Premier League clubs are reportedly on the verge of agreeing that all matches should be shown on TV until fans can return to stadiums. This would be a continuation of the lifting of the long-standing 3pm blackout, which was […]
VIDEO: LaLiga unveils 3D graphics enhancements for 2020/21 season
New graphics provide real-time insight into set-pieces. LaLiga is rolling out a series of on-screen graphics offering insight into the game, based on real-time and predictive data. These are being applied to scenarios including set-pieces. To find out more, watch the short film below.
Behind-the-scenes: A Question of Sport returns with some Covid tweaks
A Question of Sport executive producer Gareth Edwards reveals the changes made to shoot the new series at Dock 10 studios. A Question of Sport returned to dock10 studios this month to record 10 episodes – it’s first since lockdown. Coronavirus shooting guidelines meant the show had to shoot without an audience for the first […]
BT Sport app rolled out to Fire TV, Android TV and Roku devices
The app can now be added to 4K-capable Fire TV and Roku devices for 4K HDR streaming of sports. The BT Sport app is now available on Fire TV, Android TV, Roku streaming players and Roku TV models, for the first time. This adds to its existing availability on Samsung smart TV, NOW TV, Sony […]
Sustainability: Sky Sports awarded Albert certification for football coverage
Broadcaster says it’s committed to maintaining its Albert-certified status for all future football seasons. Sky Sports has revealed that, from the start of the 2020/21 season, all Premier League and EFL matches shown live on Sky Sports will be certified 3-star Albert sustainable. The Albert certification, which is industry-backed and awarded by BAFTA, goes to […]
Channel 5 brings NFL back to free-to-air in the UK
Three-year-deal sees Channel 5 broadcast the iconic Monday Night Football show as well as additional NFL programming. Channel 5’s owner ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has agreed a partnership deal with the National Football League (NFL) that will see Channel 5 air Monday Night Football – described as “one of America’s most iconic sports series” – […]
FreeSports to show free-to-air live LaLiga games every Friday night
Free-to-air LaLiga games promised every Friday night. FreeSports is introducing a weekly Fútbol Fridays show to broadcast regular free-to-air Friday night LaLiga fixtures. For this next two weeks, it will also air Saturday’s 3pm LaLiga games (SD Eibar vs. RC Celta (Saturday 12 Sept); Villarreal CF vs. SD Eibar (Saturday 19 Sept)). FreeSports is also […]
BT Sport reveals Proud To Be Town football doc
The documentary charts Harrogate Town’s challenges to survive as a club during Covid-19, before securing its promotion to the Football League. BT Sport is to air the latest doc from its BT Sport Films series, Proud To Be Town, on BT Sport 1 on Saturday 3 October at 8pm. The film centres on the impact […]
Esports BAR partners with easylive.io to live stream virtual event
The live stream of the online conference will be given the look and feel of a TV production. Esports event specialist, Esports BAR, has partnered with live streaming company easylive.io to broadcast content from its forthcoming Esports BAR+ Americas virtual event on 22-25 September. The Esports BAR+ Americas event focuses on monetisation, innovation, investments and […]
Noah Media Group reveals feature-length doc, Finding Jack Charlton
The documentary will premier on the BBC and Virgin Media Television early next year. Sports doc producer Noah Media Group has released a ‘first look’ image from its forthcoming production, Finding Jack Charlton, and revealed broadcast deals with the BBC and Virgin Media Television. The film was directed by Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than […]
BT Sport picks up UK rights for esports racing tournament, V10 R-League
The broadcaster joins ESPN and Starzplay in broadcasting the new esports series around the world. BT Sport, ESPN and Starzplay Arabia have all picked up rights to air season 1 of Global Racing Series virtual racing competition, the V10 R-League. It makes the tournament one of the most widely syndicated sports competitions, with broadcast coverage […]
Podcast: Jeff Foulser on producing the Commonwealth Games
Sunset+Vine’s role as the host broadcaster on the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham explained. Sunset+Vine chairman Jeff Foulser talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the sports production company’s successful bid to become the host broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Sunset+Vine will produce more than 2,000 hours of coverage from […]
AI provides automated filming and editing at RC Celta de Vigo
LaLiga club turns to AI to provide on-demand content for fans, coaches and journalists. LaLiga club RC Celta de Vigo has brought in AI video recording in its training ground and press rooms, using tech from start-up Cinfo (one of the winners of LaLiga’s Startup Competition last year). Cinfo’s product Tiivi automates the recording, reproduction […]
Eurosport ‘teleports’ players into The Cube for photo-real remote interviews
Impressive use of technology to enable highly realistic looking face-to-face interviews with the interviewer and sports stars in different physical locations. The Eurosport Cube went live during coverage of the US Open last night with the broadcaster welcoming its first ‘teleported’ player guests. You can see a clip from the interview between Eurosport presenter Barbara […]
LaLiga pulls in 2.8 billion viewers during 2019/20 season
The Spanish football league unveils a series of insights about fan engagement during lockdown. LaLiga has revealed a number of insights into viewing figures and fan engagement during lockdown that show significant gains. LaLiga saw a 50% increase on its international audience on its first matchday back post-lockdown, with the audience coming from 105 broadcasters […]
BT unveils ‘unlimited substitutions’ film to promote Premier League coverage
The platform enables football fans to access Premier League games from different providers and switch services whenever required. BT has launched a TV advert for its ‘unlimited substitutions’ campaign that enables BT TV customers to access all 220 Premier League games in one place (through ‘seamless switching’ between BT Sport, Now TV and Amazon Prime […]
Eurosport gears up for its most extensive Tour de France coverage
The broadcaster is utilising digital platforms for faster highlights and more Tour de France action than ever before. Eurosport is covering ‘every minute of every stage of the 2020 Tour de France’ across 75 markets, including new formats and ways to watch (the Eurosport App, Eurosport.com and the GCN app). Working together with Discovery-owned Global […]
BBC to air Liverpool FC doc this Sunday (30 August)
The long-form documentary follows Liverpool FC from its glory days in the 80s through 30 years of struggle to return to the top of English football. BBC Sport has produced a 1h30m documentary marking Liverpool’s return to the top of English football as Premier League champions. Liverpool FC: The 30-Year Wait promises insight into why […]
Amazon Prime Video and Eurosport unveil US Open plans
Amazon Prime Video will show all live matches in the UK and Ireland, while Eurosport has the rights to the rest of Europe, including analysis in the Eurosport Cube (pictured below). Amazon Prime Video is airing all live matches from the US Open Tennis Championships 2020 in the UK and Ireland. Coverage from the tournament, […]
108 Media acquires Fearless: Rise of the Johor Southern Tigers
International sales for the Asian football docu-series are being handled by the media investment business. Media investment firm 108 Media has acquired international sales rights to Fearless: Rise of the Johor Southern Tigers. The production, described as “the first Asian docu-series of its kind” goes behind-the-scenes at Southeast Asian football team, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC […]
LaLiga makes 24/7 channel LaLigaTV free-of-charge until 1 October
The LaLiga season returns on 12 September, with all live games free-to-access via LaLigaTV until 1 October. LaLiga and UK rights holder Premier Sports is offering fans in the UK full free access to 24/7 channel, LaLigaTV, until October. LaLigaTV airs all live matches from Spain’s top division, as well as a host of documentaries, […]
Creative Spotlight: Tiger Woods: Back (Sky Sports)
Behind-the-scenes during the post-production on Sky Sports’ recent 120-minute Sky Original documentary, Tiger Woods: Back. Sky Production Services (SPS), Sky’s in-house production wing, was commissioned by Sky Sports to provide offline/online, grading, and audio mixing on Tiger Wood: Back, a 120-min Sky Original charting the rise, fall, and comeback of the golf icon for Sky’s […]
DAZN and J.League agree profit-share rights deal
Pioneering deal reduces up-front fees for DAZN and enables J.League to profit from DAZN’s growth in Japan. DAZN and J.League have extended their sports rights agreement for another two-years (taking it to 2028) through a new profit-share model. Through the deal, J.League will benefit from DAZN’s growth in Japan, while DAZN benefits from reduced annual […]
AVOD SportsTribal TV to offer 24/7 free streaming sports channels
The service launches later this year, having been built around Red Bee Media’s managed OTT platform. Ad-supported, free-to-air 24/7 sports streaming service, SportsTribal TV is set to launch later this year, after setting up on Red Bee Media’s managed OTT platform. SportsTribal TV is aimed at traditional and non-traditional sports rights owners, niche and micro-niche […]
DAZN produces Mourinho spot for Apple TV+ sports comedy, Ted Lasso
The sports streamer aired the two-part long-form commercial series during half-time and at the end of the UEFA Champions League Final. Apple TV+ commissioned DAZN to make and distribute a two-part commercial featuring José Mourinho, which aired during the UEFA Champions League Final to promote Apple’s new sports comedy series, Ted Lasso. DAZN produced the […]
GolfTV unveils second series of golf masterclass, My Game: Tiger Woods
Second series continues the Tiger Woods masterclass. The first episode is currently free-to-air on GolfTV. Discovery’s GolfTV has revealed the second series of its original production, My Game: Tiger Woods. The masterclass series was filmed in June in Florida (with strict Covid-19 production-safety precautions in place) and continues where series one left off, with a […]
COMMENT: Redefining sports broadcasting in the Covid era
Greg Burns, head of business development solutions, Arqiva, comprehensively examines how the industry will never be the same again. Covid-19 triggered a major setback for sports broadcasters, who faced a huge, daily challenge to offer a premium product that would keep viewers engaged and stop them from unsubscribing. Since then, we’ve watched as both leagues […]
Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur to air 31 August
The series follows the success of All or Nothing: Manchester City in 2017. Amazon Prime Video is releasing the first three episodes of its much-anticipated All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur a week today (Monday 31 August), and has released an official trailer (see below) and a series of ‘sneak-peak’ clips from the docu-series. The series […]
BBC Sport to live stream the Monaco Diamond League
The BBC will live stream the athletics event, and then broadcast highlights on BBC One. BBC Sport will stream the Monaco Diamond League live from 7pm on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport website this Friday (14 August). The action will be streamed live from Monaco, featuring some of the finest athletes in […]
Eleven Sports Portugal extends LaLiga deal for another three seasons
The 2020/21 season kicks off in mid-September. Eleven Sports Portugal has agreed an extension with LaLiga to continue broadcasting the league for the next three seasons. Eleven Sports Portugal has also secured exclusive rights to LaLiga SmartBank games, totally 100+ games a season from the Spanish second league. Melcior Soler, director of audiovisual, LaLiga, said: […]
BT Sport to air knockout rounds of UEFA Women’s Champions League
Live matches begin with the first quarter final match on 21 August. BT Sport is to broadcast the knockout games from the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League. Its studio coverage will be anchored by Clare Balding and begins with the Atletico Madrid v Barcelona quarter final match on 21 August. The semi-finals will be played […]
Amazon Prime Video unveils Fernando Alonso documentary series
The series goes live at the end of September. Amazon Prime Video is releasing a five-part docuseries about two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso, who is expecting to return to Formula One next season. The docuseries, Fernando, centres on the past year as Alonso took part in the Indianapolis 500, Le Mans 24 hours and […]
LiveScore extends free-to-air football coverage for 2020/21 season
The full list of football matches for the next season on LiveScore is below. Sports streamer and real-time sports updates service LiveScore has added to its free-to-air live streaming rights for the 2020-21 football season. In an agreement with rights holder, Premier Sports, LiveScore will stream 306 matches from Italy’s 2020-21 Serie A campaign for […]
Sky Sports launches dedicated ’round-the-clock’ NFL channel
The channel goes to air on 3 September, ahead of the 2020 NFL season. Sky Sports is launching Sky Sports NFL – its first dedicated NFL channel – as part of a new five-year partnership between the broadcaster and league. Sky Sports has broadcast live NFL coverage for 25 years but has never previously had […]
CTVS to live stream China Endurance Championship across China
China-based motorsport returns on Friday and will be live streamed across the country. The third season of the China Endurance Championship motorsport series begins on Friday (14 August) at Ningbo International Speedpark in south-eastern China. The event sees GT3, GTC (older generation GT3 cars), GT4, touring cars and prototype cars competing in 150-minute races at […]
Behind Closed Doors: The Covid Test Match begins tonight on Sky Sports
Cricket doc follows the sport’s return as lockdown measures begin to ease. Sky Sports is airing a new short feature, Behind Closed Doors: The Covid Test Match, which begins tonight at 8pm, and takes cricket fans backstage at the first #raisethebat Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas Bowl. The film promises to […]
Drone Champions League transitions to virtual events
ESL and Ross Video’s division, Rocket Surgery Virtual Productions work together to convert in-venue sport to a virtual studio set. ESL has converted a series of in-person Drone Champions League (DCL) events to a fully virtual alternative, with the competitors competing remotely. ESL worked with Ross Video’s dedicated virtual productions division, Rocket Surgery Virtual Productions […]
Sky Sports to air Formula 1 docuseries with rare archive footage
The series marks the 70th anniversary of the sport, and has been made in partnership with Formula 1. Sky Sports is to air a seven-part Formula 1 docuseries – Race to Perfection – on the sport’s 70th anniversary. The series goes behind-the-scenes over the 70 years of Formula 1, from its launch in 1950 through […]
BT Sport and Insight TV team up for women’s football reality series
The six-parter, Ultimate Goal, will air later this year. BT Sport and 4K specialist Insight TV have teamed up to create six-part reality format, Ultimate Goal. The production follows 28 women as they compete to take part in a one-off match in front of scouts from women’s teams around the world. The series will be […]
LTA launches tennis mini-series with British Olympian Aimee Fuller
The first episode in the six-part series is live now on IGTV, Facebook and YouTube. The National Governing Body of tennis for Great Britain (LTA) has launched a six-part digital mini-series called The Showdown, with British Olympian Aimee Fuller. Designed for social platforms, the series will run across LTA and influencer channels over the next […]
COMMENT: What does the Future of Sport Look Like?
Luke Gaydon, Business Development Sports, Accedo investigates the options for broadcasters aiming to pump atmosphere into fan-free sports broadcasts. In these uncertain times, there are two key questions that sports clubs, leagues, and content providers are asking: How do we get fans back into stadiums safely?; And until then, how do we deal with a […]
Manchester City players appear in water shortage environmental campaign film
The production was shot pre-pandemic and focuses on how water complacency impacts on society. Creative agency Brave have produced a film – The End of Football – featuring Manchester City players, for global water technology company Xylem, to drive awareness of escalating water challenges. The film, which was shot at Etihad Stadium, features numerous Manchester […]
Discovery secures three-year deal to show Extreme E on Eurosport and MotorTrend
Three-year broadcast deal agreed between the innovative motorsport and Discovery’s Eurosport and MotorTrend. Discovery and electric off-road motor racing series Extreme E have agreed a three-year deal that will see Extreme E content screened in over 50 European markets on Eurosport and, in North America, on streaming service MotorTrend. Eurosport and MotorTrend’s Extreme E coverage […]
Sky Sports to show 48 matches from Scottish Premiership 20/21 season
The 20/21 season kicks off this weekend. Sky Sports is airing 48 live matches from the Scottish Premiership season, which returns this weekend. Eilidh Barbour will present Sky’s coverage, while regular analyst Kris Boyd will be joined by James McFadden. Former Rangers, St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock striker Ally McCoist; former Scotland and Manchester United midfielder […]
Rakuten unveils feature-length doc on female motorcycle racer, Ana Carrasco
The 80-minute film goes live in September on free-to-air platform, Rakuten Stories. Rakuten TV is to launch an 80-minute documentary about female motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco, who became the first woman to win a motorcycle world championship. The film, Ride Your Dream, will be available to stream for free on Rakuten TV’s Rakuten Stories across […]
SailGP unveils behind-the-scenes doc series with Denmark SailGP team
The seven-part series will air monthly in the lead up to SailGP Season 2 next year. SailGP has unveiled a mini doc series going behind-the-scenes as the Denmark SailGP team prepares for Season 2 of SailGP in 2021. The series has been made in association with Team Rockwool Racing and offers ‘access-all-areas’ to the Denmark […]
BT Sport to show the Coupe de France final on Friday
Coverage of the match is on BT Sport 1 from 8pm. BT Sport is airing the Coupe de France final on Friday night (24 July), as Paris Saint-Germain take on Saint-Etienne. The game airs exclusively on BT Sport 1. Paris Saint-Germain are looking to secure their thirteenth Coupe de France cup, and their second trophy […]
Twitch unveils sports category with exclusives from leading football clubs
The Amazon-owned platform is moving beyond its traditional esports/gaming heartland. Twitch has moved its sports content to a standalone category (/Twitchsports), and has announced forthcoming exclusive content from Real Madrid, Arsenal, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain will be released on their Twitch channels. Amazon-owned Twitch’s new sports category will also include channels from the NBA, NHL, […]
The Premier League 2019/20 final day TV schedule
Eight out of the 10 matches will be shown across different Sky Sports channels. The TV schedule for the Premier League games on the last day of the season (Sunday 26 July) has been released. Sky Sports is showing eight matches live across eight channels, as the battle for a top four place and the […]
STV Player to air doc about “Scottish football’s biggest underdogs”
The 90-minute film tells the fascinating story behind Caledonian Braves FC. STV is to air a documentary called Brave Calling, telling the story behind Scotland’s newest football club, Caledonian Braves FC. The film is a “warts-and-all portrayal of the various challenges involved with forming an entirely new football club in the 21st century,” says STV. […]
Global Cycling Network gears up French language channel
The channel joins GCN’s dedicated English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and German-language channels. Global Cycling Network (GCN) has launched a French language cycling channel, GCN en Français. Its content includes how-to videos; race footage; and what GCN says is “unparalleled access to tech and teams”. The channel is fronted by ex-professional cyclists Loïc Chetout and Florian […]
Eurosport to produce podcasts and how-to videos for World Snooker Championships
The broadcaster will ramp up its analysis and supplementary content for the tournament. Eurosport is screening every round of The World Snooker Championships, which begins tonight, including the qualifiers. The tournament runs until 16 August. Eurosport is broadcasting the Championships – snooker’s biggest event – live to 50+ markets across Eurosport channels and the Eurosport […]
LaLigaTV unveils series of documentaries as the season draws to a close
The content, which includes an in-depth interview with Zinedine Zidane, will be broadcast during July and August. LaLigaTV is to reveal a number of documentaries and studio shows as the season comes to an end. The programming, which will be available in July and August, includes an episode of VIVA LaLiga that will collate together […]
Podcast: Formula 1’s Frank Arthofer talks esports and the F1 Virtual GP series
Formula 1 speedily unveiled its enjoyable esports series, F1 Virtual GP, to replace real Grand Prix races during lockdown. It went out across digital and linear TV to millions of racing fans. Formula 1 global head, digital media and licensing, Frank Arthofer talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the F1 Virtual GP series, […]
Champions League final goes free-to-air on YouTube
It’s the fifth year in a row BT Sport has chosen YouTube for its obligatory free-to-air screening of the final. BT Sport is planning to stream the UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals on its YouTube channel for fans to watch for free. As part of the broadcaster’s rights agreement with UEFA, it’s obliged […]