WATCH AGAIN: Sessions with BT Sport, BBC Sport, Motorsport Network, Sky Sports, MediaPro, Sunset+Vine, Whisper, Aurora, Timeline TV, NEP and more The Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020 was held on the online conferencing platform Hopin on 11-12 November 2020. It was an exclusive event for the sports production sector where attendees could engage with […]
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WATCH: Day 2 of the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020
WATCH AGAIN: Sessions with The FA, LaLiga, MyCuJoo, Extreme E, Sail GP, F1, BT Sport, Sky Sports, and more. The Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020 was held on the online conferencing platform Hopin on 11-12 November 2020. It was an exclusive event for the sports production sector where attendees could engage with live sessions, […]
LIVEnow picks up global rights for inaugural Lanka Premier League cricket
The tournament will be shown globally by LIVEnow, although not in the UK and Ireland where the rights are held by Sky Sports. Streaming platform LIVEnow has picked up the exclusive rights in 111 countries to air the Lanka Premier League – Sri Lanka’s new domestic cricket T20 league. The tournament started yesterday, with five […]
BT Sport kicks off Gallagher Premiership rugby coverage
Every match will be shown live on BT Sport. BT Sport is to show all Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches live when the new season starts tomorrow (20 November). Six games per weekend will be shown live across BT Sport’s TV channels, app and website (btsport.com), and then, once crowds can safely return to stadia, the […]
Premier League ditches controversial pay-per-view model
All the games that were planned for pay-per-view will now be distributed between Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport. The Premier League has scrapped its controversial move to pay-per-view. In a statement, it said, from Saturday 21 November and throughout Christmas and the new year period, “all fixtures will be made available […]
Sky Sports to show 30 live British Basketball League matches a season
Sky Sports picks up a two-year deal to show the highest level of professional basketball in the country. Sky Sports will show 30 live British Basketball League (BBL) matches a season, including the BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final and the BBL Playoffs. It comes after the broadcaster secured a two-year agreement with the league. […]
BBC Sport open to working with OTT platforms for niche sports
Speaking at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum, BBC Sport director Barbara Slater revealed a willingness to work together on smaller sports BBC Sport director Barbara Slater has hinted that the public service broadcaster could be open to working alongside OTT streamers on certain sports. Speaking to Broadcast editor Chris Curtis at the Broadcast Sport […]
Eleven Sports plans global launch after acquiring MyCujoo
Sports streamer purchases non-elite football OTT platform, which becomes part of a new global streaming platform. Eleven Sports has acquired non-elite football live streaming platform MyCujoo. MyCujoo was launched in 2015 by co-founders Pedro and João Presa, making it possible for football federations, leagues, clubs and players to showcase their games live to a global […]
Extreme E picked up by Virgin Media Television in Ireland
The broadcaster will air all the live Extreme E races as well as a range of highlights programmes. Virgin Media Television has picked up the rights to broadcast electric off-road SUV racing series Extreme E in Ireland. The five-event Season 1 race calendar for Extreme E is scheduled to begin in March 2021. Races take […]
Register now for free-to-attend Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020
The two-day event (11th – 12th November) is free-to-attend and will take place on virtual conferencing platform Hopin. Broadcast Sport is launching its third annual Sport Tech Innovation Forum, bringing together industry leaders to talk about the ever-evolving world of sport production and broadcast. Registration for the free-to-attend two-day Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum is […]
Premier League schedule (2-30 November 2020)
Which broadcaster is showing which games in November, and which are going pay-per-view. Elite sports including The Premier League are unaffected by the country-wide lockdown beginning on Thursday this week (5 November). What also appears to remain unaffected is the controversial introduction of Premier League matches as pay-per-view, through Sky Sports Box Office and BT […]
World’s Strongest Man unveils paid behind-the-scenes content for Facebook
It will feature exclusive close-up looks at the making of the event The SBD World’s Strongest Man is offering fans the chance to pay for exclusive behind-the-scenes footage through Facebook. Premiering on 10 November, World’s Strongest Man: Live from Bradenton will include close-up looks at the making of the event. The episodes will stream every […]
HBA Media secures global distribution for Melbourne Cup
It will be the first time that the horse racing event is on a number of major networks HBA Media will distribute an the Lexus Melbourne Cup across all continents, with it appearing on a number of major networks for the first time on 3 November. Eurosport India (India), Supersport (Africa), Polsat (Poland), Movistar (Spain), […]
Eurosport extends rights deal to air FIM Motocross World Championship
The deal follows Eurosport Events announcing a long-term partnership with the FIM to promote its events. Eurosport and Infront Moto Racing have extended their agreement to screen the FIM Motocross World Championship for a further three seasons (2020-22). All Motocross GP and MX2 races will be shown live on Eurosport and the Eurosport app. Meanwhile, […]
DAZN launches globally with Luke Campbell v Ryan Garcia
DAZN is will live and exclusive in the UK and around the world DAZN has announced that its global launch event will be the Luke Campbell v Ryan Garcia match up on 5 December. The OTT broadcaster will show the fight live and exclusive in the UK and worldwide, except Poland, with an initial price […]
Insight TV to broadcast live Red Bull freestyle football and breakdancing
Football legends such as Roberto Carlos, Gary Neville, and Fabio Cannavaro will be judging the footballers’ skills Channel provider and producer Insight TV will broadcast two Red Bull Media House events live next month. First up will be the Red Bull Street Style Final 2020 on 14 November at 7pm GMT. In a new online […]
UFC adds extra content and AR feature in Snapchat extension
There are also plans for more interactivity on its platform UFC is to add extra content to its Snapchat channel after signing a new deal with the social media giant. The organisation has put pen to paper on a ‘multi-year’ extension to their current partnership. This will see the promoter continue to create highlights and […]
Major survey reveals true global appeal of the Premier League
Chile and Columbia are the biggest international markets for the league. A major international study on viewing trends among 14,000 sports fans in 10 countries across Europe, North and Latin America has revealed a range of insights into how people view the English Premier League. The 2020 Global Sports and News Survey, from strategy consulting […]
FreeSports to air Friday night Karate Combat bouts
The fighting format pitches karate champions against each other in a series of virtual worlds. Premier Media Broadcasting has picked up the rights to season two of Karate Combat, a format that places real fighters in virtual environments. The broadcaster will air weekly Friday night Karate Combat fights on free-to-air channel FreeSports, with bouts held […]
LaLiga to launch on Twitch with exclusive content for the platform
The league becomes the first in Europe to establish itself on the Amazon-owned live streaming platform. LaLiga is to create original programming and content exclusively for Twitch, through a new official LaLiga account. The Spanish league is planning a new weekly series of compilations, clips and special programmes featuring LaLiga players, LaLiga Ambassadors and LaLiga […]
Austrian Football Association launches OTT service, ÖFB TV
The D2C service will provide a one-stop-shop to all Austrian football content. The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) has launched an OTT platform hosting live and on demand streaming of every level of Austrian football. ÖFB TV has been built and is operated by StreamAMG and provides ‘comprehensive’ access to the men’s, women’s and youth game […]
INTERVIEW: Duane Jones, Renowned – Blending the old and new
Having started his career in music radio, Renowned Films’ Duane Jones is making a name for himself with a new take on the sports documentary. Interview by Jake Bickerton. You’d be hard pushed to find a production company boss with a CV quite as tantalising as Renowned Films co-founder and commercial director Duane Jones. His […]
Hereford FC installs multicam HD production facilities to live stream home games
The facilities are being crewed and managed by CJP Broadcast. Hereford Football Club has invested in multi-camera HD live production facilities to enable it to stream home league fixtures direct to fans. The club brought in CJP Broadcast to provide it with the production system, crewing, and streaming platform. The system at Hereford is based […]
LaLiga unveils VIP ‘watch together’ parties with LaLiga legends
The events make use of LiveLike’s Watch Together platform. LaLiga is launching a series of five watch parties, each hosted by a LaLiga legend. The first of these will be during the El Clasico on 25 October, when a ‘select group’ of fans will be invited to join. The watch together experience is being enabled […]
Goodwood to live stream SpeedWeek innovations online and on ITV
Extensive broadcast facility created on location to enable series of ambitious streams to viewers at home. Goodwood has been wired with more than 12 miles of cabling with 180 TV crew members on location, 49 cameras and two TV studios, as it gears up for SpeedWeek (16-18 October 2020). With Covid-19 lockdowns restricting people visiting […]
‘Non-televised’ Premier League games in October to go pay-per-view on Sky Sports
Each match will cost £14.95 via Sky Sports Box Office. All ‘non-televised’ Premier League games in October are to be shown via pay-per-view rather than being distributed to multiple broadcasters, as happened last season. Each match will cost £14.95 via Sky Sports Box Office, channel 491 on the Sky box. They will also be available […]
Sunday’s Premier League goalfest helps Sky Sports reach record ratings
Sky Sports’ viewing figures peaked at 3.3m (25% share) at 4:55pm on Sunday. Sunday’s extraordinary Premier League matches – with Tottenham Hotspur thrashing Manchester United 6-1 and Aston Villa shocking Liverpool with an emphatic 7-2 win – helped Sky Sports notch up its “best ever day of viewing” across the network. It averaged 933,000 viewers […]
Premier League TV schedule (17 Oct – 2 Nov 2020)
Where to watch the Premier League fixtures for the rest of October. The Premier League takes a back seat for the internationals this weekend. Here’s the TV schedule for when it returns on Saturday 17 October, and throughout the rest of October. Sky Sports has the broadcast rights for 12 of the 15 matches listed […]
Eurosport to run month-long digital series celebrating black athletes
The series will run throughout October, during Black History Month. Eurosport and Team GB are partnering to mark Black History Month during October with a month-long digital series to celebrate black athletes past and present. The series focuses on the Olympic games and includes 31 memorable moments from the Olympic Summer Games that acknowledge the […]
LaLiga to open futuristic, interactive sports bars
The first venue will be open at the beginning of next year. LaLiga is launching a number of sports bars to promote the league and its clubs around the world. The venues – LaLiga TwentyNine’s – combine food, entertainment, football and other sports in an interactive environment. Each of the bars will include a multipurpose […]
Where to watch the Premier League this weekend (3-4 October 2020)
The TV schedule for this weekend’s Premier League football fixtures. Here’s our weekly round-up of which broadcasters are showing the weekend’s Premier League games. The 3pm blackout remains cancelled, allowing all matches to continue to be shown on TV. Premier League 2020/21 fixtures Saturday 3 October Chelsea v Crystal Palace (12:30pm) BT Sport Everton v […]
International rights for Lega Basket Serie A basketball to be sold online
The rights will open for bidders this week. The international broadcast rights for 380 live Lega Basket Serie A basketball games per season go live on sports media rights trading platform Content Arena this week. Information about the rights offering will be available on www.contentarena.com, where broadcasters will also be able to bid directly for […]
Formula E boss launches World’s first electric powerboat championship
The tournament was revealed earlier today at a press event in Monaco. The world’s first electric powerboat championship – the UIM E1 World Electric Powerboat Series – was launched today at the Monaco Yacht Club. The plan is for it to be a global series, held on seas and lakes, and it will aim to […]
Audi launches channel on OTT service Motorsport.tv
The channel will include behind-the-scenes content from this weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race. Audi has launched a dedicated channel on OTT platform Motorsport.tv. The channel will kick off with behind-the-scenes content from the Nürburgring 24 Hours race which includes nine cars built by Audi Sport customer racing. Seven are Audi R8 LMS GT3 cars, and […]
Where to watch this weekend’s Premier League fixtures
The TV schedule for this weekend’s Premier League games. There are 10 Premier League matches on this weekend and Monday, which are all live on TV, following the removal of the 3pm blackout while fans are unable to attend stadiums. With the situation likely to remain the same for the next six months, it seems […]
DAZN and Discovery extend Eurosport distribution partnership
The deal means DAZN subscribers in five countries will continue to receive access to Eurosport channels as part of their subscription. DAZN and Discovery have extended the distribution partnership they have in place to bring DAZN subscribers Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels in five countries. Eurosport’s channels will be available to watch […]
Gravity Media and Atalanta Media to co-create Women’s Football content
The partnership will create productions that will “enable women’s football to shine its brightest.” Production services specialist Gravity Media has teamed up with newly-formed women’s football company Atalanta Media to create a new women’s football offering. The new service brings together the best women’s football action from across Europe. The content is being overseen and […]
Eurosport to air 300 hours of live tennis coverage from Roland-Garros
The broadcaster is covering all games, including the qualification tournament, and once more utilising its mixed-reality stage, the Eurosport Cube. Eurosport is airing every match from this year’s Roland-Garros tennis tournament live on Eurosport and the Eurosport Player. It’s producing 300 hours of live coverage from the main tournament – which starts on Sunday (27 […]
Lincoln City FC launches weekly live show Matchday Live
The production streams live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter ahead of the club’s matches. League One team Lincoln City Football Club has launched a new weekly live show called Matchday Live. The production is hosted by freelance sports broadcaster and Lincoln City fan Sam Ashoo and streams live on the team’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter […]
Dugout football clips now available to BeIn Sports North America
Broadcaster agrees deal with football content company Dugout to access its large library of top-tier football clips. BeIn Sports North America is partnering with football content specialist Dugout to give its users in the US and Canada access to Dugout’s extensive library of football clips. This includes 3,500 videos generated by Dugout’s production team each […]
Eurosport to air elite handball in France and Poland
The deal runs until the end of the 2025-26 season. Eurosport has confirmed a six-year deal to air elite handball in France and Poland, including all the major European club competitions. The agreement with the European Handball Federation (EHF) and EHF Marketing gives Eurosport exclusive rights to screen the sport in these territories. The deal […]
OneFootball to broadcast Bundesliga matches for free in Brazil
Football app picks up the rights to air the German league to Brazilian football fans. The 2020/21 season of Bundesliga will be broadcast for free in Brazil exclusively by OneFootball. The OTT service will broadcast all Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games for the next three seasons via the OneFootball app, up to and including the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Broadcasters gain 20 extra live matches for 2020/21 Premier League season
It is just for the 2020/21 season, with fans unable to attend stadiums The Premier League has agreed to increase the number of matches broadcast live in the coming season. Originally 200 games were planned to be broadcast, but this will now increase to 220. With fans unable to attend stadiums due to the coronavirus […]
Revealed: Amazon Prime’s 2020/21 Premier League fixtures
Liverpool v Tottenham appears the highest profile game the OTT platform has so far Amazon Prime Video has revealed the Premier League matches it will be showing on its platform during the coming season, reports the Independent. Amazon will broadcast 22 games this campaign, which includes two full gameweeks in December and two other matches […]
Amazon Prime Video signs up local media rights for Seattle Sounders
It’s the second such move from the platform, after an earlier plan to stream the New York Yankees Amazon Prime Video has become the official video streaming partner of MLS side Seattle Sounders. The deal means that the OTT platform will now stream all non-nationally broadcast Sounders matches in their home broadcast territory of Washington […]
DAZN and Mediapro agree free-to-air boxing deal for GolTV
The deal will allow the GolTV network to begin airing Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions bouts DAZN and Mediapro have agreed a deal that allows the free-to-air GolTV network to show the former’s boxing portfolio. Wednesday nights will see the network broadcasting the best classic fights, while Friday nights will have replays of recent […]
Eleven Sports and Telenet agree home of Belgian football distribution deal
This follows deals with Orange, Proximus, VOO, and Télésat / TV-Vlaanderen for the broadcaster’s channels Eleven Sports Belgium has agreed a deal with Telenet for its home of Belgian football offering. Over 750,000 homes in the country will now be able to enjoy the Belgian Pro League on Eleven Sports’ three channels. The broadcaster reached […]
DAZN to exclusively stream Whyte-Povetkin in nine markets
The two heavyweights feature in the event on 22 August DAZN has revealed that it will exclusively stream the boxing event headlined by the heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin in nine markets. Starting at 2pm BST on 22 August, the event will see the pair battle it out to see who becomes […]
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 […]