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 […]
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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 […]
Caribbean Premier League partners with WSC Sports for video highlights
The CPL is the first Twenty20 tournament to return since the coronavirus hiatus The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has teamed up with AI sports video technology company WSC Sports to enhance its real-time video highlights. The CPL is the first Twenty20 tournament to return to action since the enforced coronvirus postponements, and will use WSC’s […]
Nearly 60% of UK sports fans open to exclusively streaming sport
The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated the turn to online streaming A study from cloud video platform Grabyo has found that 59% of UK sports fans would be willing to switch to exclusively streaming their sport. The UK At Home Video Trends 2020 report surveyed over 2,000 UK consumers on their video consumption and purchasing habits, […]
IMG fuels rallycross and speedway content with two new shows
Monster Energy is sponsoring the two new programmes IMG has launched two new shows for rallycross and speedway fans, RX Aftertrack, and Talking Dirt. Sponsored by Monster Energy, the programmes will be broadcast through the series’ Facebook and YouTube channels on FIA World Rallycross (World RX) and FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) 2020 Championship weekends. […]
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 […]
Mediapro kicks off new channel for French and European football
Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Champions League, and Europa League matches are available on the channel Mediapro has launched its own channel for live football in France, Telefoot, kicking it off on 17 August. The Spanish production and media rights business has moved into broadcasting, offering fans in France the opportunity to watch the ten best […]
Eleven Sports Portugal to air Women’s Champions League
The broadcaster is already showing the men’s competition after it restarted last week Eleven Sports Portugal will broadcast the final stages of the Women’s Champions League. The men’s competition is already being shown by the broadcaster, and now it will add to this with the women’s version. The quarter-finals are being played on 21 and […]
West Brom partners with StreamAMG to boost WBA TV
The Baggies are back in the Premier League and looking to improve their offering to fans West Bromwich Albion has announced a new partnership with StreamAMG ahead of its return to the Premier League. From the start of next season, the Baggies will use StreamAMG’s technology to power WBA TV. The D2C offering allows fans […]
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 […]
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 […]
ICC hits Facebook for six to become leading sport for video views
The cricket governing body points to the U19 World Cup and the Women’s T20 World Cup for its success in gaining 1.65 billion views on the platform The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed that it is the leading sports body in terms of video consumption on Facebook in 2020. The governing body has attracted […]
La Liga scores double deal on sub-Saharan Africa rights
French language and other rights have been agreed La Liga has agreed deals with SuperSport and StarTimes for the rights to show the league in sub-Saharan Africa. SuperSport has renewed its agreement with the Spanish top flight, extending with a multi-year deal in all languages except Arabic and French. As a part of this, La […]
Eurosport and Ocean Outdoor to relive London 2012 on Picadilly big screen
It will mark what would have been the Tokyo 2020 closing ceremony Eurosport and outdoor advertising company Ocean Outdoor have come together to mark what would have been the closing ceremony of Tokyo 2020 with a screening of the London 2012 games in Picadilly Circus, London. At 12pm on Sunday 9 August, the big screen […]
Jaguar and Milk Crate Club combine for new Sir Stirling Moss Sky doc
Motorsport legend stars in the story of the first disc brake Creative consultancy Milk Crate Club and Jaguar Land Rover have collaborated to create the new Sky documentary, The Racers that Stopped the World. Telling the story of the creation of the disc brake, the programme stars the late Sir Stirling Moss in formerly unseen […]
BT Sport to show all behind-closed-doors Premiership Rugby matches
There will also be free-to-air coverage on Channel 5 of certain games BT Sport has agreed with Premiership Rubgy to show every match that is behind closed doors when the season restarts. In addition, Channel 5 will give free-to-air coverage of four of the remaining 57 ties, along with a highlights programme from 17 August. […]
Eleven Sports announces Belgian betting and broadcast deals
It has agreed deals with betting outfit bwin and public broadcaster RTBF Eleven Sports has announced two new deals for its Belgian arm ahead of the new Belgian Pro League season, with betting company bwin and public broadcaster RTBF. The broadcaster recently agreed a deal to show all Pro League competitions – 1A, 1B, Women […]
NBA reveals new betting-focused broadcast options
Tailored commentary and graphics will feature on the alternative viewing options The NBA has revealed a new betting-focused broadcast option for its NBA League Pass and NBA TV networks. NBABet Stream, as it is called, will be available for nine matches in the rescheduled 2019/20 season. Matches are being played in a ‘bio-bubble’ in Orlando, […]
Mercedes launches dedicated Motorsport.tv channel
It will be the first manufacturer to offer Formula One content on the platform Mercedes has launched its own dedicated channel on the Motorsport.tv OTT platform. The manufacturer joins Ferrari on the service, but will be the first manufacturer to offer Formula One-themed content. Formula E, customer racing, and other automotive projects will also be […]
Eleven Sports reveals rebrand and new content strategy
The broadcaster will now be known under the ‘Eleven’ brand umbrella Eleven Sports has revealed its rebrand as ‘Eleven’, at the same time unveiling a new content strategy on its five-year anniversary. Although established in countries across Asia and Europe, intially the ‘2.0’ strategy will focus on Belgium, Portugal, and Italy, with more to potentially […]
DAZN wins major German Champions League rights
It joins the broadcaster’s extensive Bundesliga coverage in the country DAZN has secured exclusive live and on-demand rights to the Champions League in Germany for the next three seasons. Running from the 2020/21 campaign until 2023/24, the deal allows DAZN to stream 121 of the 138 games from the play-offs to the final. This means […]
Timeline and Whisper bring cricket back to the BBC
Cricket is back on the BBC after over 20 years Whisper has won two contracts with the BBC and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to help bring the sport back to the public-service broadcaster after a 20-year hiatus. As part of the first deal, Whisper will deliver peak-time cricket highlights. These began on 8 […]
Top-level cycling returns to Eurosport and GCN after lockdown hiatus
Men’s and women’s competitions are restarting this week on the network Eurosport and the Global Cycling Network (GCN) have welcomed top-level cycling back to their platforms this week, with several competitions restarting after the lockdown hiatus. The men’s and women’s Strade Bianche was the first to get going on Saturday, with extensive coverage on offer […]
Arsenal and Intel extend immersive content partnership
Intel supply the Premier League club with cutting edge match highlights Arsenal and Intel Sports have extended their partnership for a further two years. The Premier League club has used Intel’s True View technology since 2019 to supply its fans with immersive highlights of matches. True View allows supporters to freeze match action, and view […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sky Sports to show Liverpool v Chelsea live on 22 July on free-to-air
Sky Pick will show the game and the moment Liverpool lifts the Premier League trophy. Sky Sports has announced it’s making the Liverpool v Chelsea Premier League match on 22 July free-to-air on Sky Pick. After the game, Liverpool will lift the Premier League trophy, which will also be part of the free broadcast. Sky […]
Sky Sports wins rights to British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, 2021
It’s an extension of a rights partnership that now covers 25 years. Sky Sports has picked up the exclusive live rights to the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa next year. The rights includes the Tour’s three tests as well as five warm-up matches. This is the 25th year of the partnership between […]
Podcast: Ingrid Silver, partner at Reed Smith, talks sports and Covid-19
Media industry lawyer talks about how the safe return of sports is being enabled, and the legal implications of Covid-19 cancellations. Ingrid Silver, partner, Entertainment and Media Industry Group at global law firm Reed Smith, talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the ‘gradual return’ of sports to our screens, following Government guidance that […]
New streamer Peacock picks up Premier League live rights in the USA
NBCUniversal-owned service to air 175 live matches in the Premier League 2020-21 season, and offer full match replays for all 380 games. NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock has picked up live rights for the Premier League 2020-21 season in the US. It will stream 175 live Premier League matches on the paid-for Peacock Premium strand. Meanwhile, […]
The Open: AI to pit golfing greats from the last 50 years against each other
Archive content and historic data to bring golfing greats back to the green in a virtual version of The Open. The Open is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a virtual Championship – The Open for The Ages – with many of the golfing greats of the past 50 years taking to the green. The […]
Sunset+Vine wins Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games contract
It will produce 2,000 hours of coverage during the 11 days of the Games, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. Sunset+Vine has won the Host Broadcaster contract for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Birmingham 2022 and CGF Partnerships appointed Sunset+Vine after an international tender process. It will capture 2,000 hours of TV coverage […]
Swedish pay-TV operator Com Hem to air 24/7 network Fight Sports
The agreement means Fight Sports will reach almost 1m pay-TV subscribers in Sweden. CSI Sports has signed a long-term carriage deal with Swedish pay-TV operator Com Hem and its brand Boxer, to broadcast CSI Sports’ 24/7 HD network, Fight Sports. This follows Fight Sports being awarded a five-year digital terrestrial television (DTT) license in Sweden. […]
World Table Tennis partners with IMG on production and rights deals
The partnership will attempt to professionalise and commercialise table tennis around the world. World Table Tennis (WTT) is to enter a ‘strategic partnership’ with IMG for the global media rights development and distribution; production oversight of WTT events; and a mandate to grow the sport of table tennis globally. The betting data and streaming rights […]
Podcast: Ron Chakraborty on how the BBC is filling Wimbledon fortnight
A schedule of 50-hours of classic Wimbledon archive content and tennis docs replaces the cancelled Wimbledon 2020. Ron Chakraborty, executive editor, major events at BBC Sport talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the BBC’s plans for Wimbledon 2020 following the cancellation of the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than live tennis […]
Whisper wins Spark Sport cricket contract in New Zealand
The production company reveals its second big cricket win of the week. Whisper has been appointed by Spark Sport to produce all New Zealand Cricket matches played in New Zealand over the next six summers. The production company will produce live coverage of all home Blackcaps and White Ferns Internationals and Super Smash matches on […]
Eurosport to show Berlin’s bett1 ACES tennis tournament (13-19 July)
The competition includes the return of grass courts games. Eurosport has picked up the rights for the bett1 ACES tournament in Berlin next week (13-19 July), which features Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev (pictured above, photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images), Tommy Haas, Nick Kyrgios, Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and Petra Kvitova. Eurosport is screening the tournament […]
Five’s The Gadget Show speaks to BT Sport about 8K sports broadcasts
TV tech show interviews BT Sport’s Jamie Hindhaugh and Andy Beale for a report on 8K. This week’s episode of Five’s The Gadget Show features interviews with BT Sport chief operating officer Jamie Hindhaugh and chief engineer Andy Beale at the broadcaster’s first public live 8K HDR sports broadcast. Broadcast Sport was at the same […]
International Rugby League seeks host broadcaster for RLWC2021
The successful applicant will produce and distribute 45 matches of the Rugby League World Cup 2021. Following news of its broadcast partnership, Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and International Rugby League (IRL) have released an Invitation To Tender for its Host Broadcast Services for next year’s tournament. The successful organisation will be responsible for […]
Behind-the-scenes: Producing Match of the Day in lockdown
BBC lead executive Steve Rudge goes behind-the-scenes to find Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright putting on their own makeup.Producing Match of the Day during the pandemic has meant new ways of working to meet strict health and safety guidelines for production. “The teams at dock10 and the BBC, and the technical teams behind […]
Salsa Sound brings virtual fans to National Women’s Soccer League
Company behind the virtual crowd noise system says it’s simple enough for non-audio professionals to use. The virtual crowd sound for the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup is being created by Salsa Sound’s Crowd DJ technology. This creates responsive crowd sound the company says can “easily respond to every event on the field of […]
Albert Sports Consortium launch addresses environmental impact of sports TV
Industry group’s aim is to explore issues around energy use and travel in relation to sports production and broadcast. Environmental sustainability organisation Albert has launched the Albert Sports Consortium, to specifically focus on the impact sports broadcasting has on the environment. The Albert Sports Consortium includes BT Sport, Sky Sports, BBC, ITV, Sunset & Vine, […]
Whisper to produce BBC cricket content as the sport returns on 8 July
Whisper wins BBC contract as cricket returns, and will also create online highlights for the ECB. Whisper has won the contract to produce the BBC’s peak-time cricket highlights, as the broadcaster begins showing cricket again from Wednesday this week (8 July). Whisper has won a multi-year contract with the BBC to produce TV highlights for […]
Premier League: TV guide and which games are free-to-air (14-22 July)
Which broadcaster is showing which Premier League matches, 14-22 July. The schedule for Premier League matches for the next batch of games taking place from 14-22 July has now been revealed. This follows the schedule for the initial first three match rounds, which we unveiled earlier this month and for 4-13 July 2020. Kick-off times: […]
Rugby League World Cup 2021 to co-pro with International Rugby League
The production and sales of broadcast rights for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 will be handled jointly between the two organisations. Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and The International Rugby League (IRL) have agreed to work together on the broadcast production of matches at the tournament, as well as on the sale of […]
Black Lives Matter: Sky Sports to issue commentators list of banned words
Broadcaster to distribute list of words and phrases to avoid to commentators, reporters and presenters. Sky Sports is reportedly planning to issue a list of banned words for commentators and sports reporters to avoid, as they might offend viewers. The broadcaster is also holding training sessions for presenters, commentators and reporters to ensure their use […]
BBC to air 12 days of classic Olympics archive material
The content replaces the cancelled 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. BBC Sport has scheduled 12 days of dedicated Olympics programming, to replace the cancelled 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Badged Olympics Rewind, and starting on 14 July, the content naturally relies heavily on archive material, through a daily highlights show looking back at some of […]