MediaKind unveils extensive report on D2C platforms of sports rights holders

The report is available for free below, and includes analysis of 40 rights holders from around the world. MediaKind has unveiled a report providing detailed analysis on the direct-to-consumer (D2C) OTT platforms owned and operated directly by sports rights holders. The report – The MediaKind 2021 Sports D2C Forecast – covers sports leagues, confederations, national […]

Sports graphics platform Piero upgraded to offer greater insight

Piero uses image recognition and state-of-the-art graphic overlays to augment sports content. Ross has updated its sports graphics analysis platform Piero with a series of feature enhancements – including a new ‘Down and Distance’ feature for American Football (pictured above) – and additional support for 4K UHD and HDR workflows. The new features in the […]

AI-driven insights unveiled for Roland-Garros app and website

Tennis fans are being offered in-depth analysis of live games, created by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) has added some AI-powered analytics to the Roland-Garros tournament, which are available through the Roland-Garros app and in the Infosys Match Centre on RolandGarros.com. The insights, created by AI specialist Infosys, “enhance the tournament […]

Bundesliga unveils ‘Average Positions’ and ‘Expected Goals’ stats

Stats created using machine learning, through a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Bundesliga has been working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create two new on-screen stats, providing new insight into games. The new ‘Bundesliga Match Facts’ stats are Average Positions and Expected Goals (xGoals). They are created from real-time analysis of data from […]

Will Carling blog #6: The odds of placekicking

Will Carling continues his exclusive blog series for Broadcast Sport during a Six Nations tournament now abruptly halted by coronavirus. This week he looks at the insight provided by the new kick predictor on-screen graphics. To say the Guinness Six Nations Championship has been a little unusual this year is an understatement. While the last […]

Will Carling blog #5: Power Game

Will Carling’s fifth exclusive blog for Broadcast Sport, covering the new on-screen graphics unveiled for the Six Nations tournament. This week, Carling discusses the power game, showing where a team is dominant, where a team is lacking, and potentially where the match is being won or lost. The Guinness Six Nations Championship always delivers an […]

Will Carling Six Nations blog #4: Drawing the battle lines with ruck insights

Will Carling’s fourth exclusive blog for Broadcast Sport, covering the new on-screen graphics unveiled for the Six Nations tournament. This week, Carling discusses the analysis of rucks and turnovers. We’re now over the half way mark in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championship, and the action is really starting to heat up. While Italy took […]

Will Carling Six Nations blog #3: Big hits, big Insights

Will Carling’s third exclusive blog for Broadcast Sport, covering the new on-screen graphics unveiled for the Six Nations tournament. This week Carling discusses the analysis of dominant tackles. The second weekend of matches was certainly one to remember, set against the backdrop of dramatic gale force winds and heavy rain caused by Storm Ciara. Scotland […]

Will Carling blog: Six Nations graphics (Visits to 22) explained

Will Carling explains how the Visits to 22 graphic provided added insight during England’s opening game of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations The 2020 Guinness Six Nations has arrived. The opening weekend offered up three huge clashes among the finest teams that Northern Hemisphere rugby has to offer. The pick of the fixtures for me […]

Six Nations adds in-depth tactical analysis to TV coverage

Five new stats will provide fans with a deeper level of insight into team tactics and performance A series of new insights have been created for The Guinness Six Nations Championship that attempt to reveal the subtle plans, plays, attacks, and defence of each team. The five new stats supplement seven stats added for the […]