The third of Broadcast Sport’s free Virtual Breakfast Clubs takes place on Wednesday 24 March on the virtual conferencing platform, Hopin. BBC Sport, Aurora Media Worldwide, Base Media Cloud and Hashtag United (whose Breaking the Net YouTube documentary is pictured above) are joining Broadcast Sport for the third of its Virtual Breakfast Clubs. The event, […]
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Nascar adds LiveLike interactive audience experience
Features including polls, predictions, a cheer meter, emoji sliders, and alerts will be available Nascar has added interactive audience engagement features to its app for the 2021 season. The organisation is working with LiveLike to provide interactive features such as polls, predictions, a cheer meter, emoji sliders, and alerts through the live sections of its […]
REGISTER NOW: Facebook and the FA at Broadcast Sport Breakfast Club #2
The second of Broadcast Sport’s Breakfast Clubs takes place on Wednesday 17 February and is focused on social media sports content. Facebook and the FA are joining Broadcast Sport for the second of its Virtual Breakfast Clubs. The event, which is free-to-attend, will take place on Wednesday 17 February (10am- 11:20am) on the virtual conferencing […]
Verizon creates 5G interactive stadium and watch together option for Superbowl LV
There will also be a fan experience within Fortnite, which supporters can watch a live stream of on Twitch and Twitter Verizon is providing a 5G-powered ‘SuperStadium’ for fans to view Superbowl LV within the NFL mobile app. The SuperStadium will allow fans with an iPhone 12 and using the app to choose from seven […]
COMMENT: Engaging fans and boosting revenue through D2C
Dheeraj Ravula, head of product for D2C video solutions, MediaKind, takes us through the growing opportunities in D2C/OTT For sports rights-holders, leagues and teams looking to future proof their business models amid turbulent industry disruption, one thing is clear; having direct relationships with fans is critical. Sports rights-holders now have a renewed opportunity to offer […]
Podcast: BT Sport and EE on BT Sport’s new Match Day Experience
Jamie Hindhaugh, COO at BT Sport and Sam Kemp at EE join Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton to talk about BT Sport’s innovative Match Day Experience features. Last month BT Sport rolled out the Match Day Experience on its app – a collection of complementary tools that enhance live matches with a series of immersive […]
Eurosport launches sponsored series with Ford on the future of motorsport
The series centres on the tech changes powering motorsport’s transformation, with a specific focus on the role of Ford in helping pioneer these changes. Eurosport is launching a new sponsored series, in partnership with Ford, to showcase innovations sparking changes in motorsports. The series features drivers, engineers and scientists leading the charge in motorsport’s transformation. […]
25 Basketball Ireland teams to live stream games through Joymo
Streaming platform Joymo will host live streams within a branded channel, and also provides the option of automating the production of games. Basketball Ireland has teamed up with sports tech company Joymo to host live streams of its games. Norwegian company Joymo offers sports teams and federations two options – the first is to live […]
COMMENT: How esports is leading broadcast innovation amid Covid-19
Nicolas Estrup, director of product and experience at esports organisation Blast on the pioneering ways esports tournaments have used tech to create content during the pandemic. 2020 has been a turbulent year for everyone, none more so than the sports and entertainment world that has been impacted heavily by the limitations surrounding Covid-19. Esports has […]
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 […]
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 […]
Five sports categories added to the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2020
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. […]
F1 offers fans a chance to have their name on the chequered flag
The rest of the F1 season will feature chequered flags emblazoned with the names of fans, to raise money for the #WeRaceAsOne campaign. A charity initiative by the F1, fulfilled by memorabilia platform F1Authentics, provided F1 fans the chance to buy and have their names on the squares on the race-ending chequered flag for this […]
COMMENT: How to create authentic fan sounds for empty stadiums
DAZN’s Andres Veredas Salazar on creating authentic audio for the Bundesliga’s return to live matches. The sounds are pieced together in real-time from an archive of last season’s matches to create realistic soundscapes for each game. Replicating the atmosphere created by 70,000 fans is no easy task but by adapting existing DAZN technology, we felt […]
BT Sport launches a series of live interactive sports quizzes
The competitions provide an opportunity for fans to take part against BT Sport presenters and sports stars. BT Sport has launched a series of ‘pop up’ live quiz shows around its sports properties, including football, boxing, rugby, WWE and UFC. One of these – an interactive live quiz called The Beautiful Quiz – sees BT […]
ESL tech project creates real-time replays for esports
Partnership to innovate with live data visualisation in esports completes its first project. ESL has announced the first project to be completed from its partnership with Berlin-based Bayes Esports Solutions, which began in 2019. The partnership aims to create new innovations in live data visualisations in esports, with the first project – CARP – enabling […]
The tech that could breathe life into an unattended game
Rosh Singh, managing director at ‘innovation production studio’ Unit9 (pictured below) reveals the tech innovations that could breathe life and energy into the broadcast of an unattended game. VR is a terrible medium for watching sports. Even ignoring the fact that the distribution of headsets is too far too low for it to be meaningful, […]
BT Sport shows UK’s first public live 8K HDR sports broadcast
BT Sport tests live 8K HDR and says it will roll it out to BT Sport Ultimate this year BT Sport last night screened the UK’s first public live 8K HDR sports broadcast, showing the second leg UEFA Europa League clash between Arsenal v Olympiacos on a Samsung 82” QLED 8K TV at the Emirates […]
Game on: the ever-growing production values of esports events
Head of marketing & communications at live production specialists EVS, Sebastien Verlaine, gives a view into the world of esports production Across online and TV it is estimated that more than 500 million people around the world are watching other people play video games. Yet, as esports continue to grow in popularity, tournament producers are […]
Eleven Sports Portugal creates Champions League WhatsApp service
Messaging app used to get live clips and match updates direct to fans Eleven Sports has launched a WhatsApp service to provide fans with speedy access to the latest sports clips. The service kicked off this week, during Eleven Sports Portugal’s coverage of the Champions League. It was used to share match updates and goal […]
LaLiga reveals series of tech innovations at Madrid event
The tech advancements are based on business intelligence, analytics and machine learning LaLiga has unveiled a series of tech innovations at its Technology, the secret behind LaLiga event, held at its offices in Madrid. The sports federation used the event to reveal details of new and emerging projects that have been developed by LaLiga in recent […]
La Liga shortlists 10 finalists for tech innovation competition
10 startups chosen for accelerator programme and for potential use by LaLiga in the production and/or broadcast of its content La Liga has picked the 10 companies that have made it through to the finals of its Startup Competition 2019. The content, which kicked off in March, is a partnership between La Liga and Microsoft’s […]