The pandemic sports cancellations are having a huge impact on the sports streamer. The owner of DAZN is reportedly looking to sell a stake in the company to raise revenue. According to a report in The Financial Times, DAZN owner Len Blavatnik is “exploring ways to inject new money into the loss making business”. It […]
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SailGP reschedules 2020 season to 2021, voids 2020 Sydney race
High octane catamaran race tournament ditches 2020 season due to the pandemic. SailGP, the race series featuring supercharged F50 catamarans, has suspended this year’s season, rescheduling all races to 2021. The results from the 2020 Sydney race – the first and only completed SailGP event of the year – will be null and void. The […]
Sky Sports unveils new brand promo, produced in lockdown
Ad campaign celebrates the power of sports and centres on content posted on the social accounts of sports stars. Sky’s in-house ad agency, Sky Creative Agency has created a new brand spot for Sky Sports, which focuses on the positive aspects of sport for both fans and sports stars. The spot, I Am Sport, sets […]
Sunset + Vine furloughs almost 80% of staff
Sports indie operating with 30 employees as live events shut down. Sports indie Sunset + Vine has furloughed three-quarters of staff as production is put on pause, with senior execs taking pay cuts. Speaking to trade publication Sport Business, Jeff Foulser, who chairs the Tinopolis-owned producer, said around 100 individuals – 77% of its 130 […]
S4C lines up schedule of Welsh sporting classics
Welsh broadcaster goes big on Wales-focused sporting re-runs. Welsh broadcaster S4C is the latest to announce a series of archive broadcasts, to fill the slot left by live sport cancellations. Naturally, it’s focused on Wales’ sporting past, with the broadcaster commissioning a number of productions it will TX over the coming weeks. The programming includes […]
Podcast: Blast Premier CEO Robbie Douek on the growth of esports during the pandemic
Blast Premier esports CEO Robbie Douek talks to Broadcast Sport reporter Max Miller. In episode #9 of the Broadcast Tech Talks podcast series, Blast Premier esports CEO Robbie Douek talks to Broadcast Sport reporter Max Miller about the appeal of esports – what draws fans to the games, and how esports can capitalise on the […]
Industry responds to lockdown: watch virtual roundtable debate
You can stream the full BT Media & Broadcast sports industry discussion for free. BT Media & Broadcast has shared the full virtual roundtable webinar discussion it held last week to discuss the impact coronavirus is having on sports production and broadcast. The roundtable included representatives from BT Sport, Excel Esports, FACEIT and Noah Media […]
Liverpool FC to repurpose archive content for fans during lockdown
It’s using cloud-based editing and publishing platform Blackbird. Liverpool FC is using remote video editing and publishing platform Blackbird to repurpose content from its archive, to provide fans with rarely seen clips during the Covid-19 pandemic. The archive content will be published on the Liverpool FC website and social platforms including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and […]