FEATURE: Powering Extreme E’s remote live production

  A multi-cloud distribution platform from Base Media Cloud and Veritone helps off-road racing series Extreme E store, manage and share assets with multiple global partners. Imagine a Red Bull air race on the ground. There are certain gates that teams need to pass through but how they get through them is them is down […]

Extreme E confirms Sky Sports will broadcast races

The electric racing series will get underway in March Extreme E has confirmed that its races will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK. The partnership with the subscription service joins the deal that the organisation has with BBC Sport – which will show races on its digital channels. Extreme E’s focus on the […]

Extreme E enhances environmental reputation with cloud-based distribution

The competition is working with Base Media Cloud and Veritone to create a cloud-native storage and content distribution platform Speaking at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum, Extreme E head of broadcast and technology, Dave Adey, Base Media Cloud managing director Ben Foakes, and Veritone senior director, customer solutions, David Candler, have explained how they’ve […]

Extreme E agrees deal with BBC for digital coverage

The off-road racing series will be live and free-to-air for British viewers Extreme E has agreed a multi-year deal with BBC Sport to show the sport on its digital channels. First announced at the Broadcast Sport Content Summit on Thursday, the off-road racing series will be shown live and free-to-air to British viewers – from […]

Eurosport Events launches all-electric touring car championship Pure ETCR

Its debut full season will be in 2021 Eurosports Events has launched the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car championship – Pure ETCR. The Discovery-owned promoter behind the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup and FIM Endurance World Championship – is looking to change attitudes towards electric cars and mobility with the competition. Races […]