BOOK NOW: Virtual Breakfast Club #3 (BBC Sport, Aurora & Hashtag United)

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, […]

COMMENT: Sky Sports: A Year Since Live Sport Changed

Sky Sports’ Phil Marshall looks back on 12 months of lockdown’s impact on live sports and how the broadcaster has adapted to the challenges of the pandemic. Friday 13 March 2020, the unlucky date that live sport as we knew it stopped. 365 days on, that date remains etched in my memory. For someone with […]

International Paralympic Committee to use AI to log archive and future content

Bespoke artificial intelligence (AI) from egoli Media will automatically log, tag and categorise content from previous and future Paralympic Games. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is working with AI company egoli Media to digitise and automatically log, tag and categorise all IPC-owned content, including previous and future Paralympic Games and other major Para sports events. […]

COMMENT: TikTok will revolutionise the (delayed) Euros 2020 

Mediaocean’s Anupam Gupta explains the impact of TikTok’s partnership with UEFA in reaching new sports audiences. 2020 changed the perception of sports events around the globe. Just as we’ve become accustomed to football matches without stadium crowds, the way people consume big sports events has also changed. Sport broadcasting has had to adjust to the […]

Cycling presenter Orla Chennaoui extends role at Eurosport

She will continue to present cycling events on Eurosport, alongside new host duties of the FIM MotoGP and other events. Eurosport has extended its partnership with sports presenter Orla Chennaoui. She first joined the broadcaster’s UK team in 2019 as lead cycling presenter. She will continue to front Eurosport’s coverage of cycling’s three Grand Tours […]

WATCH NOW: Breakfast Club sessions with Facebook and FA

Both speaker sessions from yesterday’s Broadcast Sport Breakfast Club are now available to watch on-demand. The second Broadcast Sport Virtual Breakfast Club took place yesterday (Wednesday 17 February) on event platform Hopin. The focus of the Breakfast Club was on sports on social media. Facebook’s Anna Chanduvi joined us for the first session to talk […]

World Parkour Championships goes D2C on Recast

There will be full live streams on the platform once the tournament resumes post-lockdown. The World Parkour Championships (WPC) is to share content via sports video platform Recast. The tournament, described as “Parkour’s showpiece series”, will be hosted on the subscription-free app, providing exclusive clips, highlights and interviews from the events. The content will extend […]

LAST CHANCE: Registrations close today for Breakfast Club with Facebook and FA

Today is your last chance to register your place on the Broadcast Sport Breakfast Club on Wednesday 17 February. REGISTER NOW The second Broadcast Sport Virtual Breakfast Club takes place tomorrow live on the event platform Hopin. The focus of the Breakfast Club is sports on social media. Facebook’s Anna Chanduvi joins us for the […]

NASCAR rights deals extended to 200 countries and territories

Live NASCAR races and 200 hours of on-demand content annually will be available in each territory. NASCAR has agreed new international broadcast rights deals to extend coverage of the motorsport to nearly 200 countries and territories in more than 25 languages. Working with its broadcast agency partner IMG, NASCAR now has a potential household reach […]

Sports clubs offered all-in-one service to create their own TV channel

The service, created by systems integrator CJP Broadcast, offers sports clubs the opportunity to generate revenue through live streaming matches. Live production specialist and systems integrator CJP Broadcast has launched a service to enable sports clubs to launch their own television channel, “quickly, easily and affordably”. The StreamSmart+ service is a “complete glass-to-glass solution, including […]

Eurosport secures rights to UCI cycling events

The deal gives Eurosports exclusive rights to premium UCI events in more than 35 markets and territories across Europe. Eurosport has picked up the live rights to multiple premium Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) events this year. The events include the UCI Road World Championship, UCI Track Cycling World Championship, UCI Mountain Biking World Championship, BMX […]

Amazon Prime Video to air ATP Tennis Tours in February

It will provide full, uninterrupted live coverage from all the courts at Melbourne. Amazon Prime Video is showing live tennis coverage of the Women’s Tennis Tour (WTA) and Men’s Tours (ATP Tour) in the UK and Ireland next month. The schedule for the coverage, which is exclusive to Amazon Prime Video, is as follows: WTA […]

Broadcast Sport launches free Virtual Breakfast Club sessions

The first Virtual Breakfast Club begins at 10am on 27 January and includes Eurosport president Andrew Georgiou; Eurosport global production and content head Scott Young; Eleven Sports COO Anouk Mertens; and MyCujoo co-founder Pedro Presa. Broadcast Sport is launching a regular Virtual Breakfast Club, providing thought leadership sessions for the sport production and broadcast sector. […]

COMMENT: 2021 predictions – The great content migration

Steve Miller-Jones at Limelight Networks on the shift in sports viewing to real-time, data-intensive OTT services; the rollout of 5G; and keeping content secure. 2020 was a dramatic year for OTT content providers and content delivery networks (CDNs). The shift to online living and remote working resulted in a massive surge in demand for content […]

SkiTV launched on Freeview channel 271 in the UK

The channel is part of the multi-channel OTT platform Channelbox, on Freeview channel 271. Dedicated skiing channel, Ski TV, has launched in the UK on Freeview 271, via the multi-channel OTT platform Channelbox. It streams a range of programming around skiing, including lifestyle, sport, weather, interviews with athletes and resorts overviews. Channelbox works through TV […]

DAZN unveils slate of sporting docs and interviews for its global platform

The full list of original DAZN documentaries and programming is below. DAZN has revealed the original programming that will be available on its global platform, which is now live in 200+ countries and territories. Its original content features Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Joshua, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin, and will be rolled out throughout December […]

COMMENT: Enhancing fan engagement during lockdown

Ian Sharpe, CEO of Promethean TV, on the efforts being made by the sports industry and sports TV to encourage and enhance fan engagement during lockdown, and some things that haven’t worked. When we launched Promethean TV in 2016, the year 2020 seemed remote – a date with which to conjure the future. We talked […]

High-profile PTO triathlon at Daytona gains global broadcaster support

The PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA includes all the major triathletes, including Alistair and Jonny Brownlee. A triathlon that takes place at the iconic 500-acre motorsports complex Daytona on 6 December will be shown in more than 100 countries globally, following broadcast deals secured by IMG. The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA […]

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 giant AE Live (formerly Alston Elliot) acquires APAC-based Ignite

The acquisition strengthens the company’s presence in Australasia and South East Asia. AE Live (Formerly AE Graphics, and prior to that Alston Elliot) has acquired APAC-based live sports graphics specialist Ignite (formerly Namadgi Systems). Ignite will now be integrated into the AE Live group. The move extends AE’s footprint in the APAC region, increasing its […]

DAZN launches worldwide for £1.99 a month, with high-profile boxing schedule

The sports OTT platform will now be available in more than 200 countries and territories. Sports streamer DAZN launches in more than 200 countries and territories today. It will cost an ‘initial’ monthly price of £1.99 or less and focuses on live world championship boxing and on-demand original programming. The content coming up on the […]

Broadcast Sport Tech Innovations Forum: Poll results

The results of a number of sports-related live polls that took place during the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020 earlier this month. Broadcast Sport ran a number of polls during the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020 virtual event on 11-12 November, to find out the viewing habits of the attendees and their thoughts […]

Stats Perform and NativeWaves enhance second screen viewing experience

The companies have teamed up to create a highly personalised second screen platform that broadcasters can roll out to sports fans. Stats Perform has partnered with low-latency streaming specialist NativeWaves to launch an enhanced ‘second screen’ viewing experience for mobile devices. The platform makes it possible for sports fans to create a personalised viewer experience, […]

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 […]

Sky Sports to show 30 live British Basketball League matches a season

Sky Sports picks up a two-year deal to show the highest level of professional basketball in the country. Sky Sports will show 30 live British Basketball League (BBL) matches a season, including the BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final and the BBL Playoffs. It comes after the broadcaster secured a two-year agreement with the league. […]

Eleven Sports plans global launch after acquiring MyCujoo

Sports streamer purchases non-elite football OTT platform, which becomes part of a new global streaming platform. Eleven Sports has acquired non-elite football live streaming platform MyCujoo. MyCujoo was launched in 2015 by co-founders Pedro and João Presa, making it possible for football federations, leagues, clubs and players to showcase their games live to a global […]

Extreme E picked up by Virgin Media Television in Ireland

The broadcaster will air all the live Extreme E races as well as a range of highlights programmes. Virgin Media Television has picked up the rights to broadcast electric off-road SUV racing series Extreme E in Ireland. The five-event Season 1 race calendar for Extreme E is scheduled to begin in March 2021. Races take […]

Eurosport extends rights deal to air FIM Motocross World Championship

The deal follows Eurosport Events announcing a long-term partnership with the FIM to promote its events. Eurosport and Infront Moto Racing have extended their agreement to screen the FIM Motocross World Championship for a further three seasons (2020-22). All Motocross GP and MX2 races will be shown live on Eurosport and the Eurosport app. Meanwhile, […]

Anthony Joshua launches sports content company SBX Studios

The boxer has teamed up with PR company SoapBox London (which also represents Joshua) to create the production house. PICTURED (L-R): Freddie Cunningham, Andy Bell, Anthony Joshua, Rowan Wilkinson Anthony Joshua has teamed up with sports PR and content specialist SoapBox London to launch content studio and production house, SBX Studios. SBX Studios will develop […]

INTERVIEW: Duane Jones, Renowned – Blending the old and new

Having started his career in music radio, Renowned Films’ Duane Jones is making a name for himself with a new take on the sports documentary. Interview by Jake Bickerton. You’d be hard pushed to find a production company boss with a CV quite as tantalising as Renowned Films co-founder and commercial director Duane Jones. His […]

DAZN and Discovery extend Eurosport distribution partnership

The deal means DAZN subscribers in five countries will continue to receive access to Eurosport channels as part of their subscription. DAZN and Discovery have extended the distribution partnership they have in place to bring DAZN subscribers Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels in five countries. Eurosport’s channels will be available to watch […]

Lincoln City FC launches weekly live show Matchday Live

The production streams live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter ahead of the club’s matches. League One team Lincoln City Football Club has launched a new weekly live show called Matchday Live. The production is hosted by freelance sports broadcaster and Lincoln City fan Sam Ashoo and streams live on the team’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter […]

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. […]

J Sports to live telecast major US sports to TV viewers in Japan

The broadcaster is using the Switch’s fibre transport network to air live baseball, golf and wrestling to Japanese sports fans. Japanese sports broadcaster J Sports is to air live telecasts of major US sports directly from American stadiums and arenas to viewers in Japan. The move is being enabled through a partnership with live video […]

VIDEO: LaLiga unveils 3D graphics enhancements for 2020/21 season

New graphics provide real-time insight into set-pieces. LaLiga is rolling out a series of on-screen graphics offering insight into the game, based on real-time and predictive data. These are being applied to scenarios including set-pieces. To find out more, watch the short film below.

BT Sport reveals Proud To Be Town football doc

The documentary charts Harrogate Town’s challenges to survive as a club during Covid-19, before securing its promotion to the Football League. BT Sport is to air the latest doc from its BT Sport Films series, Proud To Be Town, on BT Sport 1 on Saturday 3 October at 8pm. The film centres on the impact […]

Podcast: Jeff Foulser on producing the Commonwealth Games

Sunset+Vine’s role as the host broadcaster on the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham explained. Sunset+Vine chairman Jeff Foulser talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the sports production company’s successful bid to become the host broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.  Sunset+Vine will produce more than 2,000 hours of coverage from […]

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 […]

DAZN produces Mourinho spot for Apple TV+ sports comedy, Ted Lasso

The sports streamer aired the two-part long-form commercial series during half-time and at the end of the UEFA Champions League Final. Apple TV+ commissioned DAZN to make and distribute a two-part commercial featuring José Mourinho, which aired during the UEFA Champions League Final to promote Apple’s new sports comedy series, Ted Lasso. DAZN produced the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

COMMENT: Lockdown life – Seven days at Timeline Television in June 2020

Timeline Television technical manager Adam Lowe reveals his lockdown work diary for 11-17 June. 11 June Today is my last day of Live Championship League Snooker for ITV Sport (pictured). We have had the honour/challenge of being the first UK sport back on terrestrial television. It’s been quite a challenge to plan a workflow that […]

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 […]

Promethean TV creates Sports Stats Overlays for mobile streams

The overlays offer insights, sponsored messages and real-time information during a game. Promethean TV has created a Sports Stats Overlay to enable broadcasters to add real-time statistics and information about a game or league to mobile streams. The data includes live scores, league table updates, team line-ups, individual player statistics, head-to-head statistics, polls, sponsored messages […]

Gran Turismo esports brings in Getty Images for in-game photography

Real-life photography expertise brought in for esports tournaments. Motorsport specialist photographers at Getty Images have been assigned official in-game photographers for Gran Turismo’s online and live World Tour events. The move to bring in Getty Images to capture images from the esports events is an attempt to bridge the gap between the virtual and real […]

Cardiff Met and Ball State Uni team up for feature-length sports doc

The documentary, made by students from the two universities, centres on the role of sport in Welsh life and features interviews with a range of inspiring athletes. Cardiff Metropolitan University has partnered with Indiana’s Ball State University to create a feature-length documentary, Transatlantic Storytelling. The documentary was produced by university students from Ball State’s Emmy […]

Japanese cable TV companies to offer DAZN subscriptions

DAZN has partnered with Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA) to bring the sports streamer to cable TV households in Japan. Subscribers of participating cable TV companies will be able to add a DAZN subscription to their monthly cable TV bill. The service will be available on 10 cable TV providers in the Hokkaido, Tohoku, […]

COMMENT: Understanding why sports fans break the rules

Simon Brydon, senior director, sports rights anti-piracy, Synamedia, on why piracy of sports broadcasts remains a problem and what can be done about it. From spying on an opponent’s training session ahead of a crunch fixture to sandpapering the cricket ball, the dubious ways rules have been bent and broken to give sports teams an […]

The return of sports brings with it the return of streaming pirates

Carlos Rocha Gonçalves at Jscrambler on what’s being done to try to keep the pirates at bay. At last, sport is slowly but surely returning — albeit looking very different to what we all remembered. The global lockdown has seen OTT streaming services soar in popularity and usage, and the return of the sports we […]

Amazon Prime Video to air women’s tennis doc, Unraveling Athena

Tennis doc to appear on Amazon Prime Video from 13 July. Amazon Prime Video has secured the exclusive rights to premier Kaleidoscope’s tennis documentary Unraveling Athena in selected European countries including the UK on Monday 13 July. The film, directed by Francis Amat, and named after the Greek goddess of tactics and skill, wisdom and […]

Creative: Champions Hockey League unveils revamped title sequence

Design studio Jump has updated the opening title sequence for the Champions Hockey League 2020/2021 season. The updated titles were commissioned by sports marketing agency Infront and bring the style in line with the broadcast graphics package rolled out by the Champions Hockey League three years ago. These were also designed by Jump. Jump art […]

Eurosport agrees seven-year deal to screen superbike series

Broadcaster renews deal with British superbike event it’s been showing live since 2008. Eurosport has renewed its media partnership with the Bennetts British Superbike Championship to show exclusive live coverage from the event. It has agreed a new seven-year deal with rights holders MotorSport Vision Racing, which begins in 2021. Eurosport will continue to air […]

Eurosport hires Amar Melwani to bolster its D2C offering

Eurosport recruits OTT/D2C specialist to grow its D2C services. Eurosport has taken on Amar Melwani in the newly created position of vp, distribution partnerships and rights strategy. It’s part of a move by Eurosport to bolster its direct-to-consumer (D2C) efforts. Melwani joins from The Walt Disney Company where he worked on Disney+. He previously led […]

BBC Alba to bring live football back to free-to-air TV from Saturday

The Scottish broadcaster is the first free-to-air channel to show live sports since lockdown. Scottish free-to-air channel BBC Alba is to air live coverage of German women’s Bundesliga. It becomes the first UK free-to-air broadcaster to show live sport since lockdown. Its exclusive live coverage of the games will start this Saturday (30 May). BBC […]

COMMENT: What we can do to enhance behind-closed-doors events for fans

Peer Seitz, head of Infront Productions, discusses some of the operational challenges and opportunities broadcasters face with behind-closed-doors events. While some fans might have found solace in sports archive footage over the last two months, the majority are keen to see a return to live sport under the right circumstances. The focus for sport event […]

Report predicts huge growth in sports content on mobiles, paid by DCB

Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) set to become a popular way to pay for sports content on mobile devices. A new report says revenue from Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) for sports content on mobiles, such as instant highlights, streamable matches and behind-the-scenes footage, is set to grow significantly in the coming years. The report, The Future […]

DAZN owner looks to sell an equity stake in the company

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 […]

Podcast: Eurosport presenter Orla Chennaoui

Eurosport’s re-runs of London 2012 includes Mo Farah, Bradley Wiggins, Greg Rutherford and many other Team GB athletes recollecting the events over Zoom calls with presenter Orla Chennaoui. She describes how it all happened in this podcast. With TV studios on lockdown, Eurosport presenter Orla Chennaoui turned to Zoom to film interviews with a who’s […]

Podcast: Freelance DoP Graham Howe on making the most of lockdown

With the Covid-19 pandemic triggering the cancellation of future bookings, freelance cameraman Graham Howe chose to use the time to learn useful new production skills. The latest episode of the Broadcast Tech Talks podcast series sees freelance lighting cameraman Graham Howe talking to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about what he’s doing to keep busy […]

Graham Wallace joins Eleven Sports investor Aser Ventures as CFO

High-profile appointment for the investment platform. Aser Ventures Group, whose portfolio of companies includes Eleven Sports, has appointed Graham Wallace as chief corporate and finance officer. Wallace joins from Gfinity, while his CV includes CFO for MTV Europe and CFO for IMG Media. He has also held leadership roles in football as Manchester City COO […]

Podcast: Sebastian Gray, co-founder, Dugout

Episode #12 of the Broadcast Tech Talks podcast series shines the spotlight on innovative archive football content specialist Dugout. Sebastian Gray, co-founder and SVP of football content platform Dugout talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about what the company does, how it does it, and the growth in demand for previously undiscovered archive football […]

BT Sport launches Champions League goals archive show

Broadcaster brings back ‘retro’ version of the UEFA Champions League Goals Show. BT Sport has recreated what it says is one of its most popular shows by creating the UEFA Champions League Goals Show: Retro. Beginning on Sunday (17 May), James Richardson takes a look back at the most iconic Champions League games from the […]

Verizon Media and Dugout partner on ads and football content deal

The deal provides Yahoo Sports with a huge archive of football clips, and Dugout with a new revenue stream. Verizon Media and Dugout have partnered up to provide Dugout’s 60,000+ archive football-related clips to an embedded player in Yahoo Sports. It also makes it possible for Verizon Media’s advertisers to reach Dugout’s audience of 60+ […]

COMMENT: Live streaming – Understanding the Legal Frameworks

Gregor Pryor, co-chair, entertainment and media industry group at Reed Smith LLP offers advice on navigating the legal issues around live streaming. While live streaming is not a new phenomenon, the recent lockdown has shone a spotlight on this activity, as sporting events are postponed or cancelled, and companies turn to live streaming to reach […]

Noah Media Group to rep international sales for Steven Gerrard doc

Doc producer Noah Media Group expands the range of films it represents through its distribution wing, NoahX. Sports doc maker Noah Media Group has picked up international sales rights to Lorton Entertainment’s Make Us Dream and HBO’s Bleed Out, for the company’s distribution wing, NoahX. Make Us Dream is the story of Liverpool and England […]

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 […]