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 […]
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Sunset+Vine reveals coronavirus production measures
The company is adapting to cope during the uncertain times Sunset+Vine has revealed the measures it is taking amid the coronavirus crisis to keep production running. With many live sports competitions and events not going ahead for the foreseeable future, the company has had to focus on other content. For example, studio-based production and branded […]
BBC resolves SPOTY complaint with two sports indies
Sunset+Vine and Done and Dusted compensated for travel costs in failed bids The BBC has resolved a complaint from two sports producers over the Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) tender process, Broadcast understands. The corporation has given both Tinopolis-backed Sunset + Vine and live events firm Done and Dusted a small amount of compensation for their […]
Kipchoge marathon reaches 500m+ TV viewers
The INEOS 1:59 Challenge gets 4.9m YouTube views and reached 500m+ TV viewers Host broadcaster Sunset+Vine has revealed viewing figures for Eliud Kipchoge’s successful attempt at breaking the 2-hour marathon on Saturday morning. The marathon, which took place in central Vienna, saw Kipchoge finish in just 1h59m40s. It was streamed live on YouTube, broadcast on […]