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Sports
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European Tour partners with Zoom for remote production and communications
Golf’s European Tour has announced a multi-year partnership with video conferencing business Zoom. Zoom, which…
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US$4.5 billion sports highlights market dominated by YouTube viewing
YouTube has overtaken Facebook as the most popular social platform for viewing sports highlights, with…
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Stefano Domenicali appointed F1 CEO with Carey to become non-executive chairman
Stefano Domenicali has been appointed as the new president and CEO of F1. Domenicali, the…
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Amazon reveals extensive summer slate of live Tennis broadcasting
Amazon has announced a summer schedule of tennis broadcasting as sports continues to mount a…
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Twitch launches sports channel with backing from Real Madrid and Juventus
Amazon’s game streaming platform Twitch has announced the launch of a dedicated sports content channel…
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Football roundup: UEFA sets out Champions League comeback plans; LiveScore grabs Serie A and Primeira Liga rights; La Liga sees solid return
European football governing body UEFA has announced plans for the return of the continent’s top…
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Europeans express preference for ad-supported sports streamers
A quarter of European sports fans would prefer an ad-supported platform over pay-per-view and subscription…
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NENT Group and Sky Sports to resume billing customers in June
With sports events around Europe beginning to restart, both Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and…
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NENT Group launches Viaplay sports package in Iceland
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has launched its Viaplay sports package in Iceland. Coinciding with…
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Majority of Americans would opt for NFL pause rather than closed doors play
The majority of Americans would rather the NFL season not begin in September than be…
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Sports: Golf’s Open called off; FreeSports reportedly picks up CSL; Virtual Grand National attracts millions of viewers; DAZN lands WWE
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (The R&A) has cancelled the 2020…
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Sports update: Olympics could take place in summer 2021; Premier League reportedly reaches agreement for behind closed doors season wrap-up
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Sports Federations (IFs) are looking to reschedule…
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Portuguese club Benfica launches SVOD platform
League leaders Benfica have become the first Portuguese club to launch their own subscription OTT…
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Sky Sports to become exclusive home of the Masters
Sky Sports has won the exclusive UK rights to the Masters, the first major golf…
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NBA launches NBA TV OTT service
US Basketball league the NBA has launched an OTT subscription service. The WarnerMedia-owned NBA TV,…
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AI in demand for sports broadcasting
Audiences are increasingly demanding a more data-rich experience of watching sports broadcasting. According to new…
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Live sports streaming to dominate 5G bundling revenues – Ovum
Streaming of live sports events will represent the lion’s share of 5G telco-OTT bundling revenues…
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UK MPs raise piracy concerns against beoutQ
BeoutQ, the allegedly Saudia Arabia-backed pirate TV network, has been slammed by members of the…
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China and India sports interest present ‘significant opportunities’ to broadcasters and rights owners
Citizens in China and India have a large interest in international sports that should excite…
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Juniper: digital content spend to reach US$250bn in 2019
Global consumer spend on digital content will reach US$250 billion in 2019, an increase of…
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Eurodata: Football accounts for 27% of sports programming
Football accounted for an average of 27% of all sports programming on generalist channels between…
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OTT company Falcon starts trading on LSE
Falcon, an over-the-top business covering technology, distribution and content, has commenced trading on the London…
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Ampere: Snapchat video users love comedy and sport
Snapchat allows content companies to reach young viewers in a way that other social and…
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Intel buys VR startup Voke for immersive sports
Intel has acquired virtual reality startup Voke as part of a move into immersive sports….
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Discovery chief outlines ‘Netflix of sport’ ambition
With Olympics and other rights in hand, Eurosport can become the ‘Netflix of sports’, according…
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Report: Amazon aiming for sports rights
Amazon is reportedly going after video rights for professional sports, including tennis, rugby and golf….
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Perform Group to launch sports OTT service in Germany
UK-based sports rights specialist Perform Group is to launch an OTT sports subscription service in…
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Exclusive sports deals ‘not sustainable’ if prices go on rising
TV platform operators – at least in smaller markets – are increasingly like to step…
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Nos and Vodafone Portugal to share sports rights
Portuguese service providers Nos and Vodafone have struck a deal to share their national and…
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One in six US broadband homes take an OTT sports service
Some 16% of US broadband households now subscribe to an over-the-top sports video service, according…
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