Closed-door races sped up transition to remote production says F1’s Al-Kudcy
The Covid-19 pandemic and the need to operate Formula 1 races behind closed doors have sped up the motorsport’s transition to remote television production according to F1's head of commercial partnerships, Z…
Stats Perform renews Premier League media data deal
Stats Perform has renewed its official media data deal with the English Premier League, Scottish Premier League and EFL Championship
Sportradar denies it violated Ukrainian FA’s betting and data rights
A war of words has broken out between the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) and betting and data services company Sportradar after the national football federation accused the company of violating…
Free-to-air Merseyside derby breaks UK viewing record for Sky
Over 5.5 million viewers tuned in to watch Sunday’s Merseyside derby in the English Premier League, breaking the UK audience record for the competition on Sky Sports.
Lockdown created favourable conditions for Barcelona’s OTT launch, says digital chief
Barcelona FC’s head of digital, Didac Lee, believes lockdown restrictions and a ban on spectators when LaLiga matches resume this month have created favourable conditions for the launch of the club’s new…
FIH ends MyCujoo streaming tie-up to sign 10-year Nagra deal
The International Hockey Federation is to terminate its five-year deal with live streaming services company MyCujoo as it enters into a new ten-year agreement with content and multi-screen video company…
Robotic cameras and automated production reduce Covid-19 risk at German tennis exhibition
The organisers of an exhibition tennis tournament in Germany are using robotic cameras, and semi-automated production to minimise the risk of spreading the coronavirus at the event, which starts today…
New ATP chairman Gaudenzi: Tennis media rights ‘too fragmented’
Andrea Gaudenzi, the new chairman of the ATP tennis tour, has said the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for a more collective model in tennis, suggesting that tennis media rights are too “fragmented” and…
Belgian Pro League and Proximus create esports event in response to Covid-19
The Belgian Pro League and Belgian pay-television and telecommunications company Proximus, are organising a Fifa 20 esports competition to make up for the lack of matches during the Covid-19 outbreak
Fifa to show archive matches on social media channels to serve fans in isolation
Fifa has opened up its match archive across its multiple content channels and is calling on fans to vote to watch their favourite World Cup matches in response to the Covid-19 outbreak