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Pixellot, Playermaker join forces to create new video analytics product
AI-automated sports production company Pixellot has partnered with sports technology company Playermaker to create a video platform that allows teams and coaches to analyse every aspect of their players'…
Sport 24 extends NHL rights deal through 2024-25 season
In-flight and in-ship service to show 250 live games each season
FIS M&M recruits Fifa’s Stoll to digital and innovation role
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has added to its team at its new in-house commercial division with the appointment of Fifa’s Benjamin Stoll as director of digital and innovation.
PGA Tour returns to in-house international rights sales
The PGA Tour will once again manage the sale of its international media rights in-house following renegotiations held with Warner Bros. Discovery amid the shuttering of its GolfTV international streaming service.
Tributes paid to OBS founder Manolo Romero
Manolo Romero, founder of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast arm of the International Olympic Committee, has died at the age of 81
PTO raises $30m in Series B funding with Warner Bros. Discovery among investors
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has today (Friday) announced the completion of a Series B funding round led by private equity firm Divergent Investments, with Warner Bros
StreamAMG to power streaming on National League TV
The National League, England’s fifth tier of professional football, has selected streaming technology company StreamAMG along with digital agency Other Media and live production firm 247.t
ESL Pro League revamps format and broadcast output
Esports organisation ESL has unveiled a revamp of its Pro League competition which will include what it states will be enhanced broadcast commitment to the world’s longest-running professional league f…
SuperMotocross League, Endeavor Streaming seal partnership
The SuperMotocross League has partnered with Endeavor Streaming to create global streaming service SuperMotocross Video Pass, which will feature the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Pro…
OneFootball sheds 11.5 per cent of global workforce
Streaming platform and media company OneFootball has made 62 redundancies following a review of business operations that has dramatically downsized operations in Singapore and downgraded revenue expectations…
Ligue 1 hopes to make up lost ground with international rights shake-up
France’s Ligue 1 will bring its global media rights to market next year faced with one clear mission: to recover as much lost ground as it can after the catastrophic collapse of its domestic media rights deal with Mediapro in 2020.
Twitter generates 147bn impressions during 2022 Fifa World Cup
Social media platform easily surpasses results from 2018 tournament, 2020 Olympics
World Taekwondo embraces gamification to enhance broadcast experience
World Taekwondo introduced new gamification effects during its Goseong 2022 Octagon Diamond Games as part of plans to enhance the experience for viewers watching on television
Bundesliga faces uphill battle to assuage club doubts in 2023
The DFL and Bundesliga International are both under significant pressure to make 2023 a much happier year for German clubs off the pitch, albeit with limited means to do so.
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FOOTBALL: Globo’s World Cup renegotiation sends Casimiro’s star soaring in Brazil
FOOTBALL: In Focus: Fifa World Cup
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Tokyo 2020 broadcasting leads IPC revenues and expenses to both hit €53m
The International Paralympic Committee has reported revenues of €53.4m for 2021, a sizeable uplift on 2020 due to the one-off ‘Tokyo 2020 Broadcast project’.
The broadcast initiative represented €28.9m – or
ICC details record-breaking digital engagement for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5
Extreme E names Gillett as head of media rights, renews Globo broadcast deal
The Extreme E electric off-road racing series has recruited motor sports and agency executive David Gillett as its head of media rights