Host Broadcast & Production
Lega Serie B targets remote production for ‘most matches’ next season
Lega Serie B, organising body of the second tier of Italian club football, has claimed a first by implementing full remote production of a league match
Spring Media’s Staylive extends and expands Swedish bandy deal
Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has extended and expanded its production deal with the Swedish Bandy Federation
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
Pixellot appoints Tanami as COO
Automated sports production company Pixellot has appointed Ronen Tanami as chief operating officer
HBS extends production deal with Concacaf to 2026
Concacaf, the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, has signed a four-year extension to its agreement with Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast…
Sportfive awarded World Weightlifting Championships rights following IWF tender
The Sportfive agency has been awarded international media rights to the International Weightlifting Federation’s events after defeating a rival bid during a recent tender process run by the sport’s wor…
Dyn signs long-term NEP deal to produce basketball and handball
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform to be launched by former German Football League (DFL) chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has appointed NEP to handle live production…
ITV appoints Botchway to lend ‘fresh approach’ to sports coverage
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has appointed Richard Botchway to the new role of assistant commissioner in the sport team
Mediapro awarded four-year VAR contract for Conmebol club competitions
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has been appointed by Conmebol, South American football’s governing body, as its provider of video assistant referee (VAR) services for the C…
IOC eyes more content creation following Netflix documentary debut
The International Olympic Committee is targeting more content creation outside of Games time following the recent global distribution deal with Netflix for ‘The Redeem Team’ documentary on the US men’s baske…
Sportway continues Czech expansion with floorball streaming deal
Sportway Media Group, the automated production and live streaming firm, is to deploy its AI camera production infrastructure to produce Czech floorball matches on a new streaming platform for the sport
Sportradar replaces Disney Streaming Services as NHL.TV operator
Sportradar and the National Hockey League have released a “refreshed” version of NHL.TV
Poland’s handball Superliga working with Sportfive on domestic rights sales
The Polish Handball Superliga has initiated its domestic broadcast rights sales auction in a process involving Sportfive
Jam TV to produce PGA Tour of Australasia coverage
McGuire Media-owned production firm Jam TV is to produce live coverage of the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Jam TV will produce more than 140 hours of coverage across 14 events during the 2022-23 season
World Chess taps Sunset+Vine to support new Armageddon series
UK-based sports production company Sunset+Vine has agreed a wide-ranging deal with World Chess, the official online gaming platform of the International Chess Federation, ahead of the launch of a new series…
EXCLUSIVE: LIV Golf outlines global go-to-market strategy for first media rights cycle
LIV Golf has embarked on a global ‘roadshow’ of presentations and meetings with broadcasters as it launches its first rights cycle that will target exclusive deals worldwide.
Fox Deportes and Mediapro Mexico sign long-term studio programming deal
The Mediapro agency and production group has signed a five-year agreement for pay-TV broadcaster Fox Deportes to produce four new daily programmes at Mediapro Mexico’s new studio facilities in Mexico City.
Warner Bros. Discovery agrees wide-ranging Ocean Race broadcast deal
The Ocean Race has extended and expanded its agreement with global media and entertainment company Warner Bros