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Daily News
Altman Solon survey highlights live sports concerns
Two-thirds of global sports executives are concerned about the relevance of live sports as more younger fans gravitate towards highlights, documentaries, and short-form videos from fans, teams, and players over watching live games on video, according to Altman Solon’s 2024 Global Sports Survey.
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Warner Bros. Discovery extends cycling rights in Europe
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe has extended its rights to show the world’s top cycling races including the Tour de France & Tour de France Femmes, La Vuelta a España & La Vuelta Femenina and the Classics.
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Industry Trends
Co-piloting the Olympics: “human-centric AI” as a creative partner
Olympic Channel Services created an AI tool to help its editorial team deal with the huge deluge of live content, supporting creative decisions rather than reducing headcount. John Maxwell Hobbs reports.
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OBS launches engineering programme for women in sports broadcasting
Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) is launching an engineering programme specifically designed for women in sports broadcasting.
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EMG / Gravity Media names Eamonn Curtin as Chief Commercial Officer
Broadcast technology and production specialist EMG / Gravity Media has appointed Eamonn Curtin as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
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Video
Harnessing AI for Live Video
In the demanding world of live broadcasting, where large operators and broadcasters manage complex, high-stakes events, the ability to deliver flawless, real-time content is critical. Join us at IBC for an in-depth exploration of how MediaKind is harnessing AI to revolutionize live video workflows.
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How Sports Broadcasters Are Transforming Content Production into Fan Experiences
Sports organisations and broadcasters are driving powerful fan experiences through content production that caters to the in-stadium audience experience as well as those watching at home. Using immersive graphics in LED production environments, data-driven storytelling content, and interactive fan activations, sports broadcasters are engaging their viewers and audience further than ...
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Olympics 2024: Technology to broadcast beyond expectations
2024 is a pivotal 12 months for the sports broadcast industry, with a forecast global television audience of four billion for the Paris Olympics alone. Our session will showcase and champion the technology that was used, lessons learned, what they mean for the future of sports broadcasting and how businesses ...
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Video
Reinventing fast-turnaround news and sports workflows for the cloud
With the support of the BBC, Sky, and a selection of AWS Partners, the Cloud-Native Agile Production solution is a cloud-native, open, and interoperable way of creating fast-turnaround news and sports content in the cloud. Customers experience a number of challenges, from vendor lock-in to inflexible, costly solutions, and this ...
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Olympics 2024: Technology to broadcast beyond expectations - ‘it isn’t all cloud and AI!’
2024 is a pivotal 12 months for the sports broadcast industry, with a forecast global television audience of four billion for the Paris Olympics alone. Our session will showcase and champion the technology that was used, lessons learned, what they mean for the future of sports broadcasting and how businesses ...
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How Nine Entertainment & TBS delivered the Paris Olympic Games to a record audience
National broadcaster and streamer Nine Entertainment successfully delivered flawless and uninterrupted coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to their largest viewership ever. Running over 40 channels live and on-demand from Paris, the team faced unprecedented challenges ranging from software outages to fiber network challenges that impacted delivery partner TBS. ...
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Video
How AI is reaching new audiences through personalised media
AI is revolutionising the ways we connect with new audiences in the world of media and entertainment. From curating personalised content to expanding reach to diverse demographics, our line-up share their insights on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on media consumption and what the future holds for reaching new ...
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Daily News
Enco takes a diverse approach to virtual production
The Qimera Virtual Production system from Enco is a real-time VP compositing tool that allows the creation of virtual sets and augmented reality graphics for broadcasters, sports productions and live event venues.
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Daily News
Volumetric video in real time from Emergent
Expanded real-time 3D/4D reconstruction capabilities are being introduced into eCapture Pro software.
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Paralympic Games set to break broadcasting records
The organisers of the Paralympic Games expect Paris 2024 to surpass the cumulative audience of 4.1bn people that tuned in for the Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Vogo to implement video replay solution for French Handball League
The French Handball League (FHL) has selected Vogo to provide the video referee system for the French men’s championship - Liqui Moly Starligue – for the next four years, starting with the 2024-25 season.
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Industry Trends
Content Everywhere: What to expect at IBC2024
In September, the media and entertainment industry will once again be heading to the RAI Amsterdam for the annual IBC event. The Content Everywhere zone remains at the heart of IBC’s coverage of the ever-expanding OTT and streaming scene, and this year spans Halls 4, 5 and 14. The monthly ...
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News
Judge temporarily blocks launch of sports streamer Venu
A US judge has temporarily blocked the launch of Venu Sports, the joint sports streamer backed by Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney and Fox.
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Daily News
European debut for Widepath’s ReplayMaster
Developed to deliver slow-motion replays and highlight reels for sports broadcasters, Widepath’s ReplayMaster is set to make its European debut at IBC.
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News
France’s Ligue 1 confirms rights deal with DAZN and beIN Sports
The French Football League (LFP) has confirmed that DAZN and beIN Sports have secured the broadcasting rights to the country’s top football division Ligue 1.