All Sports articles – Page 2
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NewsNBCUniversal to send 27 creators To Olympic Games Paris 2024
NBC Universal is to send 27 social media creators to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 as part of an effort to reach sports fans of all generations.
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NewsLiberty Global to acquire Formula E stake from Warner Bros. Discovery
Liberty Global is to take a controlling interest in electric car racing series Formula E.
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Industry TrendsSkills and training: live sport tech roles evolving as automation advances
As a long-term pacesetter for the use of new broadcast technology, it’s to be expected that the industry-wide skills gap is especially acute in live sports, writes David Davies.
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NewsMichael Plaut appointed BBC board member for Wales
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced that Michael Plaut has been appointed to the BBC Board as the Nations Director for Wales.
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Industry TrendsStreaming rights: live sports unite audiences in cultural moments worth fighting for
Joint ventures and consolidated services may be stealing the OTT headlines but live sports will be the next battleground as streamers look to shore up engagement and revenue. Adrian Pennington reports.
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NewsDisney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery name joint sports streamer Venu Sports
The sports streaming service set to be launched by Walt Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox Corp is to be called Venu Sports.
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Daily NewsAI-Media partners with DAZN
Captioning technology specialist AI-Media has formed a partnership with sports entertainment streaming platform DAZN to provide live and recorded multi-language and translated captioning using various solutions from its AI-based LEXI Tool Kit.
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NewsPascal Fratellia to leave role as EBU’s Olympics Director
Pascal Fratellia, the Director of Olympics at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is to leave the organisation after 17 years.
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NewsFree-to-air sport broadcasting worth €4.9bn to European economy
Free-to-air sport broadcasting is worth €4.9bn to the European economy, according to a new report from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
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NewsBBC appoints Alex Kay-Jelski as Director of Sport
Alex Kay-Jelski, Editor-in-Chief of The Athletic, has been appointed as the BBC’s new Director of BBC Sport.
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NewsViaplay sells UK business back to Premier Sports
Viaplay Group has sold its UK direct-to-consumer (DTC) business to SSBL Limited, the company behind Premier Sports.
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NewsSilver Lake to take talent and sports agency Endeavor private
Private equity firm Silver Lake is to take talent, sports and entertainment agency Endeavour Group Holdings private in a deal worth $13bn.
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NewsLiberty Media acquires MotoGP owner Dorna Sports
Formula One owner Liberty Media has agreed to acquire Dorna Sports, the exclusive commercial rights holder to the MotoGP World Championship.
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Daily NewsMonumental Sports partners with Synamedia
US-based Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) has chosen Synamedia’s video network products to distribute high-value sports content, along with other programming, to its newly launched Monumental Sports Network, which it recently acquired from Comcast/NBC Universal.
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Daily NewsBedrock supports AVOD platform M6+
European streaming tech company Bedrock announced the upcoming release of M6+, a new AVOD platform launched by Groupe M6.
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Executive InterviewsEuro Meet Olympic qualifiers: upping production standards on a limited budget
Yann Figuet, Partner at FreeLens, explains how the production company deployed the latest tech from Blackmagic Design to up its game in the latest Euro Meet competition.
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NewsPete Distad named CEO of Fox, ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery sports streamer
Former Apple and Hulu executive Pete Distad has been named CEO of the joint venture sports streaming service that will be launched this autumn in the US by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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NewsFC Barcelona to launch free streaming platform Barça One
FC Barcelona is set to launch Barça One, a free worldwide streaming platform offering content based on the top-flight Spanish football club.
