Broadcasters Must Prepare For OTT Competition For Sports Broadcast Rights, Says Researcher
Revenue from fewer than two million Amazon Prime subscribers is needed to match the cost of Turner’s current MLB rights package
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CP Communications Delivers Total RF Services For U.S. Open
The massive scope of the project included five RF 4K HDR transmitters
BBC to Stream Wimbledon 2018 Tennis Tournament in 4K/HDR
Viewers to access select matches via BBC’s iPlayer streaming service
Game On: Bringing eSports to the Masses
How do you make competitive video gaming compelling for TV audiences?
Highlight Machine Taps IBM AI For Fox Sports World Cup Coverage
Fans can build custom highlight reels of World Cup action online and with the Fox Sports app
Fox Sports Taps New Production Tech For U.S. Open Coverage
Among the new tools are Green Reader, FlightTrack of fairway shots and an ad hoc 5G network work for wireless 4K HDR shots
National German Basketball League Livestreams with Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design today announced that the 2. Basketball-Bundesliga, Germany’s second tier national basketball league, has developed a live production workflow using broadcast infrastructure from Blackmagic Design to live stream matches from venues across the country.
Discovery, PGA Tour Form Alliance to Reach Global Media Audience
The strategic alliance starts in 2019 and includes multiplatform rights outside the United States
ChyronHego's New Coach Capture Streamlines Game Analysis
Speeds up tagging, logging, telestration and HD recording of game events
Stadium Sports Network Opens New Studio at United Center
The centerpiece of the studio is a new convertible set that adapts to multiple uses
Golf Channel Puts Lawo Faders in Its Bag
Multiple Lawo systems installed for live and post-production audio infrastructure
NBC Sports Digital Touts 93M Unique Users in February
Olympics, Super Bowl LII and Premier League were all available on digital
NCAA March Madness Offering 21 Games in VR
NCAA.com offers instructions on how to access games on different platforms
Satellite Still a Contender for Live Sport Distribution
The case is being made that satellite will not become irrelevant in an increasingly OTT world
Facebook, MLB Play Ball on Weekly Broadcast of Games
Facebook will produce 25 games during the 2018 season
Turner’s March Madness Live to Stream Across 16 Platforms
The new “Fast Break” feature will provide continuous live streaming coverage of first round
Shure Part of Audio Team at Super Bowl LII
ATK Audiotek and Professional Wireless Systems were the main companies behind the on-field audio, with the pair choosing to go with Shure wireless microphones and in-ear monitors to serve as its primary RF systems.
Tethered Drone Elevates Fox Sports Daytona 500 Coverage
Fox Sports is adding a tethered drone to its lineup of production tech innovations to cover the Great American Race, the Daytona 500, from the Daytona International Speedway, Sunday Feb. 18 at 2:30 p.m. ET on the Fox broadcast network.
Linear Acoustic Part of NBC’s Olympic Team
Linear Acoustic is on the Olympic stage right now as part of the production infrastructure for NBC Olympics’ 2018 Winter Games coverage in PyeongChang, South Korea.
RTS Providing Broadcast Intercoms to NBC’s Winter Olympics Coverage
RTS is getting in on the Olympic action, as the company has announced that it has been tapped by NBC Olympics to provide broadcast intercom systems for the production of the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
For-A Aiding 4K Production at Winter Olympics
Athletes aren’t the only ones who made their way to PyegonChang for the 2018 Winter Olympics, For-A is on site providing broadcasters with gear to help support 4K production.
CBS Interactive, Sidearm Sports Team on College, High School Sports Streams
The teamwork of CBS Interactive Advanced Media and Sidearm Sports will bring more than 14,000 live college and high school sporting events to fans through streaming.