Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports production, has teamed up with Playermaker, a sports technology company that specialises in wearable devices for tracking and analysing players’ technical and physical performance. Pixellot’s system, which incorporates automated video and analytics to capture and analyse every moment of the match, will now provide teams with faster and more […]
beIN Media Group and the French Football Federation (FFF) have signed an agreement to broadcast all men’s Coupe de France (French Cup) matches and a selection of women’s matches until 2026, in a move that that will see the Group’s flagship channel, beIN Sports, continue to provide a platform for French football in more than […]
As part of BBC Sport NI’s coverage of the NIFL Danske Bank Premiership, eight games will be live streamed on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport NI website in the new year. Defending Champions Linfield kick off the coverage as they travel to high-flying Cliftonville on January 10th. Cliftonville are soon in action again, […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) plans to intensify its crackdown on online piracy by introducing instant IP blocking. The regulator is aiming to modify resolution 680 dating back to 2013 that governs the blocking of illegal content. Currently, a precautionary order must be adopted by AgCom within three days of receipt of the complaint by the […]
Usportfor has introduced video scouting for amateur footballers at Sparta Rotterdam in the City of Rotterdam. Sparta Rotterdam has one of the best scouting and youth academies in the Netherlands. Many of their talents played at the World Cup for the Dutch national team. In total 300 cameras will be installed in the Rotterdam region […]
Mediapro’s recently launched OTT service, Gol Mundial, reached over 300,000 subscribers after just three days of World Cup competition, according to the company.The service, priced at €19.90, has managed to pull in revenues of €6 million, plus €38 million paid by RTVE and other fees from Movistar and La Liga.The service is pulling in an […]
Qvest partner Trade4Sports has implemented what it calls “a world innovation” in advertising technology, together with HUK-Autowelt and media agency PIA Media. The situational and programmatic advertising booking in sports was realised during the Second Bundesliga football match between Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Kaiserslautern on November 11th.Two media innovations were combined for this advertising […]
DAZN, the global sports streaming service, is streaming the incredible documentary film Green Lions, a DAZN Originals film, directed by Billy Dosanjh. The film documents the incredible story of an underdog team, led by a veteran, hip-swinging striker, that captured the world’s imagination. The film will be available in key markets including DACH, Spain, Italy […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, is releasing the highly anticipated documentary film Maradona: The Fall on the platform, a DAZN Originals film directed by Emmy Award-winning director, Angus Macqueen. The documentary is available on DAZN in key markets including the UK, DACH, Spain, Italy and Japan from November 11th. The documentary film is an explosive […]
Movistar, Spain’s largest pay-TV platform Movistar, has acquired TV rights to the Supercopa (Super Cup) and Copa del Rey football tournamnets until 2025. Movistar will air the Supercopa from January 11th to 15th with matches played in South Arabia featuring Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Real Betis. Every season Movistar will also air 55 matches […]