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beIN Sport scores Serie A rights in France, APAC

beIN Media Group and Serie A’s exclusive international media rights partner Infront have agreed a new deal for the broadcast of the top flight Italian football league on beIN Sports until 2024. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and Serie A in 9 territories, including France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, […]

August 19, 2021

disguise powers AR Euroleague Basketball Final Four pre-game

With the Euroleague basketball finals set to be played on May 28th – 30th in an empty Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Filmmaster Events reached out to creative studio Ombra to help create an explosive and unforgettable pre-game countdown. The team relied on the disguise Augmented Reality (AR) workflow powered by three gx 2c media servers […]

August 17, 2021

ESPN Digital records 99.4m users in June

ESPN Digital reached 99.4 million users in the month of June, its best June on record. ESPN was up 24 per cent year-over-year in users and 132 per cent year-over-year in minutes. Most notable traffic drivers included the MLB regular season, NBA playoffs, Cricket, Euro 2020 and the Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul fight. ESPN […]

August 16, 2021

NBA expands broadcast deal with DAZN

The NBA has announced a multiyear broadcast partnership expansion with DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service. The deal will provide basketball fans in Austria, Germany and Switzerland with even more access to NBA games and content; The expanded partnership now features NBA TV, the league’s 24-hour-a-day channel featuring live and archive NBA games every week, […]

July 20, 2021By Nik Roseveare

OnePlan raises $3.8m

OnePlan has raised $3.8 million (€3.2m) in Series A financing from investors in the UK and US. The two-year-old startup streamlines the design and production process through a selection of 2D, 3D, satellite and aerial maps, providing real-time collaboration. For venue owners, it unlocks operational and commercial benefits through a hyper-realistic, fly-through Venue Twin of […]

July 2, 2021

Extreme E on Eleven Sports

Off-road electric race series Extreme E has partnered with global media group Eleven Sports to bring the championship’s X Prix to motorsports fans in multiple markets. Eleven has secured the rights to Extreme E’s live race coverage – as well as its behind-the-scenes magazine programme, preview, and review shows – for its new global streaming […]

June 30, 2021

Data: NBA play-in tournament a viewing success

The NBA held its very first play-in tournament last week, with eight teams vying for the final four play-off spots. The tournament was marked by some instant classics as the NBA’s star players squared off to keep their play-off hopes alive. The May 19th game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors was […]

May 27, 2021

Viasat puts NBA League Pass on flights

The NBA and Viasat have announced a multi-year partnership to make NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service, available to millions of airline passengers while in flight. The partnership will provide a streaming experience in the sky, enabling airline passengers to access live and on-demand NBA games and content on their personal […]

May 20, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky Sports covers WNBA’s 25th season

Sky Sports is scheduled to broadcast the WNBA’s landmark 25th season, including 17 regular-season games airing in European primetime, as well as the WNBA All-Star Game and a range of Playoff and Finals games. The 2021 season officially gets underway this weekend, with all 12 teams in action. First up is the All-Star Game on […]

May 14, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Basketball Africa League announces broadcast partners

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced partnerships with Canal+, ESPN, beIN Sports, NBA TV, Tencent Video, TSN, American Forces Network (AFN) and Voice of America (VOA) to broadcast BAL games throughout Africa and around the world. The inaugural BAL season will tip off on May 16th. CAT when Rwanda’s Patriots Basketball Club takes on […]

May 13, 2021