Blackbird, the developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has announced that BT has chosen Blackbird for ultra-fast and sustainable cloud native video editing and publishing. Blackbird is the world’s fastest, most powerful professional cloud native video editing and publishing platform, providing rapid access to video content for the easy creation […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has entered into an exclusive agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to broadcast NHL games on Viaplay in the Baltic region until 2026. NENT Group launched its Viaplay streaming service in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on March 9th at a price of €9.99 per month. […]
The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached what they describe as “a historic and innovative” seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, taking the new partnership from the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season. The agreement brings the NHL back to Disney and ESPN platforms and, […]
Blackbird, the developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has announced a partnership with EVS with launch deployments for international sporting events. EVS is globally recognized as the leader in live video technology for broadcast and new media productions. Through its wide range of products and solutions, EVS delivers some of the […]
The National Hockey League (NHL), has entered into a partnership with DreamHack Sports Games, MTG’s sports simulation business unit. The multi-year deal will see both parties build on existing projects, alongside creating new gaming initiatives. As part of the deal, DreamHack Sports Games will produce the NHL Gaming World Championship, which is set to launch […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, has entered into an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to become the Official Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Infrastructure Provider of the NHL. By tapping into AWS services, the NHL will be able to automate video processing and content delivery in the cloud and leverage […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has secured a variety of football rights for its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltic countries, including the exclusive rights to the FA Cup until 2024. NENT Group will launch Viaplay in the Baltics on March 9th. NENT Group has acquired the English Cup-tournaments (FA Cup […]
The market for Nordic TV sports rights has been dynamic all through 2020, with several major rights being out for tender, reports Mediavision. This week, ice hockey and the Bundesliga have been the centre of attention. Telia extended its rights to the major Swedish hockey league (SHL), and NENT extended its Nordic NHL ownership – […]
Disney’s ESPN will reduce its workforce by about 500 people, network president Jimmy Pitaro has told employees. The US sports network has about 6,000 employees, so the cuts amoun to about 8 per cent of its total workforce. “For some time, ESPN has been engaged in planning for its future amidst tremendous disruption in how […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has extended its exclusive agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to broadcast games in the Nordic region until 2026. The new five-year agreement will take NENT Group’s partnership with the US ice hockey league to 17 years. As part of the five-year extension, NENT Group […]