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NBC Sports selects CTS delivery for Olympics

NBC Sports has selected Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) to provide multiscreen video management and delivery for its production of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will feature multi-platform offerings across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, E!, CNBC, GOLF Channel, Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Universo, and NBCOlympics.com and the […]

July 24, 2024

Rakuten TV boosts sports line-up for Olympics

Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, is celebrating the arrival of the Olympic Games with a range of content linked to the world of sport. Audiences will be able to enjoy a line-up of exclusive Originals, movies and FAST channels focussed on sport. Rakuten TV’s Originals collection presents stories of optimism, empowerment, and diversity through […]

July 24, 2024

Kevin the Carrot scores strong summer debut

He may have scored a maximum Star Rating of 5.9 over the last four Christmases and scooped first place in System1’s rankings of the best adverts of 2023, but the question remained: could Kevin the Carrot repeat his remarkable success outside of his traditional Christmas advertising context? System1’s analysis of Aldi’s new Olympics advert – […]

July 24, 2024

QI team launches Quite A Good Sport podcast

Quite A Good Sport, the brand new podcast series from the makers of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish, sees hosts James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski tackle the interesting side of sport. Launching on July 23rd to coincide with the Olympics, the show is packed with improbable, fascinating and funny stories, guaranteed to […]

July 23, 2024

WBD adds new streaming features for Olympics

Ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris 2024, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has unveiled how fans can enjoy watching every moment on Max, HBO Max and discovery+.  A raft of in-app product innovations have been developed to enhance the viewing experience for subscribers. This includes access to 3,800 hours of live content, covering every […]

July 22, 2024

Olympic Esports Games to be hosted in Saudi Arabia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This step follows the IOC’s recent announcement that the IOC Executive Board (EB) has established Olympic Esports Games. The proposal will […]

July 12, 2024

France Télévisions, Haivision to provide coverage of Olympics surfing

France Télévisions will be providing coverage of the pre- and post-competition activities of the surfing event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In partnership with Haivision, a specialist in live video contribution over any network, and Obvios, developers of software-based private 5G network solutions, France Télévisions will produce UHD exclusive content during the Olympic surfing […]

July 11, 2024

NBCUniversal Olympics on USA Network in 4K HDR

USA Network’s 24/7 coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, from July 24th to August 11th, will be available in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio. Olympic programming on USA Network will focus on Team USA and team sports like Basketball, Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Volleyball and Water Polo. Other sports like Track and Field, 3×3 Basketball, […]

July 10, 2024

Rakuten TV presents We All Play original doc

Rakuten TV, the European VoD platform, has unveiled its latest Original production: We All Play, a documentary film on the inclusion of LGBTQAI+ community in sport. From the inspiring stories of athletes defying obstacles to the courageous accounts of those who have fought for their right to compete on equal terms, We All Play offers […]

July 10, 2024

DAZN braced for summer of sport

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is looking ahead to a busy summer of sport. Over the coming weeks, DAZN’s users across select core markets can stream Wimbledon (now until July 14th), the Tour de France (now until July 21st), the Olympics (July 26th – August 11th), the US Open (August 26th – September 8th), and […]

July 5, 2024