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Roku launches Women’s Sports Zone

Roku is launching an all-new Women’s Sports Zone, making women’s sports more accessible and discoverable. “The popularity and demand for women’s sports is greater than ever, and at Roku, we continue to commit to elevating this important programming for our customers,” said Kelli Raftery, Roku’s Vice President, Global Communications. “At a time when it is harder […]

May 17, 2023

LaLigaSportsTV targets €100m revenues

The streaming offering from La Liga, LaLigaSportsTV, aims to reach €100 million in revenues annually and “become a strategic project” for La liga, according to Julio Fariñas, director of the La Liga OTT platform, speaking to El Confidencial. Today, the streaming service offers around 15 competitions both in pay and FTA TV, and between 80 […]

May 16, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

NPAW’s video analytics integrated into Sportradar

NPAW, a specialist in video business intelligence solutions for online video businesses, will be providing its advanced analytics capabilities to Sportradar, a technology company focused on enabling next-generation engagement in sports by providing business-to-business solutions to the global sports betting industry. Through this agreement, Sportradar will utilise the NPAW Suite’s Video Analytics product to optimise […]

May 4, 2023

PTO on Starzplay Sports

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced that streaming service Starzplay Sports will broadcast all its 2023 PTO Tour races live across 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) this year as well as show race highlights and preview shows. Starzplay launched Starzplay Sports in 2022, a dedicated package that provides premium international […]

April 27, 2023

Altitude Sports uses Cloud ID to boost streaming access

Altitude Sports, the regional sports network home of the NHL Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Mammoth, is using Synacor’s Cloud ID identity and access management platform for seamless and simplified authentication and identity management across all devices, Synacor announced today. Altitude is using Cloud ID for existing MVPD […]

April 27, 2023

Report: Physical and digital opportunities for media

Consultancy firm Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published its annual State Of The Media Market report, which analyses how global trends are impacting the major subsegments of the media, sports, and entertainment sectors. Despite the inflationary and recessionary economic pressures from the fallout of COVID-19, plus the effects of an unstable geopolitical environment, the report […]

April 26, 2023By Colin Mann

Airspeeder signs content deal with DAZN

Airspeeder, the Flying Car Racing series, has partnered with DAZN, the sports streaming platform, to bring content from the Airspeeder EXA series race to audiences worldwide. This one-year non-exclusive content partnership will feature highlights from the first Airspeeder EXA Series Race in South Australia, as well as the Road to Flying Car Racing, Finding Extreme […]

April 25, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Coupang Play boosts engagement with Viz Libero

Vizrt, a player in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, has announced that Coupang Play OTT platform is using Viz Libero for its K League football analysis to give viewers in South Korea a completely different and more engaging fan experience. Coupang Play is the exclusive live streaming broadcast rights holder for […]

April 25, 2023

MSG Networks launching sports streaming service with Harmonic

Harmonic has announced that MSG Networks will use Harmonic’s VOS360 SaaS for its new MSG+ sports streaming service, due to launch this summer. “We chose Harmonic as our strategic partner based on their extensive experience in enabling live sports streaming at scale. VOS360 SaaS will simplify all stages of media processing and delivery for our […]

April 17, 2023

Ateme launches Virtual Lounge solution

Ateme, a player in video compression and delivery solutions, has announced the launch of its Virtual Lounge solution, which converges traditional television and gaming, enabling users to enjoy new experiences. The solution is a digital space embedding multiple low-latency OTT players. These players can stream the same event viewed from different angles, all in synch, […]

April 6, 2023