Appear, the global leader in live production technology, has been chosen by I-Sport, a joint venture between Samart Multimedia and Siam Sport Syndicate, to implement a new centralised operational model for delivering Video Assistant Referee (VAR) content to and from its centre in Bangkok. This initiative supports I-Sport’s live coverage of the Thai Major League […]
Appear, a specialist in live production technology, has been chosen by Orange Slovakia to support a new centralised operational model for its Video Assisted Referee (VAR) content delivery. The project supports Orange Slovakia’s live coverage of the Slovak First Football League, enabling the Slovak Football Association to move from on-site to a more efficient centralised […]
FIFA and Hawk-Eye Innovations have partnered to establish the Football Technology Centre, a joint venture that will explore and develop emerging technologies in football with a focus on the generation of algorithms to automate the detection of on-pitch events for optimal decision-making. Besides the automated collection of event data, the link-up will involve the development […]
Leading home appliance and consumer electronics brand, Hisense, is marking its third successive partnership with UEFA European Championship with its debut as the Official VAR Screen Provider for UEFA Euro 2024, maintaining its global TV market dominance with top spots in multiple nations. The introduction of Video Assisted Referee (VAR) technology has been one of […]
Whilst VAR continues to cause havoc in the Premier League, almost eight in 10 children (79 per cent) would be excited to see a new technology added to a sport they watch, according to research from Virgin Media O2. The most popular technological developments children want to see include smart balls with built in sensors […]
Mediapro has revealed it will provide VAR (Video Assistant Referee) services to the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL has chosen the group as the provider of this service for the next four seasons, from January 2023 to December 2026, which includes a total of 1,245 matches, 32 per week, to be played in […]
Sportec Solutions has announced that its subsidiary Vieww has been selected as the VAR technology provider for Liga 3, the third tier of Portuguese men’s professional football. Vieww was chosen by the agency and broadcast production group, Mediapro, in its role as service provider of the Portuguese Football Federation. This is the first time that […]
Sportec Solutions, the sports technology joint venture between Deltatre and DFL, has assumed the majority shareholding of Vieww GMBH a leading provider of Goal-Line Technology (GLT) and Video Assistant Referee (VAR) solutions. DFB Schiri, has also appointed Sportec Solutions as the new officiating technology partner for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2. STS will utilise Vieww […]
Rapid acceleration in innovation in virtual and augmented reality (VAR) space is quickly bridging the digital and physical worlds to deliver tangible and significant applications across diverse industries. GlobalData, a data and analytics company, identifies VAR as a leading innovation driven technology and has picked top startups in VAR space with high probability of becoming […]
Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, is enhancing the sports experience with its Virtual Video Assisted Referee (V-VAR) solution. Powered by Tata Communications’ Media Cloud, this solution enables an unlimited number of umpires, referees and judges to connect remotely from anywhere across the globe to assess and declare the winner when contestants are racing […]