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Sony, Lega Serie A collaborate at the Coppa Italia Final

Lega Serie A is set to use cutting edge Sony cameras and technology systems for Italy’s biggest football event of the year, the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa final, with equipment which bring the drama and emotion of the stadium to life in a way never seen before. The 2023 Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Final will decide the […]

May 24, 2023

SAPEC builds CornerCam technology

SAPEC has led the technological development of CornerCam, a patented system from the Spanish company The Corner Cam that allows to offer shots from the corner flag with unprecedented control on a football pitch. Corner Cam is a solution that replaces the classic corner flags and includes two cameras (one at height and one at […]

May 24, 2023

ELF partners with Endeavor Streaming

The European League of Football (ELF) has partnered with Endeavor Streaming to develop its media distribution and OTT strategy, and enhance its streaming service, Game Pass. The partnership will also see Endeavor Streaming deliver additional growth services to the American football league, including marketplace strategy, product strategy and end-to-end technical deployment to help ELF grow […]

May 22, 2023

David James explores lack of representation in goalkeeping in Sky Sports doc

Sky Sports has announced a new documentary, presented by football legend David James, the only Black goalkeeper to represent a senior England national team. Launching on the Sky Sports Premier League channel on May 14th, David James: The One and Only, will explore the past, present and future of representation in goalkeeping, drawing on stories […]

May 12, 2023

EFL signs “ground-breaking” Sky Sports deal

EFL clubs have unanimously approved a record domestic rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports worth £935 million over a five-year period with over 1,000 matches to be broadcast each season – a record number of games for any club football agreement. Running from the 2024/25 season to 2028/29, the arrangement will be made up of […]

May 5, 2023

Sky commissions Mission to Burnley docuseries

Sky has announced the commission of 4-part series Mission to Burnley launching on Sky Documentaries and NOW in September. The Sky Original series will tell the story of the rebirth of one of England’s most historic clubs under the ownership of a charismatic group of American owners. Produced by Ad Hoc Films, makers of the […]

May 5, 2023By Nik Roseveare

NVP selects Riedel’s Simplylive production suite

Riedel Communications has announced that broadcast production services company NVP has chosen Riedel’s Simplylive Production Suite to support remote production for Serie B football matches in Italy. Rather than sending OB trucks and full crews to every stadium for every match, NVP has begun deploying the live multi-camera production platform for selected matches in its […]

May 4, 2023

UK Gov rejects Scottish FTA football call

In its response to the Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, Public broadcasting in Scotland, the UK Government has rejected the Committee’s call to explore ways to ensure more members of the public in Scotland can watch major sporting events for free. In its report published March 2023, the Committee argued that public service broadcasters are often […]

April 28, 2023By Colin Mann

EFL to vote on broadcast rights bid

Further to the announcement of Sky Sports as its preferred bidder earlier in April, the EFL, which runs the three football leagues below the Premier League, has called a meeting of all Clubs for May 5th to consider proposals for a new domestic broadcast agreement from 2024/25 onwards. The League has been in an exclusive […]

April 28, 2023By Colin Mann

Dutch operators plan joint football bid

Four leading Dutch operators – Delta, KPN, T-Mobile and VodafoneZiggo – have joined together for a bid for domestic broadcast rights to Eredivisie, Dutch football’s top flight league. The Eredivisie is currently tied into a 12-season deal with Disney-owned ESPN, running from 2013-14 to 2024-25 and worth an average of €80 million per season. A […]

April 18, 2023