Fluid, a specialist in sports data integration, has showcased its successful partnership with Canal+, where it seamlessly integrates sports data across the broadcaster’s operations in 27 countries. The highly successful collaboration, now spanning six years, has helped Canal+ not only achieve outstanding viewership rates for key events such as the Champions League and MotoGP but […]
Altman Solon, the global strategy consulting firm focused on the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) sectors, has promoted sports business thought leader David Dellea to Partner in its Zurich office. Dellea focuses on growing Altman Solon’s global base of sports clients, addressing their strategic, organisational, and commercial challenges and opportunities. Dellea works with sports federations, […]
Video solutions provider, Accedo, has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies, a hardware and software enabler in the XR industry, and HBS, a specialist sports broadcast organisation, to accelerate commercialisation of XR sports services. The three founding members are collaborating to form a strategic alliance with the aim of bringing together market-leading stakeholders to bridge the sports and XR […]
SportsBaazi, the Indian sports gaming platform, since its inception has been working towards elevating the sports gaming experience; shifting the phenomenon from a sports viewing experience to an engaging experience that furthers the community of sports enthusiasts in India. Owing to this commitment and relentless innovation in the category, SportsBaazi witnessed 1.5x increase in participation […]
Appear, a global player in live production technology, will support the live delivery of thousands of camera feeds reaching billions of fans globally during this year’s summer of sports. Appear’s media processing and delivery technology will ensure high-quality and efficient live sports productions for broadcasters and operators behind the majority of this summer’s global sporting […]
Ahead of 2024’s summer of sport, research from 3Gem shows almost half (47 per cent) of 18-24 year olds believe the world of traditional sports fandom is inaccessible to them; a tight-knit community they’re not able to be a part of without meeting certain criteria. In fact, almost half (43 per cent) of young people […]
Video solutions provider, Accedo, has worked with Deutsche Telekom to showcase an XR sports streaming application of its live sports streaming service, which will be used to showcase the potential for live football. The solution is leveraging Accedo Xtend, Accedo’s solution for advanced XR applications in media complemented with solutions from Ateme and HISPlayer. The […]
Global podcast studio and network Wondery has announced a move into UK sports podcasts, with its first UK sports original, Everything To Play For, and a distribution and ad-sales rep deal for popular podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar. Hosted by Countdown presenter Colin Murray and comedian, actor and broadcaster Elis James, presenting together for […]
The gap between female and male engagement in sport is narrowing, with Gen Z adult female engagement figures on the rise, according to the EY Sports Engagement Index. The EY survey of over 4,000 UK adults uses comparative data to identify engagement levels across a range of sports by measuring the number of adults actively […]
Joymo has secured a long-term partnership with the World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe (WBSC Europe) as the exclusive provider of its owned and operated OTT streaming services. The agreement, confirmed after a competitive pitch process, has seen Joymo develop and build a new digital content platform baseballeurope.tv which is now live and will broadcast baseball, […]