Channel 4 has announced its partnership with the Variety Club Disability Sports Awards – the UK’s only annual disability sports awards – at Queen’s Hotel, Leeds on October 30th. Awards will be presented in nine prestigious Awards categories, in addition to a tenth special achievement award presented by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Hosted by Variety, the […]
BalleBaazi, India’s sports gaming platform, has announced its rebranding to SportsBaazi to demonstrate its commitment towards revolutionising the sports engagement landscape in India while continuing on rapid growth and expansion trajectory. Along with the unveiling of the new brand logo, SportsBaazi also announced the launch of the ‘LIVE Mein Hai VIBE’ campaign to introduce the […]
Simplestream, a provider of Live, Live2VOD, VOD, and VOD2Live streaming services, has announced a new business alliance with Globecast, the broadcast, media and entertainment managed services platform provider. Together with the new collaboration, Simplestream also reveals a full revamp to its Sports Video Platform solution. Globecast plays a key role in providing the fully managed […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced a partnership with the media company The Urban Edge Network (UEN), to orchestrate live events on its Owned & Operated (O&O) platforms and apps. The UEN platform hosts the most high-profile Historically Black College and University (HBCU) teams and conferences. […]
IMG, a specialist in sports, events and media, have announced Sally Brown and Steve Rudge have been appointed as Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Multisport Content for its production business. In the newly created roles, Brown and Rudge will oversee IMG’s production relationships with the likes of UFC, EuroLeague, Super League Rugby, World’s Strongest Man, […]
The Switch, a provider of production services and global live video delivery, created a unique configuration and workflow for the SlamBall Summer Series after being chosen to curate, produce and deliver all live coverage of the event. Hosted at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ Cox Pavilion throughout July and August – culminating today with […]
Netflix is in production on a new sports documentary series tracking top sprinters from countries including the US, Jamaica, the UK, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Italy. This series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet. Netflix will invite viewers to take an exclusive […]
Starzplay, the MENA VoD service, has launched Starzplay Fantasy Sports, a free-to-play Web 3.0 fantasy sports game. Starzplay Fantasy Sports, launched ahead of the new 2023/24 Serie A season, will be exclusively available on StarzplaySports. Players can make predictions around live Serie A matches and other regional leagues, from forecasting scores and possession percentages to […]
A major U.S. professional sports league will use Synacor’s Cloud ID identity and access management platform to streamline authentication and identity management across multiple streaming services, the company announced today. The league is deploying Cloud ID to streamline access to games for consumers with viewing rights, increasing opportunities to engage and monetise local and national […]
Supponor, a technology provider in virtual advertising for sports, has announced the appointment of Rusty Lawrence, the former Managing Director of TGI Sport Europe, as its new Business Development Executive. Lawrence brings with him over 30 years of senior level experience in the sports industry and an extensive network of contacts and relationships. His new […]