Host Broadcast & Production
Tour of Guangxi secures array of live rights deals and landmark women’s race coverage
The Tour of Guangxi, the final stop on this year’s UCI World Tour calendar, is to be broadcast live in at least 50 territories.
IMG names ex-BT Sport football head Cook as director of content
The IMG agency has named Stephen Cook, previously head of football at BT Sport, the UK pay-TV broadcaster, as director of content based at IMG Studios at Stockley Park, near London’s Heathrow Airport.
Norris takes up director role at Gravity Media after leaving BT
Former head of BT commercial sports rights, Steve Norris, has moved to production company, Gravity Media Group
Greek Super League 2 clubs issue production tender following latest ERT offer
The 12 clubs that comprise Greece’s second-tier Super League 2 competition have issued a tender for television production following a meeting this week with public broadcaster ERT, SportBusiness understands.
Infront hails Berlin Marathon 5G production landmark
The production division of the Infront agency has claimed a first through its role in the successful testing of a 5G-connected camera set-up at Sunday’s Berlin Marathon.
Estonian, Latvian basketball leagues net production deal
Estonian television and radio network operator Levira has teamed up with AI-automated sports production firm Pixellot to produce and live-stream coverage of Estonian and Latvian basketball competitions
Alibaba and Intel outline Tokyo 2020 technology projects
Technology firms Alibaba Cloud and Intel have unveiled plans for joint work on broadcast-related technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Sunset+Vine lands World Rugby Sevens Series production contract
UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has secured a four-year contract to become the host broadcast partner of the World Rugby Sevens Series
Solheim Cup tees off on Sky with production on a par with Ryder Cup
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky today began its live coverage in earnest from women’s golf’s Solheim Cup, offering up a production output that matches the levels provided at the men’s 2018 Ryder Cup.
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UFC opens state-of-the-art production centre in Las Vegas
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has opened a new state-of-the-art 130,000 square-foot production facility in Las Vegas, known as "UFC Apex
Glasgow 2014 awards host broadcaster contract
Glasgow 2014 has announced that Sunset+Vine and Global Television have landed the host broadcaster contract for the Scottish city’s staging of the Commonwealth Games.
Input Media wins WTA Championships production contract
London-based sports production company Input Media has won the contract to provide host broadcast coverage of the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) year-ending Championships for the next three years.
HBS wins tender for host broadcast of Ligue 1
Host Broadcast Services will handle the host broadcast operation for French football's Ligue 1 under a four season deal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel, that runs until 2011.
HOST BROADCASTER NAMED FOR RWC 2007
French broadcasting organisation TF1 has been appointed host broadcaster for Rugby World Cup 2007 in France.