Recent Posts by Heather McLean, Editor
By Heather McLean, Editor | Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 1:09 pm
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) launched just two and a half years ago, yet it is already breaking innovation barriers in its use of data and graphics, which is, in turn, earning it healthy upswings in terms of fans and viewers. In August last year, PFL launched its over the top (OTT) app, PFL MMA, […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 1:06 pm
Ross has announced the release of its hyper-converged production platform, the Ultrix Acuity.
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 10:21 am
Premier League club Southampton FC has reported a successful first year working with social media content on the TikTok platform to drive fan engagement. The football club’s digital and social production teams are dedicated to doing things differently when it comes to engaging fans online.
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 11:45 am
At the recent Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham, women led the key production roles for BT Sport in an example of diversity and inclusion making solid inroads into sports broadcasting. This momentous occurrence was coincidental rather than planned and stands as proof that the broadcaster has pushed its inclusion and […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Friday, February 5, 2021 - 8:01 am
Super Bowl LV takes place this weekend with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Kansas City Chiefs in a riveting spectacular that rivals Thanksgiving for popularity in the U.S. Over the pond in Europe, while NFL is not quite as popular as it is on its home turf, there is certainly a lot of […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Friday, December 18, 2020 - 11:43 am
Sky Deutschland recently live streamed a handball match end-to-end over a dedicated 5G network provided by Telefónica O2 using LiveU’s LU-Smart transmission app. The live production took place on Dec. 6 at the Flens-Arena in Flensburg, Germany, for a match between SG Flensburg-Handewitt and Frisch Auf Göppingen.
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Friday, December 18, 2020 - 11:41 am
In 2017, Sony created a new internal division, Sony Sports Innovation Group. This encompassed its 2011 acquisitions, the Hawk-Eye Innovations and Pulselive subsidiaries, as well as the Sony Professional production services business, providing production facilities at the time to deliver all live content for the FIFA World Cup 2018 from all venues as general contractor. […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 9:00 am
As Europe went into lockdown earlier this year, one country stood out for choosing not to. While various restrictions were put in place and live sport was cancelled in Sweden, life was able to carry on as normal in more ways than many other countries experienced. However, at Swedish national public television broadcaster SVT, the […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 8:30 am
Karen Knowles is head of production for sport at broadcast company Whisper. She has come into the world of sport from the entertainment and factual genre, where she cut her teeth before following a colleague to Whisper. Since she began her career, Knowles has seen a lot change in terms of attitudes towards people who […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 7:15 am
BT Sport and mobile operator EE recently announced Match Day Experience, a set of new features for the BT Sport app. Match Day Experience brings augmented reality (AR) elements and 360-degree video to live and non-live coverage of Premier League matches for EE 5G subscribers using the new iPhone 12.
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