Top anti-piracy–technology providers took to the stage at the 2019 Sports Anti-Piracy Summit in Mexico City, and moderator Simon Hannah, partnership director, Friend MTS, began the session with the provocative observation that some of the piracy actually begins within the organization whose streams are pirated. More
The 2019 Sports Anti-Piracy Summit, held in Mexico City today and tomorrow, kicked off with a presentation by Daniel Steinmetz, head anti-piracy officer, Fox Networks Group – Latin America, and a robust discussion among key executives from major Latin American soccer leagues and La Liga. More
Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports Group announced a renewal of their multifaceted alliance that combines the massive scale, content, and experiences of Yahoo Sports along with its fantasy sports games, with the wide-ranging content, acclaimed production value and video assets of the NBC Sports Group, including Golf Channel, the NBC Sports Regional Sports Networks, and […] More
During the 2018-2019 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) will serve its global audience by enhancing its social and digital offering through its partnership with Grabyo. More
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has signed a multi-year agreement with Facebook to bring live matches from the PSA Tour to Facebook Watch. These matches will be available to territories outside of Europe and Japan on a non-exclusive basis. More
Esports continues to innovate sports-media production, with the team at Riot Games pushing the envelope on numerous fronts. On this episode of The SVG Podcast, we catch up with Mitch Rosenthal, head of production and operations, esports, and Ray Panahon, technical lead, esports. They offer a look at how the current season has gone, how […] More
The National Hockey League and Snapchat, in association with Disney Streaming Services, announced an expansion of its multi-year partnership. For the first time, the NHL will produce Curated Our Stories for games and marquee events, making the NHL the first professional sports league to utilize Snap’s third-party curation tools, and a new weekly show, NHL […] More
As the first nationally distributed sports network across the broadcast, cable, and digital distribution landscape, Stadium has launched its 24/7 network on Sling TV, now available to subscribers of the “Sling Orange” and/or “Sling Blue” services. More
NBA Digital, jointly-managed by the NBA and Turner Sports, announced all NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, and NBA 2K League game recaps will now be available on Facebook Watch. These video recaps will span every game during the season, including the Summer League, preseason, and playoffs where applicable. Additionally, the NBA will host a weekly Watch […] More
Brightcove has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the online video platform (OVP) business of Ooyala, a provider of cloud video technology. More
