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Although this is their first time on ESPN, the Australian Open host broadcaster debuted the animated alternate presentation at last year’s tournament. For the first time, ESPN is presenting AO
As the broadcast production industry continues its shift towards hybrid workflows combining new software solutions with traditional hardware, NEP Australia — part of NEP Group, a global media services provider
The technical-services provider supplies infrastructure for the host broadcast and two world feeds Gravity Media is onsite at the Australian Open in a big way, with 75 crew members overseeing
Onsite control room returns, boosting the broadcaster’s footprint by 25% and increasing its onsite team to 100 ESPN this year has embraced a new hybrid model for its Australian Open
Watching all the matches online requires the highest tier of ESPN’s service.
The London-based startup is helping creators make millions by giving fans access to exclusive content. Can its AI tools help it outcompete incumbents like Patreon and OnlyFans?
Why Does This Matter? Athletes need simple, yet high impacted systems to function at a high level. At this level, you have a limited amount of time to make sure you are allowing time for functionality and growth. Tech allows coaches to track what truly matters; Intent, Speed, and readiness. Taking…
Tennis Channel kicks off 2026 with the launch of The Big T Podcast as well as a return on-site to the Australian Open for the first time since 2019, expanding
David Rees has been appointed managing director of NEP Connect. He brings more than two decades of global broadcast experience across live and pre-recorded linear, digital and OTT platforms in
Paramount+ has recently highlighted their successful viewership numbers for Australian Football. Paramount+ and Channel 10 struck a deal in 2024 with Football Australia (FA) that gave them the TV rights for the Australian national teams and domestic Isuzu UTE A-League and Ninja A-League Women's to…
Champion Data announces a new partnership with the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia, making it the official broadcast graphics provider for the PGA Tour of Australia. The elevated broadcast
Australian Golf today announces the launch of GOLF360, a year-round digital media platform that unifies the full strength of Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia’s digital ecosystems. GOLF360 creates
Match analysis demands long hours of tedious, menial work. Analysts hand-crop clips, rewatch sequences and track every individual player, burning exorbitant amounts of time and money. Even with entire teams dedicated to the task, analysts cannot fully interpret or understand the movements…
The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) has now adopted the use of AI platform, Respondology, following FIFA’s decision to make the platform free for all Member Associations. The move is a significant step towards protecting players’ wellbeing in Oceania, and helps to keep the online football…
In what has been called the MLS’s “Caitlin Clark must-see-TV moment,” this weekend’s MLS Cup production will be the largest in the league’s history. With global icon Lionel Messi taking
SMT announces that Timothy Millar, a PhD candidate at the University of Canberra’s National Security Institute, has been named the winner of the 2025 SMT Data Challenge, the company’s premier international
Get ready to level up! From 19–24 January 2026, the Gold Coast International Futsal Challenge Cup will feature an electrifying ESPORTS experience at the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre (Tallebudgera Room – Level 1).The ESPORTS League is designed for clubs and academies to grow participation by…
NEP releases an inside look at SS10, its newest fully IP broadcast mobile unit designed and built by NEP’s systems integration team. After delivering the Ryder Cup global production, SS10
The USL heads into this weekend’s Championship Final riding a wave of significant growth and has even more planned in the coming years. So it’s not surprising that the broadcast
Ahead of the first Ashes test in Perth on Friday (November 21), SVG Europe caught up with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe’s Scott Young to find out what he and
