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Broadcast & Streaming · 22 Dec 2025 · AU

NEP Connect Appoints David Rees as Managing Director

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

Sports Video Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 18 Dec 2025 · AU

Paramount and Channel 10’s Football Gamble Pays Off with Record Viewership

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…

Soccerscene
Analytics & AI · 15 Dec 2025 · AU

Measuring the Immeasurable: How StepOut is Transforming Football Analytics

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…

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Startups · 11 Dec 2025 · AU, US

The AI platform protecting footballers in Oceania from online abuse

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…

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Fan & Venue · 8 Dec 2025 · DE, ES, JP

Apple Fitness+ Makes Its Biggest Global Push Yet

Apple Fitness+ is heading to 28 new markets this month, adding digital dubbing in Spanish, German and Japanese plus a new K-Pop music genre.

Athletech News
Esports · 3 Dec 2025 · AU

ESPORTS Takes Over Gold Coast International Futsal Challenge Cup 2026

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…

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