The business of sports tech, in brief.
Gravity Media has announced it will provide outside broadcast production and technical services for the MXGP of Australia, the finale of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championship, at Hidden Valley
LaLiga and CANAL+ have strengthened their partnership with a new anti-piracy agreement covering almost 50 countries. The deal spans Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. It brings together the league’s anti-piracy capabilities with CANAL+’s technology, intelligence and enforcement resources. The…
The subscription streaming service posted an increase in global viewership.
Nine Entertainment last week celebrated the extension of its broadcast rights to screen the English Premier League in Australia until the end of the 2033/34 season, but further examination has revealed that privately, they may be counting the cost. On Monday, The Australian revealed not only have…
Technology has for a long time shaped how football clubs analyse players, prepare for matches and make decisions, and that technology is now officially entering the classroom. The Global Institute of Sport (GIS) has partnered with Impact Soccer to bring AI and computer vision-powered football…
Producing an NFL game is complicated enough. Doing it from the other side of the world — with hundreds of crew members, a sprawling IP-based compound, studio programming tied back
Last weekend’s VCT Americas matches sparked heated discussions within the global VALORANT esports community. With LOUD’s successful dark horse run in the Stage 2 Lower Playoffs Bracket all the way to a second-place finish, Masters London winner Leviatán was pushed out of VALORANT Champions…
VALORANT Champions Shanghai arrives at the end of a 2026 season that has refused to settle on a single dominant team, region, or even a definitive player. That unpredictability has been reflected at almost every major event. Nongshim RedForce clinched the Masters Santiago title; LEVIATÁN took the…
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) launched globally in 2016 and found extraordinary success in Southeast Asia (SEA), becoming one of the region’s biggest mobile esports titles. Even as Free Fire led installs and Honor of Kings emerged as a major challenger, MLBB has remained SEA’s leader in…
On August 28th, VCT China organization FunPlus Phoenix issued a statement announcing that it had “terminated all cooperation” with its IGL and controller, Blendi “kovaQ” Kovaci. According to FPX, the player made “inappropriate remarks while communicating with teammates during a game.” As a result…
As the dust settles on the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 2 events, we turn our attention to the crowning event of the year: Champions Shanghai. At the heart of the discussions is one simple question: which teams are the strongest in each region? Building on an earlier analysis of the…
If you've ever sat through a club's end-of-season review, you'll know the drill. A coach pulls out a folder of notes, someone half-remembers what a player was like back in Round 3 and a parent quietly wonders what they actually got for their rego fees beyond a team photo. Football club platform…
AI-powered camera technology has moved another step closer to mainstream sports broadcasting. This comes after it was deployed for the international tactical feed of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The system, supplied by Broadcast Solutions, combined…
NEP Group will exhibit at IBC2026 (Hall 7, Stand 7.B55, RAI Amsterdam, September 11–14), demonstrating software-defined production capabilities across NEP Platform, NEP Venue Production, remote production, and live event production.
Riedel and ARRI are strengthening their collaboration with Japanese live production company Gonshiro Co., Ltd. to develop workflows connecting imaging, communications, and operations for large-scale live events. Gonshiro handles approximately
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hasn’t had an update since June 2025, but Nintendo just had to barge into the competitive space when it saw players attempting to thrive. Developers woke from their slumber like Godzilla sensing another kaiju landing in Tokyo and decided it was necessary to drop Patch…
Quortex has announced that Odisha Television Network (OTV), a regional broadcaster in East India reaching 45 million Odia speakers worldwide, has selected Quortex to replace its legacy hardware with software-based
Formerly operating as Foxtel Media, DAZN Media+ has officially unveiled its new brand identity at its 2027 Upfronts event at The Cutaway in Barangaroo, marking an era following DAZN’s 2025 acquisition of the Foxtel Group.
Global ticketing and live event technology platform AXS has entered into a partnership with the Melbourne Vixens, signing on as a Major Partner and the club’s official ticketing partner starting from the 2027 Suncorp Super Netball season.
Cricket Australia has launched Cricket TV, a direct-to-consumer streaming service built on Eluvio’s Content Fabric platform. The service is currently in early access at tv.cricket.com.au, with full commercial launch expected
