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The Australian Esports League has announced a partnership with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation to launch a student esports tournament. Known as the Victorian Virtual Grand Prix, students from Victorian schools will compete for a chance to win a trip to the Australian Grand Prix, the opening…
BatFast, the global leader in AI-powered sports simulation technology, has announced the appointment of former Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Production is divided between a studio in the mountains and a brand-new studio in Australia The hits keep coming for Wide World of Sports, Australian broadcaster Channel Nine’s sports arm.
Ultralytics’ YOLO26 arrived quietly in January, but make no mistake: in the global arms race for vision analytics, this is the biggest leap forward the football industry has seen in years. For Australian football, which is too often left to play catch-up with European and Asian rivals, the new…
The two companies’ partnership on Olympics productions dates to the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Week 2 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is underway, and crucial to NBC Sports’
The production infrastructure scaled seamlessly from regular-season games to the league’s midseason showcase NBC is relying on NEP Group in delivering its first NBA All-Star Weekend in 24 years. With
For all the creative ambition behind NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LX, the ability to execute at this scale depends on a technical foundation that connects, protects, and orchestrates
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, ESPN sees the most viewed Australian
Gravity Media, which concentrates in production, content, media services, and facilities, delivered the Australian Open 2026 with a bespoke international broadcast center and large-scale IP production environment. Together, this formed
For the indoor production, NEP Specialty Capture has mounted a 100-ft. overhead rail-cam system 35-ft. above the ground ESPN will broadcast the NFL Pro Bowl Games tonight from an unusual
In the high-stakes economy of professional football, the "eye test" remains a stubborn incumbent. While elite European clubs have long industrialised their data workflows, the Australian market often operates on a friction-heavy model of anecdotal scouting and manual video analysis. However, the…
February is one of the most ambitious months on the global sports production calendar, starting with two major international sporting events taking place simultaneously, along other flagship productions. And for
National motorsport body Motorsport Australia has extended its existing partnership with sim racing peripherals manufacturer Next Level Racing. As a result of the extension, Next Level Racing will remain the official esports racing cockpit partner of Motorsport Australia and continues to support…
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) signs an agreement with Fox Sports Australia, which will see a selection of PSA Squash Tour events shown live by its streaming service, Kayo Sports,
Increased pre-tournament festivities, a second world feed, Mojo camera array are intended to keep fans and viewers coming back As always, Australian Open 2026 is heading toward what promises to
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.
