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Sportradar has expanded its partnership with Polymarket, extending its sports data, streaming and integrity services to the prediction market platform across more than 20 leagues and competitions. The expanded US agreement adds properties including the Bundesliga, Euroleague Basketball, Chinese…
Introducing the Bundesliga’s latest showcase of technological innovation, Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) CEO Steffen Merkel put the emphasis firmly on AI. “AI is not just another tech trend for us,”
Riedel’s RefCam Live was used for the first time at an international soccer match during a friendly between the German men’s national team and Ghana in Stuttgart. Combined with Riedel’s
TNDV is marking the first anniversary of Aspiration 35, a mobile production truck built around ARRI Alexa 35 Live camera systems. Over its first year, the truck has supported the
USA Sports has announced an exclusive English-language agreement with the Bundesliga running through the 2030-31 season, bringing more than 300 live matches per season to the United States. Coverage begins
The following article "Versant acquires Bundesliga in latest sign of change in media rights market" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. A new media rights deal for one of the higher-profile international soccer leagues may be a sign of things to come in the sports rights marketplace. Versant…
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) has completed a comprehensive modernization of its Ü5 radio outside broadcast vehicle, transforming the mobile unit into the broadcaster’s first fully software-defined, SMPTE ST 2110-based radio OB
From a rooftop studio in Manhattan, multiple Germany-based companies share responsibilities for all aspects of the production European broadcasters onsite for the World Cup are finding ways to make their
ARRI has announced the ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme, a camera that adds high frame rate output of up to 8x via SDI to live productions. The camera comes pre-installed with
Riedel Communications and ARRI supported ORF’s host broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which for the first time used ARRI Alexa 35 Live cameras as the complete main camera
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (‘Z’) has announced exclusive broadcast and digital rights for the Bundesliga in India for five years, beginning with the 2026-27 season. Bundesliga matches will be available
German broadcaster ZDF has the rights for 30 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, alongside ARD which also has 30 games. The two rights holders are working both separately and together
German broadcasters ARD and ZDF will broadcast 60 of the 104 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches live, with each channel showing 30 games. While the opening match was shown live
German broadcasters ZDF and ARD – the joint organisation of Germany’s regional public service broadcasters – have a unique and highly collaborative relationship which sees them working hand-in-hand for all
Clear-Com has announced the successful deployment and testing of FreeSpeak Cell by RTL Deutschland during a live event production at the Nürburgring race circuit in Germany. The test was conducted
The city’s solid position in broadcast, entertainment, and sports attracted the major microphone manufacturer Sennheiser Group is moving its Americas Regional Hub to Music City. Specifically, Wennebostel, Germany-based Sennheiser will
Neumann.Berlin has released firmware version 2.0 for the MT 48 audio interface, adding plugin compatibility, expanded Dante networking options, broadcast encoder support, and workflow enhancements. Plugin Support Firmware 2.0 adds
SC Freiburg take on Aston Villa FC in the UEFA Europa League Final on Wednesday night (20 May) at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul, Türkiye. UEFA have appointed TRT Türkiye as
DMC Production Germany GmbH has been appointed as the technical service provider and studio partner for MagentaTV’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage. thinXpool TV GmbH holds overall editorial and production
Germany’s Magenta TV, which will have 44 exclusive FIFA World Cup match broadcasts, has selected DMC Production Germany has its studio partner and technical service provider in both Munich and
