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Thomas Riedel, founder and owner of Riedel Communications and the Riedel Group, has acquired ARRI, the Munich-based premium manufacturer of camera and lighting technology for motion picture and live entertainment.
Grass Valley has expanded its partnership with Studio Berlin, supplying 12 LDX 135 UHD/HDR camera systems and 12 LDX 180 Super 35mm cinematic cameras, including two compact LDX C180 units.
Technical services provider TV Skyline is once again back at full throttle for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), a German sports car racing series sanctioned by the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club
ARRI and SmallHD have announced a new expansion license for ARRI’s Hi-5 and Hi-5 SX hand units that displays lens data overlays on supported SmallHD monitors running PageOS 6. The
Manifold Technologies will demonstrate new capabilities at NAB Show 2026 (Booth C.1808), including multiviewer support for arkona’s AT300 blades and 3D-LUT-based HDR/SDR color conversion. These additions join the previously announced
Manifold Technologies will announce at NAB Show 2026 (Booth C.1808) that its manifold CLOUD platform will be available as a deployable application within NEP Platform, NEP Group’s software orchestration system.
In the constant pursuit of bringing fans closer to the game, sports broadcasters have long experimented with new camera angles, new data layers, and new storytelling formats. But in Germany,
Manifold Technologies, a Germany-based provider of cloud infrastructure for live broadcast production, will demonstrate support for 400GbE COTS FPGA accelerator cards at NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas (Booth C.1808).
Sportradar has extended its agreement with the German Football Association for DFB-Pokal data and streaming rights from the 2026/27 season. The multi-year deal covers exclusive betting data and audiovisual streaming rights for all DFB-Pokal matches outside the DACH region, alongside non-exclusive…
Net Insight has appointed Larissa Görner-Meeus as Chief Product Officer. She joins the company’s executive management team. Görner-Meeus holds a Dipl-Ing. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Munich University
Dominik Scholler, VP of product management and innovation at the DFL, explains why and how the Bundesliga is trialling the automated production of matches, and shares his thoughts on AI
Since the start of the 2025-26 season, the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has been using 3D tracking technology to capture detailed movement data from every Bundesliga match. Tracking cameras record
Artificial intelligence was once again the big talking point during the biennial SportsInnovation event which took place this week in Düsseldorf (March 4-5). Organized by D.Sports and the DFL, the
German gaming festival Gamescom has announced a wide range of esports tournaments that will be featured at this year’s Gamescom LAN. Taking place from March 20th to 22nd in Cologne, Germany, the event features 14 tournaments across a variety of genres. Revealed on March 6th, the tournaments are…
German esports organisation BIG (Berlin International Gaming) has revealed that it is working on a female Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) initiative called Project Breach in collaboration with GreenMedical. The announcement was made through a three-minute reveal trailer on social media, promising to reveal…
German organisation GamerLegion has revealed that it is expanding its current partnership with online sportsbook brand LEON.Bet. According to the announcement, the deal will see LEON.Bet work closely with GamerLegion’s Dota 2 roster. GamerLegion wrote on X (Twitter): “We’re delighted to announce…
FOKUS and Imperial Esports are among the four regional teams that have qualified for PGL Bucharest 2026. For FOKUS, the tournament is the German esports organisation’s first Tier 1 tournament since entering Counter-Strike esports in February 2026. FOKUS Topples Notable Names FOKUS successfully…
In sports technology, evolution is rarely linear. The story of Ochy’s journey from running retail to global football is proof that the right bet, on athletes’ movement and real, usable data, can fundamentally shift the landscape. For stakeholders in Australia’s football, performance and tech…
After first signing the deal in 2019, MOUZ has extended its strategic collaboration with Razer for another two years. The gaming hardware brand is currently the longest-standing partner in the German organisation’s history. “Razer has played a pivotal role in our competitive journey and continued…
Epic Games and BLAST have announced that the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) is heading to Germany for the first time in the circuit’s history. FNCS Major 1 Summit is scheduled to take place from May 30th to 31st, 2026, at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf. Top duos from the FNCS ecosystem will…
