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Broadcast & Streaming · 21 Sept 2026 · DE, US

Manifold Taps Ryhaan Williams for North America COO Post

Manifold Technologies, developer of software-defined, FPGA-accelerated infrastructure for live production, has named Ryhaan Williams as Chief Commercial Officer for North America. In her new role, Williams will lead manifold’s commercial

Sports Video Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 17 Sept 2026 · ES, GB, US

Netflix latest to signal interest in men’s World Cup rights

The following article "Netflix latest to signal interest in men’s World Cup rights" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria indicated during an interview with Alex Sherman of CNBC last week that the streaming platform is interested in bidding for rights…

Sports Media Watch
Broadcast & Streaming · 17 Sept 2026 · NL

IBC Reveals 2026 Attendee and Exhibitor Numbers

IBC2026 attracted 41,225 attendees from 170 countries to the RAI Amsterdam, along with more than 1,300 exhibitors. The figure was down on the 43,858 visitors recorded at IBC2025. The four-day

Sports Video Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 17 Sept 2026 · NL

SVG Europe Women Pushes the Agenda for Diversity at IBC2026

SVG Europe Women was at IBC2026 in Amsterdam helping to push the agenda for diversity in live sports broadcasting. The initiative held its annual event on Saturday 12 September, this

Sports Video Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 17 Sept 2026 · GB

DAZN Announces Three Executive Appointments

DAZN has announced three appointments to its executive leadership team, all reporting to CEO Shay Segev effective immediately. Patrick Delany has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, based in London, with

Sports Video Group
Partnerships · 17 Sept 2026 · GB

BUCS Super Rugby lands full-season Clubber TV streaming deal

Every men’s and women’s BUCS Super Rugby match will be streamed live in 2026/27 under a new three-year partnership between British Universities & Colleges Sport and Clubber TV. The agreement represents a major expansion of the competition’s media coverage, increasing the proportion of matches…

Sport Industry Group
News · 15 Sept 2026 · GB

Rise Announces 2026 Awards Shortlist

Rise WIB has announced the shortlist for the Rise Awards 2026, returning to Troxy in London on Tuesday, November 17. The awards recognize outstanding women, advocates, and organizations across the

Sports Video Group
Startups · 15 Sept 2026 · GB

Peter Crouch’s Vytal Ventures reveals first cohort

Vytal Ventures, an athlete-backed, founder-led venture studio for health, fitness and wellbeing, has announced its first cohort. Four founder-led businesses – PHYT, Precision Coaching, vessa and Open Wellness – are joining the studio. PHYT is an AI-powered body composition platform that turns a…

BusinessCloud
Analytics & AI · 15 Sept 2026 · GB

Biolyz brings performance testing technology to the UK

Biolyz, the growing performance technology company, has introduced new technology to the UK that helps elite athletes and high-performance teams improve and accelerate performance prognostics. Biolyz’s non-invasive testing solutions are already benefitting several of the countries’ biggest Premier…

Sport Industry Group
Partnerships · 15 Sept 2026 · AU, ES

LaLiga and CANAL+ strengthen anti-piracy alliance across nearly 50 countries

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…

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