The business of sports tech, in brief.
Eutelsat has renewed its partnership with Qatar Media Corporation (QMC), Qatar’s national public broadcasting organization, under a new multi-year agreement for distributing QMC’s television services across the Middle East and
Interra Systems will exhibit at CABSAT 2026 (Stand B2-37, Dubai Exhibition Centre, October 5–7), demonstrating its BATON QC platform, ORION monitoring solutions, and VEGA Media Analyzer for the MENA broadcast
MultiDyne will exhibit at CABSAT 2026 (October 5–7, Dubai Exhibition Centre), showcasing an expanded technology portfolio following its June 2026 acquisition of the assets of MRMC (Mark Roberts Motion Control).
When the Saudi Arabia-backed Esports Foundation announced that the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) would relocate from Riyadh to Paris with barely two months’ notice, the headlines focused on logistics,
The Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament will return to Riyadh on October 21, 22, and 24, streaming live on Netflix at no additional cost to subscribers. The announcement was
Additional compound space in Lot Q in Philadelphia allows construction of shared cable bridges for reliable connectivity From the first pitch at tonight’s 96th MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia’s Citizens
BBC Sport’s presence at the IBC doesn’t involve sharing space with fellow UK broadcaster (and World Cup rights holder) ITV like back in 2022 in Qatar, so for Phil Bigwood, BBC
CBS Sports and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have announced a media rights partnership covering the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 and the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2028. All
The BBC’s presence at the IBC doesn’t involve sharing space with fellow UK broadcaster (and World Cup rights holder) ITV like in Qatar so for Phil Bigwood, BBC Football, executive
The Qatar Football Association (QFA), in cooperation with Sponix and broadcaster Alkass, has deployed virtual advertising technology for the first time in QFA’s history, during an international friendly match between
Urban Edge Network (UEN), a streaming platform for NAIA sports, has announced a partnership with Spiideo to provide streaming and production tools to UEN’s partner conferences. The Southern States Athletic
Eutelsat has announced the launch of QBC Business Economic Channel by Qatar Media Corporation, broadcasting in 4K/UHD via Eutelsat’s 7/8° West video neighbourhood. The channel launched on May 5, 2026
“We’re not chasing after innovation for the sake of innovation,” begins World Athletics head of broadcast operations Fred Sanchez. “You might think that a fancy camera shot and so on
Abundant player mics and RF and other ground-level cameras will be used to capture interactions on the field After a last-minute shift from Riyadh to Los Angeles, the Fanatics Flag
Tech enhancements, marquee productions are expected to take advantage of a summer when all eyes are on soccer With tons of noise in the soccer community in anticipation of this
The technologies, including AI, allow fans at home to see the athletes, ‘feel’ the speed, and sense the skill With four years from one Winter Games to the next, there
Nielsen, which specializes in audience measurement, data, and media intelligence, announces that it is piloting a new methodology enhancement to more accurately account for co-viewing. This will better reflect the
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
The Spanish Super Cup final once again served up a treat of a football match, with Barcelona defeating Real Madrid 3-2 in a classic encounter in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, earlier
Grass Valley announces that Asharq News, a multi-platform Arabic news service owned by the Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG), has expanded its cloud-based disaster recovery capabilities with the deployment
