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LiveU provided IP video transmission and remote cloud production infrastructure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The deployment covered 104 matches across 16
Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has reportedly secured the Australian broadcast rights for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, allowing Australians to watch football's biggest tournament for free. According to the Australian Financial Review, the broadcaster finalised a deal with FIFA several…
Muybridge Rail Cam, AI-driven robos, ear-mounted RefCam make MLS debuts at All-Star Game With North American soccer riding a tidal wave of FIFA World Cup–powered hype, MLS is looking to
Appear’s X Platform played a central role in Chile’s first large-scale cloud-based 4K FIFA World Cup distribution workflow, helping Chilevisión and ClaroVTR deliver a premium Ultra HD viewing experience to
LiveU, the pioneer in IP-video transmission and cloud-based remote production, today detailed its historic performance records set during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Spanning six weeks, 16 stadiums in three
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, the FIFA World Cup 2026 dominated
Chyron’s PRIME 5 graphics platform supported live graphics workflows for NBCUniversal Telemundo’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage across Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock. Telemundo and Peacock averaged 6.3 million viewers in
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) created an anthem called “The World Is Here” for Fox Television Stations (FTS) to use in coverage of the FIFA World Cup across its 29 stations
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
Having attracted upwards of 17 billion views throughout the tourney, the broadcaster is pondering how to apply its ‘Always On’ social-video feature to other sports The massive numbers that FOX
Standing inside HQ3 at MediaCity Studios during the FIFA World Cup 2026, it quickly became apparent that BBC Sport had reached another milestone in its virtual production journey. On one
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup went about its business of smashing every TV ratings record on the books, the tournament’s stateside media partners made a killing with their respective ad sales efforts. According to Guideline data, the supersized soccer spectacle generated a staggering $1.19 billion in…
The collaboration produced more than 500 short-form videos across four cities through an iPhone-based workflow designed to preserve speed, spontaneity, and the creators’ natural voices When Peter Olson joined Overtime
Telemundo has announced it has acquired from UC3 exclusive U.S. Spanish-language rights to all UEFA men’s club competitions for three seasons beginning with the 2027/28 season. The deal covers the
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) designed and produced soundtracks for nine projection experiences featured in the FIFA World Cup fan zone display at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The projection
The Rest Is Football, hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards, will return to Netflix for the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, with new episodes beginning
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was a landmark moment for soccer in the United States — and few digital-first media brands embraced the opportunity more fully than the Men in
The 2026 FIFA World Cup did more than captivate billions on the pitch; it fundamentally reshaped global digital behavior. According to comprehensive network data released by Cloudflare Radar, which monitors global HTTP traffic, DNS, and security trends across its more than 330 points of presence…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup closed out on yet another high note, as nearly 40 million viewers tuned in for the Spain-Argentina final on Fox Sports. According to Nielsen Big Data + Panel estimates, Fox’s coverage of Spain’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina averaged 38.94 million viewers, making it…
The directors of three different parts of the operation oversaw a London-based centralized hub supplying content throughout the tournament Just how important is non-live content for an event like the
