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England’s performance team will use Sony’s STATSports APEX GPS tracking system to monitor player physical data in real time during FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, marking the first live in-match
By Andy Rayner, CTO, Appear The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest football tournament ever staged, spanning three host nations, 16 venues and 104 matches. For broadcasters and rights
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 USMNT’s 2–0 Group Stage win
For HBS CEO Dan Miodownik and the rest of the Host Broadcast Services team working on production of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, tomorrow is a big milestone: it marks
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
At FOX Sports’ Los Angeles facility, a massive technical and production operation is powering coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for American audiences. With production centralized in L.A., FOX
Sweden is doing fantastically so far in the FIFA World Cup 2026, and viewers at home are appreciating the efforts on the pitch; according to measurement company MMS, SVT’s viewership
The audience for the FIFA World Cup 2026 for all broadcasters is broader than a normal high-profile football match, attracting more viewers as entire families come together to watch their
FOS breaks down how Microsoft Azure powers the Premier League's real-time data infrastructure.
For many on the production team working on the FIFA World Cup at FOX Sports’ Pico facility in Los Angeles, the real lifting began in the past few weeks. But,
Mexican broadcaster concentrates on live event coverage, studio programming, and remote crews in specific cities during the 39-day tournament With the ever-expanding FIFA World Cup getting even bigger this summer,
We’re nearly two weeks into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and FOX Sports’ digital team has not stopped streaming on YouTube. And it won’t until well after someone lifts the
BBC Sport has partnered with sports organisation Goal Click to produce a fan-led video series during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The collaboration will see the broadcaster leverage the sports storytelling platform’s global network to deliver short-form, first-person video content filmed by 10…
The Heatmap Problem After wrapping up an MD-3 training session at an MLS NEXT Academy club, I pulled up the GPS data and felt good about what I saw. Total distance (TD), sprint distance (SD), and high-speed running (HSR) had all hit our group benchmarks. On paper, the session was a success. Then I…
To call the 2026 FIFA World Cup a big undertaking would be a big understatement. It is a massive effort and for Oscar Sanchez, FIFA’s Head of Host Broadcast Operations
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 already off and running, TSN is approaching the tournament not as a sprint from a standing start but as a gradual ramp-up built on
When FIFA confirmed it would produce the 2026 FIFA World Cup entirely in HDR, TSN’s path forward came into focus. The Bell Media-owned sports network had weighed a 4K build
With the Canadian men’s national soccer team playing all of its group stage matches within Canada it wasn’t hard for TSN to make the decision to focus its production efforts
