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DAZN has secured an exclusive option on the global streaming rights to the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup, according to the Guardian. The deal extends the streaming platform’s relationship with football’s world governing body. DAZN paid $1bn (£745m) for the global rights to the first 32-team Club World…
Production strategy includes remote control rooms in Los Angeles and Charlotte, Big Ten Network resources, and scalable camera complements for marquee matchups Rome is not exactly a traditional place to
Second year of regular-season coverage features 82 games, expanded emphasis on remote production, and mobile units from NEP and Live Media Group Although TNT Sports has been a home to
Cloud-based replay technology, Viz Libero telestration, new Haivision X4 encoders, new graphics package highlight production plans for 2026-27 season The bulk of the college basketball season tips off today, and
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s
Tubi and Major League Soccer will stream two Decision Day matches live and free on Saturday, Nov. 7, in the U.S. The games are Inter Miami CF vs. Charlotte FC
USA Sports’ first season covering the WNBA will end on the biggest stage possible. The broadcaster will present the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history on Saturday, when the
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent ratings news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, with the World Series, the NFL, college
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Jake Blount, EVP, Sales, ICAT Logistics, discusses the company’s growing investment in sports, broadcast, and live-event logistics. Headquartered in Dallas, ICAT has 35 years
In-house local telecasts have added new camera angles, graphics package, and deeper NHL Edge data, and Steve Mayer says the shows are continuously improving One month into the 2026-27 season,
Gravity Media is marking its 25th year facilitating the host broadcast for the Melbourne Cup Carnival, continuing its relationship with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC). It will facilitate more than
FloSports and the Pac-12 Conference have entered a media partnership that will bring all Pac-12 wrestling events to FloWrestling beginning with the 2026-27 season. The agreement makes FloWrestling the exclusive
After arriving in Fayetteville with dreams of calling games, the Arkansas native found her passion in the control room, building a promising future in replay and producing The future of
Jameis Winston and Willie Colon are among current and former players hosting programs added to the company’s roster Playmaker HQ has rolled out a full slate of new football programming
The following article "Earlier start impacts viewership, but WNBA Finals still hits Game 4 high" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Moved up to an earlier timeslot, Game 4 of the WNBA Finals fell short of the previous week’s series opener — but still delivered a viewership high. Saturday’s…
MLB Network is nearly all-day media day coverage across MLB Now, MLB Central, MLB Tonight, MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show for the Brewers–Rays The 122nd World Series may be in
MLB’s Ryan Zander discusses the league’s work to integrate the ABS Challenge System, expand broadcast enhancements, support a growing global production operation When Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras successfully challenged
ESPN’s deal to acquire the NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the NFL RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators was given the regulatory nod in February
As the NFL continues to expand its roster of international games, so the need for technology that can be easily transported across the globe becomes ever-more important. For the league,
Gravity Media deployed a flypack production system and RF cameras for Red Bull Rampage 2026 in Virgin, Utah. Marshall Lucas, Technical Project Manager at Gravity Media USA, was on site
