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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
Olympic Broadcasting Services CEO, speaking after receiving SVG Europe’s 2026 Outstanding Contribution to European Sports Broadcasting award, argues that broadcasters have a responsibility to ensure AI and other emerging technologies
Studio Network Solutions (SNS) has won Best Journal Article at the 2026 IAMT Impact Awards for What Video Editors Need When Everything Is Changing Around Them, published in Issue 138
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, the NFL’s return claims seven of
WTGL, the women’s team golf league created by TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA, has announced its inaugural season schedule. The season premieres Sunday, November 8 on ESPN and
Monumental Sports Network (MNMT) has announced that its Monumental+ streaming service is now available as a subscription through Prime Video, giving Capitals and Wizards fans an additional way to access
The Minnesota Lynx have announced that their final local broadcast of the 2026 regular season will air free on FOX 9+ following the shutdown of Victory+. The Lynx will face
Apple TV is significantly expanding its use of the iPhone as a live-production camera for the final Friday Night Baseball telecast of the 2026 season. For Friday night’s San Francisco
The Charlotte Hornets have announced DAZN as their exclusive direct-to-consumer streaming partner for the 2026-27 NBA season. The service launches immediately, giving fans across North Carolina and South Carolina access
DAZN and Super League Basketball (SLB) have extended their partnership for the 2026-27 season. Every Championship, Cup, and Play-Off fixture will be available live and free on DAZN for fans
Kaltura and Verimatrix have announced a partnership integrating Verimatrix’s Digital Rights Management and security capabilities into Kaltura’s Cloud TV platform. The joint solution will be available as part of Kaltura’s
US college football arrives in London next week (Saturday 19 September), when the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wembley Stadium for the inaugural Union Jack
ESPN will present LALIGA’s ElClásico on ABC for the first time, with FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid airing Sunday, October 25 at 4 p.m. ET. A one-hour pre-match show begins
Fonn Group has acquired full ownership of everviz, a cloud-native platform for interactive charts, maps, and data-driven graphics, and will rebrand it as Teikna, a graphics platform for broadcast, streaming,
The sixth edition of the World Nomad Games combined traditional sports, large-scale cultural performances, and some decidedly modern broadcast technology. Held across multiple venues in Kyrgyzstan, the 2026 Games brought
Nielsen has announced that its Streaming Content Ratings (SCR) product will move from weekly to daily data delivery, with clients now receiving viewership data each business day for viewing that
Euroleague Basketball has announced a major expansion of its over-the-top streaming platform, EuroLeague TV, integrating premier domestic competitions from Australia, China, France, Germany, Greece, and Italy ahead of the upcoming 2026-27 competitive season.
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…
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
The Media eXchange Layer (MXL) has won the Content Creation category of the IBC2026 Innovation Awards. The award was presented on the main stage of the IBC Conference at the
