The business of sports tech, in brief.
Additional gear includes a second, outside drone; a second slo-mo unit; and a wireless handheld carried by an operator in the ring When the fifth-annual PBR Teams Championship takes over
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports has secured exclusive live broadcast rights across the UK and Ireland for WTGL, the new tech-focused women’s team golf league launched in partnership with the LPGA Tour and TMRW Sports.
World Netball has announced that the netball competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games generated a record-breaking reach of over 55 million viewers across global broadcast and digital platforms.
It’s been a big week in Australia horse racing as the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has been at the center of 30 hours of live TV coverage produced across four
Canon U.S.A. has announced new Cinema EOS Lens Kits and an EOS C50 Videographer Kit. Sales are scheduled to begin in mid-November 2026. The lens kits pair the EOS C50
Canon Inc. is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Cinema EOS System this month, Canon U.S.A. announced. Launched in 2011 for professional video production, the line is now used for
Gravity Media developed a remote production solution for Beyond Productions’ coverage of the UCI Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Western Australia, connecting crews on the course with production control in
CP Communications worked with Gravity Media to bring Gravity’s SMARThead robotic camera technology to the U.S. for the first time at the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon. Two SMARThead+
Sky Sports will broadcast the inaugural 2026 and 2027 seasons of the women’s TGL (WTGL) exclusively in the UK, as part of an expansion of its golf rights that also
Sky Sports and 1071 Media, the production company founded by former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate and Jimmy Worrall, will make and distribute three long-form football shows for social and digital platforms. Sky Media will handle commercial sales for all three. The Football Dugout is a new…
The Chicago native has emerged as a leader at Marquette’s student-run production operation, directing broadcasts, mentoring peers, and building toward a career in live sports The future of live sports
Raycom Sports, Pac-12 Enterprises, and Freedom Broadcast Group will power an expanded schedule featuring 100-plus live windows, specialty cameras, and extensive REMI production The CW is preparing for its biggest
The following article "WNBA has most-watched playoffs since inaugural season" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Capped by the first Game 7 in its history, the WNBA had its most-watched postseason since its inaugural year. The 2026 WNBA Playoffs averaged 1.49 million viewers across…
More than 100 Pac-12 and Atlantic 10 games will feature Ross XPression graphics, advanced statistical analysis, and studio coverage from Englewood Cliffs USA Sports is preparing for a busy college
Gravity Media recently teamed with event technical design business, Vibanti at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual meetings which were held in Bangkok, Thailand, in October. The production brought
It’s not just the video. The in-venue sound and noise also bring the energy to fans watching at home In most sports broadcasts, the crowd is mostly a background fixture.
Verizon, an official NFL partner since 2010, has outlined its network and connected-technology work for the 2026 NFL season, spanning officiating, coach communications and stadium connectivity for fans. Since the
Düsseldorf-based production company Bildquadrat is using Riedel’s Virtual SmartPanel (VSP) to expand its intercom infrastructure for mobile and geographically dispersed teams. VSP lets production personnel join production communications from smartphones,
RTÉ combined Calrec’s Type R system with its SMPTE ST 2110 network to change how it mixed commentary for the 2026 World Football Championship. Where six commentary booths once needed
No longer just mechanical mobility aids for repeat shots, the world of broadcast camera robotics is evolving. “In studio broadcast, the focus of automation is on efficiency, consistency and AR/XR integration. Entire
