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Every medal and every event of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is being delivered to viewers by Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) TNT Sports and HBO Max brands for the first
BBC head of Future World Design, Manon Dave, and BBC Future World Design principal product manager Laura Harrison spoke with SVG Europe about the origins and potential evolution of Signals,
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
Whisper has been appointed by the BBC to deliver its live broadcast and digital coverage of the 2026 season of The Hundred. Marking the first time Whisper has worked with
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
BBC Sport has appointed independent production partner Whisper to deliver its live broadcast and digital coverage of the 2026 season of The Hundred. The partnership marks the first time the production company has worked with the broadcaster on the cricket tournament, expanding Whisper’s…
Among other tweaks to coverage, the broadcaster added announce positions in the booth and in the stands on multiple courts Wimbledon 2026 will be remembered for the heat as well
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
World Snooker Tour (WST) has extended its domestic broadcast rights agreement with TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland until the end of the 2030-2031 season. Under the terms of the multi-year extension, the broadcaster has secured the rights to show more events on the WST than any other platform. This…
Goalhanger has agreed a two-year contract extension with Netflix to broadcast its hit sports show and podcast, ‘The Rest Is Football’. The agreement secures the future of the show, hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards, on the streaming platform through to the UEFA Euro 2028…
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, Argentina’s Semifinal knockout of England drives
With 42 RF cameras and high-power radio mics deployed, the spectrum environment is challenging at the coastal Royal Birkdale golf club The Open Championship is underway at Royal Birkdale in
In a return to Royal Birkdale, the team enjoys partnering with ETP and Gravity Media on a production marked by uncharacteristically hot weather The NBC Sports golf-production team has a
With England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 team getting ready to fly home after losing 2-1 to Argentina in their semi final match at Atlanta Stadium on 15 July, the world
ITV Sport’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage has been produced from one of the most striking broadcast locations in New York City. In this interview, Executive Director/Producer Paul McNamara takes
USA Sports has announced an exclusive English-language agreement with the Bundesliga running through the 2030-31 season, bringing more than 300 live matches per season to the United States. Coverage begins
BBC Sport has been instrumental in making the FIFA World Cup 2026 an epic one for England and Scotland fans. It shares its rights to broadcast this World Cup with
HBS director of digital Johannes Franken talks SVG Europe through the operation built to serve FIFA World Cup 2026 rights holders remotely from Stratford, east London – and why HBS
Hawk-Eye Innovations and the Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS), the Croatian Football Federation, have entered into a multi-year agreement to deliver state-of-the-art video assistant referee (VAR) services across Croatia’s top-tier football
ITV is selling its media and entertainment business to Comcast-owned Sky for up to £1.6 billion, following months of talks. The deal – subject to adjustment for cash, debt and
