SVG Europe

2 days ago | svgeurope.org | George Bevir

Illicit streaming is the biggest financial threat ever faced by the sports media industry, according to Barney Francis, executive vice president of Studios at IMG, who has called for greater industry cooperation to tackle piracy. Speaking in response to findings in a new research report by Enders Analysis, Francis called for collective action across the sector and cited the French sports market as a cautionary example, pointing to issues with piracy affecting Ligue 1 and DAZN.

3 days ago | svgeurope.org | Heather McLean

BBC Alba trusts Sunset+Vine Scotland to cover around 176 hours of live and as-live sporting events including football, shinty and rugby over the course of the three year contract won by the production company in 2023. BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air public broadcast television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba, also known as Gaelic Media Service. Sunset+Vine’s contract for BBC Alba is currently in year two of the three year long deal at this point.

3 days ago | svgeurope.org | Heather McLean

As excitement builds for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) has officially launched its Broadcast Training Programme (BTP), drawing a strong response from students across Italy. Since applications opened on April 28, the programme has already received more than 835 submissions from local students eager to gain hands-on experience in Olympic broadcast operations.

5 days ago | svgeurope.org | Adrian Pennington

As part of an ongoing three-year deal with DAZN to host broadcast Riyadh Season boxing events in Saudi Arabia, local live production services powerhouse Alamiya Media introduced Arri’s Alexa 35 Live multicam system for the first time for Canelo vs Scull on 3 May. “We provide all the technology and production support to Riyadh Season in Saudi, so all the OB vans, cameras, certain engineering roles and other key personnel including shaders,” says Miguel Caso, chief broadcast officer, Alamiya Media.

5 days ago | svgeurope.org | Heather McLean

Since 1945, the name Sennheiser has stood for pioneering audio technology and passionate engineering. This year, the company is celebrating its 80th anniversary. ​ At the same time as looking back on its history, Sennheiser revealed why this celebration is not about the number of years and more about what you learn for the future. The family-owned business is telling the stories behind its legendary products, bold decisions and the vision of building the future of audio.