By George Bevir, SVG Europe Editorial Director | Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 11:51 am
Matt McDonald, group SVP EMEA Broadcast Services for Warner Bros. Discovery, explains how the broadcaster delivered thousands of hours of Paris 2024 content to linear channels and online platforms across […]
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By Dan Daley, Audio Editor | Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 11:01 am
The 2022 FIFA World Cup event in Qatar could correctly be called the largest such event ever held in the smallest host country. The tiny Gulf nation transformed itself, at […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 3:10 pm
LiveU released its statistics from the world football tournament in Qatar, reflecting a massive increase in usage across the board. Over 1,000 field units were used by broadcasters and sports […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, January 6, 2023 - 10:37 am
From Morocco’s historic win against Portugal (becoming the first African team ever to make it to the semi-finals) to Richarlison’s bicycle kick and Messi’s fairytale ending; this World Cup has […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 9:59 am
Streaming service providers experienced an exceptional traffic demand on their video networks during the FIFA World Cup as millions of viewers gathered to follow their team across the tournament. On […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 9:55 am
MultiChoice, operator of Africa’s premier sports broadcaster, SuperSport, took UHD channels to air for the first time using a hybrid SDI-IP playout and infrastructure foundation from Imagine Communications. A long-established […]
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By George Bevir, SVG Europe Editorial Director | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 9:26 am
The proximity of the Qatar 2022 World Cup stadiums provided the BBC with an opportunity to approach its presentation of the football tournament in a different manner. Four years ago, […]
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By SVG Staff | Monday, December 19, 2022 - 11:37 am
Prior to Lionel Messi and Argentina ascending to the summit of the footballing world, the editorial teams of SVG and SVG Europe have reported on the production operations and technological […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, December 16, 2022 - 2:48 pm
While Fox Sports has rolled a robust presence in Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it’s Pico Blvd. broadcast facility back home in Los Angeles and FOX Media Center […]
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By George Bevir, SVG Europe Editorial Director | Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:19 pm
Ask Director Laurent Lachand how he’ll approach directing Sunday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Final, and his answer is similar to one that a player might give. “A match is a […]
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By George Bevir, SVG Europe Editorial Director | Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:14 pm
If viewers were asked to select a star performer at the World Cup, they might point to the likes of France’s Kylian Mbappe, Argentina’s Lionel Messi or England’s Jude Bellingham. […]
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By George Bevir, SVG Europe Editorial Director | Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:09 pm
NOS is one of many World Cup rights holders to have a base at the IBC in Doha, where it is switching lines for colleagues back in the Netherlands and […]
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By Heather McLean, SVG Europe | Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:07 pm
Timeline TV is trailblazing with the provision of joint facilities and services for both ITV Sport and BBC Sport at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, delivering a more sustainable approach […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 11:25 am
While the match content is provided by the host broadcast organisation, at major international sporting events like the football competition in Qatar, many major broadcasters need on-location production facilities to […]
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By Kristian Hernández, Senior Editor | Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 9:00 am
The FIFA World Cup brings nations near and far to the International Broadcast Centre, and situated within the Qatar National Convention Centre, countries big and small are sending feeds back […]
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