Executive Views

Touchdown! Civolution Uses Super Bowl Moments To Trigger Online Ads

FORT LAUDERDALE — NFL’s annual Super Bowl may be renowned for generating vast sums in...

By Robert Andrews  
Analyst Views
Sports Is Catching Up With Hollywood In IPTV: Diffusion’s Espelien
By Robert Andrews  
Analyst Views
Networks Set To Fight Leagues Over Online Streams: Analyst Sweeting
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
WPP’s Sorrell Bets On Sports Value With Bruin Investments
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Friend MTS’ Video Fingerprinting Will Take Child Porn Offline
By Robert Andrews  
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Executive Views
Time Warner’s Bleacher Report Goes ‘Mobile-First’ For Sports Video
By Robert Andrews  
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Executive Views
Perform’s Wilson: Programmatic Brings New Advertisers
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Perform Group’s Wilson: TV Metrics Work For Online Video Buyers
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Perform’s online sports roll-up continues with Sportal acquisition
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
YouTube scores more soccer, but still misses EPL goal
By Robert Andrews  
London 2012 offers first look at Olympic Torch design
Market indicators
Official Olympics numbers: online engagement was mostly mobile
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
BBC’s ‘multi-platform Games’ reveals new appetite for live video, mobile browsing
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
YouTube’s sports plans: Scottish soccer highlights, English next?
By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators

Forget ‘social media Olympics’, these are the mobile games

Over the last week, we have reported how almost half of U.S. and UK Olympics video st...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
BBC’s super-served Olympics shows how narrowcast can go large
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
NBC: Nearly half of Olympics streams are from mobile, tablet
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
#NBCFail: spoilers feed prime time, ‘silent majority’ happy, NBC says
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Volume of mobile tweets at Games so high it interfered with Olympic broadcast
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: Are Olympic teams, organisers media companies now?
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Olympics committee gets its social media game on with Tumblr, Instagram integration
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Could Olympics dent, not boost, VOD ad prospects?
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Premier League’s technology-neutral soccer auction: how online rights shake out
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
Research: Olympics online viewing may be low
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Betting big on live sports data, Perform lays €120 million on RunningBall
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: BBC’s Olympics will deliver an ‘online legacy’
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Video reveal: BBC super-sizing “the first truly digital Olympics”
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

False start?: Olympic organisers say photo uploads are allowed

Olympics organisers have taken to social media to say spectators can upload photos fr...

By Robert Andrews  
Insights
No UGC, please – but will the Olympics’ social media strategy work?
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Can delayed sport boost BBC’s premium VOD ambitions?
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Man Utd Wants Its Crest Stripped From Google Play
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
First Look: BBC Sport Site’s Long-Overdue Reboot Ahead Of Olympics
By Robert Andrews  
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Industry moves
Manchester City Has Got A New Head Of Digital
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Premier League Rights: Google And Apple Unlikely To Bid
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Al Jazeera, Apple Could Drive Up Sky Sports’ Soccer Costs
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Microsoft And Nokia Pay Perform For A Mobile Soccer App
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
BBC Now Allowing Mobile iPlayer To Stream On Mobile Networks
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
Perform Group Eyes More Acquisitions With On-Track Business Growth
By Robert Andrews  
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Conference reports
BBC’s Digital Olympics: Four Screens, 28 Streams, 2,500 Hours
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Times Of India Grabs English Soccer Highlights For Indian Mobiles, Website
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

ITV’s Mobile Rugby Strategy Falls Over On Opening Day

ITV’s Rugby World Cup strategy for mobile was tackled in to touch Friday morning when...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Rugby World Cup Goes Out On Mobile, On-Demand And To The Workplace
By Robert Andrews  
Interviews
Interview: The World’s Richest Soccer Club Is Like A Free Content ‘Startup’
By Robert Andrews  
Earnings analysis
Perform Revenue Jumps After IPO, But Swings To A Loss
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
For New Soccer Season, Betting Funds ESPN’s Mobile Ambitions
By Robert Andrews  
Olympic Social Media Guidelines In Full: Athlete Photos But No Video
Company strategy
Olympic Social Media Guidelines In Full: Athlete Photos But No Video
By Robert Andrews  
Cricket’s World Cup Was Huge For Mobile Media
Company strategy
Cricket’s World Cup Was Huge For Mobile Media
By Robert Andrews  
Euro Court Refereeing In Online Jurisdiction Football Case
Company strategy
Euro Court Refereeing In Online Jurisdiction Football Case
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
ESPN Adding Web TV Show, Apps In UK
By Robert Andrews  
Online Sportscaster Perform Plans IPO With £500 Million Valuation
IPO analysis
Online Sportscaster Perform Plans IPO With £500 Million Valuation
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Perform Group Buying Soccer Site Goal.com
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
One Of Russia’s Leading Sports Sites Sells To Ukraine
By Robert Andrews  
‘Psycho-Acoustic’ Defense Can’t Get BlueBeat Off Beatles Copyright Claim
Company strategy
‘Psycho-Acoustic’ Defense Can’t Get BlueBeat Off Beatles Copyright Claim
By Robert Andrews  
IPO analysis

Sport Webcaster Perform Group ‘Surprised’ By IPO Talk

Last month, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) reported that UK-based sports webcaster Perform Group...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
UK Gov. Taps Galaxy Tab With Pre-Olympics Widget
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Game Biz Tips Atoms To Bits: EA Makes More From FIFA Downloads Than Discs
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Pro-Premium Sky Sports News Goes Free On iPad
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
RacingPost.com Names Sportsyndicator For Ad Sales
By Robert Andrews  
Vodafone Claims Live Mobile Soccer Rights It Doesn’t Own
Company strategy
Vodafone Claims Live Mobile Soccer Rights It Doesn’t Own
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Yahoo’s Premier League Video Highlights Go Live
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
ESPN Adds VOD Rights To Old Premier League Matches
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
EA Sports Strikes Interactive, Branding Partnership With Premier League
By Robert Andrews  
World Cup Stats: Records For BBC, New Territory For ITV
Company strategy
World Cup Stats: Records For BBC, New Territory For ITV
By Robert Andrews  
Facebook: No, We’re Not Sponsoring England’s Soccer Team
Company strategy
Facebook: No, We’re Not Sponsoring England’s Soccer Team
By Robert Andrews  
Stats: Five Percent Of English Soccer Viewers Watched Match Online
Company strategy
Stats: Five Percent Of English Soccer Viewers Watched Match Online
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
Yahoo’s Winning The World Cup Contest In U.S.
By Robert Andrews  
Conference reports

London 2012 Olympics Plans To Profit Online

London 2012 Olympics organisers aim to make money from their online operations, inclu...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
World Cup vs Olympics: How The Next Big Tournament’s Shaping Up Online
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
ITV.com Claims 130k Live Viewers Per World Cup Game
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Weekend Video: IBM’s Augmented Reality Wimbledon App
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
World Cup In Numbers: Digital Stats For The Greatest Show On Earth
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
World Cup Mobile TV May Miss The Goal
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Yahoo Pulls Beckham From Sidelines For World Cup Campaign
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Blinkbox Vids, STV App, Dave Series, The FA
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Blinkbox Vids, STV App, Dave Series, The FA
By Robert Andrews  
World Cup Soccer Players Stopped From Using Social Media
Company strategy
World Cup Soccer Players Stopped From Using Social Media
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Nevermind 3D, Could This Be The Connected-TV World Cup?
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Absolute Radio, Premier League, Canvas On Freesat
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Absolute Radio, Premier League, Canvas On Freesat
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Doctor Who Games, EastEnders E20, FanDuel In Philly
By Robert Andrews  
ESPN Takes Premier League Mobile Highlights From BSkyB
Company strategy
ESPN Takes Premier League Mobile Highlights From BSkyB
By Robert Andrews  
Industry moves

Mint Digital CEO Spins Football Game Out Of Agency

The CEO of online design agency Mint Digital has left to spin off its real-time fanta...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Eurosport Latest To Offer Subscription TV Direct To iPhone Users
By Robert Andrews  
Interviews
Interview: ESPN Digital VP On Online Sports Rights
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
ESPN Follows UK Portal With Mobile Sites, Racing-Live Revamp
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
YouTube Confirms Live Cricket Deal; Not In U.S.; Big Ad Push
By Robert Andrews  
YouTube To Show Live Indian Premier League Cricket?
Company strategy
YouTube To Show Live Indian Premier League Cricket?
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Sky Will Use iPhone To Beat BBC On Football Highlights
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Spotify Limit, Russian IPTV, 3D Rugby
Market indicators
Broadband Content Bits: Spotify Limit, Russian IPTV, 3D Rugby
By Robert Andrews  
Football Association Streaming Some FA Cup, U21 Games For Itself
Company strategy
Football Association Streaming Some FA Cup, U21 Games For Itself
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Football League Ads, ITN Christmas, Swedish Traffic, VMtv Sale
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Football League Ads, ITN Christmas, Swedish Traffic, VMtv Sale
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
YouTube’s Hurley Bankrolling US F1; Plans Video Content, Social Media
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
MirrorFootball.co.uk Puts Faith In Its Long Tail
By Robert Andrews  
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Corrected: PA Upping Real-Time Football Data, Info From Match Tracker
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis

Football Blog WhoAteAllThePies Changes Hands In Transfer Market

Shiny Media co-founder Ashley Norris has retaken control of his WhoAteAllThePies foot...

By Robert Andrews  
Conference reports
Corrected: Obama’s Web Strategist Not Helping Olympics Or Labour Party
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Reuters Tells Olympics: Reform Media Rules For The Twitter Age
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
IBM’s Augmented Reality Makes A Splash At Wimbledon
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
‘Most Digital Ever’ Olympics Will Go Large On Mobile
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
London Olympics Will Be ‘Most Digital Ever’ But Eschew ‘Bleeding-Edge’ Tech
By Robert Andrews  
London 2012 Video: Alex Balfour’s Olympic Vision
Executive Views
London 2012 Video: Alex Balfour’s Olympic Vision
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
‘Most Digital Ever’ 2012 Olympics Will Eschew ‘Bleeding Edge’ Tech
By Robert Andrews  
Setanta Rescue Could Create Online Sports Powerhouse
Company strategy
Setanta Rescue Could Create Online Sports Powerhouse
By Robert Andrews  
ESPN Rebrands Another Site; This Time, Cricinfo
Company strategy
ESPN Rebrands Another Site; This Time, Cricinfo
By Robert Andrews  
Eurosport Launching Sites For Arabs And Gamblers
Company strategy
Eurosport Launching Sites For Arabs And Gamblers
By Robert Andrews  
MLBAM Wins Patent To Enhance Online Game Black-Outs
Company strategy
MLBAM Wins Patent To Enhance Online Game Black-Outs
By Robert Andrews  
YouTube’s Soccer Video Takedowns Extend To Match-Goers’ Own Footage
Company strategy
YouTube’s Soccer Video Takedowns Extend To Match-Goers’ Own Footage
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis

UGC Sports Publisher SportBuzz Sells To Tixdaq

Ingenious Media-funded user-generated sport content site Sportingo and its sister sit...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
In Sport: London 2012 Plans Social Media, ESPN Mulls Premiership Bid
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
ESPN Et Al Must Spend Big To Beat Debt-Happy Setanta On Premier Rights
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
ITV’s Crowdsourced FA Cup Highlights Popular With Locals
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: BBC TV Streaming, Charlton FC, Sky ITV Appeal, Brash Launch,
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Yahoo Sport, Setanta Sites
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Yahoo Sport, Setanta Sites
By Robert Andrews  
@ EconSports: London 2012: NBC Says It’s Learned Beijing Lessons
Conference reports
@ EconSports: London 2012: NBC Says It’s Learned Beijing Lessons
By Robert Andrews  
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