Jake Bickerton
Jake is editorial director of the Broadcast Tech & Sport Group
Contact info
- Tel:
- 0208 1020894
- Email:
- jake.bickerton@broadcastnow.co.uk
NewsTNT Sports picks up Formula E live rights for UK and Ireland
The all-electric motor racing series moves from Channel 4, with TNT also bringing in a new presentation team
NewsPodcast: New Sports – How to Reach a Global Audience
Invaluable insights from execs at SailGP, the E1 World Championship, Aurora; and Extreme E about how to engage fans in a new sport
NewsThe New Streamer 2024 report: What viewers want
Original content, active experiences like cloud gaming and more customised offerings are all high on the wish list of consumers
NewsEuroLeague TV rolls out fan engagement innovations
It hosted a watchalong with quizzes, polls and cheer meters, through a partnership between Endeavor Streaming and LiveLike
NewsPremier League rights deal is a real-term loss, says GlobalData
Amazon losing rights for the ‘Christmas’ package suggests streaming services have no interest in attempting to take on the UK market
NewsCherryduck shuts production and post-production operations
Its production wing, Preen, has closed as part of a significant streamlining of services at the Studios
NewsSoftimage founder Daniel Langlois found dead
His remains and those of his partner, Dominique Merchant, were found in a burned out car in Dominica. Three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths.
NewsMan City launch City in the Community campaign with Nissan
The campaign includes a short film with Jack Grealish playing FC24 with One City Disability participant and super fan, Lucas.
NewsCaptionHub launches AI-enabled real-time subtitling app
The software provides no-latency multilingual subtitling for live streams
NewsPremier Sports to return to the UK
The broadcaster has taken control of the business back from Viaplay Group
NewsBroadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2023: The Winners
Congratulations to everyone who picked up an award last night (Wednesday 29 November)
NewsBanijay launches sports production wing
The new division of the company expands on its existing sportainment, documentary and digital content
NewsLive sports graphics get Unreal treatment
Frustrated by the lack of real-time systems for live sports graphics, MST Systems developed its own Unreal-powered system, Verso Live
NewsCoda opens Coda Mews on Great Portland Street
The post-production house has expanded to its third London office. It also has a facility in Brighton
NewsStudio 99’s Ronnie O’Sullivan doc gets UK Premiere
The Premiere, at Odeon Luxe West End was attended by O’Sullivan, David Beckham, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, Judd Trump and Ronnie Wood
NewsSky Sports and BBC see record WSL audiences over weekend
The Manchester derby on Sky and Chelsea v Liverpool on the BBC brought in the highest viewership figures yet for the Women’s Super League
NewsJoe Cochrane joins TVC Soho as head of sound
He joins from Splice, where he won the Excellence In Audio Post-Production, Scripted prize at the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2022
NewsTelstra Broadcast Services and BT agree strategic alliance
Customers of both companies will have access to the unified operations of the two Global Media Networks
NewsGravity Media and SX Global team up for FIM World Supercross Championships
Gravity Media Australia will provide a 16 camera coverage of the competition, including speciality cameras
NewsTom Allen to host the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2023
The Awards take place on Wednesday 29 November at The Brewery, London