StreamTime Sports

Andreas Heyden, CEO of DFL Digital Sports, joins SportsPro managing director Nick Meacham to discuss the innovation and production behind the Bundesliga. Launched almost ten years ago, DFL Digital Sports is a subsidiary of the Bundesliga with the objective of driving all of the German soccer league's production and innovation as a media business. Andreas has been with the organisation more than six years, and is always one of the smartest people in the room. In this podcast, we dig into the Bundesliga's OTT strategy, how it uses data, works with tech startups and is driving a new fan experience through a range of innovations being rolled out across its channels.

Manchester United’s CEO of media Phil Lynch joins SportsPro managing director Nick Meacham to talk about his work at one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world.  Phil discusses his journey from the sunny beaches of California to the cloudier skies of Manchester to lead the transformation of United's media and digital businesses. This conversation covers how the Premier League side work with players, the impact of ‘the Ronaldo effect’ on social channels and how Manchester United’s focus is to build their audience at scale whilst pushing them into their own platforms.

For the inaugural episode of the StreamTime Podcast, SportsPro managing director Nick Meacham welcomes Rob Shaw, Facebook's director of sports media and league partnerships, on to discuss the digital giant's journey as a sports media platform. Shaw lifts the lid on Facebook's changing approach to sports, from bidding on premium rights to being a 'partner' for various properties globally, how broader company leverages its various applications and his views on evolving nature of the broadcast marketplace. Diving into the finer details of Facebook's business, Shaw also discusses monetisation models for social media platform and its partners. Finally Meacham pries into what is next for Facebook in the sports space.

The world of broadcast and media rights have always been at the heart of SportsPro's coverage, but in the last five years we’ve been at the frontier of the OTT revolution across the sports industry. In 2016, SportsPro launched the inaugural OTT Summit – a destination to connect and inspire the next generation of broadcast and streaming innovators. What started as a business conference in Madrid has expanded into the industry’s largest events and awards portfolio dedicated to the streaming sector. In the intervening years, SportsPro managing director Nick Meacham has spent a lot of time researching and connecting with the biggest players in the space, as well as uncovering the defining themes and decisions behind the sport’s industry’s most important topic. That’s why we’ve launched the weekly StreamTime Podcast where each week Nick will profile the people, businesses and technologies driving the sports streaming revolution. The podcast are set to become the go-to place for sports leaders and broadcast professionals seeking ideas, insights, and inspiration in these times of rapid transformation. As the episodes roll out you will hear from an array of platforms, rights holders and technology providers exploring not only WHAT they’re doing, but HOW and WHY they are doing it.  So, whether you’re walking the dog, getting back to the morning commute, or looking to add some insight to your day, subscribe to the StreamTime Podcast and hear from the leaders and figures shaping the future of sports streaming.