Drawing on the expertise of rights holders, broadcasters and technology providers from across the sports ecosystem, SportsPro's latest Insider Series event returned to the theme of over-the-top (OTT) and broadcast, providing a wealth of insight into the technology that the industry is tapping into to put live sports on our screens. With much to unpack, SportsPro writers select five key takeaways from across the two days, covering piracy, machine learning and remote production. Cameron Andrews, BeIN Media Group's legal director for anti-piracy, said sports rights holders "were slow" to react to the incursion of BeoutQ, but described the Saudi bootlegging operation as "a very good case study" for piracy "and the impact it can have". "I think some rights owners are certainly aware of that and are very engaged," he said. "But unfortunately I think a lot of other rights owners are still quite some way behind." The emergence of BeoutQ has shone a light on the threat piracy poses to the sports industry, and Andrews called on rights owners, such as leagues and governing bodies, to come together to tackle the issue.

Chatbots are growing in influence, and developers are now applying artificial intelligence to improve chatbot performance by deepening their personality and making them more lifelike. But this raises some problems. The acceptance of chatbots is still a challenge. Even worse, some attempts at building a chatbot with personality have been taken very negatively, such as with the ethical questions arising from Google Duplex imitating humans. Along with the business and ethical challenges, there's also the technical issue of controlling AI chat learning, as shown in the now classic example of Microsoft Tay quickly learning racism, misogyny and antisemitism.

Think of Wimbledon and your mind will almost inevitably drift to lush green tennis courts, sporting greats, white clothing and possibly a few strawberries and cream. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is probably not in your list, but maybe it should be. The AI, named Watson, is helping the famous tennis tournament reach for the stars. It is an altogether cleverer way of analysing tennis and the mass of data that tennis produces. IBM's system has the ability to understand, reason, learn and interact; it is not a threat to the statistics that lie at the heart of all sports - in fact, they are being used together to provide fans with more insight than ever.

Drone racing's rise to prominence is hardly a surprise. The sport combines a new, rapidly improving technology with skilful pilots and bombastic, three-dimensional courses. If you've ever watched a heat, either in person or online, you'll know it's an exhilarating spectacle. With this in mind, it's no bombshell to hear that Sky has made an investment in the Drone Racing League (DRL), a professional outfit backed by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. As part of its 1 million cash injection, Sky will be showing the entire tournament on its new Sky Sports Mix channel in the UK.