Business
BT Sport appoints new sports rights MD
New role will spearhead BT’s renewed efforts to grow viewers and revenues for BT Sport
BT
Technology
The Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G demonstrates use cases
Included use of 5G for 4K video content and delivery of live channels
Production & Post
BBC completes first live 5G production trial
Reduces both complexity and cost of production
Business
All English Champions League final leads to “astounding” spike in BT Sport interest
BT CEO confirmed broadcaster will bid for rights again
Business
BT to recruit more apprentices and graduates in TV production and engineering
Company says it is aiming to recruit more than 1,600 new members of staff
Business
New broadcast names enter the frame for Premier League top job
Premier League is on the hunt for a new chief executive
TVBEverywhere
Apple and BT in ‘pay-TV partnership talks’
According to reports, companies are discussing deal to make EE a major distributor of Apple TV set-top boxes
Content
BT debuts enhanced BT TV app
BT TV App Extra allows customers to play content on up to four devices around the home through Samsung Smart TVs, Apple TV and...
Business
Premier League win a “massive opportunity” for Amazon
20 live games and weekly highlights packages across the 2019 to 2022 period will be shown on Amazon's Prime Video platform
Content
BT to premiere The Terror on YouTube in UK first
First episode of the drama series will be available to watch on YouTube for 24 hours
Business
BT again tops list of pay-TV complaints
Number of complaints about the service rose in Q4 of 2017
Business
Ofcom to publish first BBC performance report as part of 2018/19 Annual Plan
Regulator will also publish reports on diversity in the UK’s radio and television industries
Business
BT to recruit 1300 graduates and apprentices
The company will employ VR in the interview process
Business
BT Sport has best quarter since launch
Average viewing figures for the quarter up 23 per cent year-on-year
Business
ITV taps BT exec to head group strategy
Julian Ashworth will start his new role in February
Production & Post
BT Sport looks for innovation ideas
Infinity Lab competition is aimed at startups that can help BT innovate and improve the TV experience for viewers
Production & Post
BT TV harnesses Vistex for rights management
BT TV has selected Vistex’s Media Maestro solution to handle its rights management requirements. Vistex, which provides rights and royalties software solutions to the...
Business
BT to charge for BT Sport
BT is set to start charging its customers to access BT Sport. The move comes as part of a wider set of prices increases...
BVE
Explore the converging industries at BVE 2017
BVE enters partnership with the Branded Content Marketing Association
Production & Post
A new 4K OB truck for BT Sport
BT Sport has partnered with UK mobile broadcast service provider Arena Television for its ongoing 4K/UHD broadcast plans. Arena chose solutions from Grass Valley,...
Production & Post
Yospace enables dynamic ad insertion for BT Sport
BT Sport has deployed Yospace’s online TV advertising solution to monetise live channels across its online platforms. The platform will allow BT Sport to...
Production & Post
BT chooses Accenture Video Solution
BT TV has selected the Accenture Video Solution (AVS) platform to support current and future BT TV offerings. The software platform supports live streaming...
Analysis
VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: Is UHD everything?
Andy Beale, chief engineer for BT Sport, delivers an enlightening presentation: 'Does UHD provide the complete picture?' at the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference....
Business
Ofcom closes Premier League rights investigation
Ofcom has closed its investigation into how the Premier League sells live UK rights for its football matches. The investigation, carried out under the...
Business
Sky extends Vubiquity deal
Vubiquity has secured an exclusive multi-year extension to their wholesale content supply chain contract with Sky. The deal will see Vubiquity manage and deliver...
Business
Virgin dropping eir Sport
Virgin Media Ireland customers are set to lose out on eir Sport coverage after the company failed to agree a new deal for the...
TVBEverywhere
Champions League and Europa League finals live on YouTube
BT has partnered with YouTube to broadcast free coverage of the Champions League and Europa League Finals.The deal will see BT Sport stream its...
TVBEverywhere
BT Sport arriving on TalkTalk
TalkTalk is set to add BT Sport to its TV package in June. The deal will bring Premier League and UEFA Champions League football...
TVBEverywhere
Channel 5 goes HD
Channel 5 has launched in HD. The UK’s third largest commercial network is now available in HD via Freeview, Freesat, YouView, BT and TalkTalk....
Production & Post
BT standardises on Elemental
BT is standardising on Elemental software to unify its traditional and multiscreen headend. The video solutions provider will serve across BT TV Everywhere, the...
Business
BT and A+E agree new carrier deal
BT and A+E Networks UK have signed a new deal that will see two channels go HD. A+E’s Lifetime and H2 channels will launch...
Business
BBC and BT retain FA Cup deal
BT Sport and the BBC have retained the rights to the FA Cup. The broadcasters, which have shared the coverage since 2013, have agreed...
TVBEverywhere
YouTube continues to dominate UK streaming
YouTube maintained its status as the leading UK streaming service throughout 2015, according to Enders’ analysis of the home entertainment market. The streaming giant...
Production & Post
EBS provides BT Sport EPG
EBS’ electronic programming guide software has been contracted to supply data for Europe’s first 4k television channel, BT Sport Ultra HD. It is also...
Business
BT adds 97,000 subscribers
BT added 97,000 pay-TV subscribers in Q4 2015, more than double its Q4 2014 total
TVBEverywhere
BT wins £100 million BBC contract
The BBC has chosen BT to provide its next-generation broadcast network
Business
CMA approves BT’s EE takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its final clearance of the merger between EE and BT, the UK's largest fixed line network...
Production & Post
DPP announces new standards
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced common technical delivery standards for high definition commercials/sponsorship and promotions/presentation material