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BT Sport retains Champions League rights
Reportedly paid £1.2 billion for rights between 2021-2024
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UK broadcasters compete for Champions League rights
UEFA could reveal winners by the end of today
Business
BT Sport appoints new sports rights MD
New role will spearhead BT’s renewed efforts to grow viewers and revenues for BT Sport
Production & Post
BT Sport demonstrates live 8K broadcast
Purpose was to 'demonstrate BT Sport's capabilities and where that a broadcaster creatively
Production & Post
BT shines the spotlight on 5G, remote production
BT Sport and Media and Broadcast talk to TVBEurope about their plans for IBC2019
Technology
PHABRIX, BT Sport complete HDR trials
PHABRIX provided Qx rasterisers for over 20 live trials
Business
5G will have the biggest impact on consumption of content finds TVBEurope poll
Part of TVBEurope's State of Play: How will 5G change broadcast webinar
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BT Sport aims to deliver the ‘Ultimate’ viewing experience
New channel delivers content in UHD, HDR and Dolby Atmos
Content
WWE, BT Sport sign pay-TV agreement
Wrestling to be available live on the channel from January 2020
Resources
TVBEurope launches State of Play webinar series
New webinar series will give attendees the chance to be part of the discussion on the industry’s hot topics
Content
BT Sport, Interpol team up for HDR Champions League video
To be repurposed as a promo for BT Sport's HDR proposition
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Premier League title race leads to record viewing figures
About 70 per cent of the UK population watched the Premier League this season
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BT Sport will broadcast Champions League final in HD HDR
BT Sport confirms plans to launch 4K HDR later this year
Business
Amazon Prime Video ‘wins women’s tennis rights’
Reports suggest Amazon in Germany bid for Wimbledon rights but was rejected
Business
All English Champions League final leads to “astounding” spike in BT Sport interest
BT CEO confirmed broadcaster will bid for rights again
Production & Post
BT Sport, Sunset+Vine to support Amazon’s Premier League coverage
Will provide both studio and live action match-day coverage
Content
UK viewers want more women’s sport
52 per cent think the BBC should be doing more to encourage women in sport
Business
BT Sport selects Paywizard for pay-per-view support
Provides BT Sport with a full subscriber onboarding service
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BT Sport unveils big-screen app, confirms HDR on its way this year
Includes the BT Sport 4K UHD channel
Business
TVBEurope Jan/Feb issue now available
We explore the world of outside broadcasting, and explore the scanning work carried out on Oscar-nominated First Man
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Neulion’s new streaming service counts BT Sport, WWE among clients
Service has integrated Endeavor's scalable platform with NeuLion's technology and feature set
Business
Matt Stagg joins 5G Broadcast webinar
BT Sport's director of mobile strategy joins free event
Content
Virgin TV to offer BT Sport in 4K UHD
Channel will be included in TV bundles from the end of this month
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
Business
MTM launches dedicated sports division
New division is already working with clients including Formula 1, BT Sport and Copa90
Business
Sunset+Vine and BT Sport extend partnership
BT’s live Premier League and UEFA Europa League football, along with its complete live rugby offering, are included within the deal
Content
BT Sport makes both European finals free in 4K UHD on YouTube
Champions League and Europa League finals also available with 360 highlights in BT Sport app
Business
Matt Stagg joins BT Sport as director of mobile strategy
Broadcaster also announces plans to launch a pay-per-view channel
Technology
BT unveils the ‘future of mobile streaming’ during Champions League match
Showcased High Definition HDR live broadcast direct to mobile
Business
BT Sport has best quarter since launch
Average viewing figures for the quarter up 23 per cent year-on-year
Business
New Premier League rights deal set to be worth over £10 billion
Ampere Analysis predicts a 58 per cent increase in international rights valuations
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
Data Centre
‘Lose rights, lose subscribers’ say sports fans
Seventy-eight per cent of sports subscribers would consider cancelling if provider lost the rights to their favourite sports
Business
Gfinity, BT Sport sign partnership deal
BT Sport is following up its coverage of FIFA 17 gaming events with a new deal with eSports company Gfinity. Starting today, BT Sport’s...
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EBS scores BT Sport image distribution deal
Deal will see the EBS' Pawa solution distribute EPG images and image metadata
Features
Building a flexible uplink vehicle
Timeline Television is trusted by some of the biggest brands in the UK and international television market, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and...
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BT Sport extends Yospace DAI deal
Multi-year extension for Dynamic Ad Insertion provider
Data Centre
More than a third of Premier League viewers stream illegally
Thirty-six per cent of football supporters illegally stream at least once per month
Business
Sky loses Premier League viewers as clubs demand bigger TV windfall
Premier League suffers largest drop in viewing on Sky Sports in seven years