Business
BT Sport selects Paywizard for pay-per-view support
Provides BT Sport with a full subscriber onboarding service
BT Sport
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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
TVBEverywhere
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
Production & Post
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...
Production & Post
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
IBC
ChyronHego’s LyricX and HX chosen for UHD broadcast of UEFA Champions League final
ChyronHego’s LyricX graphics creation and playout solution and HX...
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BT Sport to broadcast Champions League final in 360-degree VR
Users will be able to choose between a 360-degree produced programme with commentary and graphics, or select their own camera viewpoint
Business
Sunset+Vine appoint new executive director
Sunset+Vine has appointed Andrew Preece as executive director to...
Business
BT Sport scores deal to show FIFA 17 gaming events
The exposure is expected to help increase the accessibility of competitive gaming
Business
BT Sport to broadcast UEFA matches in Dolby Atmos
Will mark the first time Dolby Atmos has been used for a UEFA Champions League or Europa League match.
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 by the company, and will mean that, from 1 August this
BVE
Explore the converging industries at BVE 2017
BVE enters partnership with the Branded Content Marketing Association
Analysis
TVBEurope roundtable: storage matters
TVBEurope hosted its latest industry roundtable last week at London's Soho Hotel. Held in association with Quantum, the afternoon's theme was storage for the broadcast industry
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BT plans “next generation” YouView, Dolby Atmos launch
BT is set to introduce a “next generation” YouView service in the coming months. The update will see an improved user interface for managing records, whilst a redesigned BT
Data Centre
Millennials ‘turning away’ from sports
The vast increase in TV and online video content is turning millennials away from sport, according to the latest Ampere Analysis report. The report states that demographic
Business
FA agrees £820 million FA Cup deal
The Football Association has agreed a new six-season overseas broadcast rights deal for the FA Cup. The agreement – reportedly worth £820 million - starts from the 2018-19
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, including a
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 deliver a vast amount
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The Premier League in VR
BT Sport is set to provide a virtual reality experience for this weekend’s Premier League game between Chelsea and Arsenal. The company will be hosting trials of the technology
Production & Post
Ericsson and BT deliver live HEVC
Ericsson, BT Media and Broadcast and BT Sport are showcasing their first-ever live demonstration of a high efficiency video coding (HEVC) contribution link used in the delivery
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. The
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 rights package. eir Sport, which includes BT
Business
EE pens exclusive BT Sport deal
EE has secured an exclusive deal to offer its customers six months of free access to all live sporting coverage available the BT Sport App. Starting from 27 July, EE customers