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...
BT Sport
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...
TVBEverywhere
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...
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...
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 -...
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...
TVBEverywhere
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...
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...
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....
Features
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...
News
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...
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Business
Channel 4, UKTV and BT Sport join TVBEurope 2020
Key figures from Channel 4, UKTV and BT Sport have been confirmed as part of the TVBEurope 2020 agenda. Keith Underwood, director of strategy...
News
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...
News
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...
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Business
TV Connect award winners announced
TV Connect has announced the award winners for its 12th annual event. The TV Connect Industry Awards, organised by Informa, celebrate excellence, innovation and...
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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...
News
Business
BT adds 97,000 subscribers
BT added 97,000 pay-TV subscribers in Q4 2015, more than double its Q4 2014 total
Business
TVBEverywhere
DPP launches UHD standard
The Digital Production Partnership has revealed a new standard for the delivery of Ultra High Definition
Business
BT Sport helps win record customer growth
BT’s TV and broadband business including the BT Sport Europe launch, has helped drive group revenue, which is up two per cent according to...
Business
TVBEverywhere
Companies collaborate for 4K first in Turkey
Mediapro Turkey, Turksat and Samsung have collaborated to produce the first Ultra HD 4K broadcast to the general public, utilising seven HD cameras to...
News
Production & Post
BT Sport picks Root6 Technology for UHD transcoding
Timeline Television, the managed service provider for BT Sport, has installed two ContentAgent workflow management and automation systems from Root6 Technology at BT Sport’s...
Business
Sky profits up ten per cent
Sky has reported strong first quarter results, with a ten per cent increase in operating profit to £375 million, ahead of the predicted £366...
Business
Business
TVBAwards Innovation and R&D: The finalists
New to the TVBAwards 2015 is the Innovation and R&D award for outstanding technical achievement. Grass Valley, Riedel, Studer, Timeline Television, Omnitek and V-Nova...
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Business
RT Software makes Champions League debut on BT Sport
RT Software’s real-time 3D graphics solutions was chosen to support BT Sport’s live UEFA Champions League launch coverage last week
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Business
BBC to broadcast Wimbledon until 2020
The All England Club and the BBC have extended their current contract, giving the BBC the rights to broadcast Wimbledon, from 2018 to 2020
News
IBC
BT Sport: Pushing to be first
Sunday’s IBC 10:00-11:00 Keynote is guaranteed to make headlines way beyond the Forum. Delia Bushell, BT TV and BT Sport’s MD is the star...
IBC
Axon 4K kit set for IBC and Timeline TV
Axon Digital Design returns to IBC this week to showcase its new 4K products and highlight the success of broadcast control and monitoring software...
TVBEverywhere
Vislink helps BT Sport and Dorna Sports deliver UHD Moto GP
Vislink has delivered the world’s first 4K live wireless transmission, in partnership with BT Sport and Dorna Sports
Production & Post
BT Sport prepares for National League coverage with Sony
Working with Timeline TV, BT Sport has invested in the tool to help compile and deliver content for post production, with the aim of...
News
Business
BT Sport takes the Ashes
BT Sport has outbid Sky to become the home of the 2017/18 Australia vs England Ashes, and will show all Australian home cricket internationals...
News
Business
BT extends Sunset+Vine football deal until 2018
The deal covers Premier League and now Europa League matches
IBC
IBC takes industry pulse
Broadcasting is ever-changing; it is one of the delights of the business but also the over-riding challenge. Staying abreast – and ahead – of...
IBC
IBC Keynotes lead from the front
This year’s IBC Conference is presenting another top flight portfolio of star speakers. Elsewhere we write about JB Perrette, president of Discovery Networks International,...
Business
La Liga to remain on Sky Sports for another three seasons
Sky Sports will remain the home of La Liga for another three seasons, following a bidding war with BT Sport. Sky Sports viewers will...
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Production & Post
EBS wins BT Sport contract for multi-platform EPG data support
EBS has been chosen by BT Sport to facilitate the supply of EPG data listings for all its channels: BT Sport 1, BT Sport...
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Business
BT Sport boosts broadcast business
Broadband and TV revenue saw a seven per cent increase, and the BT Sport channel saw a 51 per cent increase in average daily...
News
Production & Post
RT Software scores BT Sport graphics deal
BT Sport has selected real-time 3D graphics solutions company RT Software, to provide augmented reality graphics for the studio coverage of its new UEFA...
News
Production & Post
BT Sport launches UK’s first UHDTV channel with Ericsson
Ericsson has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services deal with BT Sport to help launch three new television channels and an interactive red...
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Business
AMC arrives in UK with BT
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) and BT Group have announced a new agreement to launch AMC in the UK this September, making it available exclusively...
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Production & Post
Timeline delivers UHD 4K OB truck for BT Sport
Timeline TV has designed and created the first purpose-built Ultra HD (UHD) 4K outside broadcast unit in the Europe.
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