Media Delivery
Sky agrees deal with PSBs to make vital FIFA World Cup play-off free-to-air
The match between Wales and either Scotland or Ukraine will be available on Sky Sports as well as ITV, S4C and STV
FIFA World Cup
Media Consumption
Qatar World Cup ‘will reach audience of 5 billion’ says FIFA
In 2018, the tournament reached a global audience of 3.5 billion viewers
Media Management
‘2021 was about cloud acceptance, 2022 is about adoption’
Grass Valley's Tim Banks talks to TVBEurope about the broadcast industry's adoption of cloud technology, and how the company's LDX 150 cameras will take...
Live Production
Gravity Media forms strategic partnership with Dubai-based OB company ahead of World Cup
Both companies are offering the use of 4K and HD truck-based facilities including Gravity Media’s six camera HD OB vehicle with DSNG capability
Live Production
TVU Networks to provide remote production support for Qatar 2022
Company plans to offer exclusive, rights-cleared live shots of Qatar via its TVU MediaSource content licence agreement
Production & Post
Blackbird scores with FIFA
Football's governing body will use Blackbird's cloud-native editing platform for video editing and publishing content
Live Production
EVS secures broadcast services contract with HBS for 2022 World Cup
EVS will provide live production and replay solution LiveCeption as well as the live production asset management solution MediaCeption
Production & Post
Gravity Media, Belden deliver broadcast infrastructure solutions for Qatar 2022 stadiums
Installations include SMPTE, Triax, Video, Multi Core Audio and single-mode fibre cable
Content
Mediapro will launch 2022 World Cup channel
Broadcaster plans to air every game from the tournament
TVBEverywhere
Summer of sport drives 19 per cent growth in BBC iPlayer requests
Second half of FIFA World Cup and Wimbledon saw requests reach 281 million in July
TVBEverywhere
NEP Netherlands’ CDN platform reaches new streaming milestone
Platform recorded a figure of 726.01Gbit/s partly due to streaming of the FIFA World Cup
Production & Post
LiveU delivers 15,000 hours of transmission during FIFA World Cup
485 units were used by customers from over 40 countries
TVBEverywhere
Akamai: World Cup the most-streamed sporting event ever
France won the most-streamed match of the tournament as well as becoming world champions
TVBEverywhere
BBC sees record-breaking digital viewers during FIFA World Cup
Corporation recorded 66.8 million total match requests on iPlayer and BBC Sport
Content
European broadcasters enjoy record World Cup ratings
24.3 million UK viewers watched England v Croatia on ITV, marking a record high for a football match on a single channel
Content
Parliament to discuss FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
Labour MP John Grogan to raise topic of sporting listed events
TVBEverywhere
Red Bee Media’s OTT services brings the World Cup to McDonalds in Sweden
All McDonalds restaurants in the country are streaming matches from Russia
Business
“Creating a digital culture at the heart of BBC Sport”
BBC exec takes to the MediaTech 360 stage to explain how it is redefining free-to-air sports coverage for the digital age
TVBEverywhere
England v Tunisia breaks live online viewing records
Match is the most watched TV programme of the year so far, beating the Royal Wedding
Production & Post
Gearhouse sets up ITV’s Red Square studio
Company has also installed production infrastructure at the International Broadcast Centre
Data Centre
World Cup live streaming almost as popular as live TV
47 per cent of viewers are streaming more live video today than a year ago, according to study
Production & Post
Over 5000 hours of HD satellite transmissions booked for World Cup
Eutelsat is mobilising five satellites for the event which kicks off on Thursday
Features
FIFA World Cup 2026: It’s a bidding process of two halves
Forget this year's event, Brian Morris, general manager and vice president, Media & Entertainment, Tata Communications, is already planning ahead
TVBEverywhere
YouTube: Global World Cup interest greater than ever
Platform has revealed which national teams, players, and football-related videos have trended over the past year
Content
BBC to trial Ultra HD and VR during FIFA World Cup
All 29 of BBC One's matches will be available in Ultra HD and HDR via iPlayer
TVBEverywhere
FIFA to provide teams with in-match video during World Cup
Will allow teams to track positional data for each player and the ball
Videos
Content
BBC announces World Cup broadcasting schedule
Audiences can personalise their experience and rate players’ performance in every match
Data Centre
Traditional broadcast will remain UK’s main method of watching FIFA World Cup
Quarter of British World Cup viewers ‘switch off once their team is knocked out’
Business
Rohde & Schwarz scores Swisscom contract for World Cup encoding
Swisscom will employ AVHE100 video encoding and multiplexing system for UHD coverage
Content
Sky Deutschland secures UHD rights for 2018 World Cup
Broadcaster will show 25 matches of the tournament in Ultra HD
TVBEverywhere
Danish telco hooks up with TV2 for 4K World Cup channel
National commercial broadcaster will provide 4K UHD coverage for TDC’s YouSee cable arm
Features
Technological innovation brings the Olympics to a bigger audience
Kent Steffens, president of OTT services at CSG, talks to TVBEurope about how the Winter Games is driving innovation from broadcasters
Business
FIFA secures World Cup deals in Russia, Italy
All 64 matches will be broadcast on free-to-air channels in Italy
Live Production
Remotely possible
Philip Stevens offers his predictions for remote production in 2018
Production & Post
Magine partners with four on Superhighway
Magine has secured four content provider partnerships ahead of MIPCOM 2016. The company has sealed deals with beIN, the international media group and owner...
IBC
Euro Media Group acquires Broadcast RF
Euro Media Group (EMG) has announced its acquisition of RF service supplier Broadcast RF (BRF).
Business
TVBEverywhere
Facebook partners with Grabyo for updated Video API
UK-based real time video platform Grabyo has been unveiled as a launch partner for Facebook’s updated Video API, at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference...
News
Business
TVBAwards winners revealed
TVBEurope is proud to report the resounding success of our first ever TVBAwards event last night.
TVBEverywhere
BT Sport selects LiveU for CNG fleet
BT Sport has chosen LiveU’s cellular uplinking technology to create Europe’s first cellular newsgathering fleet of vehicles.
News
Production & Post
Genetic Engineering 2 makes European debut
Quantel’s Genetic Engineering 2 made its European debut at IBC2014.
News
Business
TVBAwards: nominations shortlist announced
The shortlist has been drawn up, and TVBEurope is delighted to announce the nominees that will battle it out for the title of ‘TVBAward...
News