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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...
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Viaccess-Orca tracks illegal World Cup streaming
Viaccess-Orca has released detailed information about live-streaming and piracy during the World Cup in Brazil. Utilizing data gathered by Viaccess-Orca’s Eye on Piracy solution...
Reports
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NHK 8K image sensor still in prototype
NHK will showcase the latest developments in its 8K Super HiVision broadcasting system at IBC, but has yet to perfect an image sensor with...
News
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World Cup transmitted in 4K HEVC
The World Cup Final was transmitted to cinemagoers in London in Ultra HD using the High Efficiency Video Coding compression format, the third match...
News
Production & Post
FIFA World Cup Final filmed in 360° Ultra HD
The final of the 2014 World Cup was captured in 360º and in Ultra HD on the OmniCam developed by the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz...
Business
Digital devices drive new viewing habits
While TV viewing remains popular, consumption habits are changing rapidly. TV sets alone are no longer enough to satisfy viewers’ needs for content, driving...
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LiveU releases World Cup roundup
LiveU has revealed details of its World Cup technology deployments.
News
Production & Post
EBU invests in Snell for sports and entertainment
EBU has made a further investment in Snell Alchemist Ph.C-HD standards conversion system
Production & Post
Fairlight delivers winning World Cup for ARD and ZDF
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have been delivering coverage of the FIFA World Cup thanks to the deployment of their Mobile Production Unit.
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Production & Post
Akamai delivers “monster of challenge” World Cup
Akamai has been supporting high quality video streaming, site performance and in some cases security services to 50 rights holders which have been delivering...
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Sky News Arabia chooses TVUPack for World Cup
Sky News Arabia is covering all the events from the current World Cup in Brazil, using a Panasonic P2 250 camera, a Sennheiser MHK-416...
Opinion
Never miss a goal again: Second screen takes the lead in 2014 World Cup
A lot can change in four years, particularly in the world of sport. 2010 saw over 20 million British viewers tune in to the...
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EUROVISION begins biggest broadcast operation for World Cup
EBU-operated media content distributor and producer EUROVISION, is mounting its largest ever broadcast services operation, for the FIFA World Cup.
Production & Post
Pablo Rio for World Cup finishing
Quantel’s Pablo Rio and Genetic Engineering 2 will provide 4K 60p colour and finishing for the FIFA World Cup.
Business
deltatre’s 100 pitch up for World Cup
Digital sports marketing company deltatre has revealed the scale of its involvement in this year’s World Cup in Brazil, including the near-100 sports specialists...
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BBC 4K test is first of many
The BBC has given the strongest indication yet of plans to launch an Ultra HD service by performing a test broadcast of three matches...
Business
Twitter and Facebook face increasing social TV competition
Twitter and Facebook confront increasing competition for social TV advertising revenue and viewer engagement from rival social media and mobile messaging companies, according to...
Business
AP kicks off World Cup coverage
Associated Press journalists from around the world will cover all 64 FIFA World Cup matches from 12 venues around Brazil, producing thousands of stories...
Business
MetraWeather supports World Cup broadcasters with new portal
MetraWeather has joined with Red Touch Media to launch a new e-store for the distribution of ready-to-play weather clip
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Broadcasters from six continents choose TVU for World Cup
TVU Networks will be providing direct, on-site TVUPack support for broadcasters at the World Cup
Production & Post
TV Diário chooses EditShare for World Cup
TV Diário has upgraded its newsroom infrastructure with EditShare shared storage and Flow media asset management, for the upcoming World Cup
Production & Post
BBC Sport chooses TSL for World Cup
BBC Sport will use two SoundField X-1 upmix/downmix processors from TSL Products, during its coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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Dejero deploys services for FIFA World Cup
Broadcasters covering the FIFA World Cup will use mobile transmission services provided by Dejero.
IBC
Canon supplies Presteigne for Brazil
Canon has received a circa £750k lens order from Presteigne Broadcast Hire with many of the units slated to debut for the company out...
Business
Civolution offers contextual World Cup ads
Civolution has announced that its SyncNow Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) and realtime ads platform will offer TV synced contextual multi-screen advertising during the FIFA...
Production & Post
AP and Globo partner for Brazil events
The Associated Press and Globo have announced a four-year agreement to provide broadcasters with media services and facilities during Brazil-based events
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LiveU unveils FIFA World Cup services
LiveU has revealed its technology and service support plans for FIFA World Cup 2014 broadcasters