Technology
NEC successfully trials 8K over 5G at French Open
France Télévisions employed NEC's VC-8900 8K material transmission encoder
French Open
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Eurosport reports 31 per cent rise in streaming during French Open
Broadcaster also saw significant rise in linear audience
Content
France Télévisions to provide Roland-Garros UHD coverage
French PSB is providing free access to a 100% UHD event channel broadcast 24 hours a day on DTT and satellite TV
Content
Eurosport to broadcast French Open in UHD for the first time
UHD channel will be available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK
Business
Input Media extends French Open rights
Input Media has extended its contract to produce the world feed, daily highlights and digital content for the French Open tennis tournament.
Business
Australian Open coverage breaks ratings record
Coverage of the Australian Open 2016 tournament has received record viewers across Europe
Production & Post
Riedel and VIDELIO-Events + Utram support French Open at Roland-Garros
VIDELIO-Events + Utram and Riedel Communications' MediorNet real-time media network helped bring the action from Roland-Garros tennis tournament to large-screen displays across courts at...
Business
NeuLion reports second quarter revenue of $22.7 million
NeuLion has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015, including a revenue increase of 69 per cent to $22.7...
Production & Post
French Open relies on Ross Video and ATEME
For coverage of this year’s French Open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Eurosport has been taking advantage of XPression’s 3D and augmented...
Business
Gravity Media Group acquires ACTIS HF
Gearhouse Broadcast owner Gravity Media Group (GMG) has announced the acquisition of French radio frequency (RF) transmission specialist ACTIS.
Production & Post
Video Equipment Rentals and BeckTV deploy flypack for French Open
VER created a large-scale flypack to support broadcasters during the 2014 French Open with the help of systems integrator BeckTV
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Envivio serves up Roland-Garros in Ultra HD
France’s TDF used Envivio’s Ultra HD compression technology to live stream last week’s French Open 2014 tennis championship at Roland-Garros.
Production & Post
WOWOW uses Blackmagic’s Teranex for Grand Slam
WOWOW used Blackmagic Design’s Teranex 2D Processor and Smart Videohub router to live stream Grand Slam tennis matches
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France Télévisions customises Monterosa app for French Open
France Télévisions, the state public French broadcaster has licensed the LViS Sports Predictor app from Monterosa’s LViS Store