Features
How 2019 became a surprising year for sport
Chris Alner, commercial director for media and satellite, Arqiva, examines the year's key trends in sports broadcasting
Wimbledon
Production & Post
Calrec helps enhance the sound of Wimbledon
Company's audio consoles were employed throughout the tournament
Production & Post
DHD router helps BBC ace Wimbledon coverage
DHD's 52XR MADI Router in place at Wimbledon
Production & Post
MOOV serves up augmented reality graphics for BBC’s Wimbledon coverage
MOOV is employing RT Software’s AR solution on a three camera setup
Production & Post
Virgin Media serves up Wimbledon in 4K UHD/HDR
Available via the BBC iPlayer app on a V6 set top box
Production & Post
BBC to broadcast every match at Wimbledon live in HD
All Centre Court matches will be available in UHD on BBC iPlayer
Business
Amazon Prime Video ‘wins women’s tennis rights’
Reports suggest Amazon in Germany bid for Wimbledon rights but was rejected
TVBEverywhere
Wimbledon admits to two years of talks with Amazon
All England Club stressed 90-year relationship with the BBC remains "hugely significant and valued"
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
750,000 tune in to Wimbledon’s first live Visual Radio streams
Broadcasts from three live matches were streamed to social media through Grabyo
Content
BBC’s summer of sport Ultra HD trial receives over 1.6 million requests
Broadcaster describes trial as an "important step forward"
Production & Post
Telstra nets never-before-seen view of Wimbledon with new camera technology
NetCam is being deployed on Centre and No 1 courts
Production & Post
NEP UK makes Wimbledon SMPTE 2110 compliant
NEP UK is delivering IP technical facilities as part of Wimbledon Broadcast Services
TVBEverywhere
IBM to harness AI for Wimbledon video highlights
IBM Watson auto-curates highlights based on analysis of crowd noise, players' movements and match data
Production & Post
NEP UK nets coverage of seven more courts at Wimbledon
New robotic camera system will provide coverage of seven of the outside courts
Business
Eurosport partners with StubHub for online ticketing
Agreement covers Eurosport’s global website and local platforms in Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the UK
TVBEverywhere
BBC serves up its most streamed Wimbledon
The BBC served 24.1 million stream requests during the Championships
TVBEverywhere
Twitter to livestream Wimbledon Championships
Content will include news, interviews, behind the scenes footage and selected highlights
TVBEverywhere
Wimbledon to use IBM’s Watson for highlights, analytics
Innovations include Fred, a Watson-enabled bot, which will give updates on the matches and provide directions
Business
Eurosport to broadcast Wimbledon live
Eurosport has secured the rights to broadcast Wimbledon live after agreeing terms with the BBC. The deal will see Eurosport become the first commercial...
Analysis
Are broadcasters ready for a summer of online sports?
With England, Wales and Northern Ireland all qualifying for Euro 2016, football fans in the UK will have an exciting start to a summer...
Business
Fox Netherlands gains WTA rights
Fox Sports Netherlands has secured the rights for the Women’s Tennis Association Tour
Business
BBC to cut £150 million for “leaner” service
The BBC has detailed how it plans to make £150 million worth of savings in order to address a shortfall in funding identified earlier...
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
Production & Post
Wimbledon Championships and IBM push digital boundaries
IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) Wimbledon partnered to bring broadcast and social media to fans of the recent Wimbledon Championships.
News Releases
Eyeheight tech chosen for 2015 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships
Eyeheight CC-2M colour correctors and a DK-2 multi-rate linear downstream keyer will be operating live at the 2015 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. This year's...
Production & Post
Media giant IMG chooses Forscene for sports
The world's largest independent distributor of sports programming, IMG, has licensed the use of Forbidden’s video editing software Forscene for all of its digital...
Business
BBC could lose Wimbledon TV coverage
The BBC could give up its right to exclusively broadcast the Wimbledon championship and instead share coverage of the event with BT
Production & Post
Eyeheight serves up the action at Wimbledon
An Eyeheight DK-2 multi-rate linear downstream keyer was deployed for the 2014 Wimbledon Championships