Monthly Archives: January 2012
Subbuteo returns!
Written on January 25, 2012 at 08:17, by SVG Staff
Amazon: The iconic game is being relaunched at the start of March, featuring new and improved swerve, slide and balance, and a new and improved pitch. Bet it will still […] More
CTV on the Desert Swing
Written on January 24, 2012 at 17:44, by Andy Stout
With European golf courses soggy at best in January, the European Tour sensibly decamps to the Middle East for the start of the golfing year. CTV goes with it, providing […] More
British Eurosport snags Davis Cup rights
Written on January 24, 2012 at 14:44, by SVG Staff
Davis Cup tennis has a new home on UK television, with British Eurosport securing a two-year deal with the International Tennis Federation to broadcast exclusive coverage of the World Group […] More
Eurosport Events takes over Monte-Carlo Rally
Written on January 24, 2012 at 12:03, by Fabrice Marinoni, French Correspondent
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) concluded a last-minute agreement for the promotion and distribution of the Monte-Carlo Rally, with it coming as no surprise that Eurosport Events has been selected […] More
Live linear TV remains dominant in UK in 2011
Written on January 24, 2012 at 11:15, by SVG Staff
Rapid TV News: Data released by Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, has found that despite even more alternatives launched thoughout the year, 2011 saw linear TV […] More
London 2012: The 42-in HD Olympics
Written on January 23, 2012 at 14:27, by Andy Stout
For all the hype surrounding the nascent Olympic 3D efforts, the BBC’s director of London 2012, Roger Mosey, sees the main technological interest lying elsewhere; either with the equipment that […] More
CCTV takes to air with Quantel
Written on January 23, 2012 at 11:09, by SVG Staff
China’s national television station CCTV has invested in a Quantel Enterprise sQ system to power its new Stereo3D broadcast channel. The system handles ingest, editing and output of S3D media […] More
Orange Sport broadcasts Africa Cup of Nations
Written on January 23, 2012 at 11:01, by SVG Staff
Rapid TV News: The Africa Cup of Nations opening ceremony and the first match between Equatorial Guinea and Libya will air unencrypted on channel Orange Sport for Orange TV’s 4 […] More
FIA president Jean Todt on the World Rally Championship’s crisis and future
Written on January 23, 2012 at 11:00, by SVG Staff
Autosport.com: FIA president Jean Todt met with the World Rally Championship media in Valence this morning [Friday] to discuss the current promoter crisis in the series. More
Beer ‘must be sold’ at Brazil World Cup, says Fifa
Written on January 19, 2012 at 14:13, by SVG Staff
BBC: Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football’s world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. Fifa General Secretary Jerome Valcke said […] More