Sky 3D Analysis: Was it finally an either/or scenario between 4K and 3DTV?
On April 24, in a rather quiet and unassuming way, tucked away in a blog post — and certainly a long way from any valedictory headlines — Sky finally put […] More
Recent Posts by Andy Stout
United Skies over Europe: assessing the BSkyB deal
News that BSkyB is to buy Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland for £4.9bn cash has changed the European TV landscape virtually overnight. Those with long memories might like to pause […] More
World Cup leads to unprecedented IP traffic
Akamai handles 20% of the world’s internet traffic and, as such, has a fascinating insight into this most IP-led of World Cups, where data rates have so far peaked at […] More
Live from Wimbledon: Grabyo adds AELTC to expanding social media roster
Realtime video and social media specialist Grabyo is powering short online clips from the Wimbledon Championships following a deal struck with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). The Wimbledon […] More
World Cup build-up: How BBC and ITV have planned out their joint TV coverage
Despite legal challenges from Fifa in the European courts, Word Cup coverage in the UK remains free to air by law and the BBC and ITV are joint rights holders […] More
Qatar World Cup 2022 plans in serious danger
While it is almost to be expected nowadays that any global sporting occasion faces stories of infrastructure delays and various irregularities, with further allegations of bribery and trouble on the […] More
New era dawns for European pro rugby
This weekend, London Wasps and Stade Francais will inaugurate the new European Rugby Champions Cup by playing the first of a two-leg match to decide the last place in the […] More
EVS C-Cast to drive World Cup second screens
As well as its integral role in the production workflow in Brazil, EVS’ C-Cast system is also driving what is expected to be the largest second screen deployment yet seen […] More
EVS charts FIFA World Cup production workflow
Following on from its successful deployment at last year’s Confederations Cup in Brazil, not to mention numerous World Cups passim, EVS is once again going to play an instrumental part […] More
CTV OB 11 adds to UK 4K fleet
CTV’s latest OB truck, the quad expanding OB 11, debuts next month and is the latest truck in the country to be built to a 4K-capable specification. The new unit […] More