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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 3DTV out of its misery. “So today we’re announcing the...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 28 Apr, 2015 • 4 minute read
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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 and consider that it is 24 years – yes, nearly...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 1 Aug, 2014 • 4 minute read
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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 an astonishing 6.84Tbps. That peak figure was reached during the...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 3 Jul, 2014 • 6 minute read
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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 deal is the latest in a busy year for the...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 24 Jun, 2014 • 3 minute read
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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 for World Cup coverage. For 2014, ITV had first pick...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 9 Jun, 2014 • 7 minute read
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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 ground too, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022 can...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 4 Jun, 2014 • 4 minute read
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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 new competition proper when it starts next season -- a...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 15 May, 2014 • 5 minute read
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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 in sports broadcast. For a technology that was only a...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 15 Apr, 2014 • 3 minute read
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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 in HBS' broadcast plans for the FIFA World Cup. "There...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 8 Apr, 2014 • 6 minute read
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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 was commissioned to work on CTV’s recently renewed cricket contract...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 4 Apr, 2014 • 3 minute read
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World Cup 2014: 100 days to get it right

Last week marked the psychologically important 100 days to go mark in the countdown to the World Cup’s start in Rio, while this Saturday the first-ever match will also be held in the stunning new Amazonia Arena in Manaus. The...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 12 Mar, 2014 • 4 minute read
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Squawka serves up soccer data

Squawka is one of the new breed of football websites and apps powered by vast amounts of data – in this case provided by Opta – that offer a completely new level of fan engagement with the sport. SVG Europe...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 26 Feb, 2014 • 8 minute read
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EPL chasing the second screen

Despite new research suggesting that in the UK 98.5% of all viewing is still via the television, broadcasters and leagues are chasing the second screen viewership with more tools and features than ever before. And one of the hardest working...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 19 Feb, 2014 • 4 minute read
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Deloitte predicts big sports rights rise

Every year, analyst and consultant Deloitte makes its predictions for the Technology, Media & Telecoms industry. 2014’s are just out and, as ever, they make fascinating reading, with a 14% increase in premium sports rights values among the headlines. Overall,...

By: Andy Stout • Posted on: 11 Feb, 2014 • 4 minute read

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