Recent Posts by Philip Stevens
By Philip Stevens | Monday, August 24, 2015 - 09:37
Every year during August, York Racecourse hosts what it calls its oldest, richest, fastest and most famous races – the Ebor Festival. Established in 1843, the four days combine top […]
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By Philip Stevens | Friday, August 21, 2015 - 04:18
During just one weekend earlier this month the London facility of Pacific Television Center (PacTV) handled feeds from close to 20 different sporting events in the UK and beyond. Those […]
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By Philip Stevens | Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 13:11
Ireland has moved up to second place in the World Rugby Rankings for the first time since they were introduced in 2003. And having recently beaten Wales and Scotland, the […]
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By Philip Stevens | Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 11:03
Following ITV’s appointment as Host Broadcaster for the 2015 Rugby World Cup (RWC), it issued a tender in February 2014 for the provision of connectivity services. SIS LIVE, in mid-2014, […]
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By Philip Stevens | Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 05:38
Morale is soaring in the Romanian rugby camp after the national team beat Argentina 23-0 to win the Rugby World Nations Cup competition held in Bucharest earlier this year. This […]
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By Philip Stevens | Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 10:10
When Cardiff-based broadcaster S4C secured the secondary rights to televise the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, it was greeted as great news for Welsh language fans. Alongside nine live […]
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By Philip Stevens | Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 02:55
In February Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) announced that Sky Italia will broadcast live coverage of all 48 matches and will also deliver a comprehensive TV, digital and mobile offering […]
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By Philip Stevens | Monday, July 27, 2015 - 14:54
For rugby fans in France, CanalPlus will be providing coverage of every one of the 48 matches played in the UK for the World Cup championships. “We will be offering […]
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By Philip Stevens | Monday, July 27, 2015 - 09:45
Contested every four years, the Rugby World Cup tournament was first held in 1987. The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis cup – so named after the Rugby School […]
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By Philip Stevens | Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 07:04
Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, or “Olympiyskiy” as it is known locally, hosted the FIE (International Fencing Federation) World Fencing Championships 2015 between 13 and 19 July. Fencing was one of the […]
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