Faster telecoms to provide Brazil 2014 with tangible legacy
insideworldfootball: Brazil’s national telecommunications agency, ANATEL, has approved a bidding process to provide 4G signals to cities hosting games during the 2014 World Cup. More
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Transport for London reveals Olympic travel hotspots
isportconnect: Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled the travel hotspots for the Olympic Games this summer through its site, www.getaheadofthegames.com, with an expected 25% increase in journeys a day across […] More
BBC extends London Marathon deal
sportindustrybiz: The BBC has extended its partnership with the London Marathon, to broadcast the annual race through to 2018. The deal gives the BBC exclusive UK broadcast rights to the […] More
SIS Live covers last National for BBC
The 2012 Grand National took place on Saturday April 14 in a race that will be both remembered for the deaths of two horses – one of which was the […] More
Universal rolls out cloud-based online video for Olympics coverage
Rapid TV News: In a major extension of its online TV activities, Universal Sports Network has established a cloud-based infrastructure to deliver more than 2,000 hours of original, Olympic, adventure and […] More
The IABM selects its game-changers
We tend to avoid selecting best of shows at SVG Europe – too much potential conflict etc – but we’re quite happy to highlight other people’s impartial efforts. The IABM […] More
NAB 2012: revolutionQ calling from Quantel
Quantel unveiled revolutionQ, a new software architecture that it insists heralds a real revolution in broadcast production. Using low cost COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) storage allows customers to choose […] More
Sky Deutschland secures live Bundesliga rights
The German pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland has closed an agreement with the German Football League (DFL) over the rights to Germany’s Bundesliga soccer league for the next five years, writes […] More
More choices announced for BBC Olympic viewers
BBC: Thanks to some newly-released digital space, the BBC will be broadcasting an additional high definition service on the Freeview HD platform over the Games period. More
Virgin Media jumps on Olympic bandwagon
Virgin Media has chosen today’s t-100 days to the London Olympics point to announce it is the latest broadcaster to not only carry the BBC’s 24 live stream bouquet, but […] More