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BT Sport selects Aspera to drive high-performance file transfer

Aspera, the creators of next-generation software technologies that move large amounts of data at maximum speed, has announced that BT Sport partner Timeline Television has selected Aspera technology as the chosen high-speed transfer and automation platform for its live sport production workflow. As part of a hi-tech and integrated solution, Timeline Television is providing complete […]

August 8, 2013

ViewSat provide transmission services to GOD TV

GOD TV, the global Christian media channel, has partnered with ViewSat to provide specialised Gospel and Christian messaging to the Sub Saharan region, tapping into ViewSat’s capacity on the Intelsat 20 Ku Band platform and reaching millions direct-to-home viewers as a result. ViewSat are pleased to provide a cost effective and flexible service to GOD […]

August 8, 2013

Red Bee expands relationship with BT Sport

Red Bee Media, the media services company providing multi-platform technology and creative solutions to broadcasters, content rights holders, platform operators and brand owners, today announced it has been selected by BT to deliver additional broadcast services for its newly launched live sports service, BT Sport. In addition to delivering playout, channel and media management services […]

August 8, 2013

Red Bee broadcast services for Box TV

Red Bee Media, the media services company, has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Box TV to provide broadcast services for the network’s portfolio of music channels. Effective immediately, Red Bee Media will provide playout, media management and post-production services for all seven of Box TV’s music channels, which include the UK’s most watched music […]

August 2, 2013

Sunset+Vine chooses I-MOVIX for BT Sport

UK Ultra Slow Motion specialist Editec has been selected by Sunset+Vine to supply I-MOVIX high speed camera systems that it will use to help provide BT Sport’s live TV coverage of the new Barclays Premier League season and Aviva Premiership Rugby games. “We are delighted to have appointed Editec to work on our BT Sport […]

August 2, 2013

Arqiva services for Comux

Comux, the community-owned business appointed by Ofcom to build and operate the local TV broadcasting infrastructure, has selected Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, to provide its transmission services for local TV. Local TV locations are launching across the country with the first 19 being rolled out later this year and into 2014, […]

July 30, 2013

BT Sport chooses Harmonic video infrastructure

Harmonic, the global expert in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that BT Sport has built a scalable, efficient production and playout system for its new sports television channels, which launch August 1st in the UK and Ireland, on Harmonic video infrastructure. BT Sport is using Harmonic processing, storage, and playout systems to enable fast-turn production […]

July 29, 2013

SES: ‘Steady as she goes’

SES is still suffering the legacy hangover of last year’s German analogue business (which switched off in April) and which makes this current year’s revenues difficult to compare. Strip out last year’s analogue income and SES can justifiably claim revenue growth of an appealing 7.2 per cent. Leave the old analogue in, and the revenue […]

July 26, 2013By Chris Forrester

Timeline Television helps BT Sport kick off

Timeline Television, a provider of post production, outside broadcast and studio-based facilities for every major UK network, was selected by BT Sport to lead on the transformation of part of the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, into the new home of BT’s sports channels, BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 […]

July 26, 2013

Megahertz connects BT Sports Studio for TimeLine TV

Systems integrator Megahertz Broadcast Systems has been entrusted with the technical fit-out of a complete new fast-turnaround sports production centre for Timeline Television. The new centre, built in part of the International Broadcasting Centre constructed for the London 2012 Games in east London, is home to the new BT Sport channels, going on air in […]

July 26, 2013