By SVG Staff | Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 9:14 am
In the final run-up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, Eutelsat Communications announced that capacity equivalent to 5,500 hours of High Definition (HD) transmissions has been booked by several TV channels and service providers ahead of the global event to be held from June 14 to July 15.
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 9:02 am
ATEME has selected ATEME’s TITAN virtual video processing solution to cover live World Cup Football in 4K ultra high definition.
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 8:58 am
NBCSN will televise its first-ever FIFA World Cup match in Spanish this Sunday, June 17, live at 1:30 p.m. ET when Brazil face Switzerland at Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The match will be simulcast in Spanish from Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 8:53 am
The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup begins this week as 32 national teams play 64 games for one championship trophy, and VITAC will provide captions for all the games broadcast on Fox and Fox Sports 1 as well as Spanish-language captions for matches on Fox Deportes.
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 6:10 am
Globo, the largest media group in Brazil as the top broadcast television network and the largest pay TV programmer, is among the discreet group of 11 rights holders for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia that now has a panoramic studio set up in Moscow with a fantastic view of Red Square, including the Kremlin […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 5:00 am
It’s the first day of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and the International Broadcast Centre in Moscow is all systems go and fully functional for both the host broadcast and the 78 media-rights holders that will call it home for the next month.
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 10:26 am
It was officially announced on Wednesday morning at FIFA’s annual Congress that the 2026 World Cup is coming to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The United bid was victorious over Morocco by a vote of 134-65.
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 9:46 am
The Football Association (FA) delivered a world first by deploying virtual-replacement bechnology on the LED perimeter signage to target different worldwide broadcast audiences in its recent international match against Costa Rica. The deployment during England’s FIFA World Cup warm-up game played at Elland Road stadium in Leeds last week was the first time anywhere in the world […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 5:28 pm
Aldea is once again helping 14 major broadcasters around the world, including customers in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and Uruguay, to deliver live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup from Russia. Aldea has transmitted the FIFA World Cup to major media companies and broadcasters around the world since 2006.
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 10:20 am
fuboTV is launching a new home page timed to World Cup designed to highlight not only the World Cup and other content that makes up the 30,000 sports events per year on the service, but also the breadth of general entertainment and news it offers. This includes broadcast networks CBS, Fox, NBC, and The CW […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 10:10 am
As the eyes of the soccer world turn towards Russia for the 2018 World Cup, those fans lucky enough to watch games at one stadium in particular will enjoy audio reinforcement for such a venue.
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 9:55 am
Youku, the Alibaba Group-owned online video hub, is set to provide China’s most comprehensive coverage of the FIFA 2018 World Cup with live streaming of all 64 games together with a number of programs produced exclusively to celebrate one of the world’s most-watched sporting events. In addition, Youku will join hands with brands and business […]
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By Will Strauss, Contributing Editor | Monday, June 11, 2018 - 11:48 am
CDN services provider Akamai has backed the BBC’s decision to limit the number of viewers that will be able to view 4K HDR World Cup coverage via the iPlayer but warned of the need to manage user expectations.
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Monday, June 11, 2018 - 9:49 am
The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) was opened today in Moscow in an official ceremony attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and several high-profile local dignitaries.
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By SVG Staff | Monday, June 11, 2018 - 8:00 am
Just in time for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, it was announced in advance of the #CTVUpfront that Canadians have a new way to get TSN and RDS with the introduction of TSN Direct and RDS Direct. Canadian sports fans now have a digital subscription option to access TSN — including the network’s five feeds […]
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