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World Cup Final attracted 163m viewers in 20 territories

July 16, 2018 21.56 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final attracted 163 Million viewers in 20 territories, according to figures from Eurodata TV.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Research Tagged With: Eurodata vTV, FIFA World Cup 2018 Edited: 18 July 2018 06:09

FIFA takes action against beoutQ’s pirate World Cup

July 13, 2018 10.42 Europe/London By Julian Clover

With just two matches left, football’s governing body is preparing to take legal action against the Saudi pirate that has been illegally retransmitting the World Cup.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, TV Tagged With: beoutQ, FIFA, FIFA World Cup 2018, World Cup Edited: 16 July 2018 10:40

MX1 enables 4k/UHD FIFA World Cup across Israel

May 14, 2018 10.36 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Viewers tuning in to watch the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC)’s live broadcast of the 2018 football World Cup will experience an immersive 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) viewing experience […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: 4K, FIFA World Cup 2018, Isreal, MX1 Edited: 14 May 2018 10:36

Zattoo launches Full HD offer in Germany

May 9, 2018 14.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Internet TV provider Zattoo has commenced offering selected TV channels in Full HD quality (1080p/50) in Germany.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: FIFA World Cup 2018, Full HD, Jörg Meyer, replay, Restart, Zattoo Edited: 10 May 2018 14:15

Swisscom grows with IPTV

May 2, 2018 08.03 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss telco Swisscom has increased the number of customers of its IPTV platform Swisscom TV by 54,000 to 1.49 million within the past 12 months.

Filed Under: IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: customers, FIFA World Cup 2018, SRG, Swisscom, Swisscom TV Edited: 2 May 2018 08:03

Swisscom selects Rohde & Schwarz for FIFA World Cup in Ultra HD

April 11, 2018 15.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss telco Swisscom has selected German technology company Rohde & Schwarz to provide ultra-high definition encoding facilities for its upcoming broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD.

Filed Under: Distribution, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Tech, Telco, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: Bruno Haug, FIFA World Cup 2018, Rohde & Schwarz, SRG, Swisscom, Swisscom TV Edited: 11 April 2018 15:53

SRG Switzerland to show FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD

April 5, 2018 21.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss public broadcaster SRG will transmit the FIFA Football World Cup 2018 on its channels live in Ultra HD. This was confirmed to Broadband TV News by an SRG spokesman.

Filed Under: Cable, Conditional Access/Security, Distribution, Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Production, Tech, Telco, Top Story, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: FIFA World Cup 2018, RSI, RTS, SRF+, SRG, Swisscom, Swisscom TV Edited: 9 April 2018 11:56

Sky Deutschland to show FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD

April 4, 2018 09.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sky Deutschland has secured the exclusive Ultra HD broadcast rights to 25 matches of the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup in Russia.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Production, Satellite, Satellite, Set-Top Boxes, Tech, Top Story, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: ARD, Astra, FIFA World Cup 2018, Rights, Sky Deutschland, Sky+ Pro, SportA, ZDF Edited: 5 April 2018 12:05

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