SIS Live considers splitting fleet in search for buyers

Broadcast

SIS Live has reopened the tender process for its collection of outside broadcast units after it failed to find a buyer for the fleet.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfacils/sis-live-considers-splitting-fleet-in-search-for-buyers/5068574.article

BBC Revamps iPlayer

StreamingMedia

Changes in the world's leading catch-up service highlight the switch from "TV online" to "online TV"

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/News/Featured-News/BBC-Revamps-iPlayer-95306.aspx

FIFA waits on 3D World Cup plans

Sports Video Group

With three months to kick-off, production plans for the World Cup in Brazil are in their final stages yet there is no sign of any 3D coverage. In a statement to SVG Europe, FIFA said it had “yet to make a decision” 
http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/fifa-waits-on-3d-world-cup-plans/

For the future of film VFX, look to TV

TVB Europe

While the feature film visual effects business is in flux, the TV VFX business is thriving by delivering creativity to tight timescales on a budget. 

http://legacy.tvbeurope.com/main-content/full/for-the-future-of-film-vfx-look-to-tv/gk37#.VLKjQKDpBG4

Scramble to 4K means industry is long-term loser

TVB Europe

The staggered introduction of Ultra HD 4K production, distribution and display equipment risks fragmenting the market, adding unnecessary cost and yet again ending any chance of fielding a single, worldwide television standard. The issue is causing concern among many manufacturers.http://www.tvbeurope.com/scramble-to-4k-means-industry-is-long-term-loser-2/

BBC Spin Puts Onus on BBC3 to Reinvent Online TV

StreamingMedia

With the BBC planning to axe BBC3 in its linear form, the corporation promises to "reinvent a space for young people" on the iPlayer, exploring different formats and content

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/News/Featured-News/BBC-Spin-Puts-Onus-on-BBC3-to-Reinvent-Online-TV-95248.aspx

Pay TV Rules While Digital Comes of Age

StreamingMedia

While OTT VOD and electronic sell-through services continue to explode in popularity across Europe, live programming still gives pay TV services the edge.

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Pay-TV-Rules-While-Digital-Comes-of-Age-95237.aspx