Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
19-12-2011, 11:52
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Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
Virgin Media has struck a deal with the BBC to give viewers access to hundreds of hours of extra coverage of major sports events next year, including live video streams from the London 2012 Olympics, through its TiVo service.
The wide-ranging deal will give Virgin Media customers access to "enhanced" BBC TV services – the additional video streams and interactive content accessed via the red button – for a range of the corporation's news and sports coverage next year.
Significantly, Virgin Media customers will now have access to all 24 streams of coverage that the BBC is broadcasting of various Olympic events.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...eal?CMP=twt_fd
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19-12-2011, 12:27
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
VM Press release HERE too
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BBC partners with Virgin Media to create next-generation TV experiences via Red Button on TiVo
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19 Dec 2011
Deal will bring BBC’s ‘enhanced Red Button’ TV services to Virgin Media TiVo, paves way for rich, interactive news and sport coverage in 2012
BBC Sport app and BBC News app to launch on Virgin Media TiVo
Virgin Media and the BBC today announced a new deal that will bring next-generation BBC TV services to the Virgin Media TiVo® Service in 2012, continuing the successful partnership which saw BBC iPlayer launch on its first TV platform.
The BBC and Virgin Media will now begin to develop new applications and user experiences for TiVo homes - paving the way for Virgin Media customers to gain access to the BBC’s interactive coverage of next year’s major sporting events via a brand new Red Button experience, including Formula 1, Wimbledon, Euro 2012 and the London 2012 Olympics.
A forthcoming BBC Sport app will build on these “enhanced Red Button” services to bring next-generation viewing experiences to connected TVs in 2012. The new app will bring together all the live streams from the BBC’s existing Red Button service, video streams on-demand and additional content from BBC Online - providing a next-generation TV experience of Wimbledon, Formula 1, Euro 2012 and London 2012.
The BBC Sport app will sit alongside the BBC’s existing BBC News and BBC iPlayer apps.
The partnership between Virgin Media and the BBC has already delivered full integration of BBC iPlayer into Virgin Media’s TiVo Service. BBC catch-up programmes are now even easier to access through the search, menus, and EPG, made possible by the openness and flexibility of the TiVo platform.
The award-winning BBC News app, which brings together the best of BBC News on TV and online in an on-demand service will launch on Virgin Media TiVo. Accessible via the Red Button and the Virgin Media TiVo ‘Apps and Games’ section, it is expected to launch in the first quarter of next year
Jane Weedon, Controller of Business Development, BBC Future Media said: “With its pioneering BBC iPlayer service now available on more than 300 different internet-connected TV devices, the BBC has successfully taken catch-up TV beyond the PC and into the living room.
“Having partnered with Virgin Media to bring BBC iPlayer to TV back in 2008, we have since brought a vastly-improved, fully-integrated experience of BBC iPlayer to Virgin Media’s TiVo Service. With the addition of the BBC News app and enhanced BBC Sport services – all accessible via the Red Button – we plan to build on this partnership and continue to innovate in connected TV through 2012.”
Cindy Rose, executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, said: “Our innovative new TiVo service offers a whole world of catch-up, on demand, HD, 3D and live TV content and we’re delighted to be adding the BBC’s next generation News and Sport services to the line-up.
“2012 promises to be an unforgettable year for UK viewers and our customers can look forward to every minute of it. We’re pleased to be partnering with the BBC to make even more of their content available on what is the UK’s most advanced TV platform.”
For further information about Virgin Media’s TiVo Service visit www.virginmedia.com/tivo.
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19-12-2011, 15:24
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
Well that is good news!
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19-12-2011, 15:48
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
Great news for those with TiVo not so good for the 3.4 million customers who do not have Tivo.
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19-12-2011, 15:51
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
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Great news for those with TiVo not so good for the 3.4 million customers who do not have Tivo.
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I bet a lot of then will now be joining TIVO!
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19-12-2011, 15:53
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Great news for those with TiVo not so good for the 3.4 million customers who do not have Tivo.
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My advice to you is to get a Tivo as once you have one you will not want to go back to your old box.
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19-12-2011, 15:55
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I bet a lot of then will now be joining TIVO!
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Not until they drop the subscription fee, and the ridiculous 'box swap' upfront fee(s)
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
Very good news, But there is one flaw with this? How many sports have the BBC now done with other providers and how many will be going as well?
Plus has anyone else noticed this in the press release?
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The BBC Sport app will sit alongside the BBC’s existing BBC News and BBC iPlayer apps.
The award-winning BBC News app, which brings together the best of BBC News on TV and online in an on-demand service will launch on Virgin Media TiVo. Accessible via the Red Button and the Virgin Media TiVo ‘Apps and Games’ section, it is expected to launch in the first quarter of next year
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So that is 2 new apps?
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19-12-2011, 16:15
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
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Great news for those with TiVo not so good for the 3.4 million customers who do not have Tivo.
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The older boxes can't support the tech thats needed to run these Apps.
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Not until they drop the subscription fee, and the ridiculous 'box swap' upfront fee(s)
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You get a lot for your £3.
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Very good news, But there is one flaw with this? How many sports have the BBC now done with other providers and how many will be going as well?
Plus has anyone else noticed this in the press release?
So that is 2 new apps?
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Yes 2 Apps, the BBC News App will have interactive content from BBC Online It will make the BBC Multi-screen app look prehistoric! 
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The older boxes can't support the tech thats needed to run these Apps.
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You get a lot for your £3.
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l am very happy to pay the £3 but not everybody will feel that way.
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
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Yes 2 Apps, the BBC News App will have interactive content from BBC Online |
BBC Sport app will have content from BBC Online. Will both apps have content from BBC Online ?
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A forthcoming BBC Sport app will build on these “enhanced Red Button” services to bring next-generation viewing experiences to connected TVs in 2012. The new app will bring together all the live streams from the BBC’s existing Red Button service, video streams on-demand and additional content from BBC Online - providing a next-generation TV experience of Wimbledon, Formula 1, Euro 2012 and London 2012.
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19-12-2011, 16:19
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Re: Virgin Media signs BBC sports coverage deal
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l am very happy to pay the £3 but not everybody will feel that way.
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That's their choice I guess.
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BBC Sport app will have content from BBC Online. Will both apps have content from BBC Online ?
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Yes
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That's their choice I guess.
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Excellent.
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That's their choice I guess.
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Great news. I would say celebrity app , weather app will be no longer needed when the 2 BBC apps come in Q1 next year.
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19-12-2011, 16:22
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Great news. I would say celebrity app , weather app will be no longer needed when the 2 BBC apps come in Q1 next year.
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Thats up to Virgin to decide.
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