BBC Director-General Mark Thompson announced that Roger Mosey, the BBC's current Director of London 2012, has been appointed Acting Director of BBC Vision. In an email to BBC staff, Thompson said Mosey will assume his new position on August 20. Dave Gordon, currently the head of major events at BBC Sport, will take over Mosey’s role as Director. BBC Vision is responsible for the commissioning, producing, scheduling and broadcasting of all content on the BBC's television channels. … [Read more...] about Roger Mosey is Acting Director of BBC Vision
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Olympic broadcast not on HK FTA – formal complaint submitted to IOC
A top sports official from Hong Kong has written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to raise his concerns after a deal to air the London Games on a free-to-air channel fell apart. Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, president of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, has informed IOC president Jacques Rogge that there is still no deal in place between rights holder i-Cable, ATV and TVB. Last month, ATV has said that it had planned to accept pay operator i-Cable's offer and … [Read more...] about Olympic broadcast not on HK FTA – formal complaint submitted to IOC
BBC launches live interactive video player ahead of London 2012 Olympic Games
After testing a beta version on recent events including Formula 1 and Euro 2012, BBC has launched its new live interactive video player, that is set to cover the Olympic Games in London this year with HD video and other functionalities such as easy switching between up to 24 live streams at any time during the Games. The BBC is the sole rights holder for the Olympics in the UK and is able to offer users live video from every venue on every day of the Games, which was the impetus for the creation … [Read more...] about BBC launches live interactive video player ahead of London 2012 Olympic Games
