The BBC today announced it will broadcast some of its London 2012 Olympic games coverage in 3D. The broadcaster says the opening and closing ceremonies and a nightly highlights package will be shown in 3D on the BBC HD channel. The only sporting event to be shown live in 3D will be the men’s 100...
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The UEFA Champions League returns this week as the final 16 teams do battle in the first leg of the knock-out stages. It’s been 2 months since the last Champions league games were played which saw the two Manchester club eliminated and Arsenal and Chelsea advance to the last 16. ITV Sport and Sky Sports,...
The 2012 McCoy’s Premier League Darts season begins later tonight (Feb 9) and will be screened in its entirety on Sky Sports, with High Definition coverage of every league night and in 3D on the opening night. The eight-man, £450,000 tournament will be played over 14 league nights from 9th February – 17th May across...
The Royal Television Society has announced the shortlist for the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2011. The awards, hosted by ITV News presenter Mark Austin, will take place on Wednesday 22 February 2012 at the London Hilton, Park Lane. The nominees are: Camera Operator of the Year Darren ‘DC’ Conway, BBC News Raul Gallego Abellan, AP...
The Sky Sports Soccer Saturday football reporters battled the cold weather this afternoon as they brought viewers the latest news, scores and results from football grounds around the country….. And Chris Kamara was his usual self… Could it get any worse?
The BBC will bring viewers live action from the 2012 Six Nations, offering comprehensive multi-platform coverage of the entire Championship. Live coverage starts today (Saturday 4 February), with France v Italy (kick-off 2:30pm) and Scotland v England (kick-off 5pm), both on BBC One and BBC One HD. John Inverdale will present the BBC’s coverage, along...
The Football Association has confirmed the five FA Cup fifth round ties to be broadcast on live TV. ESPN will show three matches, while ITV will broadcast the other two. It all kicks-off on Saturday 18 February at 12.30pm, live on ESPN, when Chelsea entertain Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge. Juan Mata’s penalty was enough...
The BBC has announced a new deal to broadcast the Six Nations Championship until 2017. It extends its current deal, which runs until 2013, as exclusive broadcaster of the Six Nations and covers TV, radio and online. Last year’s tournament saw audiences increase to their highest level for 13 years, with an average audience of...
This Sunday, NFL Super Bowl XLVI (46) will take place from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year’s match-up sees the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants, the same teams who contested the showcase event five years ago. On that occasion, New England’s dreams of becoming the second team in...
Sky Sports have announced that their Sky Sports F1 channel will include live coverage of both the GP2 and GP3 series. Complementing the channel’s coverage of every F1 session from every 2012 race, the announcement is being billed as a chance for fans to receive a glimpse into the future of motorsport with both series...
BBC Sport is to relaunch its website for the first time in nearly a decade, to put live coverage at the heart of its output. The site, which will launch later today (February 1st), attracts an average of 11.5m UK browsers a week and is the most visited sport site in the UK. The new...
BBC announce Formula 1 plans for 2012 - Jerry Stone
BoxNation to launch on Virgin Media - james h harling
Eamonn Holmes signs three-year deal with Sky News - Chris
BBC National Presenters - Lynroberta
BBC Midlands Today Presenters - Vanessa O'Donnell