Sponsor & Partners
Sponsor
BT Media and Broadcast
BT Media and Broadcast is the digital media and broadcast solutions arm of BT Wholesale, which is responsible for the provision of fully managed broadcast services and the development of the commercial opportunities presented by digital content. Its international customer base includes content and rights owners and distributors within the television, film and media industries, along with service providers, corporate businesses and governments.
Delivering live broadcasts from major international events, BT provide digital terrestrial TV (DTTV) networks and direct to home (DTH) satellite platforms and storing and securely distributing video content to broadband devices, providing data networks and rich media communication services. With a long and proven track record of delivering major sports events, plus managing and distributing the content to multi-platform TV and broadband channels e.g. BT Vision Sport, BT can help sports rights owners to maximise the value of their rights, increase viewership and drive increased revenues. BT also operates state of the art sports production facilities in Central London.
BT provides bespoke software and infrastructure solutions, using sophisticated digital content and data management technology, to transport and manage video, audio and data. BT’s Global Media Network provides access to all the key locations around the world where content is either created or distributed. It offers low operating costs, fast connectivity, bandwidth and low latency. BT’s continues to invest in its Global Media Network year on year and as well as expanding the footprint, this investment is enabling BT to offer additional internet based applications and media file transfer capabilities.
An industry pioneer, BT aims to deliver the highest quality of service, flexibility and efficiency through advanced technology and industry expertise.
Partners
Action Images
Established in 1983, Action Images was acquired by Reuters – the world’s leading multimedia news agency – in 2005.
Action Images now combines its market-leading skills in sports photography with Reuters’ production of sports photography, text and graphics, as well as bespoke television services, into a compelling multimedia offering for the media, rights holders, sponsors, and creative agencies.
Major (and more unusual) sports and sporting events are covered worldwide. In addition to Action Images’ own specialist team of sports photographers, Reuters brings a global network of more than 600 photographers, as well as sports journalists and television production crews from 196 bureaux in 130 countries.
Clients include major national newspapers, magazines, online media, corporate sponsors, governing bodies and advertising and PR agencies.
Contact: Martin Ellis (Business Development Manager) + 44 (0) 20 7003 5832 orm Martin.Ellis@actionimages.com
Braben Sport
Braben is a specialist PR, commercial and media partnership agency dedicated to building audiences and revenue for sport and media clients.
Braben’s work over the past 16 years has led to extensive and influential relationships throughout the UK media, from boardroom to newsroom. These relationships help Braben Sport provide strategic PR and activation right across the sports industry, from media owners to brands, sponsors, rights-holders and talent.
TV Sports Markets
TV Sports Markets, part of the SportBusiness Group, publishes hard-to-get, specialist information on the business of television sport. It is the leading publisher and research organisation on the sector relied on for 10 years by the industry’s top executives for accurate data and reliable analysis.
What we do
TV Sports Markets provides four essential services to the business of television sport:
1. Our newsletter is published 23 times each year bringing breaking news, essential data and in-depth analysis
2. Our reports into specific markets for televised sport have established an unrivalled reputation for data quality and depth
3. Our archive provides instant online access to the most comprehensive and reliable TV rights database anywhere in the world
4. Our research service for clients draws on both our rights database and expertise of television markets worldwide.