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BBC seals FIA World Rally Championship dealIndustryBBC secures World Rally Championship rights through to 2029The BBC has signed a three-year agreement to broadcast every round of the FIA World Rally Championship in the UK, with live coverage running from 2027 to 2029.Source: Advanced Television

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Super League Basketball extends DAZN dealStreaming · TechnologySuper League Basketball extends DAZN streaming dealDAZN and Super League Basketball have extended their partnership for the 2026/27 season, keeping every game available live and on demand, free of charge, to viewers in the UK and around the world.Source: Advanced Television
Data: Europa League streaming sets new internet recordStreamingEuropa League streaming drives internet traffic to new highsDE-CIX Frankfurt recorded more than 20 Tbit/s for the first time during Europa League match streaming, while traffic across the operator’s global internet exchanges reached 30 Tbit/s.Source: Advanced Television
The openness of television is now a choice, not a givenStandards · Industry · TechnologyDVB says television openness is a choice in the shift to IPRemo Vogel, Chair of DVB, says the project has entered a “third era”, defined by a managed transition from traditional broadcasting to IP-based delivery.Source: DVB Project
DVB’s stand is your IBC2026 hub for discovery and learningIPTV · Standards · TechnologyDVB showcases DVB-I platforms at IBC2026DVB’s stand at IBC2026 in Amsterdam is showing live feeds from two national DVB-I platforms nearing launch, from Germany and New Zealand.Source: DVB Project
Video and data streams converging on a digital televisionIPTV · Standards · Streaming · TechnologyDVB builds a reference live-streaming infrastructure for DVB-I servicesThe DVB Project describes a reference infrastructure for testing and validating DVB-I services across different codecs, formats and audio configurations.Source: DVB Project