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10/03/2004
NTL provides studio facilities for new Sky channel
NTL Broadcast has won a three-year multi-million pound contract from British Sky Broadcasting for studio and office facilities at the company’s Broadcast Media Centre in west London.
Studio 1 at the BMC will be home to the new interactive channel Sky Vegas Live, broadcasting from 6pm to 2am every day, featuring virtual horseracing and a range of programming based on Sky's 24/7 iTV gambling service Sky Bet Vegas. Viewers will be able to place bets via their remote control units on a range of number draws taking place live on-air.
Pete Ward, Executive Producer, Sky Vegas Live, said: “We’re delighted to be producing a complete new channel at NTL Broadcast’s studios. The technical facilities there are just what we need for an innovative venture like this and NTL is able to offer a very competitive package which includes studio, technical support and production offices as well as fibre connectivity on their own network – a great one-stop-shop for us and NTL has pulled out all the stops.”
Simon Thrush, head of NTL Broadcast’s satellite and playout business, added: "This is very much the sort of channel that Studio 1 was built for - live broadcasting using the very latest in virtual-reality systems. We’ve no doubt that Sky will push the technology to new heights and this will be a real showcase for our capabilities. NTL will provide production facilities and technical support while Sky will provide the production crew."
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Studio 1 at the BMC will be home to the new interactive channel Sky Vegas Live, broadcasting from 6pm to 2am every day, featuring virtual horseracing and a range of programming based on Sky's 24/7 iTV gambling service Sky Bet Vegas. Viewers will be able to place bets via their remote control units on a range of number draws taking place live on-air.
Pete Ward, Executive Producer, Sky Vegas Live, said: “We’re delighted to be producing a complete new channel at NTL Broadcast’s studios. The technical facilities there are just what we need for an innovative venture like this and NTL is able to offer a very competitive package which includes studio, technical support and production offices as well as fibre connectivity on their own network – a great one-stop-shop for us and NTL has pulled out all the stops.”
Simon Thrush, head of NTL Broadcast’s satellite and playout business, added: "This is very much the sort of channel that Studio 1 was built for - live broadcasting using the very latest in virtual-reality systems. We’ve no doubt that Sky will push the technology to new heights and this will be a real showcase for our capabilities. NTL will provide production facilities and technical support while Sky will provide the production crew."
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