BT Sport - Launch of BT Sport Ultimate

Don't think it left the stadium, but a bit of a first tonight with a Europa League match being covered in 8K.

I’m at Arsenal tonight watching an 8K HDR feed from BT Sport. It’s raw footage driven by four 4K streams over fiber links into HDMI at the back of the Samsung 8K TV. Pretty wild, and Jens Lehmann is here. I’ll have full tech write up on The Verge soon! pic.twitter.com/Xlh6RCYypA

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 27, 2020

https://newsroom.bt.com/bt-sport-and-samsung-deliver-first-ever-live-8k-sports-broadcast-in-the-uk/

Further details from Broadcast: https://broadcast-sport.com/2020/02/28/bt-sport-shows-uks-first-public-live-8k-hdr-sports-broadcast/

I think if I watched that at home my laptop would die I did try of course with a freebie 8k test channel but I was presented with a frozen picture.

And what would be the benefit of watching an 8K programme on your laptop screen if you could?

None I was testing it as my receiver can’t render h265 8k only 4K

Jeff Brazier in the studio for Sport Score today alongside Jules Breach. He continues to impress beyond his usual National League turf.

He did seem to be dressed a bit casual, mind.
Becky Ives presented the National League game, which I believe was a first - she's previously appeared as a presenter on Score.

BT Sport 2HD transmitting a MotoGP documentary designed for post watershead viewing, requiring PIN code entry to view, this afternoon. If needs must.

BT offering credit or charity donation to subscribers .....

Thanks to our BT Sport customers for bearing with us at this challenging time. We've been focused on keeping everyone connected and helping our most vulnerable customers. We’re supporting our customers through this and for more information go to https://t.co/oD2Ensc3an

— BT (@bt_uk) March 28, 2020

There's now a specific page at https://www.bt.com/sport-support-options - there's a choice of a bill credit or to send it to NHS charities.

A little bit of a behind the scenes from BT Sport's live MotoGP show on Sunday - skip forward to 1:40 to see not just the presenters at home.

A sneak peek into how the #TheGreatestRace was put together using social distancing 🎥

📺 Be sure to join us next Sunday for ep.2 🙌 pic.twitter.com/P0XFaXUunR

— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp) March 29, 2020

As a subscriber don't think they've contacted me about this.