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Old Yesterday, 19:18   #136
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TNT Winter Olympics 1 & 2 have arrived on 140/141 (527/528) for all viewers
The broadcast on TNT 140 is about 10 seconds behind the BBC broadcast on 991.
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The broadcast on TNT 140 is about 10 seconds behind the BBC broadcast on 991.
Their Ashes cricket coverage was 19 seconds behind the BBCs radio commentary. With streaming this will get worse. There will be a point where sports coverage can no longer claim to be 'live'.
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Re: Virgin TV (2026)

Actually, Sky Sports now do streaming down to less than ten seconds delay. BBC iPlayer has been trialling as well.

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Actually, Sky Sports now do streaming down to less than ten seconds delay. BBC iPlayer has been trialling as well.
Still not 'live' though is it? Radio and freeview are always going to quicker than streaming.
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Freeview was never live - when you compared it to analogue tv

When you watch football on tv - you often notice the screens in the stadium are not even live

The only place it is truly live - is at the event itself

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Still not 'live' though is it? Radio and freeview are always going to quicker than streaming.
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I thought the delay was deliberate, so they could cut out things that should not be broadcast (if necessary) ?
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Re: Virgin TV (2026)

It’s latency, one of the big problems associated with live streaming. Happily, they’ve been working on this for some time, and the time lag has improved significantly with time.
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Re: Virgin TV (2026)

It’s noticeable that for some reason, the TNT 4K channel on VM is a few seconds ahead of their HD channels when showing the same events
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It’s noticeable that for some reason, the TNT 4K channel on VM is a few seconds ahead of their HD channels when showing the same events
Takes a longer time to encode and compress a 4K picture. Not a simple process. To start with, 4 times the amount of data to process.
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Takes a longer time to encode and compress a 4K picture. Not a simple process. To start with, 4 times the amount of data to process.
If that’s correct, it suggests they’re adding a delay on the HD.

I’m currently watching USA Vs Czechia women’s Ice Hockey. It’s being shown simultaneously on TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 4, TNT Sports Ultimate, TNT Winter Olympics 1, and TNT Winter Olympics 2.
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