[SatNews] Outside Broadcast, satellite uplink and product design specialist SIS LIVE has announced a strategic partnership with…
…international media solutions company BT Media and Broadcast. This five year agreement will see BT provide SIS LIVE with a market leading MPLS-based fibre network to support its rapid growth in broadcast solutions. The agreement heralds an alliance between the two companies, which will enable them to make use of each other’s infrastructure and so expand their presence in the fibre and satellite service markets. These moves position them at the forefront of the broadcast connectivity business in the U.K.
As part of the deal, SIS LIVE will become a preferred reseller of the BT Broadcast Fibre and Media Network, and will use this agreement to provide the best value and a comprehensive service to its clients. This network will also connect the main SIS LIVE headquarters in Milton Keynes and MediaCityUK, Salford, with BT Tower and resilient connectivity directly to strategically important locations around the U.K., which includes major U.K. broadcasters. The network also incorporates 158 BT fibre ingest points, which cover most major sporting and cultural venues in the U.K., including all Premiership and Championship football grounds, Elstree Studios, Echo Arena in Liverpool, the O2 in London, the Oval Cricket Ground and many more.
