If there is one thing that will stand out about this World Cup, apart from the Vuvuzela, it is the amount of people using the internet to watch the game, rather than using the traditional TV route.

The last match between England and Slovenia recorded a massive 31 per cent increase in online traffic and the BBC’s website has seen its live streams increase to record levels.

According to a spokesperson for the BBC, although the actual figures are not yet available, the website recorded concurrent streams of around 800,000, but this will mean that the viewing figures will be higher than that.

There was a fear that the increased traffic would cause the BBC site to slow but in anticipation of this, extra capacity was held in reserve, just in case it was needed.

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England game breaks BBC record

According to an announcement by Sony and FIFA, it seems that no England games in the first stages of the World Cup in South Africa will be shown in 3D.

The partnership between Sony and FIFA means that twenty-five matches from the championships will be shown in 3D, but England’s group matches will not be included.

The fans’ initial reactions would be to start complaining but whatever the reasons given by Sony and FIFA, they do not really matter much because UK fans would not be able to watch the World Cup in 3D in any case.

It is Sky that has the 3D channel, while the BBC and ITV have the TV rights to the World Cup and they do not have the option to broadcast in 3D, unless the matches are shown in cinemas.

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England knocked out of World Cup in 3D

Somewhat disappointingly for traditional broadcasters, yesterday’s internet only coverage of the England v Ukraine World Cup qualifier went smoothly online from all reports we’ve heard – more than you can say about the game on the pitch. So, credit to Perform and their CDN partners, and Kentaro, the company that bought the rights.

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Smooth Running For England Game

It had to happen. Finally a major sporting event is going to be available only on the internet. England’s World Cup qualifier against the Ukraine is something of a formality since the team has already qualified. Along with the fact that the rights for the match were held by the defunct Setanta means that the game is to be made available online by Perform, who have carved a very good niche for themselves in the sports highlights marketplace (indeed, they are fast becoming the online TV version of Setanta).

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Online Only For England

ITV Local to Broadcast Live Basketball Event Using Narrowstep’s TelVOS™ – February 14, 2006

ITV Local, the new broadband TV channel for the South and South East of England powered by TelVOS™, Narrowsteps’ Television Operating System will be broadcasting a Pay-per-view basketball match with NBA star Dennis Rodman LIVE on Valentine’s Day.

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