BT Sport bosses "will seek talks" with the Scottish FA after referee Craig Thomson restarted Celtic's live TV clash with St. Johnstone "too early." The broadcasters "were caught out when Thomson got the second half of Saturday's game in Perth underway before the producers were ready." That prompted criticism from Scotland Daily Record columnist Chris Sutton -- "working at the game for BT as an expert analyst." Now "the broadcasters have confirmed they will seek talks with SFA referees chief John Fleming to ensure there is no repeat of the incident" (Scotland DAILY RECORD, 8/22).
CSL CLUB GETS VOD PLATFORM: Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan entered into "a strategic partnership with Chinese-based cloud sharing platform LeCloud." The partnership will see an official Shandong Luneng video channel set up, broadcasting both behind-the-scenes and live content on LeCloud's video on demand platform (SOCCEREX, 8/22).
HIGHER RESOLUTION: German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will be launching two exclusive Ultra HD channels via satellite operator SES's prime orbital position of 19.2 degrees East in autumn. Sky Deutschland will show one game per each Bundesliga matchday on Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD and selected games from the Champions League on Sky Sport UHD -- all in video resolution that is four times higher than HD (SES).
AFC SIGNS WITH BBTV: The Asian Football Confederation signed an agreement with Thailand’s leading broadcaster, Bangkok Broadcasting & TV, providing BBTV with the exclusive terrestrial rights to broadcast the AFC’s portfolio of events in Thailand from '17-20. The agreement grants BBTV the broadcasting rights in Thailand across 12 of the AFC's top competitions. These include FIFA World Cup 2018 Asian Qualifiers, the AFC Asian Cup 2019, the AFC Futsal Club Championships and the AFC Champions League (AFC).
