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16-12-2010, 16:23
*Input Media, BBC agree World Bowls deal Thursday, December 16 2010 Broadast operations firm Input Media has today announced a new two-year deal with the BBC to cover World Bowls. The deal will officially start in January next year with the 2011 World Indoor Bowls Championships. Following an open, competitive tender process, Input Media was selected by the BBC to provide production operations for the indoor event, which attracted around 4.5 million viewers for the 2010 tournament earlier this year. "Input Media is delighted to be appointed as producer for the BBC's coverage of the World Bowls Championships," said David Johnson, managing director of Input Media. "This is a prestigious event with a great history and complemented by our team's expertise in sport production we're sure this will be the best Championships ever for the BBC audience." BBC Sport director Barbara Slater added: "We are delighted that following a fully open tender process, we have appointed Input to work with us on this important event. It was a highly competitive process which demonstrated the strength of the independent production sector in sport in the UK. "In total, thirteen companies applied for the tender, the majority of which would have done a first rate job. It was a difficult decision but we believe Input will help us to continue to provide editorial excellence whilst representing real value for money to the licence payer." Last month, Input Media announced a strategic alliance with Octopus Media Technology, a cloud-based content management and delivery firm. This deal was marked by the streaming of a series of live football matches for international rights company Sport Five and the Football Association.*