3’s Video Edges Ahead Of BBC Internet For England Game

Argogroup has claimed that the video streaming of 3UK for the penalty shoot out that removed England from the FIFA World Cup was slightly better than the BBC’s video streaming over the internet.
“While delivery times of the penalty shoot-out were comparable (at around 10 minutes or so), the quality was different. The tests showed that, for this particular content, an ADSL broadband connection and 3 UK’s 3G service provided a similar quality of content, with 3’s delivery possibly edging the contest within the limits of experimental error. 3 UK’s video quality was also superior to the T Mobile service where users found it very difficult to see the ball, even when it was stationary on the penalty spot…But despite this, neither the ADSL broadband service nor 3’s mobile data service could be said to have reached dizzying heights: both suffered from jerkiness and blur.”
I’m not up to speed with the exact services offered, but I wonder if this could be because the clip was edited for mobile to give a close-up of the ball. I can’t see why this wouldn’t be used for a web cast also, unless the BBC was streaming the same thing it was showing on TV.
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