After a successful trial during 2016, Formula One is now capable of broadcasting the sport over the internet. Tata Communications worked with Formula One Management last year during the Singapore Grand Prix to test the technology's capability. The test was successful in proving that it is possible to stream the sport directly to fans via what is known as ‘Over the top' broadcasts, aka ‘OTT', and bypass the need for TV channel access, which is the current mode of delivery. Mehul Kapadia, Tata's managing director of F1 business, said that his team had worked hard to eradicate the delay that so often plagues internet-reliant content. 'One of the challenges that OTT has faced in...
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