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BBC is doing UHD, with HDR and HLG, for the world cup, with the top stream 36Mbit/second [0]

There are a limited number of "spaces" available [1] -- I think it's upto 100gbit of output.

Unlike with the FA Cup (where the BBC did a uhd trial), the world cup will have a lot of games during the week, where people will be watching from the office (although probably not UHD). This will mean far higher loads on the distribution.

Fortunately England's only 3 games are either at the weekend or at 7PM. The second half of the tournament will really stress the UK internet though, with both World Cup and Wimbledon on during the working week.

[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2018-05-uhd_hdr_world_cup_2018 [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/uhd-vr-worl...

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"Only" – A subtle dig ;)