Left outside

The outside broadcast units of SIS Live (which took over BBC OBs in 2008) are not required by the BBC Sport from 2014. This is a major move by Barbara Slater and the Sport team, presumably to drive down costs by going for a wider range of providers - but you have to say there has to be a risk to continuity and quality. SIS provided coverage of 9 Olympic venues in 2012, and has done Wimbledon, the London Marathon, Formula 1, athletics, football, rugby union and rugby league for the BBC since the transfer of 15 tv trucks, other assorted vehicles and associated staff off the BBC books five years ago. SIS honoured most BBC terms and conditions in the process - and may be paying the price for that.

A weakening of SIS's capabilities might have other consquences. They also provide trucks for Glastonbury, were there for the Diamond Jubilee - and have previously helped with up to 70 OBs for Election nights.

Here are the new providers selected by BBC Sport.

Athletics – NEP Visions (HQ - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
The Boat Race - CTV (part of the Euro Media Group, formed in 2007 from French and Dutch companies)
Football - CTV
Formula 1 - Presteigne Charter (part of the Avesco Group, HQ in Crawley)
London Marathon - CTV
Ruby League - Telegenic (already working for Sky and BT Sports)
Rugby Union - Telegenic
Tennis – NEP Visions
Wimbledon – NEP Visions