Goal for Input Media Africa with 2010 World Cup Coverage For Sky Sports – 26/4/10
Media, one of the UK’s leading independent sports production companies, as its studio facilities provider for its upcoming coverage of the 2010 World Cup. The deal sees Sky Sports hosting its World Cup coverage at the media and broadcast facilities of The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre at Granger Bay in the heart of Cape Town, with views of the new purpose-built Cape Town Stadium, Table Mountain and Robben Island.
The news follows Input Media announcing its partnership with Aldea Solutions Inc., an innovative provider of international video broadcast transmission services, to provide the video transport services from Cape Town around the world via fibre links.
Darren Long, Director of Operations, Sky Sports says: “We are extremely pleased to be working with Input Media at the V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre. Input Media has brought together a team that will ensure that our viewers are part of this summer’s action. The offering is both innovative and commercially viable, backed up by comprehensive broadcast and technical expertise. At the same time, the choice of location for us was pivotal, with the V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre offering the best views of Cape Town, complemented with comprehensive media and broadcast facilities.”
As part of the deal, Input Media is managing the media and broadcast facilities at The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre in the build up to and during the World Cup, which starts on 11th June 2010, providing Sky Sports with fully equipped presentation studios for its anchor service and a range of stand up positions with views over the new stadium and the harbour. It will also provide full TV production services, editing, graphics and play-out facilities for the world’s visiting broadcasters. There will be a media information centre that will provide full support services including stock footage of the West Cape’s major tourism attractions, a booking service and general information.
David Johnson, Managing Director, Input Media adds: “The news that Sky Sports News will host its World Cup coverage at The V&A Waterfront is testament to our investment in Cape Town and Africa. This is representative of a £1million investment by Input Media in Africa in the run up to the World Cup and follows the setting up of our office in Cape Town.”
Aldea, using its extensive fibre-optic video network with expanded capacity for the upcoming World Cup, will be providing the video transport services for visiting broadcasters, from The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. For the 2010 World Cup Aldea has been selected by the major national broadcasters in the Americas and Europe for the delivery their live coverage of the event. The end-to-end managed video services provided by Aldea will be transported over its fibre-optic video network that covers 17 cities in 10 countries.
When the final is played on July 11th, over 500 million people around the world will be watching the climax via Aldea’s state-of-the-art fibre optic network. Aldea has designed a high-quality bi-directional video and data transport solution that will enable live HD and SD broadcasts from temporary studios in Johannesburg and Cape Town to its clients’ studios around the world.
Lionel Bentolila, CEO, Aldea comments: “Aldea has a heritage of providing HD-quality fibre-optic video transport services for broadcasters that have high reliability, low signal latency and high bandwidth at a competitive cost. We are delighted to be working with Input Media and their broadcaster partners and look forward to bringing coverage of the football fans’ experiences around the world.”
Martin Cuff, Director,The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre adds: “The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre has been established to assist world media, and their audiences at home, to have memorable experiences when the World Cup spotlight sets on Cape Town, set against the background of South Africa. Having Sky Sports as one of the high profile broadcasters anchored at The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre is a result of a number of “best-of-breed” service providers in equipment, products, content and production services for media coming together. We look forward to welcoming them and others to Cape Town this summer and beyond.”
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Notes to Editors:
About Input Media (www.inputmedia.tv)
Input Media is one of Europe’s premier sports production companies, with blue-chip clients around the world.
We have a talented team of writers, directors, producers and editors, who are dedicated to producing creative, engaging and inspiring communication films, promotions and broadcast programmes for a wide variety of clients.
Using our 20 years of experience working with top federations, broadcasters, marketing companies, football clubs and programme makers, we have built a reputation for delivering high quality productions to the world of broadcast sport.
We have created a unique one-stop shop environment comprising programme production, live event production, extensive edit facilities including high definition, a live presentation studio, transmission suites, satellite links around the world, design and branding, promotions and archive services.
Our clients include UEFA, Team Marketing, The Football Association, FIFA, International Tennis Federation, Chelsea Digital Media, Arsenal FC, French Tennis Federation, Formula One, Dentsu, ITV Sport, Sky, ESPN International, IEC in Sports, the Rugby Football Union and the International Paralympic Committee.
Input Media is a fully independent company, and can therefore offer clients an exclusive and impartial relationship.
About ALDEA (www.aldea.tv)
Aldea, a member of the Grupo Marcatel family of companies is a world leading provider of international broadcast quality video services. The Company provides end-to-end transmission services using fiber-optic facilities, in High Definition (HDTV) and Standard Definition (SDTV) for the coverage of political, entertainment and sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. The Company operates the first pan-American fully automated fiber-based network for broadcast services with points-of-service in major cities throughout the Americas, and international points-of-presence in Europe and South-Africa. In total, the Aldea fiber network covers 17 cities and 10 countries: Miami, New York, Washington D.C, Los Angeles, Boston (USA), Toronto, Montreal (Canada), Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey (Mexico), Lima (Peru), Caracas (Venezuela), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bogota (Colombia) and Madrid (Spain).
About The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre
The V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre is a joint-marketing initiative of “best-of-breed” service providers that offer a range of services, products, equipment and content to media and business in Cape Town and throughout South Africa. Services include hot desks; desk-top editing facilities; camera, lighting and equipment hire; libraries of rights-cleared music, photography and HD video footage; story-tellers; translation services; soccer content; production services for live studio broadcasts, roving news teams or photo-journalists; dedicated camera positions throughout Cape Town; and event / press conference facilities accommodating 20-1500 guests.
Based at Portswood House in the heart of the safe, secure and fun V&A Waterfront, the Media & Legacy Centre is a short walk from Cape Town Stadium, the Cape Town CBD and the Global Icons Festival at the CTICC. It will function as a hub for media and business during 2010 and beyond. For further information and a full list of services please go to www.waterfrontmediacentre.co.za or contact info@waterfrontmediacentre.co.za, tel +27 21 465 3346
The Salamander Company is responsible in all areas for the management of the V&A Waterfront World Media & Legacy Centre. Headquartered in South Africa with offices in Australia and the UK, The Salamander Company is a strategic marketing and commercial services agency specialising in the sports, lifestyle and cultural categories. For more information please visit www.salamander-co.com
Input Media’s Press Contacts: Franklin Rae Communications 020 7490 4050
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