HBS has been busy working on two events in Asia with the completion of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea on 9 September and the start, just 24 hours later, of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in China, concluding on 30 September.

The FIFA U-17 World Cup witnessed a total of 52 matches with 24 teams taking part in the competition across eight venues, two of which – Seogwipo and Seoul – were familiar to HBS having been stadiums used for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™.

Production specifications for this event were prepared by HBS for FIFA. SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System International), as the local Host Broadcaster, developed and delivered the full Production Plan including live coverage of all 52 matches and the provision of unilateral services to Media Rights Licensees (MRLs). All bookings for unilateral services and satellite distribution were the responsibility of HBS with an International Broadcast Coordination Centre (IBCC) set-up in Seoul.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be played in five venues with sixteen teams competing across 32 matches. CCTV (Chinese Central Television) are the designated local Host Broadcaster. This is followed by the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which takes place in Brazil between 2-11 November. The draw for this event was made at the end of August and details are available from the following link.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ will be in the spotlight in November with the Preliminary Draw in Durban on 25 November, for which HBS is the Host Broadcaster. Full details on the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ are available by clicking here.