The FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 came to an end last night in Johannesburg's Ellis Park stadium and Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the host broadcaster of the event, is pleased to report that the tournament provided a most encouraging warm-up for next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup™. HBS was able to test its latest production innovations as well as increase its understanding of South African logistical matters. While some issues were encountered and identified for further improvement, overall operations went smoothly and HBS is more confident than ever of delivering its best FIFA World Cup™ yet in 2010 for the benefit of FIFA and its Media Rights Licensees.

HBS covered all 16 matches of the tournament in High Definition (HD) 16/9 format and delivered them to close to one hundred Media Rights Licensees (MRLs). For more on HBS' host broadcast of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, please click here.