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With the French Ligue 1 season concluding over the weekend, HBS celebrated the end of its second season as host broadcaster of French top-flight football and began working on its third. The first two seasons of the four-year agreement with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) saw HBS introduce well-received innovations such as the Mobile International Signal (MIS) and a searchable clip database while building upon the existing high-quality broadcast plan. HBS produced the (multilateral) World Feed as well as the proprietary (unilateral) feed for French broadcasters, both of which have been highly praised.

Project Director François-Charles Bideaux will be leaving HBS to return to Canal+, where he will become Director of Sports Production. Francis Tellier expressed his gratitude to François-Charles, who has played a major role in helping HBS rapidly and successfully implement a production plan and operational procedures. The tremendous achievements of the past two years would not have been possible without him and the dedication of his team. HBS wishes him all the best in his new role and looks forward to working with him again very shortly, as he is one of the seven "Dream Team" directors for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ next month, and will direct both the Opening and Final matches in Johannesburg Soccer City.

Francis Tellier also recognised HBS' excellent working relationship with the LFP, which has only grown stronger in the past two years, as shown by the LFP's choice to have HBS produce its second division "match of the week" starting next season. HBS is proud to be the LFP's technical partner for existing and developing projects and gratefully acknowledges the Ligue's invaluable support for innovation, such as 3D broadcasting, tested by HBS on French Ligue matches ahead of its production at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

HBS France Production has now reached a comfortable cruising speed and will be able to make some adjustments to its operations ahead of the 2010-2011 Ligue 1 season, which kicks off on 7 August. Further details will be available on this website shortly.

Please visit the Ligue de Football Professionnel's website for more information on Ligue 1 football.