The year 2006 proved to be very successful for HBS and its teams, the pinnacle being the acclaimed delivery of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ where the impressive broadcast numbers reflect the scale of the event - more than 2,200 broadcast hours, almost 500 TV and radio broadcast partners representing 214 countries for almost 100 New Media Partners. For the first time ever, the World Cup has been fully produced in HDTV and featured in more than 70 territories worldwide.

Francis Tellier, the CEO of HBS, the dedicated host broadcast organisation under contract with FIFA for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, reported on the world acclaimed success of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ in Germany this summer at a Special Press Event at Sportel-Monaco.

Infront Sports & Media, the company which handled the worldwide marketing and sales of the broadcast rights to 2006 FIFA World Cup™ and its wholly-owned subsidiary Host Broadcast Services (HBS) have won the prestigious Judges’ Award – one of the IBC’s Innovation Awards presented at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam. As a dedicated and highly specialised organization, HBS was responsible for the host broadcast operations of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™.

Dear Broadcast Partners, Colleagues and Friends,

As the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ is set to come to an end tonight, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to all those people who have made this tournament a great broadcasting success story. I specifically want to thank:

Newsletters - 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™