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HBS WINS RACE TO PRODUCE SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA   (28/08/2008)

Host Broadcast Services (HBS) has been appointed to undertake the race coverage production for Superleague Formula, a new motor racing series which launches on 30-31 August at Donington Park in the United Kingdom and covers six countries in its inaugural season.


HBS BEGINS HOST BROADCAST OF FRENCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE   (11/08/2008)

On Saturday 9 August Host Broadcast Services (HBS) kicked off its four-year term as host broadcaster of the French Football League (Ligue 1) with a 9-match multiplex. More than 500 staff and over 100 cameras were deployed throughout France to ensure that all operations went smoothly, providing a promising beginning to HBS' involvement with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP).
3D HDTV COVERAGE FOR IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 FINAL GAMES   (19/05/2008)

In a ground-breaking trial, the final games of the 2008 IIHF World Championship, which took place in Canada, were covered live in 3D HDTV. There was 3D trial coverage of the semi-finals on 16 May, the 3rd place game on 17 May and the Final on Sunday 18 May 2008, which took place at the Quebec Colisée. This is the first time that a major ice hockey tournament has been produced in 3D.


HOST BROADCAST SERVICES (HBS) WINS TENDER FOR HOST BROADCAST OF LIGUE 1   (02/04/2008)
Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media, has been announced as the winner of a tender for the role of host broadcaster for the first division of the French Football League (Ligue 1).

The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) said that HBS will handle the host broadcast operation for the four upcoming seasons up to 2011. As one of the world’s most popular leagues Ligue 1 is amongst the top ten professional leagues by attendance and generating significant international broadcast coverage.

HBS will build a dedicated team of specialists to handle the host broadcast of Ligue 1. It will work closely with the LFP, the clubs and the domestic rights-holders – Canal + and Orange – as well as the international broadcasters to provide all the production refinements and services that will be needed, including a feed dedicated to mobile phones.

Philippe Blatter, President & CEO of the Infront Group said: “This appointment by LFP adds a new dimension to Infront’s production business. Our belief in the value of an independent and a highly specialised host broadcast organisation will, for the first time, be demonstrated in the context of a professional football league. Our aim is to deliver significant value and the highest quality to the LFP and its broadcast partners worldwide.”

Francis Tellier, a French national, CEO of HBS, said: “We are proud and delighted to have won this tender. We all look forward to the challenge of producing the host broadcast of Ligue 1, in a time when convergence has become reality, for a League historically known for its broadcast innovations.”

HBS is the company best known for handling the host broadcast of the FIFA World Cup™ and all other FIFA events. It is a world leader in televising football, having produced the 2002 & 2006 FIFA World Cups™. It is now working on developing and implementing the entire broadcast operations and infrastructure for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa. This degree of specialisation allows the company to build on its experience and provide the broadcasting industry with innovations and services of very high quality.

The 2006 FIFA World Cup™ was the first host broadcast of a global event delivered entirely on high definition (HDTV), a development which also opened the door to many other innovations including customised production for new media.


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