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  • Sunset+Vine to produce Volvo Ocean Race for ITV

    MUMBAI: Independent sports producer Sunset+Vine has signed a deal with UK broadcaster ITV to provide coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race.

    Sunset+Vine will produce 32 weekly half hour programmes for ITV4 and eight one-hour long programmes for ITV1. Sunset+Vine MD John Leach said, “Our Volvo Ocean Race coverage for ITV and the rest of the world will present sailing in a new light. State of the art equipment will record the crews’ adventures, relationships with each other in the confined space aboard the boats, and their battles to overcome the extreme conditions. We want to make the sport much more accessible to a wider viewing public in the same way that we transformed the way cricket has been covered.”

    ITV controller of sport Mark Sharman said, “With over eight months of racing in the world’s most treacherous seas, the Volvo Ocean Race provides a terrific adventure story for ITV viewers to follow. Using the latest technological innovations, Sunset + Vine’s production will ensure viewers get closer to the action than ever before.”

    The Volvo Ocean Race is said to be one of the harshest sports challenges. Starting in Galicia, Spain in November, the crews will spend a gruelling seven months battling severe weather and each other in demanding conditions, taking in Cape Town, Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro and New York before finishing next June in Gothenburg. The yachts are scheduled to arrive in Portsmouth in May next year.

    With 10 cameras onboard each boat, linked by satellite to a purpose built studio and editing facility at race headquarters just outside Portsmouth in the UK, Sunset+Vine’s coverage will show key moments of the battle between the world’s top professional sailors and the worst that the oceans can throw at them.
     

  • Sunset+Vine to cover horse racing for BBC

    MUMBAI: BBC Sport has announced that it has awarded the contract to produce over 60 hours of horse racing coverage to Sunset+Vine.
    The two year contract will see Sunset+Vine producing coverage from Aintree, Ascot, Chepstow, Epsom, Goodwood, Haydock, and Uttoxeter for BBC One and BBC Two. The production of the Grand National, The Derby and Royal Ascot will stay with BBC Sport production.
    Sunset+Vine is owned by The Television Corporation. It claims to have a strong track record in live innovative sport production. The company produces Channel 4 Cricket, which has so far won 17 industry awards. It also produces Five’s entire sports coverage. Sunset+Vine also owns Hawk-Eye. The award winning ball-tracking technology now used worldwide for tennis and cricket coverage.
    BBC’s general sport head Barbara Slater said, “In the face of fierce competition, Sunset+Vine produced a thoroughly impressive bid. Their commitment to collaborative working, innovation and creativity is second to none and we believe that they are the right partners to work with in continuing the BBC’s high standards of racing coverage.’
    The BBC has been reviewing its independent quota as it ensures it meets the statutory obligation to commission at least 25 per cent of its television programmes from independent producers. Putting horse racing out to an independent production company will see BBC Sport substantially increase its contribution to this target. A company release stated that the move will have no impact on the number of hours of horse racing broadcast.