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MUMBAI:
The Louis Vuitton Pacific Sailing series, which got under
way on 31 January in Auckland, New Zealand, is making waves
among broadcasters worldwide with over 100 ready to show news
and highlight packages.
The
inaugural friendly match race regatta involved 10 sailing
teams including Alinghi, current holder of the America’s
Cup, the USA’s BMW Oracle Racing, the British Teamorigin,
France’s K-Challenge. The event has caught the interest
of broadcasters such as CNN, Eurosport Asia, ESPN and FOX
Sports, Canal+ France, BSkyB, CCTV, Abu Dhabi Sports, StarHub
Singapore etc.
The
Louis Vuitton Pacific series opens with two round-robin stages,
for which the teams will be seeded into two pools. Each team
will take part in one or two head-to-head races per day.
The
round-robins will be followed by a Challengers Final on 11 and 12 February and
a ‘sail off’ for the second final spot, while the event will culminate
in the seven-race Louis Vuitton Pacific Cup which will see the host team New Zealand
battle against the winner of the Challengers final. TVNZ
is the official host broadcaster for the event and will cover all the races.
Dominique
Curchod Communications, official worldwide rights holder for
the event, is offering a daily free access to 2 minutes 30
second news bulletin throughout the event to all agencies
and broadcasters via the Eurovision World feed.
A
daily highlights package will also be available, along with B-roll footage of
the participating teams, interviews and the press conference, with a possible
extension for unilateral coverage or multilateral feeds. The technical costs are
set at €500 for the round robin events and €750 for the Challengers
Finals and Louis Vuitton Pacific Cup. Eurovision,
the largest TV union which is partnering LVPS, is offering the programming, which
will be available on the Eurovision satellite network, to all its members in Europe,
North Africa, Middle-East and Central Asia. | 
