GlobeCast and Chunghwa Telecom to deliver the 2009 World Games from Taiwan

Sportel Monaco, 21 October 2008 – At Sportel Monaco today, GlobeCast announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chunghwa Telecom International Business Group (CHTI), the official international broadcast delivery provider for the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

The partnership was also announced by the Kaohsiung Organising Committee today at Sportel Monaco.

GlobeCast will provide domestic and international broadcast delivery via satellite and fibre for all SD and HD feeds as well as an international broadcast booking centre for the entire duration of the World Games, to be held on16-26 July 2009.

The IOC-sanctioned World Games aims to feature the diversity of sport, showcasing sport not featured at the Olympics such as snooker, aikido, field archery, boules, dragon boat racing, bodybuilding, wakeboarding, sumo, tug of war, lifesaving, Ultimate Frisbee, DanceSport amongst many others.

* GlobeCast will be delivering LIVE feeds of the pre-Games 30 minutes highlights free-to-air and rights-free to broadcasters from 29 October to 9 November 2008. The feed will be available in Asia via AsiaSat2, Europe via Eutelsat, Africa via Intelsat 904, and North & South America via Intelsat 9. To obtain the feed, broadcasters can contact GlobeCast for the satellite parameters.

GlobeCast (#H15) and KOC (http://www.worldgames2009.tw/) are present at Sportel Monaco.

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Vanessa Ching
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications – Asia

GlobeCast Asia
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