iShares on the telly

Programme one broadcast times

Last year the iShares Cup TV series was broadcast by 16 international TV networks across 119 territories reaching an audience of 199.9 million homes per programme, equating to 40 hours of programming each month.

This year, with the 2009 iShares Cup just underway, 24 international networks across 130 countries have already confirmed they will broadcast the 6-part TV series.

The 2009 iShares Cup TV series is produced by internationally renowned sports TV programmers Sunset+Vine|APP: “The take up so far has exceeded last year’s broadcasters already and we expect more and more networks to take up the series once they see the first output,” comments Richard Simmonds, Executive Producer, Sunset+Vine|APP.

Programme 1 of the iShares Cup TV series was filmed in Venice which saw the French team of Gitana Extreme – Groupe LCF Rothschild skippered by Yann Guichard put in a flawless performance to secure Round 1 ahead of America’s Cup Challengers BMW Oracle Racing. The half-hour programme includes an introduction to each of the 10 competing iShares Cup teams, a feature on the two female skippers, Britain’s Shirley Robertson and Carolijn Brouwer from Holland, plus French multihull maestro Loick Peyron tries his hand at making pizza!

CNN Mainsail hosted their June programme at the iShares Cup Venice event presented by Shirley Robertson, who also happens to compete in the iShares Cup series at the helm of Team iShares. This programme first goes on air in the UK on 18 June at 1330 and 1830 and repeats again on 20-21 June (see further details below).

Programme 1 broadcast times:

France:
June 5, 16h30 Sport+
June 5, 21h45 Sport+
June 6, 24h30 Sport+

UK & Ireland:
8 June, 18h00 Sky Sport 2
8 June, 23h30 Sky Sport Xtra
9 June, 07h00 Sky Sport 3
9 June, 14h30 Sky Sport 3

New Zealand:
16 June, 21h30 Sky Sport 1
18 June, 11h30 Sky Sport 2
19 June, 18h30 Sky Sport 2
23 June, 18h30 Sky Sport 3

USA:
9 June, 17h00 Sun Sport Florida
17 June, 01H30 Sun Sport Florida
19 June, 16h00 Sun Sport Florida
23 June, 01h30 Sun Sport Florida
23 June, 18h30 Sun Sport Florida
25 June, 11h30 Sun Sport Florida
29 June, 11h00 Sun Sport Florida
(July times available online)

Greece:
9 June, 20h30 Nova Sports2
15 June, 18h00 Nova Sports1

Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland:
6 June, 13h00 Canal+
7 June, 23h00 Canal+
8 June 15h30 Canal+
11 June, 19h30 Canal+

Italy:
8 June, 18h00 Dahlia TV

Pan Middle East:
4 July, 07h00 and 19h30 Fox Sports
8 July, 08h00 Fox Sports
10 July, 00h30 Fox Sports
16 July, 09h30 Fox Sports

CNN Mainsail:
18 June, 13h30 and 18h30 (UK & International)
20 June, 08h00 and 18h30 (UK & International)
21 June, 05h00, 08h30 and 16h00 (UK & International)

Other confirmed networks (broadcast times tbc):
America One TV (USA)
BETV (Belgium & Luxembourg)
Canal+ (Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland)
Dahlia Sports (Italy)
ESPN Brasil (Brazil)
ESPN International (Latin America)
ESPN International (Caribbean)
ESPN International (Africa)
ESPN International (Middle East)
Finnish Sports Network (Finland)
Fox Sport (Australia)
Fox Sport (Middle East)
Nova Supersport (Greece)
NTV (Turkey)
Setanta Sports (UK)
Setanta Sports (Ireland)
Sky Sports (UK & Ireland)
Sky (New Zealand)
Sport+ (France)
Sport TV (Portugal)
Sun Sports (USA – Florida)