America's Cup television - coming soon to a TV near you Television coverage is a crucial part of the America’s Cup. As the sport takes place offshore, out of sight from everyone other than those fortunate enough to be on spectator boats, television is often the best way to follow the racing. ACTV is the host broadcaster for the 32nd America’s Cup. As such, ACTV is responsible for producing and distributing television coverage of the Cup in the form of ‘live’ television, highlights and daily news package productions which are distributed to over 100 countries around the world.
Broadcasters ACTV operates from the IBC (International Broadcast Centre) located directly behind the Emirates Team New Zealand base in close proximity to the Media Centre. The IBC is the headquarters for all broadcast television operations and administration during the 32nd America’s Cup. It is a new facility designed specifically to accommodate the needs of television broadcasters and serves as the primary base for the host broadcast and rights holding broadcaster operations and personnel. The television suites have panoramic views over Port America’s Cup, providing the perfect backdrop for broadcasters presenting live shows. During the 2007 season, more than 100 host broadcast crew and 500 rights-holder TV production crew are expected to use the IBC, a significant increase in TV personnel compared with previous Cups. ACTV’s Caroline Hunt has been overseeing a busy week’s activity for the team, and is looking forward to the racing beginning next week. “Five of the 10 broadcasters have now arrived on-site and have been busy installing all their equipment and cabling within the IBC, TV compound and presentation studios, in addition to setting up their 'studio sets' in the presentation studios,” said Hunt. Meanwhile, ACTV's technical installation programme is close to completion; the 'master control room', the 'technical operations centre', all edit suites and on-board camera systems have been successfully tested. “Once we have rigged all our chase boats and helicopters, ACTV will be ready for April 3rd when the competition begins.” ACTV will produce three TV feeds – one world feed, one Romeo and one Juliet (reflecting the two race areas). Each has a live director and producer to ensure the best coverage. The ‘world’ feed is a compilation of the other two, with the addition of full 2D and 3D graphics. The ‘Romeo’ and ‘Juliet’ feeds focus on the action on each race course. TV facts in numbers:
33 – the maximum number of cameras in use at one time (helicopters, catamarans, RIBs and competing yachts)
24 – total number of cameras on board competing yachts including 12 fully agile and 12 fixed cameras during the Round Robin phases of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
6 – number of cameras on board each competing yacht in the Louis Vuitton Cup final and 32nd America’s Cup Match
Over 300 – Minimum number of hours of ‘live’ coverage distributed to rights-holders
36 – minimum number of 26-minute highlight shows distributed to rights-holders
134 – number of production people employed by ACTV on site in Valencia
Over 500 – number of people employed by rights-holders on site in Valencia
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