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Television

The 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series offers the highest quality triathlon TV programming in the world including:

Live Television

ITU, in collaboration with Upsolut Sports, will feature live coverage at all eight Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series races for the third time in 2011. Working alongside the largest public and sports broadcasters in the world, the World Championship Series is the first triathlon series to have international live coverage at all events. With up to 20 camera positions at each event, including boat, motorcycle and helicopter cameras, triathlon fans can catch all the action from any corner of the world. The latest up-to-date outside broadcast technology will be used to bring the fan closer to the race than ever before. GPS graphics and live timing data will be incorporated into the live broadcast to provide second-by-second updates in real time. In 2011, ITU will produce a total of 16 live broadcasts with each broadcast lasting approximately two hours.

Magazine Programs

ITU will produce 14 x 52-minute magazine shows throughout the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series season. Each magazine show will provide a behind-the-scenes look at what life is like for the world’s top triathletes, as well as a fast-paced recap of each event, athlete interviews and other exclusive features.

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News Feed

Custom news feeds will be made available, on request, prior to each race via FTP. Immediately following each World Championship Series event a three-minute news feed will be made available via satellite or FTP server for international broadcasters.

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2010 Broadcast Facts And Figures

2.3 billion broadcast contacts
Broadcast in 149 countries
Entire series broadcast live in 24 countries
14 x 52 minute magazine shows
556 hours of programming (nearly 100% increase from 2009)
323m TV contacts per race on average

Territory	Broadcaster	Live Women	Live Men	TV Magazine Show
Australia	ONE	all races	all races	all shows
Australia	FOX Sports			all shows
Austria	Servus TV	Kitzbühel	Kitzbühel
Canada	CBC	all races	all races
China	Beijing TV	Beijing	Beijing	Mag 11 Beijing
Chile	TVN	all races	all races
France	Canal+ / Sport +			all shows
Germany	ARD	Yokohama, Kitzbühel, Hamburg, London	Yokohama, Kitzbühel
Germany	ZDF	Madrid	Madrid, Hamburg, London
Germany	Sport1			Mag 2 Sydney Mag 3 Yokohama Mag 5 Madrid Mag 6 Kitzbuhel Mag 7 Hamburg Mag 8 London Mag 11 Beijing
Iceland	365			all shows
Italy	Rai			all shows
Japan	NHK	all races	all races	Mag 4 WC Ishigaki
Macau	TDM			all shows
Malaysia & Brunei	Astro SuperSport			all shows
Malta	GO	all races	all races	all shows
Mexico	Televisa	all races	all races	all shows
Middle East & Northern Africa	Dubai Sports Channel	all races	all races
Netherlands
New Zealand	Sky NZ	all races	all races	all shows
New Zealand	TVNZ	Sydney	Sydney	all shows
Philippines	Solar Entertainment			all shows
Portugal	RTP	all races	all races
Russia	NTV-Plus	all races	all races
Singapore	StarHub			all shows
Slovenia	Sport TV Slovenia			all shows
Spain	TVE	Madrid	Madrid	Mag 2 Sydney Mag 3 Yokohama Mag 5 Madrid Mag 6 Kitzbuhel Mag 7 Hamburg Mag 8 London
Thailand	True Sport			all shows
United Kingdom	BBC	London & Beijing	London & Beijing
United Kingdom	British Eurosport			all shows

Global News Access deals with EBU, Reuters, SNTV, Sunset & Vine World Sport, Deutsche Welle, IEC in Sports. The Magazine show series comprises of 14 x 52 minute shows. Each live feed is approximately 140 minutes in duration.

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