Dubai Shows Off To The World
Forty channels from around the world, including GallopTV and Racing 240, will be covering the $30.5 million Dubai World Cup horse race on Saturday.
The day is one of the true highlights of the racing calendar.
The nine races, held at the spectacular Meydan Racecourse in the heart of Dubai, will feature six Group 1 competitions, led by the US$12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Dubai Racing Club, in partnership with its contracted distribution and production company, Racecourse Media Group (RMG), and RMG agency HBA Media, has attracted some of the biggest names in sports broadcasting.
These include Fox Sports in the US, ESPN/Star+ in South America, SuperSport in Africa, Viaplay in Europe, Dubai Media and BeIN in the Middle East and, for the first time, ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster. Those who are in the air and at sea can follow selected airlines and cruise ships live on board via the Sport 24 network.
Major General Dr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, General Manager of Dubai Racing Club said: “The Dubai World Cup will once again receive a great deal of attention from broadcasters around the world and we are particularly pleased that ITV – the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster – will be broadcasting live -Action from Meydan Racecourse for the first time. We look forward to welcoming all new and old broadcasters and their audiences to the event and hope they enjoy one of the great sporting spectacles.”
Niall Sloane, Director of Sport at ITV, said: “ITV is delighted to add the Dubai World Cup to its portfolio of international races, which also includes the Breeders’ Cup and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The Dubai World Cup is one of the most valuable and global races of the year and we look forward to bringing it to a strong UK terrestrial and free-to-air audience.”
Broadcasters covering the World Cup match in Dubai include:
Asia and Australia: Green Channel, Fuji TV (Japan); TVB, Cable, Now TV, HKJC TV (Hong Kong); STC TV (Singapore); Wasu (China); Sony Network (Indian Subcontinent); Fan Code (India); Racing.com, Sky Thoroughbred Central, Enttain, (Australia); and Trackside (New Zealand)
Africa and Middle East: SuperSport (Africa), Dubai Racing Channel, Yas TV and Bein (MENA)
Americas and Caribbean: Fox Sports, TVG, NYRA, NBC (USA); HPI (Canada); ESPN / Star+ (South America and Caribbean); and SportsMax (Caribbean)
Europe: Viaplay (all of Europe); ITV (UK); Racing TV (UK, Republic of Ireland); Virgin Media (Republic of Ireland); Equidia (France); SilkNet (Georgia); TJK TV (Turkey); Setanta (Eurasia and Baltic States); WeDo (Germany, Switzerland and Austria); and Polsat (Poland)
Trans World Sport, the leading global sports magazine program, will provide additional coverage for the game, as will CNN, which is covering the race for its World Sport program. Reuters will distribute the event to its broad news outlet networks.
