Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment have selected GlobeCast for the infamous New York City Times Square 2008 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. GlobeCast will uplink coverage to satellites throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa with a potential audience of billions. This year marks the 100th birthday of the Ball Drop. Leading up to the exciting event, beginning on December 28th, will be satellite footage of a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Times Square New Year’s Eve, including the arrival and installation of the 2008 sign and the new LED Crystal New Year’s Eve Ball. Not only will there be the regular TV coverage, but this time you’ll have a bird’s eye view from proprietary camera locations on rooftops and on the street with the party goers. This unedited, uninterrupted feed will be delivered Free-to-Air by GlobeCast via fiber and satellite, where it will be accessed by broadcasters, user generated content sites and mobile phone providers around the world to create TV programming. The feed will be available in North America via Intelsat Americas 6 and Galaxy 11, in Europe via NSS-7, in Latin America via NSS-806, in Asia via Asiasat 2, and in Africa via Intelsat 3R.
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