GlobeCast Australia… Racing Into Coverage (Content)

[SatBroadcasting(tm)] GlobeCast Australia has delivered record breaking coverage of the prestigious motor racing weekend at Bathurst.

The Company deployed DSNG vehicles, satellite, and fibre connectivity, and its innovative miniature camera unit, GlobeCam, to deliver the Bathurst V8 Supercars TV coverage worldwide. GlobeCam rigged and operated a record 119 miniature cameras for the various races over the weekend, with a record 72 cameras actually on board with the drivers for the big race alone, the Super Cheap Auto 1000. GlobeCam also provided links around the track and in the pits including miniature cameras for a Two Way Speed Cam and a Poke Cam to see under the cars in pit lane; along with links to deliver for Outside Broadcast cameras including a Crowd Cam and a Roving Cam. This year, a record 13 cars were fitted with GlobeCam technology for the six hour main race which was won by Team Vodafone’s Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife; and a further 12 cars featured the miniature coverage across the weekend. Global takers of the Seven Network coverage via GlobeCast Australia’s leases on Optus D2 and AsiaSat 5, included TV3 New Zealand, and IMG for global distribution to Europe and the USA. The GlobeCast Australia crews head to Surfers Paradise now for the next round of the V8 Supercars later this month. The GlobeCam team is also once again contracted to Macau for the Formula 3 and World Touring Car Championships and Super Bikes racing in November.