TV Broadcast

Television Coverage/Real-time Athlete Tracking/Video

The Island Triathlon Series™ Production Team will produce a half-hour TV special that will be broadcast in over 85 countries worldwide, and provide event coverage and exposure for the host destination and all event sponsors.

Television Broadcast Summary

Network Descriptions

Versus (formally, OLN USA)

Versus is a cable television sports channel.  The channel focuses on extreme outdoor sporting events and the programming is “designed to be real, bold and awe-inspiring and supports their mission to bring to life the thrills, challenges and competition in the outdoors that their audience craves.”  Their current programming includes Tour de France, America Cup, NHL cable rights and college football.

The Sports Network (TSN)

TSN is a Canadian cable television specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports television channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the second group of Canadian specialty cable channels. Essentially designed as a Canadian version of ESPN, the extremely successful American all-sports cable channel, TSN remains the top-rated service on Canadian cable and satellite television.

World Championship Sports Network (WCSN)

WCSN is the premier destination for fans of Olympic and lifestyle sports, delivering an immersive experience via exclusive live and on demand coverage of world class competitions, interaction with top athletes and in depth access to sports news and information year round.  WCSN offers comprehensive coverage of over 60 sports disciplines, through exclusive long term programming agreements across a number of key International Federations and National Governing Bodies.  They air 50 World Championships, 180 World Cup Events, 50 Grand Prix Events featured each year.

America One

America One is an independent full-service syndication and distribution television network for quality sports and entertainment programming. America One programming is seen in over 65percent of the United States and Puerto Rico via 171 broadcasters and 19 regional sports networks. In addition to great News and entertainment programming, America One is the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Canadian Football League and is quickly becoming a leader in innovative sports and entertainment television syndication, sales and marketing. America One Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of USFR Media Group, Houston, Texas.

Altitude Sports & Entertainment (Altitude TV)

Reach: Ten (10) mountain states in the US: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

Additional Reach: US National coverage via satellite television on both The Dish Network (channel 410) and DirecTV (channel 644).

Mid Atlantic Sports Network (MASN)

Reach: Seven (7) and one (1) territory in the US Eastern Seaboard: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia

Additional: Reach: US National coverage via satellite television on The Dish Network (channel 432) and DirecTV (channel 626).

Resort Sports Network (RSN)

Reach: One hundred and five (105) terrestrial and cable television affiliates in twelve (12) states in the US: California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Vermont.

Fox Sports Middle East

Middle East Region (18 territories): Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

African Continent (57 territories): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

PCCW

PCCW Global is a business unit of PCCW Limited, which is the largest and most comprehensive provider of communications services in Hong Kong and one of Asia’s leading players in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). As a provider of integrated global communications solutions to companies of all sizes, PCCW Global runs a global network and infrastructure in more than 70 countries and 700 cities. Our technology and expertise reaches the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Solar Entertainment

Solar Entertainment Corporation is an established media concern with prominent positions in broadcast and cable television.  The company is a leader in promotion and distribution of entertainment and sports programming services.

Windies International Network (WIN)

WIN distributes programming to television stations throughout the Caribbean and to neighboring territories, including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maartan/Martin, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands.

Big Picture Entertainment

Big Picture Entertainment is a premier television and content distribution company with a portfolio including concert presentations from Elton John, The Rolling Stones and Seal.  Big Picture Entertainment will be distributing our special through-out Europe including the UK, France & Germany.

Real-Time Athlete Tracking and Race Results/Video

Friends and families of athletes will be able to track the athletes progress during the race as well as sign up for various methods (e.g. text messaging) to receive updates of athletes progress. ITS will produce a video to give to each athlete as a memento.