It appointed Premium TV, one of the UK’s leading digital right’s companies, to provide a ground breaking broadband TV platform for the Ultimate Solo Challenge.
The site will feature breaking news, e-mail updates, at sea skipper audio interviews for download, streaming video footage and live net meetings from the boats in the Southern Ocean, as well as many other tools and options. The photographic media archive of high-resolution images hosted by OnEdition, the official race agency, will be fully integrated into the new race website, www.velux5oceans.com.
David Stubley, Director of Clipper Ventures noted, “We recognised early on that sailing is quickly adopting new media technologies, with the possibility to send back video footage from the middle of the ocean and even host live video meetings. The race website is the most important asset for people at home and journalists to follow this classic race, and we needed a platform that could offer a world-class package with the technological capabilities. Premium TV is the perfect fit for the VELUX 5 OCEANS and will take this race to new heights within sailing.”
