rough rain, wind and sun Globecast brings every pedal stroke of the Tour de France to TV screens

PARIS - 28 July, 2014 - Globecast has once again helped bring innovative and dramatic coverage of one of the world's most iconic sporting events - the Tour de France - to TV screens both across the home nation and internationally.

Fran ois Persiaux, Director of Contribution France with Globecast, says, The Tour de France is a huge sporting occasion, and one whose popularity continues to grow as the massive crowds at the Grand Depart in the UK showed. It's a huge logistical and technical challenge, one that Globecast rises to. By its very nature the event is constantly moving, along with all the TV infrastructure en route and at the finishing line where the production facilities are. And then you add in the mountains and weather conditions, like this year's rain!

Globecast provides the satellite infrastructure for the event, with signals being sent via microwave from multiple motorbikes along the route to a helicopter and a plane. These signals are then transmitted - again via microwave - to a stationary Globecast SNG unit out in the countryside. In turn, that sends all the signals via satellite to the production facilities at the finish line. Directors there can use talkback to provide instruction to the motorcycle cameramen. Globecast is providing a live feed to for use both nationally and internationally.

Additionally, Globecast is also providing a package to capture the intermediate sprints that are held along the route on stages, including camera and cameraman.

Persiaux says, We have had a long association with the Tour de France and it's always exciting to work on it. It is a genuine challenge, even in today's hi-tech age. When mother nature is involved along with nearly 200 hundred cyclists covering big distances you know there are going to be tough days. But whatever the situation we make sure that viewers know whats going at every stage of this dramatic event.

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