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Winner of Australia's Masterchef 2010 - Adam Liaw

GlobeCast Australia has flawlessly delivered two of the country’s biggest television events of 2010 ... live, at home and abroad. The Election Debate was delivered to news agencies globally, including Reuters and APTN via GlobeCast Australia’s global network of fibre and satellite, using the GlobeCast Australia lease on AsiaSat 5 and its fibre to London. The debate was also down-linked for Sky News Australia. The Election Debate drew an audience in excess of 3 million across the various channels which broadcast it live.

Reburial of the 250th Australian Soldier at Fromelles France

GlobeCast Australia broadcast Australian military history as Prince Charles and the Australian Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, dedicated a new Commonwealth cemetery to the lost Diggers of Fromelles in France. The last of the 250 soldiers, found in a German-dug mass grave, was farewelled with full military honours and buried in his final resting place beside his mates. The Diggers, most hardly more than boys, died on the night of June 19, 1916, on farmland just north of the tiny town. It was the worst night in Australian military history. Fromelles mayor Hubert Huchette says the town holds a special place in its heart for Australia: "In 1916, the Australian soldiers were on the frontline," he said. "In 2010, Australians, French people, British people, the young ones as well as the older ones, are gathered together on the frontline to honour them." GlobeCast Australia used its global booking and delivery resources to arrange downlink and delivery of the memorium transmission for Australia’s Seven Network and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

FIFA World Cup winners for 2010 - Spain

GlobeCast Australia delivered Event Cinemas with 3D HD coverage of more than a dozen sporting events to delight audiences in July. In a first for Australian cinema audiences, the cinema chain screened at selected locations nationally HD 3D coverage of 15 games from the FIFA World Cup (tm) in South Africa; and exclusively, two State of Origin Rugby League showdowns in HD 3D. General Manager Edge Digital Technology (a division of Event Cinemas parent company AHL) Peter Williams said: “We’ll launch with at least nine cinemas, building towards 20 cinemas by the Finals. This means thousands of Australians will have the thrill of watching their teams play in HD 3D, in the shared experience of a cinema with the benefit of a giant screen and tremendous sound.”

Super 14

May was a superb month of HD and 3D sporting glory. The Bulls won the final Super 14 rugby union grand final ... in HD! Also in May 2010, GlobeCast Australia was moving soccer in 3D! Our fibre network delivered HD and 3D as the All Whites played the Socceroos in a FIFA warm up. Meanwhile, after three months of live rugby coverage the Bulls took honours from the Crusaders, after Australia’s final team the Waratahs – pictured - were knocked out in the semi finals. The Super 15 contest launches in 2011. But this year it all began with fourteen teams, three countries of origin, millions of viewers internationally and for the first time in 2010 more than half the action was in High Definition with GlobeCast Australia. Super 14 is the only sporting tournament in the world that is played across so many different time zones, around Australia, in New Zealand and South Africa. But viewer interest in the showdowns extends further, as far as Europe and the Middle East.

Peter Doueihi & John Graham

The biggest Australian companies trust GlobeCast Australia with their important live events. In May 2010, we delivered coverage of the Federal Budget for two of the Big 4 Australian banks. ANZ did a five city live hook up with interaction between Sydney and Melbourne on Budget Night; while NAB broadcast a Budget Breakfast to its network of branches nationwide.
GlobeCast Australia was also chosen for the second year in a row to deliver the Lihir Gold AGM coverage live from Port Moresby.

GlobeCast Australia is leading global delivery of major events, live on to cinema screens. Key broadcasts recently have included a diverse range of entertainment, from opera to ballet. In May 2010, we launched the premiere of the new Disney feature film Prince of Persia, live from London to Sydney and on to Greater Union’s George Street big screen for a VIP audience. In March 2010, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation enlisted GlobeCast Australia services to broadcast “Bliss” live from the Sydney Opera House on to ABC2 TV and then live to regional cinemas as far afield as Devonport in Tasmania and Hervey Bay in Queensland. In October 2009, a similar Opera Australia project involved broadcasting the production of “Cosi Fan Tutte”.

Rini Chandra, Renee Bulbert and Louise Hawthorne

GlobeCast Australia has just processed its 125,000th booking in ScheduALL. So thank you to our valued clients! The milestone Booking #125,000 was reached in May, 2010. Rapid growth in global demand for high-end content distribution has seen GlobeCast Australia quadruple its annual bookings volume. Our dedicated bookings team works in tandem with a 24/7 Master Control operation, to deliver live transmissions for our clients.

GlobeCast Australia engineers and equipment were on location throughout November and December for one of the biggest live reality television show broadcasts in the world. The team deployed to work on the ninth season of Granada’s “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” for Britain’s ITV. Satellite uplink infrastructure was installed in the rainforests of northern New South Wales, with connectivity to GlobeCast Australia’s international network of fibre and satellites.

GlobeCast Australia assisted viewers around the world come to terms with October 2009’s week of shocking natural disasters. Our global satellite and fibre network was used by many of the world’s leading broadcasters. They booked live and tape feeds to carry stories to their audiences, of various events including the Tsunami in Samoa and the Earthquakes off Indonesia. Clients included the likes of Reuters Singapore, Reuters London, Video Cairo, APTN London, NHK Japan, and in Australia the ABC and SBS along with the Seven and Ten Networks and Sky News Australia.